Pitcairn was a member of the South Fork Fishing and Hunting Club . The club , founded by Henry Clay Frick and composed of wealthy Pittsburgh industrialists including Carnegie , Andrew Mellon and Philander Knox , owned the South Fork Dam which collapsed on May 31 , 1889 causing the Johnstown Flood . Pitcairn was responsible for sending the first relief train to Johnstown to assist flood victims . He was also Past Grand Commander of the Order of Knights Templar , and one of the Directors of the Carnegie Public Library in Pittsburgh
Johnstown Flood
Johnstown Flood
Robert Pitcairn