Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-08-11
Last Years in Seclusion.

New York. Aug. 11.-Altho Mr.. Car
negie. who was in his saith year had
teen an invalid since 1917. the news of
his death was shock to old friends
and business associates here. Since
his previous illness he had been under
the care of two nurses. Identified for
so long with the peace movement, Mr.
Carnegie was deeply affected by the
results Of the war. For some time he
had led a secluded life and his with
drawal from all public business gave
, rise to many inquiries as to his health.
Until his last illness he met and spoke
with only Il few of his friends.
Abandons Skibo Castle.
Mr.. Carnegie's physician declared he
frequently iovertaNed his strength by
seeing all callers at his Fifth avenue
home here.
! Two years ago Mr.. Carnegie found a
refuge in Shadow Brook, his new sum-
mer home at Lenox, which he pur-
chased from the estate of Anson
Phelps Stoakes. 1t was the first
country place owned here by the for
mer steel master. Previously he had
spent his vacations at Skibo Castle,
at Dumfernline, in Scotland When he
purchased the Lenox property it was
announced that neither he nor any
member Of his family would over again
visit Skibo because of changes, phys
'lcal and sentimental. caused by the
war.
The marriage of Mr.. Carnegie's only
daughter. Margaret. on April %, to
Ensign Roswell Miller. Y. S. N. was
the last social affair the aged philan-
thropist and peace advocate attended.
The ceremony was performed at Mr..
Carnegie's town house. the bride
standing in a floral bower with Scot ch
bagpipes. in accordance with. her
fathers wish. The bridegroom son OF
n former president Of the Chicago.
Milwaukee & st. Paul railroad. who
died in 1918, left Stevens institute in
Hoboken In 1916 to drive an ambu-
lance in France. and when the United
States became involved entered the
navy as an ensign. The former Miss
Carnegie. heiress Of her fathers mil
lions. Is % years old. Her husband Is
two years her senior.
Frequently Honored.
{ Mr. Carnegie. at the time Of his
death was holder OF numerous honor
decorations bestowed upon him by
rulers and peoples over all the world.
He received as a result Of his bpnc-
factions abroad the freedom of fifty
otts to-
er he endowed 1000 municipal librar-
les in the United states. in addition to
his other philanthropic enterprises. He
was lord rector OF st. Andrews Uni
versitv from 1903 to 1907 and Abcr-
deem University from 1912 to 1914. and
held the honorary degree Of doctor of
laws from fhe Un'vnr~it'"s Of C,as-
Cow, Edinburgh, Birmingham. Man
chester, McGill Brown. PENNSYLVANIA
Cornell and other American colleges.
Member Of Many Clubs.
Mr.. Carnegie was n member OF nu-
merous phllanthropical. civic and sci
entific bodies. among them the Amer
loan Institute of Architects. the Amer
ican Society Of Mechanical Engineers
the American Institute Of Mining En-
gineers. the National Civic Federation
the American Philanthropists Society
land the New York Chamber OF Com
merce. He was commander of the
Legion OF Honor OF France and had
also received the grand crosses Of the
Order Of Orange Nassau, and the or
der Of Banebrog. He was a member of
1.-THE Union League. New York Yacht,
Authors, Lotus. st. Andrews. Riding
and the Indian Harbor Yacht Clubs.
Pittsburgh Honors Memory.
Pittsburgh. Aug. ff.-This cty
where Andrew Carnegie made the
foundation Of his vast fortune in the
steel business, today paid tribute to
him. Immediately after reading the
Associated Press dispatch announcing
Mr.. Carnegic's death. Mayor r. "
Babcock ordered all flags In Pittsburgh
at half mast. At the Carnegie Insti-
tute, the scene OF one of his philan-
thropic works, plans were made to
drape the building with crepe.
At the Carnegie steels mills prcpara-
itions were made to suspend work. and