The Mankato free press., 1919-08-15
IRON MASTER SUCCUMBED TO
PNEUMONIA TODAY
GATHERED BIG FORTUNE
His Benefactions Have Reached
Into Millions; Life of Great
Activity
limited Press Dispatch.l


Lenox, Mass, August 11.-Andrew
Carnegie died at his\summer home
here at seven o'clock this morning.
The cause of his death was given as
bronchial pneumonia.
Andrew Carnegie, American manu-
facturer and philanthropist, was born
November 25, 1885, in Dunfermline,
Fifeshire, Scotland. He came to the
United States in 1S4S, and began his
career as a weaver's assistant in a
cotton factory at Allegheny, Pa.
Here his weekly earnings at first
amounted to little more than a dol
lar. At the age of fourteen he be-
came telegraph messenger boy In
the Pittsburg office of the Ohio Tel
egraph company He improved his
spare time in learning to telegraph,
and few years later he entered the
service of the Pennsylvania railroad,
and soon received position at tel
egraph operator. From this position
he advanced by successive promo
tions to that of superintendent of
the Pittsburg division of the system.
1t was during this period that he
became interested in the organization
of the Woodruff Sleeping Car COM
pany, the success of which laid the
foundation of his fortune, while care
full investments in oil lands near Oil
City, Pa, increased his means.
Services in Civil War.
During the Civil war he rendered
valuable services to the war depart
ment as superintendent of military
railroads and government telegraph
lines in the east. After the war he
entered actively into the development
of iron works of, various kinds, and
established at Pittsburgh such i'm
portant industries at the keystone
Bridge and the Union Iron
works. 1t was in 1868 that he intro
duced into this country the Bessemer
process of making steel. In 1888 he
was the principal owner of the Home
stead Steel works., and had a con :
trolling interest in seven other large
steel plants. His interests were con-
solidated in 1899 in the Carnegie
Steel company, which in 1901 was
merged into the United States
Steel corporation. In this year he
retired from business.
Mr.. Carnegie's benefactions have
exceeded in amount those of any
other American. In 19e1E.. ,tas esti-
mated that he had given away S40,-
100000. Among his donations may
be mentioned: To the Carnegie Insti-
tute, Pittsburg, $10.O0O,O00; to uni
versities of Scotland, $10,OO0.OOO; to
the fund for the benefit of the en-
ployes of the Carnegie Steel COM
pany. $5.000,000. In 1904 Mr.. Carne-
gle established what has been term
ed the Hero Fund" of $4,000 900.
ito place those following peaceful
vocations. who have been injured in
heroic effort to save human life, in
somewhat better positions pecuniar-
lily than before, until again able to
work. The field embraced by the fund
is Canada and the United States, and
the waters thereof"
Three Days Illness.
Mr.. Carnegie's death followed
three days illness. His wife and pri :
vate secretary were with him at death.
His daughter, Mrs. Roswell Miller.
was unable to reach his bedside, ow-
ing to ill-health. Mr.. Carnegie had
for some time retired from active
business life.
Pittsburg, August 11.-This CITY
paid tribute to Andrew Carnegie. All
nags in the city are at half mast.
The Carnegie Institute is draped in
crepe. At all the steel mills which
Dear his name work was SUSPENDED.