The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-08-12

LEMON Mass Aug. FIN his
great mansion overlooking lake In
he beautiful Berkshire. whore he
sought seclusion when bodily infrm-
ity overlook him and his mind was
sIddeucd by the entrance of his
country into the world war. Andrew
Carnegie, iron master and phllln-
lhroplsl. died today.
Although hc had been IN feeble
health FOR more than two years, his
tina. illness was hrief--a matter OF
days. A severe cold developed quick
~ into bronchial pneumonia, the
aged patient lapsed into uncon.
sciousncss. and the end came AZ
h9ugh Il was the beginning Of a
deeper sleep No oHtentatiou viii
mark the funeral OF the man who.
when ne began is years ago to give
away his millions, was reputed 10
have the second largest private for
.uue In America. A simple service
attended only hy members OF his
family and his household will be
held at the home. Shadow BROOK
'omorrow or Wednesday The time
had not been determined tonight. II
IA expected that the body will hc
aiken to Pittsburgh. the city whcr,
he laid the foundations Tor his
wealth. Tor burial
Daughter Not Present
Mrs Carnegie was at her hus
bands bedside iu the last hour Of
his life, but he did not revive -ufn.
cIently to permit of any siEn OF
recognition Their daughter Mar
garget, who last April mgrrird I'm
sign Roswell Miller of New York.
was notified that 90 was apparent
thSt the illness would be fatal, and
she hurried from her home al MIL
brook, y Y. arriving few min
utes after her father had died
The widow OF the Laird OF Skibu
although overcome with grief at m,
sudden death Of hoJ
husband, bore the shock hrayoN
Her physician said tonight that she
had recovered sufficiently 90 mako ,
u possible Tor her 20 go through the
ordeal ~ the private funeral SER.
ices She was not equal however, Co
'hc task uf directing final arrange
nents for tho service Gnd hutIsl
A mass OF ,cIonhour ard telegraph
OF coincidence from per
''lNN 'A IfI h|IHfII' Il'' NIN NIN I'AN NJ" ~
The county had accumulated Al.
shadow brook tonight uuW Mrs
Carnegie ls able iD read these Go. /
morrow the names N the srndcrs !
viii not be made public
Philanthropy starts.
Andrew Carnegie began race
.gtuEt Time when. lu 1901. tl .hD |
er ut 50. be EssulNcd tp give away f.
l.s enormous Forum" Ho held .
UIsErIrsful FOR u man 10 keep uu
.thcriug IDLE millions ln .hr com. B
,aratiNCIy few years which the ~ fu [,
r could allow hIu ne would dis .
mhDgru-s himself ot practically an .
le had So man had ever launched .
philauthroplc campaign 06 such dI /
nrnsious
HIS was then "A fortune NJ Just
bout a quarter billion dollars. the .
lrgest ever acquired by foreign.
'urn American. second only tu the .
Ohm n. ,kuykrfcllcr wealth as the 7
irErE' individual accumulation lu .
he United St3lcs and, hullt. ls o..
vas. NJ per cent steel bonds. if'
would. without so much aS turning /
.vrr ones hand. have approached I.
.alf billion boy the time Carnegie
ouid call himself AN uctoEenarlan .
M November 2b, 1915.
To give this s,upcudous SUM away. /
n about half The time he had taken /
10 gather %, was purSuse Carnegie !
lad fairy well fulfilled when death /
yertook him today Ie had dis
tthurd about t20O.OOO,OO0 ItNyas
living money away at tho rate of I.
omc t2o,oO0,OOO a year, or more
han $4,000 day
He remember61 Pittsburgh, the !
Gene of his steel making triumphS.
y establishing there o great ius.i-
l.e. including the lafges, ~ hits d.
raries "a museum, "a muRniflccu,
oncert hail ana the Carnegie Tech
oIoEiCBl schools. with total cU-
own1ent OF $4,000. 600
lie built a great national iusntu-
ou bon Washington. which should ho
be- fountain head OF advanced work
70 investigation. roncprch and iIs
oNrr." aud placed in'tho hands ut
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