ager , ▁J . ▁B . ▁White , ▁Henry ▁Clay ▁Fr ick , ▁E . ▁A . ▁Mey ers , ▁C . ▁C . ▁Hus sey , ▁D . ▁R . ▁E wer , ▁C . ▁A . ▁Car p enter , ▁W . ▁L . ▁D unn , ▁W . ▁L . ▁McC lin to ck , ▁and ▁A . ▁V . ▁Hol mes . ▁ ▁The ▁si xty - odd ▁club ▁members ▁were ▁the ▁leading ▁business ▁ty co ons ▁of ▁Western ▁Pennsylvania , ▁and ▁included ▁among ▁their ▁number ▁Fr ick ' s ▁best ▁friend , ▁Andrew ▁M ell on , ▁his ▁att or ne ys ▁Phil ander ▁Kno x ▁and ▁James ▁Hay ▁Re ed , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁Fr ick ' s ▁occas ional ▁business ▁partner ▁Andrew ▁Car neg ie . ▁The ▁club ▁members ▁made ▁in ade qu ate ▁rep airs ▁to ▁what ▁was ▁at ▁that ▁time ▁the ▁world ' s ▁largest ▁ear then ▁dam , ▁behind ▁which ▁formed ▁a ▁private ▁lake ▁called ▁Lake ▁Con em augh . ▁Less ▁than ▁ ▁down stream ▁from ▁the ▁dam ▁sat ▁the ▁city ▁of ▁John st own . ▁Camb ria ▁Iron ▁Company ▁operated ▁a ▁large ▁iron ▁and ▁steel ▁work ▁in ▁John st own ▁and ▁its ▁owner , ▁Daniel ▁J . ▁Mor rell , ▁was ▁concerned ▁about ▁the ▁safety ▁of ▁the ▁dam ▁and ▁the ▁thorough ness ▁of ▁rep airs ▁made ▁to ▁it . ▁ ▁Mor rell ▁had ▁even ▁sent ▁his ▁own ▁engineer , ▁John ▁F ult on , ▁to ▁inspect ▁the ▁site ▁but ▁little ▁was ▁done