Los Angeles herald., 1910-03-22
CARNEGIE GUEST
AT OBSERVATORY
FOUR HORSES DRAW MAGNATE
UP WILSON TRAIL
NOTED VISITOR PLEASED WITH
MOUNTAIN SCENERY
Founder Experiences Delightful OBJ
servations Through Big Teles-
cope Until Mist Settles
Down on Range

Andrew Carnegie, multi-millionaire
steel magnate. who has been sojourn-
ing in Pasadena for several days, left
at $3.50 o'clock yesterday morning for
the summit of Mt. Wilson, where he
will look through the 100-inch tele-
scope at the solar observatory which
he founded and investigate conditions
at the Institution. Accompanying Mr.
Carnegie on his mountain climb were
Mrs. Carnegie, his daughter, Margaret;
Prof. George E. Hale, director of the
observatory, and his 10-year-old daugh-
ter; DR.. James A. b. Scherer, presi-
dent of Throop polytechnic institute,
and ]. D. Hooker Of Los Angeles, the
latter of whom donated the funds for
the famous 1OO-lnch solar glass. With
the two young girls of the party was
Miss Brinkerhaff, Miss Carnegie's gov
erness.
Automobiles carried the party to the
foot of the new trail at Eaton's can
yon, from which place they made the
ascent in a wagon, drawn by four
horses. Mr.. Carpegie's lameness,
which was caused by fall on one of
the city pavements in New York
year ago. made it necessary for him
to make part of the ascent 10 the OBJ
servatory i'm an improVised elevator.
Thils consisted Of a huge basket and
tackle.
Ideal Conditions Encountered
Early morning reports from the OBJ
servatory indicated that it would be
an ideal day for Mr.. Carnegie to make
observations through the new tele-
scope, and the party was not disap-
pointed, as the sun was shining bright
ly when the steel magnate and his
companions reached the summit. Will
lard Downs drove the wagon and team
which hauled the party up the trail
and the tortuous trip was made with
out the slightest accident. Much of
the trail was comparatively new, and
several sections of the road had been
blasted out for the occasion. But in
spite of the precautions taken, the road
proved dangerous in places, and
Downs. who is said TO be a noted
whip, drove with extreme caution.
Carnegie frequently complimented him
and several times leaned far over his
seat to get q better view of the can
yons below. At one place the wagon
was drawn over an eight foot trail
hewn around a high cliff, directly over
a canyon 500 feet deep, and the horses
showed some discontinue, but were
carefully reined.
Mr.. Carnegie and his party arrived
at the Mt. Wilson hotel at $40 In the
afternoon, and the former went i'm
mediately to his apartments, although
declaring he was not the least fatigued
from his long and somewhat strenuous
journey
Later in the afternoon Mr.. Carnegie
inspected the observatory. but a dense
mist descended on the mountain last
night causing a change in his plans to
study the heavens through the big
glass. If the weather is clear this
morning Mr.. Carnegie may have the
telescope trained on the sun and get
a glimpse of that body as it appears
to astronomers.
Mr.. Carnegie will return TO Los An
geles today, and tonight will be the
guest of the Los Angeles chamber Of
commerce at a dinner and reception to
be rendered him at the California club.