Evening journal., 1919-08-11

Carnegie was then q. Miller was as
signed 10 a submarine chaser and the
wedding date was not then fixed.
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he was totally incapacitated.
At the time his daughters remar--
riage recently TO Ensign Roswell Miller,
u. S. ~, IL was reported that the aged
philanthrOpist was somewhat better.
He attended the ceremony but was very
feeble. Since that time he had been
able TO move about with numerous at
tendants. Recently IL was given out
that he enjoyed a successful fishing
trip, but it was explained that his at
tendants were with him constantly,
batting his hook and assisting him in
very way.
Due 20 his enfeebled condition, Car
negie had taken practically no part in
any public affairs Of any kind since 1915.
Andrew Carnegie, philanthropist, was
born at Dunfermline. Fifeshire. Scot
land, November %. 1875. He came with
his family to the United States in 1918.
settling in Pittsburgh. lie was lord
rector Of st. Andrews University from
1903 to 1903. from which he received
a degree OF LID. in 1905 lie was d.
rector Of Aberdeen University from 1919
to 1914. lie received a degree from ALE
gheny College, Pennsylvania, in 1915.
Carnegie married Louise Whitfield, Of
New York City, in 1887.
His first work in America was that OF
a weaver's assistant in a cotton factory
/ In Allegheny. Pa. after which, in 1851,
! he became telegraph messenger boy for
the Ohio Telegraph Company at Pitts
/ burgh.
He learned telegraphy and entered the
employ Of the Pennsylvania Railroad
Company as an operator, advancing by
promotion TO the management OF the
Pittsburg division Of that system.
He Joined T. T. Woodruff. inventor Of
the sleeping car. i'm organizing the
Woodruff Sleeping Car Company, gain
ing through this the nucleus of his
fortune.
Careful investment Of small earnings
In oil lands Increased Carnegle's means.
During The Civil War he served as su-
perintendent Of military railways and
government telegraph lines in the East.
After the war Carnegie developed iron
works Of various kinds and established
at Pittsburgh, the Keystone Bridge
Works and the Union Iron Works.
He introduced the Bessemer process Of
making steel into this country. i'm 1868
He was principal owner a few years
later OF the Homestead and Edgar
Thompson Steel Works and other large
plants as head Of the firms OF Carnegie.
Phipps and Company and Carnegie
Bros. and Company.
Carnegie consolidated his interests in
1889 in the so-called billion dollar steel
trust the Carnegie Steel Company. This.
in 1901 was merged with the United
STATES Steel Corporation.
Carnegie closed this part of his life
by retiring from business.
Dating from his retirement Carnegie
began chapter Of speech-making.
globe-trotting and mlllion-dolar gift
giving which lasted until his death
He flooded America and England with
Libraries and other institutions. His
benefactions extended to practically
every civilized country in the world.
Ills writings were translated into eight
different languages.
His benefactLons included S2iOOOOOO
10 the Carnegie Institute, Of Pittsburg:
s5,t00000 10 New York City for eslab-
lshment OF branch Libraries; 22.OOO-
900 TO the Carnegie Institution OF Wash
ington, d. c.: Si0OOO.OOO TO Scotch uni
frars faes -
benefit Of the employees OF the Carnegie
Louis Public Library; s5,OOOO00 to the
Carnegie Hero Fund Commission, Of
Pittsburgh.
He also gave si,5OOOO0 TO the Car
negie Dunfermline Trust: si,5O0,OOO for
the peace temple at The Hague, and ST.
10000 TO the Allied Engineers Society.
Carnegie's benefactions totalled
more than 300.O0O,OOO. which was the
size OF his fortune in 1913. This enor-
nous amount included more than s6O.-
100000 to 5000 principal library build
ings, also the building and grounds for
the Pan-American Building at Wash
ington in 1906; si6,i50O00 for the Foun-
dation for the Advancement Of Teach
ing in the United States, Canada and
New Foundland
The steel baron was. life trustee
OF thet Carnegie corporation OF New
York, a 1926, 100000 foundation, to carry
on various works in which he had been
engaged.
Carnegie was an honorary member Of
the American Institute OF Architects,
member Of the executive committee of
the National Civic Federation. member
of the American Philosophers Society.
Chamber of Commerce Of New York.
commander Of the Legion OF Honor OF
France in 1907: holder Of the Grand
Cross OF the Order OF Orange, Nassau.
and Of the Grand Cross OF the Order OF
Danebrog.
He received the freedom OF 5s cities
in Great Britain and ireland. He was
a life member OF the LotOs, st. Andrews
Riding and Indian Harbor Yacht Clubs.
Carnegie probably the quickest ac-