The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1911-10-01
LUCY CARNEGIES
HUSBAND IS DEAD
HORSE TRAINER WHO ELoPED
WITH THE GIRL HAS
PASSED AWAY.
The Servant Andrew Carnegie Pre-
ferred to a Duke, Dies From the Re-
suit of an Injury Received While
Horseback Riding.

Brunswickians will remember the
story printed in The News at the
time of the wedding. Mrs. Lucy Car
negie, mother of the bride, said she
would never forgive her daughter. An
drew Carnegie brought about peace
Through his efforts, the mother be-
came reconciled. He presented the
and $4,000 and was delighted at the
match, saying he would rather his
niece marry an honest man, notwith-
standing the fact that he was a serv-
ant, than duke.
Both Hever and his wife have often
visited Brunswick. He was a clever
fellow and made many friends. The
following is story reproduced from
the New York World on Mr.. Hever's
death:
Announcement was made yesterday
of the death of Jas. L. Hever, we'll
known horseman, who after a roman
tic courtship, seven years ago, we'd
ded daughter of Mrs. Lucy Coleman
Carnegie, of Pittsburg, and the fav-
orite niece of Andrew Carnegie. He
died at his home in Far Rockaway at
4 o'clock last Sunday afternoon. For
two years Mr.. Heyer had been suffer
and was operated on in January last
for tumors on the spine, but relief
was only temporary, and in June he
left his Broadway apartments and
went with Mrs. Hever to Far Rocka-
way, where he sank gradually until
the end.
Mr.. Hever was about 80 years old
and a widower with three children in
1903 when he became a trainer for
Miss Carnegie, who at the, time was
living on her mothers estate, known
as Dungeness, on Cumberland Island,
Georgia. He met his future wife
daily as he trained her horse, Ding
ley Bay, and early in 1904 he resigned
his position and came to New York
Miss Carnegie followed and they were
secretly married, the formal an
nouncement of the nuptials being
made by Mr.. Carnegie himself on the
return of the couple from abroad, on
April 10, 1905.
| The news occasioned much sur
prise among the friends of the bride
lsbut Mr.. Carnegie stated that he had
| given the pair $4,000 because he was
glad that his niece had married an
| honest man instead of dissolute
duke Immediately on the return OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Hever they went to
live on farm near Cos Cob. In Oe-
tober, 1905, Mrs. Hever bought the
Albertson farm, at Roslyn, l.. l., where
they lived until March, 1906, when the
farm was sold. Mr.. and Mrs. Hever
then moved to New Jersey.
Subsequently Mr. Hever engaged
in racing to considerable extent, and
devoted his time exclusively to the
raising of fine horses. While exercis-
ing a horse one day two years ago
the animal stumbled over fence,
falling upon Mr. Heyer. Subsequent
ly he was injured in an automobile
accident in Ocean Parkway, Brooklyn,
and soon thereafter he began to fall
rapidly.
Mrs. Hever and her children were
with Mr.. Hever when he died. The
funeral will take place from St Marys
Star of the Sea, at Far Rockaway, at
half-past nine o'clock this morning,
and interment will be at Calvary ce
etery. Long Island City. The funeral
will be private, only members Of the
family and immediate friends attend
ing"