The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-08-11
End Came Very Suddenly,

End Came Very suddenly.
The great financier had been i'll
18th the disease that resulted in his
leath less than three days. So sudden
was his death that his daughter. Mrs.
Roswell Miller was unable to get TO
lis wife and private secretary were
with him at the end.
Funeral arrangements have not yet
been announced. but it Is believed the
body will be sent to Pittsburgh for
burial
Mr.. Carnegie had spent most of the
summer at LenoX. coming late in May
and up to a few weeks ago enjoyed
himself in fishing trips on Lake Nah
keenac, which borders his big "Sha-
dow Brook" estate, and in riding
about his grounds
He was taken i'll Friday and grew
steadily worse. His advanced age and
lessened powers Of resistance FASTENED
the end.
Mr.. Carnegie came to Lenox to
make his home in May. 1917, and had
gpent the last three summers here. He
intended to spend his declining days
at his country home here and when
he bought it an announcement 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.
Recently II was given out that Mr..
Carnegie enjoyed a successful fishing
trip. but 1t was explained that his at
tendants were with him constantly,
batting his hook and assisting him in
every way.
Due to his enfeebled condition, Car
negie had taken practically no part in
any public affairs Of any kind since
1915.
Mr.. Carnegie leaves his widow. who
was Miss Louise WhitefieId of New
York, and his daughter. Margaret.
who married last April Ensign Ros-
well Miller of New York
Began 10 Give Away Fortune.
Andrew Carnegie began a race
against time when, in 1901, at the age
of 65. he resolved to give away his
enormous fortune. He held it dis
graceful" for man to keep on gath
ering idle millions. In the conpar-
tlVeiy rev years which the actuary
could allow him, he would disembar-
rass himself of practically all he had.
No man had ever launched a philan-
thropic campaign Of such dimensions
His was then a fortune of Just about
a quarter billion dollars. the largest
ever acquired by a foreign-b born
American, second only to the John d
Rockefeller wealth as the largest in
dividual accumulation in the limited
states, and, built, as it was. of S per
cent steel bonds, IL would without 81
much as turning over ones hand
have approached half a billion bv the
time Carnegie could call himself an
octogenarian on November 25. 1918
Had Disposed OF 800 Millions.
To give this stupendous sum awav
in about half the time he had taker
to gather 1t, was a purpose Carnegie
had fairly we'll fulfilled when deatf
overlook him today: He had dis
tributed about 5000 0OO. 900. It wa,
giving money away at the rate of ovel
100000 a year, or more than $50,
coo n day.
He declared, when he gave UP gath.
ering wealth and announced an err
Of distribution that he expected TO fint
II more difficult to give his million,
away than II had been to acduir,
them. How would you give $500.
600. 600 away" became such a popu
lar query that an English advertiser
who employed 1t, received no less thar
$4,000 suggestions as to how Carnegi,
could rid himself of his wealth