Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1919-08-11
ANDREv CARNEGIE
DIES SUDDENLY
Shsrt Illness Of Pneumonia Fatal
To Canny Scpt, Who Made
Millions and Tried To Give
They All Away
(By Associated Press)

Lenox, Mass, August IL
Andrew Carnegie, steel magnate
and philanthropist, died at his
summer home here today after
an illness ofless than three days
of bronchial pneumonia. His
death was so sudden his daught-
Ct, Mrs. Roswell Miller, was un-
able to get to his bedside. His
wife and private secretary were
with him at the end.
Although Mr.. Carnegie was ia
ken i'll Friday, it was not until
early today his condition took a
critical turn. Saturday it was said
he was suffering from a severe
cold but is apparently was not
different from other attacks he
had endured and no fear was en-
ertai;icd it woa!d prove fatal. Il
was ANNOUNCED he was remaining
in doors under the care of nurses.
Outside the immediate household,
no one had any intimation that
death was near.
The family were to make ar
rangements for the funeral later
in the day. Whether the body
will be removed to New York has
not been decided.
THE Story or His Life
Andrew carInegie sII began a, a race
away s ssermeus nc ssGuss ssStune Ie seid
It .disgraceful" for man TO keep
gathering idle millions; In the the com
,embarass himself OF practically ali
he mad. No man had ever launched
q philanthropic campaign of such
dimensions; -
a s quarter @ billion dollars. the largest
Xmerican. second only to the John b.
wsssh ss q the ne ssrssss ts
per oent steel bonds, It would, with
out 80 much as turning over ones
ssnd ss the me eo%a cali h%
1915.
$40 give this stupendous sum away,
in about half the time II had taken to
fairly well fulfilled when death over
took him today. He had distributed
about 5000. 100000. II was giving
n,oney away at the rate Of oyer $s0.
He declared. when he gave up
gathering wealth and announced an
IN find 0tIlr his
millions away than 1t had been to ac-
guiSGe gSdS.o then @ How would you give
yertiser who employed 1T. received no
less than $4,000 suggestions as go
how Carnegie could rid himself of his
wealth. Twelve thousand persons
for some Of the money for themselves.
The answer which Carnegie gave and
backed up with his millions has made
him the most original IL not the
Before sailing for Scotland In 1901 he
left letters announcing gifts of $4,000.
00U His first gift was the setting
aside OF {4.oo0'0oo ito supsly pensions
employees of his steel Iplants--'!an 40
acknowledgement of the deep debt which
] owe to the workmen who have con-
tributed so greatly; ;,,t to my success" y, He
of libraries for mis- workers, and
up his library hobby in wholesale
way by giving s5.200O.000 to New
libraries in the metropolis Anoth or
milaten he gave for "a library In st.
Louis.
II have just begun to give money
these gifts. He kept is UP as fast as
he could with discrimination. On
braries alone he spent upwards of S35
000.ee0. He gave them TO some 1000
the world. One of his libraries is in
the Fiji Islands.
He remembered Pittsburg, the scene
of his steel making triumphs. by es-
cluding the largest of his libraries. a
museum. magnificent concert hall.
and the Carnegie Technological'I
Schools with toltal endowment of
He built great National Institute at
Washington. which should be the foun-
tain head of advanced work in I'm
vestigation. research. and discovery"
a total endowment Of some $40. 100000
To his native Scotland. his largest
single gift was a fund of $1O,00O.000 to
aid education in Scottish Universities.
Commission, endowed in 1905 wit1 $E.-
100000 by which hundreds of mon. we
men and children have been rewarded
with Carnegie medals or pensions for
.pariled persons He later extended
similar benefactions to several foreign |
countries.
He established the Carnegie Foun- !
datfon for the Advancement of Teach /
ing, with total fund OF $4,000 900. |
which has taken up efficiency surveys !
of educational work aided many insti- |
tutions and provided pensions ior col
Iege professors. In 1911 he capitalize |
ed his educational beneyolences so that |
his gifts to Libraries, coll eges. and 9TH
er institutional should live after him
by establishing the Carnegie Corpora
ton with a fund Of $4,000, 900.
One of his latest and greatest ideals
was the abolition of war, a hope that
he cherished in the face of internation-
al conflicts. He gave $4,000, 600 to-
ward an International Peace Fund. and
built the Peace Palace at The Hague.
which was dedicated --ir 11af' g. W" r'rava
$750,0O0 for the Bureau of American
at Washington.
His love of music moved to him
equip hundreds of churches and instt-
tutions with pipe organs. He never L
gave directly any large sum to. rel'g-
ious purposes. or his organ gifts he
he said ne would hold himself respon-
sible for what the organ pealed forth 4
on the Sabbath, but not for what might
be said In the pulpit. One of his very
early gifts as far back ~ 1891. was the I
Music Hall, In New York. at Z.
cost of $2.000.000, and as President Of
the New York Philharmonic Society, II