Fun Facts on Andrew Carnegie

Andrew Carnegie had a very interesting life that included many fun facts. In 1886, Carnegie came down with typhoid fever, when he found out his brother died he went back into a relapse. A month later his mother died and he was still ill, they did not want him to die so they lowered his mothers coffin out her bedroom window so he would not know she had passed. In 1892 his workers union contract wore off and they started a strike. He was in Scotland at the time and told his partner Frick to honor the strike. However, Carnegie remained silent when Frick made it clear he planned on smashing the union. This caused a battle where blood was spilt and 8 lives were lost. For two months after this the military watched over that plant until the union stopped the strike. I think this is interesting because “in 1886, he published an article in Forum Magazine defending workers' right to form a labor union.” The final interesting fact I found while researching Andrew Carnegie was he joined his company with H.C. Frick Company because they produced coke and coke was used in the manufacturing of steel. Overall, Carnegie had a very intriguing life. "Andrew Carnegie." Biography Resource Center. Gale, 2010. Web. 25 Feb. 2010.