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Exhibit 24.1
YORK INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION
POWER OF ATTORNEY
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KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned directors and officers
of York International Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the "Company"),
hereby constitute and appoint Jane G. Davis and C. David Myers, or any of them
acting singly or jointly, the true and lawful agents and attorney-in-fact of the
undersigned with full power and authority in said agents and attorneys-in-fact,
or any of them, to sign for the undersigned and in their respective names, as
directors and as officers of the Company, the Registration Statement of the
Company on Form S-8 or other appropriate form (and any pre-effective or post-
effective amendments or supplements to such Registration Statement), to be filed
under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, with the Securities and Exchange
Commission relating to the Common Stock to be issued by the Company in
connection with the Company's Amended and Restated 1992 Omnibus Stock Plan.
Capacity Date
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/s/ Michael R. Young June 5, 2000
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Michael R. Young
President and Chief Executive Officer
and Director
(principal executive officer)
/s/ C. David Myers June 5, 2000
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C. David Myers, Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer
(principal financial officer)
/s/ David R. Heck June 5, 2000
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David R. Heck, Controller (principal
accounting officer)
/s/ Gerald C. McDonough June 5, 2000
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Gerald C. McDonough, Chairman
/s/ W. Michael Clevy June 5, 2000
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W. Michael Clevy, Director
/s/ Malcolm W. Gambill June 5, 2000
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Malcolm W. Gambill, Director
/s/ Robert F. B. Logan June 5, 2000
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Robert F. B. Logan, Director
/s/ Paul J. Powers June 5, 2000
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Paul J. Powers, Director
/s/ Donald M. Roberts June 5, 2000
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Donald M. Roberts, Director
/s/ James A. Urry June 5, 2000
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James A. Urry, Director
