Would you like to inspect the original subtitles? These are the user uploaded subtitles that are being translated:
1
00:00:01,502 --> 00:00:04,962
- NARRATOR: Previously
on the men who built America...
2
00:00:06,173 --> 00:00:09,683
Bruised and battered
following the long civil war.
3
00:00:09,760 --> 00:00:13,050
The country has emerged
stronger than ever.
4
00:00:17,726 --> 00:00:19,436
American railroads
have become
5
00:00:19,520 --> 00:00:22,440
the largest companies
in the world.
6
00:00:24,942 --> 00:00:27,072
And through sheer force...
7
00:00:27,152 --> 00:00:29,652
- VANDERBILT: Buy
everything you can.
8
00:00:30,239 --> 00:00:32,119
- NARRATOR:
...Cornelius Vanderbilt
9
00:00:32,199 --> 00:00:33,989
has built the biggest.
10
00:00:35,536 --> 00:00:38,156
- VANDERBILT: We're
gonna watch them bleed.
11
00:00:42,626 --> 00:00:46,086
- NARRATOR: But a new
industry emerges
12
00:00:46,171 --> 00:00:48,011
to challenge the railroads.
13
00:00:52,344 --> 00:00:54,764
Led by John D. Rockefeller.
14
00:00:57,599 --> 00:01:00,179
The age of oil begins.
15
00:01:03,397 --> 00:01:06,817
Soon Vanderbilt and the
other railroads see oil
16
00:01:06,900 --> 00:01:08,690
as an opportunity.
17
00:01:10,738 --> 00:01:14,448
- ROCKEFELLER: You want a cartel
between oil and railroads.
18
00:01:14,533 --> 00:01:16,873
- NARRATOR: But as
railroad men like Tom Scott
19
00:01:16,952 --> 00:01:20,872
and his protégé Andrew Carnegie
take on big oil...
20
00:01:22,750 --> 00:01:26,290
...Rockefeller declares
war on the railroads.
21
00:01:26,378 --> 00:01:27,878
- ROCKEFELLER:
Shut them down.
22
00:01:27,963 --> 00:01:31,013
- NARRATOR: And brings
the industry to its knees.
23
00:01:44,104 --> 00:01:47,864
- (Blues Saraceno playing
"Save My Soul")
24
00:01:58,285 --> 00:02:00,655
♪ When I got to Memphis ♪
25
00:02:01,497 --> 00:02:04,077
♪ I put my old
baby down ♪
26
00:02:04,166 --> 00:02:08,086
♪ He said I can't
take you to Heaven ♪
27
00:02:09,129 --> 00:02:11,879
♪ I can't save
your soul ♪
28
00:02:12,633 --> 00:02:15,223
♪ I can't promise
forever ♪
29
00:02:15,302 --> 00:02:16,932
♪ Whoo ♪
30
00:02:17,304 --> 00:02:20,854
♪ With my heart
in your hands ♪
31
00:02:21,266 --> 00:02:25,346
♪ I can't feel,
fell my soul ♪
32
00:02:32,319 --> 00:02:35,909
- PREACHER: If everyone
gathered here would now join me
33
00:02:35,989 --> 00:02:39,239
in the reciting
of The Lord's Prayer.
34
00:02:42,287 --> 00:02:45,117
"Our Father who
art in Heaven,
35
00:02:45,415 --> 00:02:47,625
hollowed be thy name.
36
00:02:47,709 --> 00:02:50,799
Thy Kingdom come,
Thy will be done.
37
00:02:50,879 --> 00:02:53,509
On Earth as it
is in Heaven.
38
00:02:54,049 --> 00:02:56,969
Give us this day
our daily bread.
39
00:02:57,052 --> 00:02:59,142
And forgive us
our trespasses,
40
00:02:59,221 --> 00:03:02,471
As we forgive those who
trespass against us.
41
00:03:02,558 --> 00:03:05,138
Lead us not
into temptation,
42
00:03:05,227 --> 00:03:07,397
but deliver us from evil.
43
00:03:07,479 --> 00:03:10,109
For Thine is the
power and the glory,
44
00:03:10,190 --> 00:03:12,360
forever and ever. Amen."
45
00:03:20,617 --> 00:03:22,407
- NARRATOR: Andrew
Carnegie's mentor
46
00:03:22,494 --> 00:03:26,044
is buried on a rainy day just
outside of Philadelphia.
47
00:03:28,375 --> 00:03:30,375
He dies a broken man.
48
00:03:30,669 --> 00:03:32,549
Defeated and humiliated.
49
00:03:32,629 --> 00:03:35,589
At the hands of
John D. Rockefeller.
50
00:03:40,804 --> 00:03:44,434
The loss is an enormous
blow to Carnegie...
51
00:03:54,026 --> 00:03:57,986
Without Tom Scott,
Carnegie would be nothing.
52
00:03:59,948 --> 00:04:02,578
- Sir.
- Thanks.
53
00:04:02,659 --> 00:04:04,489
- NARRATOR: At
the age of 12,
54
00:04:04,578 --> 00:04:06,038
Andrew Carnegie begins
working
55
00:04:06,121 --> 00:04:08,961
for a local railroad
in Pittsburgh.
56
00:04:09,041 --> 00:04:11,421
There, he meets the
company's President,
57
00:04:11,501 --> 00:04:12,461
Tom Scott.
58
00:04:12,544 --> 00:04:14,054
- SCOTT: Andy.
59
00:04:14,129 --> 00:04:16,959
- NARRATOR: Scott
takes a liking to young
60
00:04:17,049 --> 00:04:18,049
Carnegie...
61
00:04:18,133 --> 00:04:21,183
...Hiring him as his
personal assistant.
62
00:04:21,261 --> 00:04:26,311
- Now, take this and this to
the division superintendent.
63
00:04:26,391 --> 00:04:27,431
- Yes, sir.
64
00:04:30,687 --> 00:04:32,017
This is for you, Sir.
65
00:04:32,105 --> 00:04:33,515
- Ah! Thank you.
66
00:04:33,982 --> 00:04:37,112
- DAVID NASAW: He never
expected to work
67
00:04:37,194 --> 00:04:40,574
at 12 years old, he wanted
to go to school,
68
00:04:40,656 --> 00:04:42,026
he wanted to grow up.
69
00:04:42,115 --> 00:04:44,365
But the family had
absolutely no way
70
00:04:44,451 --> 00:04:47,791
of surviving without
sending him to work.
71
00:04:57,297 --> 00:05:01,547
- H.W. BRANDS: Andy is the
man of the household.
72
00:05:01,635 --> 00:05:04,715
He realizes fairly early
on that he's smart.
73
00:05:04,805 --> 00:05:07,095
He discovers in
himself an ambition.
74
00:05:07,182 --> 00:05:11,142
And when Andy Carnegie
showed the intelligence,
75
00:05:11,228 --> 00:05:15,818
showed the nerve to take on
some of the responsibilities,
76
00:05:15,899 --> 00:05:18,109
Scott
realized that this was
77
00:05:18,193 --> 00:05:20,903
somebody to cultivate,
somebody to nurture.
78
00:05:22,072 --> 00:05:24,162
- NARRATOR: Tom Scott
quickly advances Carnegie
79
00:05:24,241 --> 00:05:25,701
through the ranks.
80
00:05:35,252 --> 00:05:38,172
- STEVE WYNN: Like most
young people who get breaks,
81
00:05:38,255 --> 00:05:40,875
luck has a lot to
do with it, and timing.
82
00:05:40,966 --> 00:05:44,176
And the second factor
besides timing is that,
83
00:05:44,261 --> 00:05:47,561
as a young man, usually
all of us would admit
84
00:05:47,639 --> 00:05:50,889
that there was a mentor,
a benefactor.
85
00:05:50,976 --> 00:05:54,686
And when an older person
who you respect and admire
86
00:05:54,771 --> 00:05:57,821
has confidence in you,
it's a great booster
87
00:05:57,899 --> 00:05:59,649
to your own self-confidence.
88
00:06:07,284 --> 00:06:09,744
- NARRATOR: By age 24,
Carnegie is promoted
89
00:06:09,828 --> 00:06:12,158
to manager of the company.
90
00:06:15,125 --> 00:06:17,495
Working closely with Scott
to oversee
91
00:06:17,586 --> 00:06:20,336
the railroad's
expansion west.
92
00:06:29,056 --> 00:06:32,476
- SCOTT: So I bought 100,000
shares at $10 a share,
93
00:06:32,559 --> 00:06:35,349
before news of the
contract came out.
94
00:06:35,854 --> 00:06:37,814
When the issue
became public,
95
00:06:37,898 --> 00:06:39,978
the shares
doubled in value.
96
00:06:42,069 --> 00:06:44,779
The next day, you
know what I did?
97
00:06:45,697 --> 00:06:46,907
I sold them.
98
00:06:47,783 --> 00:06:50,243
I didn't have to
build a thing.
99
00:06:50,702 --> 00:06:53,332
The key is
westward expansion.
100
00:06:53,663 --> 00:06:55,543
- CARNEGIE: Yes, sir.
101
00:07:02,089 --> 00:07:05,759
- Here. This is where
I want the bridge.
102
00:07:05,842 --> 00:07:06,972
Right here.
103
00:07:10,055 --> 00:07:11,555
Think you can you do it?
104
00:07:13,183 --> 00:07:13,973
- Yes, sir.
105
00:07:14,017 --> 00:07:16,517
- I know a good designer.
James Eads.
106
00:07:16,603 --> 00:07:18,773
He's crazy, but
he's a genius.
107
00:07:18,855 --> 00:07:20,355
- Bridge builder, is he?
108
00:07:20,440 --> 00:07:23,650
- No. But he's quick,
and he's cheap.
109
00:07:24,945 --> 00:07:26,695
He can do anything.
110
00:07:30,951 --> 00:07:31,991
Come.
111
00:07:32,994 --> 00:07:35,294
- NARRATOR: The bridge
Scott has outlined...
112
00:07:35,372 --> 00:07:37,622
...will be the
largest in America.
113
00:07:37,707 --> 00:07:42,337
The problem is, Carnegie
has no idea how to build it.
114
00:07:44,548 --> 00:07:47,298
A bridge spanning the
Mississippi River would connect
115
00:07:47,384 --> 00:07:50,054
east to west
like never before.
116
00:07:53,598 --> 00:07:58,848
- DAVID NASAW: The key to
success for any railroad
117
00:07:58,937 --> 00:08:02,057
is getting across the
Mississippi River.
118
00:08:02,149 --> 00:08:04,189
Once you get across the
Mississippi river
119
00:08:04,276 --> 00:08:05,856
you can move west.
120
00:08:05,944 --> 00:08:06,994
The question is: How
do you get
121
00:08:07,070 --> 00:08:09,030
across the Mississippi river?
122
00:08:10,240 --> 00:08:12,870
- NARRATOR: The bridge
will have to be
123
00:08:12,951 --> 00:08:14,621
over a mile long.
124
00:08:21,501 --> 00:08:25,461
One in four bridges
built at the time fail.
125
00:08:28,884 --> 00:08:32,804
And nobody has built a
rail bridge this big.
126
00:08:37,559 --> 00:08:41,269
But Carnegie knows there's
no reward without risk.
127
00:08:41,354 --> 00:08:44,154
He invests everything
he has into the bridge.
128
00:08:45,150 --> 00:08:47,070
- H.W. BRANDS: Andy
Carnegie stepped up.
129
00:08:47,152 --> 00:08:49,112
He decided he could do it.
130
00:08:49,196 --> 00:08:53,566
One striking thing about
Carnegie--and this is true
131
00:08:53,658 --> 00:08:55,528
of the great
entrepreneurs--
132
00:08:55,619 --> 00:08:57,159
they're willing
to take risks.
133
00:08:57,245 --> 00:08:59,495
They're willing to
roll the dice and bet,
134
00:08:59,581 --> 00:09:01,331
in later days, the
whole corporation,
135
00:09:01,416 --> 00:09:03,326
or in this case,
bet his career.
136
00:09:18,225 --> 00:09:19,425
- It's no good.
137
00:09:20,685 --> 00:09:21,685
- Why?
138
00:09:21,978 --> 00:09:23,648
- We can't block
steamboat traffic.
139
00:09:23,730 --> 00:09:25,400
We've been through this.
140
00:09:26,358 --> 00:09:28,528
- Show me the
cantilevered one again.
141
00:09:33,657 --> 00:09:35,777
It's not going to withstand the
Mississippi currents.
142
00:09:35,867 --> 00:09:36,987
- So make it stronger.
143
00:09:37,077 --> 00:09:38,737
- It's impossible.
144
00:09:39,037 --> 00:09:40,997
The combined forces from
the passenger traffic,
145
00:09:41,081 --> 00:09:42,961
rail freight and the river
current will exceed
146
00:09:43,041 --> 00:09:45,251
the tensile
strength of iron.
147
00:09:45,335 --> 00:09:47,585
The bridge will collapse.
148
00:09:51,883 --> 00:09:52,883
- Here you go.
149
00:09:52,968 --> 00:09:54,178
- Thank you.
150
00:09:55,887 --> 00:09:58,007
- Nothing's impossible.
151
00:10:00,767 --> 00:10:03,347
- STEVE CASE: You have to be
patient and have perseverance
152
00:10:03,436 --> 00:10:05,306
and have a sense of where
you want to go,
153
00:10:05,397 --> 00:10:07,977
and having the passion
to still believe in your idea
154
00:10:08,066 --> 00:10:10,726
even when everyone
else is saying, well,
155
00:10:10,819 --> 00:10:11,609
why are you wasting
your time on this.
156
00:10:11,695 --> 00:10:13,855
Obviously it's
not happening.
157
00:10:13,947 --> 00:10:15,357
But you know it's
going to happen
158
00:10:15,448 --> 00:10:17,948
and you never give up
on that idea.
159
00:10:31,256 --> 00:10:32,296
- (sighs)
160
00:10:36,886 --> 00:10:38,596
- How am I supposed
to make any money?
161
00:10:38,680 --> 00:10:40,390
- They're worth
more than a dollar.
162
00:10:40,473 --> 00:10:42,683
- Five cents, final offer.
163
00:10:43,643 --> 00:10:46,193
- (clanking)
164
00:10:56,656 --> 00:10:58,526
- It's not going to withstand
the Mississippi current.
165
00:10:58,616 --> 00:11:00,236
- So make it stronger.
166
00:11:04,789 --> 00:11:07,249
- Maybe if it was
made out of steel...
167
00:11:11,713 --> 00:11:13,553
- Nothing's impossible.
168
00:11:27,687 --> 00:11:31,227
- NARRATOR: Steel is the
strongest material ever made.
169
00:11:31,316 --> 00:11:33,476
Created by mixing iron
with carbon
170
00:11:33,568 --> 00:11:35,648
at over 2,000 degrees.
171
00:11:39,074 --> 00:11:41,374
The problem is, it's
extremely expensive,
172
00:11:41,451 --> 00:11:43,831
and difficult
to mass produce.
173
00:11:46,039 --> 00:11:48,119
Because steel is so rare,
174
00:11:48,208 --> 00:11:50,668
it's only used to
make small items.
175
00:11:50,752 --> 00:11:53,132
Forks, knives,
and jewelry.
176
00:11:55,215 --> 00:11:57,795
No one has ever tried
to use steel to build
177
00:11:57,884 --> 00:11:59,764
a structure this big.
178
00:12:00,387 --> 00:12:01,467
Until now.
179
00:12:02,055 --> 00:12:03,925
- He's looking
into the future.
180
00:12:04,015 --> 00:12:07,345
He looks across the Mississippi
and he sees a bridge.
181
00:12:08,186 --> 00:12:11,146
And he's able to
see that future.
182
00:12:11,231 --> 00:12:14,901
And then willing to have
enough confidence
183
00:12:14,984 --> 00:12:21,034
in his vision to put everything
he's got into it,
184
00:12:21,116 --> 00:12:23,736
and he's willing to
convince others
185
00:12:23,827 --> 00:12:26,867
that he knows what that
future is going to be.
186
00:12:28,581 --> 00:12:30,421
- NARRATOR: In order
to complete the bridge,
187
00:12:30,500 --> 00:12:32,670
Carnegie needs to find
a way to make a massive
188
00:12:32,752 --> 00:12:34,172
amount of steel.
189
00:12:36,214 --> 00:12:39,764
- DAVID NASAW: He spent
a lot of time traveling.
190
00:12:39,843 --> 00:12:42,013
He would go to
steel mills,
191
00:12:43,346 --> 00:12:46,926
he would meet with
chemists, to figure out,
192
00:12:47,016 --> 00:12:48,766
How do you make
this steel?
193
00:12:51,563 --> 00:12:53,523
- NARRATOR: English
inventor, Henry Bessemer,
194
00:12:53,606 --> 00:12:57,526
has created a device
that cuts the time to
195
00:12:57,610 --> 00:13:03,160
manufacture a single steel rail
from two weeks to 1 5 minutes.
196
00:13:05,743 --> 00:13:09,203
Carnegie understands the value
of the new technology...
197
00:13:10,081 --> 00:13:12,211
...And begins to adapt it.
198
00:13:13,209 --> 00:13:15,209
- RON PERELMAN: Every
business has some uniqueness,
199
00:13:15,295 --> 00:13:17,125
either a unique talent,
200
00:13:17,213 --> 00:13:19,973
unique product,
unique capacity.
201
00:13:20,049 --> 00:13:22,429
And the trick
is to find it,
202
00:13:22,510 --> 00:13:25,010
and then find it and
capitalize on it.
203
00:13:27,724 --> 00:13:29,434
- NARRATOR: With
the steel in place,
204
00:13:29,517 --> 00:13:32,187
Carnegie is able to
begin construction.
205
00:14:05,762 --> 00:14:09,012
At just 33, Andrew
Carnegie is poised
206
00:14:09,098 --> 00:14:11,638
to realized the impossible...
207
00:14:12,310 --> 00:14:14,060
...Building the first
major bridge
208
00:14:14,145 --> 00:14:16,395
to span the
Mississippi River.
209
00:14:16,981 --> 00:14:18,481
Uniting America.
210
00:14:20,276 --> 00:14:24,146
But Carnegie's Decision
to use steel has proven costly.
211
00:14:24,239 --> 00:14:26,989
He's already two
years behind schedule.
212
00:14:27,075 --> 00:14:29,155
And expenses are mounting.
213
00:14:38,169 --> 00:14:40,339
- DEBT COLLECTOR #1 : "Dear
Mr. Carnegie: our records
214
00:14:40,421 --> 00:14:42,761
show that we have not
received your payment
215
00:14:42,840 --> 00:14:46,130
of $35,000, which was
due on August..."
216
00:14:46,219 --> 00:14:48,549
- DEBT COLLECTOR #2: "Dear
Mr. Carnegie: I am writing
217
00:14:48,638 --> 00:14:51,348
to notify you that despite
numerous efforts
218
00:14:51,432 --> 00:14:55,022
to obtain final payment
for the above invoice,
219
00:14:55,103 --> 00:14:56,523
I have been unsuccessful."
220
00:14:56,604 --> 00:14:57,774
- DEBT COLLECTOR #3:
"This letter will serve as
221
00:14:57,855 --> 00:15:00,765
formal notice to you that
you are in default of your
222
00:15:00,858 --> 00:15:03,818
obligation to pay
the sum of $59,000,
223
00:15:03,903 --> 00:15:05,283
for steel
delivered to you."
224
00:15:05,363 --> 00:15:06,243
- DEBT COLLECTOR #2:
"...and must now
225
00:15:06,322 --> 00:15:09,372
accelerate collection
efforts in accordance with..."
226
00:15:09,450 --> 00:15:11,370
- DEBT COLLECTOR #4:
"...and you will be able
227
00:15:11,452 --> 00:15:13,202
to settle this outstanding
amount immediately."
228
00:15:13,288 --> 00:15:14,248
- DEBT COLLECTOR #3:
"...and we will have
229
00:15:14,330 --> 00:15:16,040
no alternative but to
commence legal proceedings
230
00:15:16,124 --> 00:15:17,424
against you."
231
00:15:26,968 --> 00:15:29,598
- DONNY DEUTSCH: I
guarantee you if these guys
232
00:15:29,679 --> 00:15:31,389
were alive today they
wouldn't be telling you
233
00:15:31,472 --> 00:15:32,722
about their successes.
234
00:15:32,807 --> 00:15:34,517
They would be telling
you about their early failures,
235
00:15:34,601 --> 00:15:36,271
or the places
they almost failed.
236
00:15:36,352 --> 00:15:37,772
That's the
great motivator,
237
00:15:37,854 --> 00:15:39,234
and you have to be
able to embrace that.
238
00:15:39,314 --> 00:15:41,404
If you can't embrace
both failure,
239
00:15:41,482 --> 00:15:43,442
or the possibility
of failure,
240
00:15:43,526 --> 00:15:45,526
or the tremendous
fear of failure,
241
00:15:45,612 --> 00:15:47,152
you can't be
wildly successful.
242
00:15:47,238 --> 00:15:49,278
It's just, it's an
axiomatic truth.
243
00:15:49,657 --> 00:15:51,237
- NARRATOR: With
no money left,
244
00:15:51,326 --> 00:15:54,576
Carnegie is forced to
bring construction to a halt.
245
00:15:56,998 --> 00:16:00,038
His dream has
become a nightmare.
246
00:16:01,711 --> 00:16:05,131
But he's not going
down without a fight.
247
00:16:14,265 --> 00:16:18,055
- NARRATOR: The birth of Modern
America is well underway.
248
00:16:20,355 --> 00:16:23,895
Trains now touch all four
corners of the continent.
249
00:16:23,983 --> 00:16:27,693
Homes across the nation
are lit at night.
250
00:16:31,032 --> 00:16:33,242
And the country's most
ambitious construction
251
00:16:33,326 --> 00:16:35,656
project is in progress
on the banks
252
00:16:35,745 --> 00:16:37,695
of the Mississippi River...
253
00:16:41,334 --> 00:16:43,674
...led by Andrew Carnegie.
254
00:16:46,756 --> 00:16:49,086
Carnegie has insisted on
building his bridge
255
00:16:49,175 --> 00:16:50,545
out of steel...
256
00:16:51,803 --> 00:16:53,803
...an unproven material.
257
00:16:55,348 --> 00:16:56,718
With huge costs.
258
00:16:59,018 --> 00:17:01,688
Construction is
drastically behind schedule.
259
00:17:02,689 --> 00:17:05,069
And dangerously
over budget.
260
00:17:07,276 --> 00:17:09,946
Carnegie is under
mounting pressure.
261
00:17:11,155 --> 00:17:13,485
- CARLY FIORINA: The
difference between people
262
00:17:13,574 --> 00:17:16,124
who succeed and people
who fail, I think,
263
00:17:19,163 --> 00:17:21,003
Everyone experiences fear.
264
00:17:21,082 --> 00:17:23,502
The difference is, what
do you do with your fear?
265
00:17:23,584 --> 00:17:25,254
Do you work to
overcome it?
266
00:17:25,336 --> 00:17:27,296
Or do you let
it defeat you?
267
00:17:27,630 --> 00:17:30,380
And I think that
is actually what distinguishes
268
00:17:30,466 --> 00:17:33,296
very successful people
from others.
269
00:17:33,970 --> 00:17:37,560
NARRATOR: Desperate, Carnegie
reaches out to investors,
270
00:17:37,640 --> 00:17:40,430
looking for
an infusion of cash.
271
00:17:41,394 --> 00:17:44,234
- CARNEGIE: You'll be glad
to learn that the building
272
00:17:44,313 --> 00:17:48,653
of the St. Louis bridge
is progressing-smoothly.
273
00:17:50,778 --> 00:17:54,238
I am convinced that steel
is the future; however,
274
00:17:54,323 --> 00:17:56,623
obtaining such a large
quantity of steel
275
00:17:56,701 --> 00:18:00,371
is proving to be difficult,
causing us some delays.
276
00:18:00,455 --> 00:18:05,455
It is also proving to
be extremely expensive.
277
00:18:06,961 --> 00:18:08,751
My forecast shows that
we will require
278
00:18:08,838 --> 00:18:12,298
another million dollars before
the year is out.
279
00:18:13,092 --> 00:18:16,142
But I have no doubt that
in time the people
280
00:18:16,220 --> 00:18:20,270
will come to see the bridge as
the eighth wonder of the world.
281
00:18:21,559 --> 00:18:24,389
Yours sincerely,
Andrew Carnegie.
282
00:18:31,527 --> 00:18:34,737
NARRATOR: Carnegie's
last-minute pitch works.
283
00:18:35,740 --> 00:18:38,160
He secures the
financing he needs.
284
00:18:38,910 --> 00:18:41,450
And finally,
after four years,
285
00:18:42,997 --> 00:18:45,167
the bridge is complete.
286
00:18:46,209 --> 00:18:48,129
The results are epic.
287
00:18:50,046 --> 00:18:52,836
But Carnegie now
faces a new problem.
288
00:18:53,508 --> 00:18:55,338
- DAVID NASAWL:
In St. Louis,
289
00:18:55,426 --> 00:18:59,676
one of the real problems
was convincing people
290
00:18:59,764 --> 00:19:01,644
the bridge wasn't
going to fall.
291
00:19:02,683 --> 00:19:06,693
I mean nobody had ever seen
bridges like this, anywhere.
292
00:19:08,189 --> 00:19:12,189
- NARRATOR: Carnegie sees
all the possible uses for steel.
293
00:19:13,778 --> 00:19:16,948
But before he can realize
the materials potential...
294
00:19:17,573 --> 00:19:20,873
...he needs to convince
the public of its strength.
295
00:19:26,123 --> 00:19:29,083
And he has a plan
to do just that.
296
00:19:33,381 --> 00:19:35,551
A popular superstition
at the time,
297
00:19:35,633 --> 00:19:39,553
holds that an elephant won't
cross an unstable structure.
298
00:19:53,484 --> 00:19:56,654
- DAVID NASAW: The day the
bridge opens, Carnegie,
299
00:19:56,737 --> 00:19:59,107
who is also a
master publicist,
300
00:19:59,198 --> 00:20:02,578
sets up a parade across
the bridge that's led
301
00:20:02,660 --> 00:20:03,870
by an elephant.
302
00:20:10,668 --> 00:20:12,878
- NARRATOR: It's an
incredible gamble.
303
00:20:12,962 --> 00:20:16,172
But Carnegie hopes if
the elephant crosses,
304
00:20:16,257 --> 00:20:18,167
the people will follow.
305
00:20:22,722 --> 00:20:23,972
- (cheers)
306
00:20:57,548 --> 00:21:00,178
- DAVID NASAW: As the
people of St. Louis look
307
00:21:00,259 --> 00:21:04,849
at this bridge, they
see that it can sustain
308
00:21:04,931 --> 00:21:08,021
whatever weight's
going to be put on it.
309
00:21:10,311 --> 00:21:12,731
- NARRATOR: When
the stunt succeeds,
310
00:21:12,813 --> 00:21:15,403
Carnegie gets more
requests for his steel
311
00:21:15,483 --> 00:21:17,823
than he can
possibly handle.
312
00:21:19,779 --> 00:21:23,869
And his biggest customer
is an industry he knows well.
313
00:21:27,495 --> 00:21:30,325
The railroads are looking
to replace their bridges
314
00:21:30,414 --> 00:21:32,374
and rails with steel.
315
00:21:34,877 --> 00:21:37,297
But Carnegie can't produce
enough of the new material
316
00:21:37,380 --> 00:21:39,420
to fill all the orders.
317
00:21:39,507 --> 00:21:42,297
He needs to increase
his capacity.
318
00:21:42,760 --> 00:21:46,180
And to do that, he needs
to raise additional funds.
319
00:21:47,556 --> 00:21:51,176
So he turns to his
old mentor, Tom Scott.
320
00:21:53,688 --> 00:21:57,358
With his help, Carnegie
raises over $21 million
321
00:21:57,441 --> 00:21:58,981
in today's money.
322
00:22:02,697 --> 00:22:06,407
And with it, he builds
his first steel plant.
323
00:22:09,370 --> 00:22:13,920
- DAVID NASAW: He sees the
future and he is willing
324
00:22:14,000 --> 00:22:17,840
to invest where few other
American entrepreneurs
325
00:22:17,920 --> 00:22:23,930
are willing to invest: in
these gigantic new plants.
326
00:22:26,137 --> 00:22:27,757
- NARRATOR: Sprawled
over 100 acres
327
00:22:27,847 --> 00:22:29,757
just outside of Pittsburgh...
328
00:22:29,849 --> 00:22:33,349
...Carnegie's steel mill
is the largest in the nation.
329
00:22:35,563 --> 00:22:39,823
Capable of rolling out
225 tons of steel a day.
330
00:22:42,570 --> 00:22:45,410
- JIM CRAMER: You have to
believe if you're Carnegie
331
00:22:45,489 --> 00:22:47,699
that you're going to have
multiple years of growth
332
00:22:47,783 --> 00:22:49,833
where steel is important.
333
00:22:49,910 --> 00:22:53,290
The faith and optimism
that someone like Carnegie
334
00:22:53,372 --> 00:22:57,632
had is just off the charts
vs. what we see now.
335
00:22:57,710 --> 00:22:59,630
- NARRATOR: With
the new plant,
336
00:22:59,712 --> 00:23:03,592
Carnegie can supply as
much steel as the country needs.
337
00:23:03,674 --> 00:23:06,184
And make himself
a fortune.
338
00:23:11,557 --> 00:23:14,517
But Carnegie's timing
couldn't be worse.
339
00:23:19,231 --> 00:23:21,021
After years of
overbuilding,
340
00:23:21,108 --> 00:23:24,858
the railroads are suddenly
struggling to stay profitable.
341
00:23:25,488 --> 00:23:28,528
- H.W. BRANDS: There were too
many railroads at the time.
342
00:23:28,616 --> 00:23:30,866
There wasn't enough
traffic to sustain them.
343
00:23:33,412 --> 00:23:36,332
- NARRATOR: With the
railroads in dire need of cargo,
344
00:23:36,415 --> 00:23:38,825
John Rockefeller
sees an opportunity.
345
00:23:39,919 --> 00:23:43,509
And negotiates better
rates for shipping his oil.
346
00:23:44,799 --> 00:23:47,049
But the struggling
railroads quickly realize
347
00:23:47,134 --> 00:23:49,094
their business
won't survive.
348
00:23:51,430 --> 00:23:53,390
And go back on their word.
349
00:23:54,266 --> 00:23:58,016
Causing Rockefeller to
pull his oil from the trains.
350
00:24:04,443 --> 00:24:08,203
Carnegie's mentor, Tom
Scott, tries to adjust.
351
00:24:09,448 --> 00:24:12,658
But he can't survive
without Rockefeller's oil.
352
00:24:15,746 --> 00:24:17,956
His business is decimated.
353
00:24:19,667 --> 00:24:22,337
And Tom Scott
never recovers.
354
00:24:25,506 --> 00:24:28,416
- PREACHER: From ashes to
ashes, and dust to dust.
355
00:24:35,224 --> 00:24:38,314
- NARRATOR: Andrew
Carnegie has lost his mentor.
356
00:24:42,231 --> 00:24:46,151
The man who meant more to him
than anyone else in the world.
357
00:24:50,030 --> 00:24:51,240
- Andy.
358
00:25:00,791 --> 00:25:03,131
Now, take this and this
359
00:25:03,210 --> 00:25:05,420
to the division superintendant.
360
00:25:11,594 --> 00:25:13,474
You think you can do it?
361
00:25:13,554 --> 00:25:14,684
- Yes, sir.
362
00:25:17,933 --> 00:25:20,313
- NARRATOR: As far as
Carnegie is concerned,
363
00:25:20,394 --> 00:25:23,354
one man drove Tom
Scott to his grave.
364
00:25:32,198 --> 00:25:37,288
And now Andrew
Carnegie wants revenge.
365
00:25:46,253 --> 00:25:49,303
America's growth
following the civil war,
366
00:25:49,381 --> 00:25:51,381
is nothing short of epic.
367
00:25:53,010 --> 00:25:56,100
Train tracks link east
to west as never before.
368
00:25:57,139 --> 00:25:59,719
Oil lights homes
from coast to coast.
369
00:26:01,060 --> 00:26:03,690
And steel is remaking
the landscape
370
00:26:08,901 --> 00:26:11,571
But just when the growth
looks unstoppable...
371
00:26:13,322 --> 00:26:15,622
...the railroad
industry--the backbone
372
00:26:15,699 --> 00:26:18,529
of the American
economy--collapses.
373
00:26:19,328 --> 00:26:22,708
And the nation is thrown
into the worst depression
374
00:26:22,790 --> 00:26:24,210
it's ever seen.
375
00:26:37,680 --> 00:26:41,600
Andrew Carnegie is on
the brink of losing everything.
376
00:26:42,559 --> 00:26:46,349
Without the railroads,
he's lost his market for steel.
377
00:26:47,648 --> 00:26:51,608
And he blames his bitter rival,
John D. Rockefeller.
378
00:26:52,319 --> 00:26:54,029
Desperate for
a new market,
379
00:26:54,113 --> 00:26:57,283
Carnegie notices a trend
he can capitalize on.
380
00:27:00,119 --> 00:27:02,749
Unemployed Americans, by
the thousands
381
00:27:02,830 --> 00:27:05,670
are flooding cities like New
York and Chicago,
382
00:27:05,749 --> 00:27:07,329
in search of work.
383
00:27:08,544 --> 00:27:11,054
And to accommodate
the population surge,
384
00:27:11,130 --> 00:27:15,050
buildings are being
constructed as fast as possible.
385
00:27:15,718 --> 00:27:19,548
- DAVID NASAW: Carnegie
brilliantly begins to see
386
00:27:19,638 --> 00:27:23,978
that the future is not in
rails but in structural steel,
387
00:27:24,727 --> 00:27:27,147
in girders, in beams,
388
00:27:27,229 --> 00:27:29,269
to build skyscrapers.
389
00:27:29,356 --> 00:27:31,686
And again, he's
ahead of the curve.
390
00:27:33,319 --> 00:27:37,029
- NARRATOR: The world's first
skyscraper is built in Chicago.
391
00:27:37,906 --> 00:27:41,486
Its thin brick walls
hang on a thick frame
392
00:27:41,577 --> 00:27:43,697
manufactured from
Carnegie's steel.
393
00:27:48,208 --> 00:27:51,288
In the next few
years, over 100,000
394
00:27:51,378 --> 00:27:54,668
new building are
erected in Chicago alone.
395
00:27:55,758 --> 00:28:00,088
- Until steel began to
become a major product,
396
00:28:00,179 --> 00:28:04,269
much ofAmerica could
not have happened.
397
00:28:05,351 --> 00:28:09,731
America grew up
vertically on steel.
398
00:28:14,401 --> 00:28:17,401
- NARRATOR: Modern America
is being built using
399
00:28:17,488 --> 00:28:19,068
Carnegie's Steel.
400
00:28:31,418 --> 00:28:34,088
The skyscraper boom makes
Andrew Carnegie
401
00:28:34,171 --> 00:28:36,381
one of the wealthiest
men in America.
402
00:28:37,132 --> 00:28:39,972
But for Carnegie,
it's not enough.
403
00:28:48,435 --> 00:28:50,645
John Rockefeller's
personal fortune
404
00:28:50,729 --> 00:28:53,019
is seven times larger
than Carnegie's.
405
00:28:53,816 --> 00:28:57,186
A feat he's achieved through a
calculated ruthlessness.
406
00:28:59,530 --> 00:29:02,660
Carnegie believes that to
avenge his mentor's death,
407
00:29:02,741 --> 00:29:04,871
he must surpass
John Rockefeller
408
00:29:04,952 --> 00:29:07,122
as the most powerful man
in America.
409
00:29:11,125 --> 00:29:13,745
And to do that, he must
find help from someone
410
00:29:13,836 --> 00:29:16,296
even more cutthroat
than his rival.
411
00:29:22,052 --> 00:29:24,972
And he knows the
perfect man for the job.
412
00:29:29,685 --> 00:29:34,055
Henry Frick is a self-made
millionaire by thirty.
413
00:29:35,315 --> 00:29:38,225
He's one of the Midwest's
largest coal suppliers.
414
00:29:43,532 --> 00:29:46,282
A ruthless businessman,
Frick has reputation
415
00:29:46,368 --> 00:29:47,988
for getting what he wants...
416
00:29:49,413 --> 00:29:51,503
...by any means necessary.
417
00:29:51,957 --> 00:29:53,287
- FRICK: Carter!
418
00:29:56,211 --> 00:29:57,341
Carter!
419
00:30:00,549 --> 00:30:02,339
This belongs to me now.
420
00:30:08,140 --> 00:30:10,060
Carter!
I know you're in there!
421
00:30:27,618 --> 00:30:31,658
- NARRATOR: Hiring Henry
Frick will give Carnegie
422
00:30:31,747 --> 00:30:34,077
the merciless
edge he lacks.
423
00:30:56,063 --> 00:30:57,483
- Follow me, sir.
424
00:31:05,447 --> 00:31:06,447
- Henry.
425
00:31:06,782 --> 00:31:07,702
- Andrew.
426
00:31:07,783 --> 00:31:09,583
- Good to see you,
thank you for coming.
427
00:31:09,660 --> 00:31:10,450
- It's my pleasure.
428
00:31:10,536 --> 00:31:11,406
- Please, sit.
429
00:31:11,495 --> 00:31:12,535
- Thank you.
430
00:31:14,331 --> 00:31:15,541
Whiskey, neat.
431
00:31:15,624 --> 00:31:19,464
- (sniffles) Now, Henry,
I believe you've married
432
00:31:19,545 --> 00:31:21,125
since I saw you last.
433
00:31:21,713 --> 00:31:23,553
- FRICK: Marriage
changes a man, Andrew.
434
00:31:23,632 --> 00:31:24,632
- Oh. How's that?
435
00:31:24,716 --> 00:31:29,216
- (laughs) Well, let's say
I've calmed down a bit.
436
00:31:32,766 --> 00:31:35,386
- Well, it's a noble
institution, as they say.
437
00:31:35,769 --> 00:31:38,019
- I don't know
about noble,
438
00:31:38,105 --> 00:31:39,475
but it's an institution.
439
00:31:39,565 --> 00:31:41,765
- An institution
nonetheless, right? (laughs)
440
00:31:41,858 --> 00:31:42,978
- (laughs)
441
00:31:43,360 --> 00:31:45,110
- MARK CUBAN: The
partnership between
442
00:31:45,195 --> 00:31:49,065
Carnegie and Frick was
analogous to the way
443
00:31:49,157 --> 00:31:51,447
a good business
partnership works today.
444
00:31:52,703 --> 00:31:54,953
You want somebody as
completely opposite
445
00:31:55,038 --> 00:31:57,668
and different from you as
you possibly can get.
446
00:32:00,043 --> 00:32:01,843
- NARRATOR: Frick's first
assignment is to get
447
00:32:01,920 --> 00:32:03,630
Carnegie Steel into shape.
448
00:32:05,716 --> 00:32:07,756
His boss believes that
Frick will use
449
00:32:07,843 --> 00:32:11,143
his toughness to cut costs
and eliminate waste...
450
00:32:12,139 --> 00:32:14,059
...leading to
bigger profits.
451
00:32:14,850 --> 00:32:18,640
Many see giving Frick so
much power as a huge risk.
452
00:32:23,108 --> 00:32:26,358
But Carnegie decides
it's a risk worth taking.
453
00:32:27,654 --> 00:32:29,414
- Welcome aboard, Henry.
454
00:32:29,865 --> 00:32:31,445
- Thank you, Andrew.
455
00:32:39,875 --> 00:32:42,455
- NARRATOR: In the end,
hiring Frick may be
456
00:32:42,544 --> 00:32:45,764
the worst decision of
Carnegie's career.
457
00:32:51,595 --> 00:32:53,795
- NARRATOR: America's
unprecedented growth
458
00:32:53,889 --> 00:32:56,889
is being led by a group
of extraordinary men.
459
00:32:59,728 --> 00:33:01,938
Commodore Cornelius
Vanderbilt creates
460
00:33:02,022 --> 00:33:04,772
the biggest railroad
company in the country.
461
00:33:06,818 --> 00:33:10,148
John D. Rockefeller uses
standard oil's refining
462
00:33:10,238 --> 00:33:13,278
capabilities to light
homes from coast to coast.
463
00:33:14,701 --> 00:33:17,831
And now Andrew Carnegie
is using the mass produced
464
00:33:17,913 --> 00:33:21,923
steel to erect buildings
that touch the sky.
465
00:33:23,960 --> 00:33:25,630
Making the country
stronger
466
00:33:25,712 --> 00:33:27,592
than it's ever been before.
467
00:33:35,472 --> 00:33:37,522
- CARNEGIE: Our profit
margin is unassailable.
468
00:33:37,599 --> 00:33:39,889
Our productivity is
absolutely as good
469
00:33:39,976 --> 00:33:42,266
as any steel mill in
Europe or America.
470
00:33:42,354 --> 00:33:44,864
- NARRATOR: Carnegie's
steel empire is expanding
471
00:33:44,940 --> 00:33:46,860
at a staggering rate.
472
00:33:46,942 --> 00:33:50,032
In just two years,
profits have doubled.
473
00:33:50,112 --> 00:33:51,452
- CARNEGIE: Right
this way, Sir,
474
00:33:51,530 --> 00:33:53,160
and I'll show
you the rest.
475
00:33:56,159 --> 00:33:58,789
- NARRATOR: By
ramping up production,
476
00:33:58,870 --> 00:34:02,000
Carnegie and Frick are
able to use the proceeds
477
00:34:02,082 --> 00:34:06,462
to buy competitors throughout
Ohio and Pennsylvania.
478
00:34:08,714 --> 00:34:12,634
- Carnegie demonstrated
that if you're the first
479
00:34:12,718 --> 00:34:14,298
at whatever you do, you
have a huge advantage
480
00:34:14,386 --> 00:34:17,046
over the people who come along
later because you've got
481
00:34:17,139 --> 00:34:20,099
the jump on them and very
often that jump allows you
482
00:34:20,183 --> 00:34:22,983
to carve a niche and to
maximize your profits
483
00:34:23,061 --> 00:34:24,191
within that niche.
484
00:34:25,897 --> 00:34:30,107
- NARRATOR: Carnegie's personal
fortune is skyrocketing.
485
00:34:30,986 --> 00:34:34,946
His net worth is now
upwards of $3.5 billion
486
00:34:35,031 --> 00:34:36,621
in today's money.
487
00:34:41,413 --> 00:34:45,753
His decision to hire Henry Frick
looks like a stroke of genius.
488
00:34:48,086 --> 00:34:51,666
Through intimidation and
fear Frick re-negotiates
489
00:34:51,757 --> 00:34:54,047
favorable contracts
with suppliers.
490
00:34:55,469 --> 00:34:58,549
And eliminated
unnecessary expenses...
491
00:35:00,098 --> 00:35:02,058
...while upping
production.
492
00:35:09,775 --> 00:35:15,235
- Nine, eight, seven, six,
five, four...
493
00:35:15,322 --> 00:35:18,952
- NARRATOR: Approaching
the final decade of the century,
494
00:35:19,034 --> 00:35:21,704
Carnegie Steel is
more profitable than ever.
495
00:35:24,456 --> 00:35:28,326
Carnegie rewards Frick by making
him chairman of his company.
496
00:35:31,129 --> 00:35:33,629
The second most
powerful man in steel.
497
00:35:34,841 --> 00:35:37,551
But for Frick,
it's not enough.
498
00:35:38,220 --> 00:35:41,600
He wants his boss's
seat at the table.
499
00:35:41,681 --> 00:35:44,391
Frick's father had
been a failure.
500
00:35:44,476 --> 00:35:47,226
And now he wants to make
sure that everyone knows
501
00:35:47,312 --> 00:35:49,612
that he's not his father.
502
00:35:55,529 --> 00:36:00,199
Frick, purchases land
in the hills east of Pittsburgh.
503
00:36:00,283 --> 00:36:03,413
On it, he builds a members
only club
504
00:36:03,495 --> 00:36:06,075
for some of the wealthiest men
in the country.
505
00:36:06,164 --> 00:36:08,834
The South Fork Fishing
and Hunting Club sits
506
00:36:08,917 --> 00:36:12,497
on a huge artificial lake,
where club members
507
00:36:12,587 --> 00:36:14,297
can boat and fish.
508
00:36:18,260 --> 00:36:20,470
Even Carnegie
joins the club.
509
00:36:20,554 --> 00:36:22,394
- It doesn't seem
like a problem to me,
510
00:36:22,472 --> 00:36:24,012
we know who our
friends are,
511
00:36:24,099 --> 00:36:26,979
and we know how
to please them.
512
00:36:27,060 --> 00:36:28,640
- Yes, and you can
always buy a man.
513
00:36:28,728 --> 00:36:31,558
However, If it's
possible not to,
514
00:36:31,648 --> 00:36:33,148
I would think
that's a better--
515
00:36:33,233 --> 00:36:35,193
- Excuse me just
for one moment.
516
00:36:38,154 --> 00:36:40,704
- NARRATOR: To create
their playground,
517
00:36:40,782 --> 00:36:43,872
the club takes control
of the South Fork dam,
518
00:36:44,828 --> 00:36:47,708
holding 20 million
tons of water.
519
00:36:48,874 --> 00:36:52,504
The largest dam of
its kind in the world.
520
00:36:54,462 --> 00:36:58,472
Just 14 miles downriver
lies Johnstown...
521
00:37:00,093 --> 00:37:03,263
...a working class
community of steel workers
522
00:37:03,346 --> 00:37:08,266
and their families, who
live under the constant threat
523
00:37:08,351 --> 00:37:12,561
that the next rainstorm
will wash away the dam.
524
00:37:15,025 --> 00:37:18,895
City officials beg Frick
to strengthen the dam.
525
00:37:20,989 --> 00:37:24,579
But he ignores their
pleas completely.
526
00:37:31,416 --> 00:37:33,576
- I heard there
was an accident.
527
00:37:34,336 --> 00:37:35,626
- Well, you're right.
528
00:37:36,671 --> 00:37:38,591
There has been
an accident.
529
00:37:38,673 --> 00:37:41,263
I can't get my carriage
across this road.
530
00:37:44,012 --> 00:37:46,602
- Your carriage is too
wide for the road, sir.
531
00:37:47,015 --> 00:37:50,175
- Now that is where you
and I are going to differ.
532
00:37:50,268 --> 00:37:52,938
My carriage is just fine.
533
00:37:55,023 --> 00:37:57,273
It's the road
that's the problem.
534
00:37:57,359 --> 00:38:00,239
- To widen the road we'd
have to lower the dam, sir.
535
00:38:00,320 --> 00:38:01,780
- Well, there now.
536
00:38:02,948 --> 00:38:05,448
That wasn't too hard
to sort out, was it?
537
00:38:21,883 --> 00:38:26,393
- NARRATOR: By lowering
the dam, Frick weakens it.
538
00:38:30,892 --> 00:38:33,692
- CARNEGIE: Henry shows
me the ledgers
539
00:38:33,770 --> 00:38:35,650
and shows me the numbers.
540
00:38:35,730 --> 00:38:37,610
And it was not the
number I was expecting;
541
00:38:37,691 --> 00:38:39,321
it was a little bit higher
than I was expecting.
542
00:38:39,401 --> 00:38:40,731
And the only question
remaining
543
00:38:40,819 --> 00:38:42,699
is how much money we'll
make next year.
544
00:38:42,779 --> 00:38:45,319
I'm a bit dry
over here, Henry.
545
00:38:47,784 --> 00:38:51,044
- NARRATOR: Frick is
content with his club,
546
00:38:51,121 --> 00:38:53,911
his image, and his wealth.
547
00:39:06,177 --> 00:39:09,257
But everything is
about to change.
548
00:39:16,813 --> 00:39:21,073
America is in an age of
unprecedented prosperity.
549
00:39:24,946 --> 00:39:28,236
The country is connected
cost to coast by rail.
550
00:39:29,159 --> 00:39:31,699
Kerosene lamps
brighten the night.
551
00:39:33,371 --> 00:39:36,081
And steel is being used
to build structures
552
00:39:36,166 --> 00:39:39,246
no one could have imagined
even a decade earlier.
553
00:39:41,588 --> 00:39:44,008
Overseeing much of the
growth are Pittsburgh
554
00:39:44,090 --> 00:39:47,430
Steel magnates Andrew
Carnegie and Henry Frick.
555
00:39:50,305 --> 00:39:51,755
Ideal Partners...
556
00:39:52,140 --> 00:39:54,600
...Together they've
driven Carnegie Steel
557
00:39:54,684 --> 00:39:56,274
to massive profits.
558
00:40:03,109 --> 00:40:05,399
To celebrate,
they've erected
559
00:40:05,487 --> 00:40:08,947
the South Fork Fishing
and Hunting Club...
560
00:40:09,491 --> 00:40:11,241
- Cheers.
- Cheers.
561
00:40:11,326 --> 00:40:12,326
- Cheers.
562
00:40:13,661 --> 00:40:16,871
- NARRATOR: ...A lakefront
Members Only playground.
563
00:40:18,583 --> 00:40:20,833
But construction
has weakened the dam
564
00:40:20,919 --> 00:40:23,129
surrounding the lake
at South Fork...
565
00:40:24,214 --> 00:40:26,474
...Posing an imminent
threat to the lives
566
00:40:26,549 --> 00:40:29,839
of tens of thousands of
people in the valley below.
567
00:40:36,226 --> 00:40:38,886
- NARRATOR: Memorial
Day breaks in Johnstown.
568
00:40:41,815 --> 00:40:44,315
As ominous clouds roll in.
569
00:40:48,530 --> 00:40:50,490
- (thunder rumbles)
570
00:41:15,265 --> 00:41:17,515
- MOTHER: Hurry on, now.
571
00:41:31,739 --> 00:41:35,829
- NARRATOR: At South Fork,
lake levels are rising...
572
00:41:39,747 --> 00:41:42,417
- NARRATOR: ...at an inch
every 10 minutes.
573
00:41:46,254 --> 00:41:47,384
- More bags.
574
00:41:47,755 --> 00:41:48,835
- Go, go.
575
00:41:49,465 --> 00:41:50,545
- Over here.
576
00:41:51,217 --> 00:41:52,797
- We need more men
up here.
577
00:41:52,886 --> 00:41:54,216
- Give me that bag.
578
00:41:54,304 --> 00:41:55,764
We need more men.
579
00:41:55,847 --> 00:41:57,007
- Hurry up.
580
00:41:57,098 --> 00:41:59,308
- (thunder rumbles)
581
00:42:09,694 --> 00:42:10,744
- Over here.
582
00:42:10,820 --> 00:42:12,450
- Give me that bag.
583
00:42:13,072 --> 00:42:14,032
- John!
584
00:42:15,825 --> 00:42:18,115
Get a telegram to Johnstown!
585
00:42:18,912 --> 00:42:20,662
Tell them to evacuate!
586
00:42:20,747 --> 00:42:22,577
- We need more men.
587
00:42:34,719 --> 00:42:36,429
- (clicking)
588
00:42:37,472 --> 00:42:39,142
- NARRATOR: The
message reads...
589
00:42:39,224 --> 00:42:43,564
"South Fork Dam liable to break.
Notify the people
590
00:42:43,645 --> 00:42:45,975
to prepare for the worst."
591
00:42:46,064 --> 00:42:48,234
- (clicking)
592
00:42:48,316 --> 00:42:51,106
- NARRATOR: The Johnstown
Telegraph office
593
00:42:51,194 --> 00:42:54,954
has seen the same warning
many times before.
594
00:42:56,574 --> 00:42:57,994
They ignore it.
595
00:42:59,035 --> 00:43:01,245
- (thunder rumbles)
596
00:43:18,972 --> 00:43:20,682
- We need more at the top.
597
00:43:23,434 --> 00:43:25,354
- We're running out of time.
598
00:43:29,607 --> 00:43:35,027
- Leave it! Leave it!
Let's get out of here! Now!
599
00:43:47,542 --> 00:43:50,422
- (rumbling)
600
00:43:57,176 --> 00:44:01,096
- NARRATOR: America is in an age
of unprecedented prosperity.
601
00:44:05,351 --> 00:44:08,441
The country is connected
coast to coast by rail...
602
00:44:09,522 --> 00:44:12,152
...Kerosene lamps
brighten the night.
603
00:44:13,693 --> 00:44:16,783
And steel is being used
to build structures no one
604
00:44:16,863 --> 00:44:19,663
could have imagined
even a decade earlier.
605
00:44:21,993 --> 00:44:24,703
Overseeing much of the
growth are Pittsburgh Steel
606
00:44:24,787 --> 00:44:27,707
magnates Andrew Carnegie
and Henry Frick.
607
00:44:30,877 --> 00:44:32,247
Ideal Partners...
608
00:44:32,336 --> 00:44:34,796
...Together They've
driven Carnegie Steel
609
00:44:34,881 --> 00:44:36,591
to massive profits.
610
00:44:43,431 --> 00:44:46,811
To celebrate, they've
erected the South Fork
611
00:44:46,893 --> 00:44:48,643
Fishing and
Hunting Club...
612
00:44:50,563 --> 00:44:51,693
- Cheers.
- Cheers.
613
00:44:51,773 --> 00:44:52,733
- Cheers.
614
00:44:54,067 --> 00:44:57,067
- NARRATOR: ...A lakefront
Members Only playground.
615
00:44:59,030 --> 00:45:01,280
But construction
has weakened the dam
616
00:45:01,365 --> 00:45:03,525
surrounding the lake
at South Fork...
617
00:45:04,577 --> 00:45:06,997
...Posing an imminent
threat to the lives of
618
00:45:07,080 --> 00:45:10,500
tens of thousands of
people in the valley below.
619
00:45:10,583 --> 00:45:14,343
- (Blues Saraceno playing
"Save My Soul")
620
00:45:25,098 --> 00:45:27,428
♪ When I got to Memphis ♪
621
00:45:28,434 --> 00:45:30,274
♪ I put my old
baby down ♪
622
00:45:31,104 --> 00:45:34,654
♪ He said I can't
take you to Heaven ♪
623
00:45:36,109 --> 00:45:38,109
♪ I can't save
your soul ♪
624
00:45:39,445 --> 00:45:41,695
♪ I can't promise
forever ♪
625
00:45:41,781 --> 00:45:43,411
♪ Whoo ♪
626
00:45:44,117 --> 00:45:47,117
♪ With my heart
in your hands ♪
627
00:45:48,037 --> 00:45:52,207
♪ I can't feel,
fell my soul ♪
628
00:46:00,842 --> 00:46:03,512
- NARRATOR: Memorial Day
breaks in Johnstown.
629
00:46:06,430 --> 00:46:09,020
As ominous clouds roll in.
630
00:46:13,187 --> 00:46:15,107
- (thunder rumbles)
631
00:46:41,549 --> 00:46:43,129
- MOTHER: Hurry on, now.
632
00:46:56,355 --> 00:47:00,065
- NARRATOR: At South Fork,
lake levels are rising...
633
00:47:00,526 --> 00:47:02,316
- (thunder rumbles)
634
00:47:04,030 --> 00:47:06,780
- NARRATOR: ...at an inch
every 10 minutes.
635
00:47:10,912 --> 00:47:12,002
- More bags.
636
00:47:13,206 --> 00:47:14,366
- Go, go.
637
00:47:14,457 --> 00:47:15,457
- Over here.
638
00:47:15,541 --> 00:47:17,131
- We need more men
up here.
639
00:47:17,210 --> 00:47:18,500
- Give me that bag.
640
00:47:19,212 --> 00:47:20,382
We need more men.
641
00:47:20,463 --> 00:47:21,503
- Hurry up.
642
00:47:22,215 --> 00:47:24,215
- (thunder rumbles)
643
00:47:34,518 --> 00:47:36,848
- Over here.
- Give me that bag.
644
00:47:37,647 --> 00:47:38,607
- John!
645
00:47:40,900 --> 00:47:42,900
Get a telegram to Johnstown!
646
00:47:43,569 --> 00:47:45,279
Tell them to evacuate!
647
00:47:45,363 --> 00:47:47,073
- We need more men.
648
00:47:59,418 --> 00:48:01,038
- (clicking)
649
00:48:02,004 --> 00:48:03,804
- NARRATOR: The
message reads...
650
00:48:03,881 --> 00:48:08,181
"South Fork Dam liable to break.
Notify the people
651
00:48:08,261 --> 00:48:09,971
to prepare for the worst."
652
00:48:11,180 --> 00:48:12,930
- (clicking)
653
00:48:13,599 --> 00:48:15,679
- NARRATOR: The Johnstown
Telegraph office
654
00:48:15,768 --> 00:48:18,768
has seen the same warning
many times before.
655
00:48:21,232 --> 00:48:22,522
They ignore it.
656
00:48:23,067 --> 00:48:24,987
- (thunder rumbles)
657
00:48:47,842 --> 00:48:49,632
- We need more at the top.
658
00:48:50,594 --> 00:48:52,764
- We're running out of time.
659
00:48:54,348 --> 00:48:59,598
- Leave it! Leave it!
Let's get out of here! Now!
660
00:49:12,158 --> 00:49:14,198
- (rumbling)
661
00:49:23,127 --> 00:49:24,207
- (dog whining)
662
00:49:48,861 --> 00:49:51,111
- (rumbling continues)
663
00:50:07,046 --> 00:50:10,126
- Get out of here!
The dam's burst!
664
00:50:30,444 --> 00:50:32,244
- Move away from the window.
665
00:50:37,076 --> 00:50:39,036
- (rumbling)
666
00:50:44,291 --> 00:50:45,961
- (glass shatters)
667
00:51:15,489 --> 00:51:18,409
- NARRATOR: When
the water stops,
668
00:51:19,410 --> 00:51:22,120
more than 2,000 people
lie dead.
669
00:51:28,961 --> 00:51:31,381
One in three are so
mutilated
670
00:51:31,464 --> 00:51:33,264
they can't even be identified.
671
00:51:38,554 --> 00:51:40,894
1 ,600 Homes are
destroyed...
672
00:51:42,600 --> 00:51:45,390
...and over four square
miles of the town
673
00:51:45,478 --> 00:51:47,148
are completely leveled.
674
00:51:49,231 --> 00:51:52,691
The Johnstown Flood is the
worst man-made disaster
675
00:51:52,776 --> 00:51:55,106
in the United States
prior to 9/11 .
676
00:51:58,782 --> 00:52:01,372
Bodies will be found
for years to come.
677
00:52:04,121 --> 00:52:06,711
Some as far away
as Cincinnati,
678
00:52:08,459 --> 00:52:10,999
350 miles from Johnstown.
679
00:52:15,966 --> 00:52:18,256
Volunteers come from
across the country
680
00:52:18,344 --> 00:52:20,094
to assist in the recovery.
681
00:52:21,388 --> 00:52:24,928
The Flood is the first
major peacetime relief effort
682
00:52:26,644 --> 00:52:29,694
of the recently
formed American Red Cross.
683
00:52:31,941 --> 00:52:34,111
As outrage over
the flood grows,
684
00:52:34,193 --> 00:52:36,823
the public looks for
someone to blame.
685
00:52:39,949 --> 00:52:42,369
Most of that blame falls
on the members
686
00:52:42,451 --> 00:52:45,291
of the South Fork Fishing
and Hunting Club.
687
00:52:46,455 --> 00:52:49,115
But the members
deny responsibility.
688
00:53:04,473 --> 00:53:06,393
Lawsuits are filed...
689
00:53:07,726 --> 00:53:10,186
...But they're
ultimately unsuccessful.
690
00:53:10,271 --> 00:53:12,521
In the eyes of
an angry public,
691
00:53:12,606 --> 00:53:14,606
the South Fork
members--including
692
00:53:14,692 --> 00:53:17,942
Henry Frick--have gotten
away with murder.
693
00:53:20,739 --> 00:53:24,239
The incident forever
changes Andrew Carnegie...
694
00:53:24,326 --> 00:53:27,576
...Who feels a sense of
responsibility for the disaster,
695
00:53:28,372 --> 00:53:31,212
unlike many of
his fellow club members.
696
00:53:31,750 --> 00:53:35,300
He soon drops out of South
Fork and begins a campaign
697
00:53:35,379 --> 00:53:37,839
to rebuild his
damaged image.
698
00:53:38,549 --> 00:53:43,719
- When your brand becomes
so big that you become the name,
699
00:53:43,804 --> 00:53:46,104
you become the
face behind the brand,
700
00:53:46,181 --> 00:53:47,601
it's difficult.
701
00:53:47,683 --> 00:53:50,693
There's also a great deal
of responsibility
702
00:53:50,769 --> 00:53:53,859
and risk, and you have to
be very, very careful.
703
00:53:56,275 --> 00:53:58,105
- NARRATOR: Carnegie
donates millions
704
00:53:58,193 --> 00:54:00,403
to help rebuild Johnstown.
705
00:54:02,698 --> 00:54:05,368
- Carnegie gave money to
thousands of libraries.
706
00:54:05,451 --> 00:54:07,241
Millions and
millions of dollars.
707
00:54:07,328 --> 00:54:09,578
Carnegie wanted
to be remembered
708
00:54:09,663 --> 00:54:11,503
for the good he had done.
709
00:54:11,582 --> 00:54:13,042
- NARRATOR: Carnegie
begins building
710
00:54:13,125 --> 00:54:15,495
public monuments across
the country.
711
00:54:16,211 --> 00:54:20,091
And soon, a grand music
venue in Manhattan
712
00:54:20,966 --> 00:54:22,586
becomes his passion.
713
00:55:32,621 --> 00:55:35,291
Carnegie Hall is New
York's new home
714
00:55:35,374 --> 00:55:37,134
for the performing arts.
715
00:55:37,459 --> 00:55:40,339
And for high society
to rub elbows.
716
00:55:43,882 --> 00:55:47,932
On opening night, Russian
composer Pyotr Tchaikovsky
717
00:55:48,011 --> 00:55:49,761
is the
featured performer.
718
00:56:01,984 --> 00:56:04,864
Andrew Carnegie is
treated like royalty.
719
00:56:05,988 --> 00:56:08,608
Honored for the
masterpiece he's built.
720
00:56:10,284 --> 00:56:14,254
But even in this setting,
one man is a bigger presence.
721
00:56:14,663 --> 00:56:16,333
John D. Rockefeller
722
00:56:16,415 --> 00:56:18,875
is worth three
times as much as Carnegie.
723
00:56:35,976 --> 00:56:38,346
But the Cathedral
Carnegie's built bearing
724
00:56:38,437 --> 00:56:41,977
his name, takes their
rivalry to another level.
725
00:56:51,950 --> 00:56:53,660
- Oh. Thank you, Alisha.
726
00:56:54,119 --> 00:56:56,869
- NARRATOR: The men will
spend the next 10 years
727
00:56:56,955 --> 00:56:58,405
battling each other.
728
00:56:58,916 --> 00:57:01,206
Sparring with
Christmas gifts.
729
00:57:08,050 --> 00:57:11,930
Rockefeller sends Carnegie
a cheap, paper vest.
730
00:57:12,721 --> 00:57:16,181
Ajab at his simple
beginnings as a poor immigrant.
731
00:57:17,100 --> 00:57:19,890
In return, Carnegie
sends Rockefeller,
732
00:57:19,978 --> 00:57:22,398
a devout Baptist
who doesn't drink,
733
00:57:22,481 --> 00:57:24,231
a bottle of fine whiskey.
734
00:57:30,531 --> 00:57:32,071
- You know I've had my
own little rivalries,
735
00:57:32,157 --> 00:57:34,827
I've had a rivalry with
Donald trump where I think
736
00:57:34,910 --> 00:57:37,830
it was back, 2004, he
was giving me a hard time
737
00:57:37,913 --> 00:57:39,913
about something and I said
"you know what I can write
738
00:57:39,998 --> 00:57:42,288
a bigger check than you
and not even know it's missing,"
739
00:57:42,376 --> 00:57:43,876
because I
knew if I tweaked him,
740
00:57:43,961 --> 00:57:46,091
he would just
respond, and he did,
741
00:57:46,171 --> 00:57:49,301
and I still like to tweak
him just because it's fun...
742
00:57:50,217 --> 00:57:51,677
- DONNY DEUTSCH: I always
say you have to have
743
00:57:51,760 --> 00:57:53,510
someone to hate
to aim for.
744
00:57:53,595 --> 00:57:56,425
Having an enemy,
having an arch enemy,
745
00:57:56,515 --> 00:58:00,385
having a competitor is
what ups the game for everybody.
746
00:58:03,856 --> 00:58:05,936
- NARRATOR: While
Rockefeller's oil empire
747
00:58:06,024 --> 00:58:07,234
steadily grows,
748
00:58:09,903 --> 00:58:10,863
steel becomes
749
00:58:10,946 --> 00:58:13,276
the product of choice for
construction.
750
00:58:13,824 --> 00:58:16,834
And Carnegie's
business takes off.
751
00:58:17,202 --> 00:58:18,372
- Mr. Connor
752
00:58:18,787 --> 00:58:19,697
- Yes, sir.
753
00:58:19,788 --> 00:58:20,958
- How's the output?
754
00:58:21,039 --> 00:58:23,459
- She's running at
full capacity, sir.
755
00:58:26,420 --> 00:58:27,840
- Good. Carry on.
756
00:58:31,466 --> 00:58:33,466
- NARRATOR: Carnegie's
steel helps trigger
757
00:58:33,552 --> 00:58:36,182
the upward expansion of
America's cities.
758
00:58:37,890 --> 00:58:39,770
But if he wants to
challenge Rockefeller
759
00:58:39,850 --> 00:58:41,770
for the title of America's
Most Powerful
760
00:58:41,852 --> 00:58:42,892
Businessman...
761
00:58:43,896 --> 00:58:46,806
...Carnegie must become
even more profitable.
762
00:58:49,484 --> 00:58:52,074
But he'll pay a price
for his ambition.
763
00:58:52,613 --> 00:58:54,703
That will threaten to
destroy everything he's
764
00:58:54,781 --> 00:58:56,571
worked so hard to build.
765
00:59:13,800 --> 00:59:16,180
The building of Modern
America is moving
766
00:59:16,261 --> 00:59:17,761
at lightning speed.
767
00:59:19,222 --> 00:59:22,812
Rail lines link east to
west in a way never before
768
00:59:22,893 --> 00:59:24,393
thought possible.
769
00:59:24,853 --> 00:59:27,103
Oil is burning
into the night.
770
00:59:27,522 --> 00:59:31,532
And steel is pushing
cities to unimaginable heights.
771
00:59:31,610 --> 00:59:35,530
Driving this growth is a
rivalry between two men.
772
00:59:35,614 --> 00:59:39,084
Andrew Carnegie
and John D. Rockefeller.
773
00:59:39,534 --> 00:59:43,084
One the undisputed
King of Oil, the other,
774
00:59:43,163 --> 00:59:45,833
the Unchallenged
Man of Steel.
775
00:59:46,875 --> 00:59:50,085
And each is determined
not to be outdone.
776
00:59:51,797 --> 00:59:53,667
- STEVE WYNN: I
benefit from high-class
777
00:59:53,757 --> 00:59:54,797
competition.
778
00:59:54,883 --> 00:59:58,093
I've been dogged
by the competition,
779
00:59:58,178 --> 01:00:01,098
bested by the competition
a couple times.
780
01:00:01,181 --> 01:00:02,721
But I've had
my licks, too,
781
01:00:02,808 --> 01:00:04,808
and we've managed
to hold our own.
782
01:00:10,983 --> 01:00:12,943
- NARRATOR: To overtake
Rockefeller as the richest
783
01:00:13,026 --> 01:00:16,896
man in the country,
Carnegie can't just be
784
01:00:16,989 --> 01:00:19,159
a profitable steel maker.
785
01:00:21,618 --> 01:00:23,908
He's got to be the
most profitable.
786
01:00:30,002 --> 01:00:33,252
And for that, he
needs an edge.
787
01:00:37,050 --> 01:00:39,680
He sets his sights on
a struggling steel mill
788
01:00:39,761 --> 01:00:41,181
outside Pittsburgh.
789
01:00:42,723 --> 01:00:44,893
With plans to make it
the largest
790
01:00:44,975 --> 01:00:46,925
in his steel making empire.
791
01:00:48,979 --> 01:00:52,939
Carnegie invests millions
retooling the plant
792
01:00:54,234 --> 01:00:55,824
to turn out more structural
793
01:00:55,902 --> 01:00:58,322
steel than any other
mill of its size.
794
01:01:00,490 --> 01:01:03,990
The Homestead Steel Works
is a true modern marvel.
795
01:01:08,665 --> 01:01:10,575
But it can't operate
796
01:01:13,253 --> 01:01:14,963
without man power.
797
01:01:16,089 --> 01:01:20,679
- One of the huge costs
in a steel mill is labor.
798
01:01:22,888 --> 01:01:27,348
Carnegie knew that
to stay profitable.
799
01:01:28,727 --> 01:01:31,057
He had to keep costs low.
800
01:01:33,648 --> 01:01:37,108
And the only way to keep
costs low was to reduce
801
01:01:37,194 --> 01:01:39,954
wages and increase
working hours.
802
01:01:42,991 --> 01:01:45,331
To keep profits growing,
Carnegie needs
803
01:01:45,410 --> 01:01:47,200
to continue cutting costs.
804
01:01:48,330 --> 01:01:49,830
Including wages.
805
01:01:51,249 --> 01:01:54,089
But he's also determined
to repair his image.
806
01:01:56,880 --> 01:02:00,510
Something he can't do
in the midst of a labor dispute.
807
01:02:05,597 --> 01:02:09,307
So he turns to his
chairman to do the dirty work.
808
01:02:12,104 --> 01:02:14,694
Henry Frick has never been
concerned with what people
809
01:02:14,773 --> 01:02:16,443
think of his methods.
810
01:02:16,942 --> 01:02:19,072
He's about one thing...
811
01:02:19,152 --> 01:02:20,242
...Winning.
812
01:02:21,404 --> 01:02:26,414
- DAVID NASAW: Carnegie
didn't enjoy being the bad guy,
813
01:02:27,244 --> 01:02:28,624
being the villain.
814
01:02:29,121 --> 01:02:30,871
Frick didn't seem to mind.
815
01:02:32,791 --> 01:02:35,461
- DONNY DEUTSCH: I think
the great leaders find
816
01:02:35,544 --> 01:02:40,014
partners who basically can
exploit their weaknesses,
817
01:02:40,090 --> 01:02:42,340
but not kind of dance
on their strengths.
818
01:02:42,759 --> 01:02:45,509
Instead of hiring weaker
versions of themselves,
819
01:02:45,595 --> 01:02:48,215
they hire people that are
tremendous experts
820
01:02:48,306 --> 01:02:49,426
at what they're not.
821
01:02:49,516 --> 01:02:51,386
- CARNEGIE: Henry
shows me the ledgers,
822
01:02:51,476 --> 01:02:54,096
and that was not the
number I was expecting.
823
01:02:54,187 --> 01:02:55,477
Now, the only
question remains
824
01:02:55,564 --> 01:02:57,614
is how much we'll
make next year.
825
01:03:01,987 --> 01:03:03,777
- NARRATOR: With Frick
firmly installed
826
01:03:03,864 --> 01:03:05,784
as chairman of
Carnegie Steel...
827
01:03:08,910 --> 01:03:10,950
...The boss heads
to Scotland
828
01:03:12,998 --> 01:03:14,958
to give him room
to operate.
829
01:03:24,342 --> 01:03:26,302
- JIM CRAMER: The industrialists
of that period of time
830
01:03:26,386 --> 01:03:28,756
are people
who are out for themselves
831
01:03:28,847 --> 01:03:32,977
to make large fortunes
as quickly as possible,
832
01:03:33,059 --> 01:03:35,809
even if it means pressing
the envelope
833
01:03:35,896 --> 01:03:37,806
of what they have to do.
834
01:03:42,485 --> 01:03:45,315
- NARRATOR: Frick begins
squeezing all that he can get
835
01:03:45,405 --> 01:03:47,485
out of the
workers at Homestead.
836
01:03:48,783 --> 01:03:51,293
- DAVID NASAW: Frick
decided that the only way
837
01:03:51,369 --> 01:03:55,079
to keep the plant running
efficiently was with a 12
838
01:03:55,165 --> 01:03:58,665
hour day, six days a week.
839
01:04:02,547 --> 01:04:06,797
What that meant was
intolerable working conditions.
840
01:04:07,219 --> 01:04:09,259
No one could work
12 hours a day.
841
01:04:09,638 --> 01:04:11,638
If you're working
in an office,
842
01:04:11,723 --> 01:04:14,273
you'd fall asleep
at your desk.
843
01:04:14,351 --> 01:04:16,981
If you fall asleep
in a steel mill,
844
01:04:17,062 --> 01:04:18,152
you end up dead.
845
01:04:27,781 --> 01:04:29,491
- MARK CUBAN: You know
back when Carnegie
846
01:04:29,574 --> 01:04:32,204
was building his empire,
obviously there were
847
01:04:32,285 --> 01:04:34,495
no labor laws, it was
a free for all.
848
01:04:35,080 --> 01:04:36,750
And looking back it
seems horrific
849
01:04:36,831 --> 01:04:38,921
in a lot of different
ways that workers
850
01:04:39,000 --> 01:04:40,710
were taken advantage of.
851
01:04:40,794 --> 01:04:43,054
But that was the game
that was played back then.
852
01:04:44,839 --> 01:04:47,509
- NARRATOR: The
conditions are dangerous.
853
01:04:47,926 --> 01:04:51,046
And a small group of men
bands together
854
01:04:51,137 --> 01:04:53,007
to raise their concerns.
855
01:04:56,309 --> 01:04:59,269
- DAVID NASAW: Many of the
workers at the steel mill felt
856
01:04:59,354 --> 01:05:03,864
that change in working
conditions was a necessity.
857
01:05:05,110 --> 01:05:09,070
They were exhausted and
they wanted wages
858
01:05:10,031 --> 01:05:11,621
that were livable.
859
01:05:14,327 --> 01:05:17,247
- NARRATOR: Unions are
relatively new in America.
860
01:05:18,123 --> 01:05:21,583
And Frick isn't about to
let them take root on his watch.
861
01:05:27,424 --> 01:05:30,764
But before acting, he
seeks his boss' counsel.
862
01:05:35,390 --> 01:05:38,480
- "Dear Andrew, it may
become necessary to fight
863
01:05:38,560 --> 01:05:39,810
it out this summer.
864
01:05:40,937 --> 01:05:44,937
Once got into it will be
fought to the finish."
865
01:05:50,155 --> 01:05:51,775
- NARRATOR: Andrew
Carnegie is well aware
866
01:05:51,865 --> 01:05:53,695
of Frick's aggressiveness.
867
01:06:00,665 --> 01:06:03,875
It's why he's put three
thousand miles between them.
868
01:06:10,300 --> 01:06:14,350
But Carnegie would rather
leave some things unsaid.
869
01:06:17,724 --> 01:06:21,984
- "Mr. Frick, no doubt you
will get Homestead right.
870
01:06:22,729 --> 01:06:24,809
You can get
anything right,
871
01:06:25,690 --> 01:06:27,980
with your mild
persistence."
872
01:06:29,194 --> 01:06:31,954
- There's a fine line, how
do we protect the worker,
873
01:06:32,030 --> 01:06:33,610
yet, at the same time,
continue to grease the
874
01:06:33,698 --> 01:06:35,028
wheels for capitalism?
875
01:06:36,868 --> 01:06:39,238
Sometimes those two
are at cross-purposes.
876
01:06:46,336 --> 01:06:48,296
- NARRATOR: Frick takes
Carnegie's words
877
01:06:48,380 --> 01:06:51,840
as a clear indication that
it's time to go to war.
878
01:06:53,343 --> 01:06:54,843
He ramps up production,
879
01:06:55,136 --> 01:06:57,176
pushing his men harder
than ever.
880
01:07:00,141 --> 01:07:02,311
In case of a strike,
he'll have
881
01:07:02,394 --> 01:07:04,604
a stockpile of
finished steel.
882
01:07:09,317 --> 01:07:11,647
The men are spending
half their lives
883
01:07:11,736 --> 01:07:14,196
in the dreadful and
dangerous conditions.
884
01:07:17,867 --> 01:07:20,697
And they're about to reach
their breaking point.
885
01:07:23,748 --> 01:07:25,078
- (screaming)
886
01:07:53,445 --> 01:07:56,315
- (men yelling)
887
01:08:00,452 --> 01:08:03,292
- May the Lord in his
love and mercy help you.
888
01:08:05,123 --> 01:08:07,173
May the Lord free
you from sin
889
01:08:07,250 --> 01:08:09,210
and save you and
raise you up.
890
01:08:11,337 --> 01:08:14,207
In the name of the
Father, and the Son,
891
01:08:14,299 --> 01:08:16,089
and the Holy Spirit.
892
01:08:28,646 --> 01:08:30,396
- NARRATOR: Accidents
on the plant floor
893
01:08:30,482 --> 01:08:31,772
keep multiplying.
894
01:08:32,734 --> 01:08:34,784
Until one proves fatal.
895
01:08:36,821 --> 01:08:39,161
The death has the
potential to unite
896
01:08:39,240 --> 01:08:41,030
the overwhelmed workforce.
897
01:08:52,504 --> 01:08:54,804
Frick knows what's coming.
898
01:09:02,514 --> 01:09:06,564
- FRICK: "Dear Andrew, I
am not prepared to believe
899
01:09:06,643 --> 01:09:09,193
that we will win without
a severe struggle.
900
01:09:10,522 --> 01:09:12,772
I regret to say it does
not seem that there is
901
01:09:12,857 --> 01:09:15,187
any other course
open for us.
902
01:09:16,319 --> 01:09:19,949
We would better make the
fight and be through with it."
903
01:09:31,084 --> 01:09:34,504
- FRICK: "Henry, One thing
we are all sure of
904
01:09:34,587 --> 01:09:37,837
no contest will be entered
into that will fail.
905
01:09:39,384 --> 01:09:41,764
We all approve of
anything you do.
906
01:09:43,513 --> 01:09:45,853
We are with you
to the end."
907
01:09:54,899 --> 01:09:57,479
- NARRATOR: Knowing
his boss has his back,
908
01:09:57,569 --> 01:09:59,569
Frick throws
the first punch.
909
01:10:03,157 --> 01:10:06,657
He tells workers that
Carnegie Steel won't negotiate.
910
01:10:08,079 --> 01:10:10,659
And conditions
won't be improving.
911
01:10:10,748 --> 01:10:12,538
- WORKER: He
can't do that.
912
01:10:14,752 --> 01:10:19,422
- Frick didn't understand
the steelworkers believed
913
01:10:19,507 --> 01:10:21,627
that the mill
belonged to them.
914
01:10:21,718 --> 01:10:24,008
They were the ones
who made the steel.
915
01:10:24,095 --> 01:10:27,555
It was their plant and
they weren't gonna to let
916
01:10:27,640 --> 01:10:31,350
this nasty little Frick
take it from them.
917
01:10:31,436 --> 01:10:34,146
- O'DONNELL: Under the
management of Mr. Frick,
918
01:10:34,230 --> 01:10:36,690
the Carnegie Company has
wiped out organization
919
01:10:36,774 --> 01:10:38,614
in the Edgar
Thompson works.
920
01:10:38,693 --> 01:10:41,363
Has wiped out organization
in the coke region
921
01:10:41,446 --> 01:10:43,736
and are about to wipe out
organization in Homestead.
922
01:10:43,823 --> 01:10:44,993
- CROWD: No!
923
01:10:45,074 --> 01:10:46,034
- O'DONNELL: The time has
come to send
924
01:10:46,117 --> 01:10:47,367
Mr. Frick a message.
925
01:10:47,452 --> 01:10:48,332
- CROWD: That's right.
926
01:10:48,411 --> 01:10:50,161
- O'DONNELL: We do not
accept the new pay scale.
927
01:10:50,246 --> 01:10:51,576
- CROWD: No.
- O'DONNELL: We do not accept
928
01:10:51,664 --> 01:10:53,584
the poor working conditions.
- CROWD: No.
929
01:10:53,666 --> 01:10:55,746
- O'DONNELL: We do not
accept the long hours.
930
01:10:55,835 --> 01:10:56,705
- CROWD: No.
931
01:10:56,794 --> 01:10:58,504
- O'DONNELL: And
why can we do this?
932
01:10:58,588 --> 01:11:00,798
Because we are a union.
- CROWD: Yeah!
933
01:11:00,882 --> 01:11:03,382
- O'DONNELL: And nobody,
nobody will break us!
934
01:11:03,468 --> 01:11:04,508
- CROWD: Yeah!
935
01:11:04,594 --> 01:11:06,514
- O'DONNELL: All those
in favor of striking,
936
01:11:06,596 --> 01:11:07,716
raise your hands.
937
01:11:07,805 --> 01:11:09,175
- CROWD: Yeah!
938
01:11:58,856 --> 01:12:00,186
- O'DONNELL: Mr. Frick?
939
01:12:04,362 --> 01:12:05,782
- FRICK: I'm giving you
one more chance
940
01:12:05,863 --> 01:12:07,363
to call off this strike.
941
01:12:09,826 --> 01:12:14,496
I'll make sure any man who
walks out, never returns.
942
01:12:20,503 --> 01:12:22,133
- O'DONNELL: We'll see.
943
01:12:55,663 --> 01:12:57,873
NARRATOR: 2,000 steel
workers barricade
944
01:12:57,957 --> 01:12:59,707
the front of the plant.
945
01:13:00,877 --> 01:13:05,047
To prevent Frick from
bringing in replacements.
946
01:13:35,119 --> 01:13:37,499
The fight has
turned personal.
947
01:13:41,000 --> 01:13:43,080
But Frick isn't
about to back down.
948
01:13:44,045 --> 01:13:46,415
He calls in
reinforcements.
949
01:13:55,515 --> 01:13:57,885
For years, the Pinkerton
Detectives have been
950
01:13:57,975 --> 01:13:59,595
a private police force.
951
01:14:00,728 --> 01:14:03,558
Best known for tracking
down train robbers.
952
01:14:07,693 --> 01:14:11,033
They even stopped a plot
to assassinate Abraham Lincoln.
953
01:14:11,781 --> 01:14:15,331
And were hired as the
President's personal bodyguards.
954
01:14:21,207 --> 01:14:24,457
But now they've become
an army for hire.
955
01:14:29,382 --> 01:14:33,592
With more men and
guns than the U.S. Military.
956
01:14:36,222 --> 01:14:40,022
If you have the money,
they'll fight for you.
957
01:14:41,686 --> 01:14:43,846
And Frick has the money.
958
01:14:45,898 --> 01:14:47,858
- HEINDE: We'll
enter by the river,
959
01:14:47,942 --> 01:14:50,152
take them by force
if necessary.
960
01:14:50,820 --> 01:14:53,450
Remember your training,
follow orders.
961
01:14:54,532 --> 01:14:57,162
If they start shooting
we'll hit them back hard.
962
01:14:58,536 --> 01:15:00,826
There is no place
for cowardice.
963
01:15:04,500 --> 01:15:07,500
- DAVID NASAW: The
Pinkertons were mercenaries.
964
01:15:07,587 --> 01:15:09,837
They were from
out of town.
965
01:15:09,922 --> 01:15:11,672
They had no ties
to Pittsburgh,
966
01:15:11,757 --> 01:15:13,217
no ties to these workers.
967
01:15:13,301 --> 01:15:17,141
They were paid a wage
to wield their clubs.
968
01:15:19,557 --> 01:15:21,847
The moment Frick made
the decision to bring in
969
01:15:21,934 --> 01:15:27,364
Pinkertons, the die was
cast and the only way
970
01:15:27,440 --> 01:15:30,110
this strike was going to
end was in tragedy.
971
01:15:32,194 --> 01:15:33,454
- HEINDE: FIRE!
972
01:15:48,044 --> 01:15:51,674
- NARRATOR: 2,000 men
barricade themselves
973
01:15:51,756 --> 01:15:53,716
inside the
Homestead plant.
974
01:15:59,597 --> 01:16:03,847
Causing steel production
to grind to a hault.
975
01:16:05,853 --> 01:16:08,943
Carnegie Steel's
chairman, Henry Frick,
976
01:16:09,023 --> 01:16:11,403
is in no mood
to negotiate.
977
01:16:16,113 --> 01:16:18,663
Under pressure to
quell the revolt,
978
01:16:18,741 --> 01:16:21,031
Frick brings in
the Pintertons.
979
01:16:21,327 --> 01:16:26,077
A mercenary army capable
of outgunning the U.S. Military.
980
01:16:28,334 --> 01:16:31,384
And their presence
threatens to be the spark
981
01:16:31,462 --> 01:16:33,382
that light the powder keg.
982
01:16:34,256 --> 01:16:36,626
- DAVID NASAW: Frick
thought to himself
983
01:16:36,717 --> 01:16:39,507
when the workers see
the Pinkertons,
984
01:16:39,595 --> 01:16:43,095
when they see that I'm not
going to back down
985
01:16:43,182 --> 01:16:44,432
they will back down.
986
01:16:45,643 --> 01:16:47,273
He thought a
show of strength,
987
01:16:47,353 --> 01:16:50,523
a show of resolve, was
all that was needed.
988
01:16:50,606 --> 01:16:53,016
And that would be the end.
989
01:16:54,026 --> 01:16:56,106
He badly miscalculated.
990
01:16:58,823 --> 01:17:00,493
- O'DONNELL:
Hold your ground.
991
01:17:00,574 --> 01:17:02,374
Stay calm.
Stay calm.
992
01:17:16,841 --> 01:17:19,091
- HEINDE: We're here to take
possession of this property.
993
01:17:19,176 --> 01:17:20,296
- CROWD: No!
994
01:17:21,679 --> 01:17:24,599
- O'DONNELL: I suggest you
turn around and go home.
995
01:17:24,932 --> 01:17:26,352
You're not getting in.
996
01:17:26,809 --> 01:17:28,599
- HEINDE: If you
do not stand aside,
997
01:17:28,686 --> 01:17:30,766
we will mow every
one of you down.
998
01:17:30,855 --> 01:17:32,225
CROWD: Muttering.
999
01:17:32,314 --> 01:17:34,444
- O'DONNELL: The blood
of innocent men
1000
01:17:34,525 --> 01:17:36,105
will be on your hands.
1001
01:17:37,403 --> 01:17:39,533
- HEINDE: Tear down
this barricade.
1002
01:17:39,613 --> 01:17:40,993
- CROWD: No!
1003
01:18:08,601 --> 01:18:09,981
- HEINDE: Fire!
1004
01:18:10,352 --> 01:18:12,692
Fire! Shoot them. Shoot!
1005
01:18:12,772 --> 01:18:14,522
- (guns firing)
1006
01:18:15,483 --> 01:18:16,653
- (moaning)
1007
01:18:19,612 --> 01:18:21,112
- (guns firing)
1008
01:18:25,159 --> 01:18:26,449
- (moaning)
1009
01:19:11,038 --> 01:19:12,288
- O'DONNELL:
Hold the line.
1010
01:19:12,373 --> 01:19:13,623
Keep your ground.
1011
01:19:23,759 --> 01:19:25,759
- HEINDE: Fire! Fire!
1012
01:19:41,318 --> 01:19:43,068
- You all right?
You all right?
1013
01:19:43,154 --> 01:19:44,154
- Take it.
1014
01:19:45,573 --> 01:19:46,823
- (groaning)
1015
01:19:49,952 --> 01:19:51,372
- (screaming)
1016
01:19:55,875 --> 01:19:57,075
- HEINDE: Fire!
1017
01:19:57,168 --> 01:20:09,798
Fire!
1018
01:20:17,188 --> 01:20:18,348
- (gagging)
1019
01:20:30,409 --> 01:20:32,869
- NARRATOR: When
the fighting stops,
1020
01:20:32,953 --> 01:20:36,213
nine Carnegie Steel
workers lie dead.
1021
01:20:37,541 --> 01:20:41,001
While countless others
sustain severe injuries.
1022
01:20:43,214 --> 01:20:45,674
But they manage to
hold their ground.
1023
01:20:48,219 --> 01:20:51,139
Until Pennsylvania's
Governor sends in
1024
01:20:51,222 --> 01:20:55,102
the state militia to
finally restore order.
1025
01:21:01,899 --> 01:21:04,979
Homestead is back in the
hands of the management.
1026
01:21:10,449 --> 01:21:14,829
But Andrew Carnegie's
problems are far from over.
1027
01:21:17,206 --> 01:21:20,116
The public is outraged
over the violence,
1028
01:21:20,793 --> 01:21:23,883
blaming chairman
Henry Frick directly.
1029
01:21:28,425 --> 01:21:31,715
Many are demanding
justice for the dead.
1030
01:21:37,768 --> 01:21:38,808
- Mr. Frick.
1031
01:21:41,689 --> 01:21:42,939
- (gun fires)
1032
01:21:46,944 --> 01:21:49,704
- NARRATOR: The vast and
rapid growth ofAmerica
1033
01:21:49,780 --> 01:21:51,280
is in full swing.
1034
01:21:52,533 --> 01:21:55,743
Railroads now connect
all 44 states.
1035
01:21:57,121 --> 01:22:00,161
Oil is the most precious
resource in the country.
1036
01:22:02,084 --> 01:22:04,964
And steel is
building our cities.
1037
01:22:06,797 --> 01:22:10,377
But growth at this pace
doesn't come without a cost.
1038
01:22:16,265 --> 01:22:19,095
Andrew Carnegie is making
more steel than anyone
1039
01:22:19,184 --> 01:22:20,564
else in the world.
1040
01:22:23,647 --> 01:22:25,607
To meet this level
of production,
1041
01:22:25,691 --> 01:22:29,071
his workers are on their
feet 12 hours a day,
1042
01:22:29,153 --> 01:22:30,573
six days a week.
1043
01:22:32,865 --> 01:22:36,365
The conditions spur them
to barricade the plant,
1044
01:22:36,452 --> 01:22:39,912
leading Carnegie's
Chairman, Henry Frick,
1045
01:22:39,997 --> 01:22:41,497
to call in mercenaries.
1046
01:22:41,582 --> 01:22:42,752
- HEINDE: Fire!
1047
01:22:42,833 --> 01:22:44,673
- (guns firing)
1048
01:22:45,669 --> 01:22:46,789
- (moaning)
1049
01:22:58,515 --> 01:23:01,135
- NARRATOR: A bloody battle
leaves nine workers dead.
1050
01:23:03,812 --> 01:23:05,982
Frick regains
control of Homestead.
1051
01:23:08,692 --> 01:23:10,992
But while the
carnage is over...
1052
01:23:12,029 --> 01:23:14,489
...the public outcry
is just beginning.
1053
01:23:17,326 --> 01:23:19,196
- DAVID NASAW: It
was a massacre.
1054
01:23:19,286 --> 01:23:22,156
Not just in terms of the
number of injured and dead.
1055
01:23:22,247 --> 01:23:25,787
But a massacre that
any civilians should be killed,
1056
01:23:25,876 --> 01:23:28,746
standing and
defending their plant.
1057
01:23:30,923 --> 01:23:32,763
- NARRATOR: Over night,
Homestead becomes a
1058
01:23:32,841 --> 01:23:37,011
searing symbol of life
and death in Industrial America.
1059
01:23:52,569 --> 01:23:54,989
- MAURY KLEIN: Carnegie
probably was appalled
1060
01:23:55,072 --> 01:23:56,992
at what happened
at Homestead.
1061
01:23:57,991 --> 01:24:01,831
He prided himself on
portraying his company
1062
01:24:01,912 --> 01:24:05,082
as an enlightened,
progressive company,
1063
01:24:05,165 --> 01:24:07,075
which in many ways it was.
1064
01:24:07,709 --> 01:24:11,549
What Homestead did was
cast a stain on that
1065
01:24:11,630 --> 01:24:13,380
and on his reputation
that he had
1066
01:24:13,465 --> 01:24:15,255
a very hard time
living down.
1067
01:24:17,052 --> 01:24:21,182
-NARRATOR: Carnegie extends
his stay in Scotland...
1068
01:24:21,265 --> 01:24:23,925
...Hoping the distance
will allow the controversy
1069
01:24:24,017 --> 01:24:25,387
to blow over.
1070
01:24:27,479 --> 01:24:30,519
But American reporters
track him down.
1071
01:24:30,607 --> 01:24:34,107
- Excuse me, just a word.
- No gentleman.
1072
01:24:34,194 --> 01:24:35,364
- Mr. Carnegie our readers...
1073
01:24:35,446 --> 01:24:37,526
- Another time gentlemen.
- Yes, just a word.
1074
01:24:37,614 --> 01:24:39,374
- I am not in the habit of
giving interviews
1075
01:24:39,450 --> 01:24:41,370
in the middle of public parks.
- Mr. Carnegie.
1076
01:24:41,452 --> 01:24:43,292
- Get out of
my damned way.
1077
01:24:59,136 --> 01:25:02,346
- NARRATOR: While Carnegie's
hounded by press abroad...
1078
01:25:04,808 --> 01:25:07,938
...At home, the public's
outrage is escalating.
1079
01:25:10,355 --> 01:25:12,395
A new group is emerging,
1080
01:25:14,109 --> 01:25:16,819
calling themselves
"The Anarchists."
1081
01:25:17,696 --> 01:25:19,776
Known for their
violent tactics,
1082
01:25:21,116 --> 01:25:23,526
they are beginning
to strike out.
1083
01:25:23,619 --> 01:25:26,449
Whenever and wherever
they see injustice.
1084
01:25:29,208 --> 01:25:31,418
Now they've turned
their attention
1085
01:25:31,502 --> 01:25:33,502
to the massacre at Homestead.
1086
01:25:34,254 --> 01:25:35,844
Demanding payback.
1087
01:25:37,174 --> 01:25:41,434
Their target is the
chairman of Carnegie Steel.
1088
01:25:48,310 --> 01:25:51,400
Henry Frick is determined
to get steel production
1089
01:25:51,480 --> 01:25:52,810
back up to speed.
1090
01:25:54,691 --> 01:25:57,571
But his enemies
have other plans.
1091
01:26:16,588 --> 01:26:17,958
- (footsteps)
1092
01:26:41,655 --> 01:26:42,855
- Mr. Frick.
1093
01:26:45,409 --> 01:26:47,119
- (gun fires)
- (yells)
1094
01:26:53,458 --> 01:26:55,168
- (Frick groans)
1095
01:27:04,720 --> 01:27:06,220
- (choking)
1096
01:27:08,265 --> 01:27:11,305
- (grunting)
1097
01:27:41,340 --> 01:27:42,720
- Get off of me.
1098
01:27:49,306 --> 01:27:50,426
Let me go.
78997
Can't find what you're looking for?
Get subtitles in any language from opensubtitles.com, and translate them here.