The rich really are above the law: Andrew Carnegie once killed 2000 people and got away with it!
The dam's failure unleashed a torrent of 20 million tons of water from the reservoir known as Lake Conemaugh. With a volumetric flow rate that temporarily equaled that of the Mississippi River, the flood killed 2,209 people and caused US$17 million of damage.
The club's members were some of the richest men in America—including Andrew Carnegie—but efforts to hold them legally responsible went nowhere.
