Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-08-11
is TAKEN BY
DEATH AFTER
3-DAY FIGHT
Philanthropist and Cap
tain of Industry Victim
Of Pneumonia.

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of Pneumonia.
Carnegie, steel magnate and phil
anthropist, died at his Lenox sum
mer home, "Shadowbrook" at 7:10
this morning, after an illness of
less than three days with bron-
his death that his daughter. Mrs.
Roswell Miller, was unable to get
- her fathers bedside before he
dFsd. His wife and private secre-
tary were with him at the end
Mr.. Carnegie had spent most of
the summer at Lenox, coming here
late in May and up to a few weeks
ago enjoyed himself in almost
daily fishing trips on Lake Nah
keenac, which borders his big
''Shadowbrook" estate and in rid
ing about his grounds.
Taken Ill Friday.
He was taken ill Friday and
grew steadily worse. His advanced
age and lessened powers of resist
ance hastened the end
Mr.. Carnegie came to kenoX to
make his home in May, 1917, and
had spent the last three summers
here. He intended to spend his de-
clining days at his country home
here and when he bought it an ar
nouncement was made that Mr.
Carnegie would spend all of the
spring and summer months there.
He came up from New York late in
May this year.
Mr.. Carnegie leaves his widow.
who was Miss Louise Whitefeld. of
New York. and his daughter Mar
garet. who married last April En-
sign Roswell Miller of New York.
Business Circles Shocked.
New York, Aug H. Although
Mr.. Carnegie, who was in his 84th
year, had been an invalid since
1917, when he suffered an attack of
grip, the news of his death was a
shock to old friends and former as
soeRates here. Since his previous
l@rious illness he had been under
the care of two nurses.
Identified so long with the inter
national peace movement, Mr.. Car
negie was said to have been more
severely affected by the world war
than most men. 1t came as a hard
blow to him and the cause, which
he had so close at heart.
Had Led Secluded Lie.
Owing to his i'll health, Mr. Car
negie for time had led a secluded
life. and his withdrawal from all
public activities gave rise to fire.
quent statements concerning his
health. After his retirement he
was compelled to limit the number
of his daily visitors and until his
last illness he met and spoke with
only a few of his Oldest and clos
est friends.
Mr. Carnegie's physicians decid-
ed he frequently oyertaxed his
strength by seeing callers at his
Fifth avenue home here.
Abandoned Scotland Castle.
Two years ago Mr. Carnegie |
found a refuge at "Shadowbrook," J."
his new summer home at Lenox, |
which he purchased from the es- |
nc of Arson Phelps Stokes. 1t !
was the first country place owned !
here by the former steel master. |
Previously he had spent his vaca- |
tions at Skibo Castle, at Dumfern- !
line, in Scotland When he pur-
chased the Lenox property it was !
announced that neither he nor any |
member of his family probably /
would ever visit Skibo because of |
changes, physical and sentimental
caused by the war
A44o-1a5 nau1bfarss Marriaao
The marriage of Mr. Carnegie's
only daughter, Margaret, on April /
%, to Ensign Roswell Miller, U. S.
\. was the last social affair the
aged philanthropist and peace ad-
vocate attended. The ceremony was,
performed at Mr.. Carnegie's town
house. the bride standing in a floral
bower with Scotch bagpipes playing
in accordance with her fathers
wish.
The bridegroom, son of former
president of the Chicago, Milwaukee
& st. Paul railroad, who died in
1913. left Stevens Institute in Ho-
boken in 1916. to drive an ambu-
la ice in France and when the
United states became involved, en-
tered the navy as an ensign. The
former Miss Carnegie, heiress of her
fathers millions, is p years old.
Her hu ,bald is 2 years her senior.
Racinient Of Haay HOnOrs.
Mr.. Carnegie. at the time of his
death. was the h er of numerous
lo1 ors and decorations best'w%a
upon him by rulers and peoples
yer all the world He received as
4 result of his benefactions abroad I
the freedom of fifty cities in Great
Britain and Ireland. Altogether he
endowed 5000 municipal libraries in
the United States in addition to his
other philanthropiG enterprises.
He was Lord rector of st. An