New-York tribune., 1910-02-15
CARNEGIE IN SMASH
HIS CIR SIDE-UTPED.
Badly Shaken Up-4grees
7cith President Taft.
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Ry Telegraph to The Tribune
Pittsburs, Feb. H.-Andrew Carnegie was
severely shaken up tonight nv a collision
in the train shed of tire PENNSYLVANIA Rail
road here. The private car 0liyet. on which
re and his party are travelling 10 Santa
barbara Cal, was sife-Hipea BY Train Is.
All Of the party, including a nu.nDer o.
guests from this city. were hurled TO the
floor
When inc train crashed into the Oii,et
which is the car in which President Taf.
joGrneyed from Washington to New YORK.
last week. the coach was on q switch wait
ing fo be taken into Union Station Tire
engineer on the approaching train becauss
OF the dense smoke and FOG failed 10 see
the signals in time. His train was moving
al twenty mites an hour and its rear
banged into the Olivet with a crash The
ear containing the Carnegie party was
struck almost IN tire middle ard just few
feet from where MI Carnegie was sitting
al dinner. Cut glass flower vases ics
pitchers and dishes containing food wers
hurled 10 the ffoor and broken to pieces
Members of the party rushed to the
sistance or Mr.. Carnegie, who was picked
Gp aid placed in his chair. He was pale
and trembling brli soon recovered enough
to declare that ne sid not think re was
seriously injured, although he tendelly felt
of the knee that was hurt when he fell
few months ago in Central Park Physl-
clans were summoned promptly. They re
manned with him until the car was at
tacloed 20 the train for the West which viii
reach Chicago early Tomorrow morning.
The New York train arrived at $50 O'Clock
Tonight In the party with Mr.. Carnegie
were Mrs. Carnegie Miss Margaret Car
nogic Mrs Charles i. Taylor and Nj.
TAYLOR, head of the Carnegie Hero Fund
Commission. They were met by DR.. w. J.
Holland. of the Carnegie Museum; Profess
scr John !. Brashear, Chancellor : 3. Nc
Cormick OF the University of Pittsburs. and
Frank Nilmot. of the Carnegie Hero Com
InissoI. Mr.. Carnegie said that he had
slipped quietly away from New York
Before the accident, Nj. Carnegie de
clarea he pas feeling excellent, and
talked freely on the tariff question and the
attitude of President Taft toward the
trusts He declared strongly for revenue
tax. but against a protective tariff, on the
ground that the latter would not help the
poor. but only the rich. He thinks the peo-
pie OF this country would be better off in
every way if they patronized home indus
tries and eschewed all luxuries. such as
imported robaccos, cigarettes. wines ana
liquors He included the women in this
also and thought they should eliminate
the use OF foreign wearing apparel, per
fumes and similar articles
He is strongly in favor of court Of
commerce in connection with the proposed
federal corporation law. Corporations. he
declared should be under the same uniform
Law in all of the states, as without it, he
said. there would he no competition OF
benefit TO the consumer. Mr. Carnegie said
he was thoroughly in accord with all
OF the arguments regarding the trusts ana
the laws 30 control them advanced by
President Taft in his last New York sd-
dress.
Asked regarding his future plans. elr.
Carnegie said:
~ am going 20 Santa Barbara for sh
outing If my knee permits, | VIII take a
few turns over the links there chasing the
little white ball ana expect to have good
time I will visit Pasadena for short
period and also expect TO spend some time
in The Grand Canyon and 30 he in PtttsburG
for snort visit inside of two months.
Then l will return 10 New York
The Carnegie party left this city IN
charge of two district passenger agents ~
tho PENNSYLVANIA and the Santa re rail-
reads. They will travel over the lstter
route to California after leaving chicago
where only q short stay will ne made