New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-03-26
Generosity Is Keynote of Tales
About the Late David H. Moffat

: or suspicion were made but ii was gen
orally believed that tho night man never
was caught Such was not the case. now
ever according TO n friend Of Mr.. Mohat'
the tanker did ct the culprit. cut. moved
bl his tale OF destitute family. forGaVe
him and gave HIM an opportunity 10 re-
pay the money The man did so. and be-
came one Of Mr.. Moffats most loyal sup
por,ers.
Then there IS the case OF Tom Cay
former hcadwaiter at the old Firm Ave-
nue. Hotel where MI Moffat used To stay
while IN New York. ono day the million
aire noticed that tic waiter was looking
run down in health.
I'm going to Europe" he said DO
YOU want TO 20 along?
do YOU mean it, faltered Tom Gray.
Certainly | mean it," answered his pa
t,ron II want YOU 10 go.
And lie went When they LET on the
steamer a curious scene was presenter aI
the dock Tho ten times millionaire had
host OF friends to soc him off. including
dozen prominent bankers and Officials o.
Mining companies. two United states son
stors three Congressman ana ono eN-'ou-
gresham. while Tom Gay was surround
cd nv all tho waters ocllboys and stewards
that tho Fifth Avenue and other large no.
tells could spare.
! lie treated Gay a. his guest Throughout
the trip. and when he came mack "NP''''' -
that il was not a freak on his part 10 'aNe
1.-the head waiter but simply recognition
OF his worth as a hard working industrious
nan. He oven insisted OF paving INC H'""
',-si,er's wages wnic nc WAS away an"
.art his wife and family on a TIN 70 al
ada. To-day Tom Gay runs ho''l III
ee,,7our. Conn. and owns ranch III 'oi-
orado that Mr. Moffat gave him. When ne
heard that his old patron was oc'u' w
Gay said Of him.
There was never man that NoI"'u j"
the old Fifth Avenue and died "itnoul
leaving enough 70 give himself oe''".
.unoral hut what | had him buried ana
had q hill for the expenses sent 10 Mt.
,rora, Mr.. Moffat would always sond on
his check without any questions. BESIDES
f. the dead man had left family that vas
al all IN needy circumstances ana NJ
Noffat heard about IL ne would always
| send q substantial check
"tto nrobahly spent thousands OF dollars
in giving 10 people he wanted 10 heip ana
didn't want them or anybody TO kno"
where the help had come from. lie had
a horror Of anything about this GcttnS
into tho newspapers, and the reporters
uecd 10 he after him SO much Tor news
that he gave orders that II anybody wanted
70 see him they must first sec me. and Of
course / was useful in saving him from
unnecessary callers.
But the pile Of begging letters that
man used 10 receive Why II would have
kent A man all his time busy just going
through them.
In the panic or $50 1lr. Monst, TO my
personal knowledge. when the government
stopred payment. had trade balance IN
the First National Bank OF New York OF
g. 600 900 or more which he was not able
70 draw from New York He also had a
Liz balance due him from Washington for
currency sent on for gold, yet in spite OF
this. when every other bank in Denver had
shut down except his. the First National
he was able TO prevent every merchant IN
Denver from failure by furnishing capital
TO carry on his business through the panic.
| In fact, Mr. Monats bank was the only
one in that section OF the country that did
nor stop payment ! knew NJ. Mohat
fortv-ivc wears. and he was the biggest
hearted man I ever did know