MILLIONAIRE MORGAN.
yNEW YORK, December 1. An incident that slightly upset the equartimity of the congregation m one .of the New York churches occurred during the morning service on Sunday. The collection was m progress, when Mr J. Pierpbnt Morgan, one of the sidesmen, by whom it was beinjj made, tripped and -fell.- The well : known millionaire yrent .sprawling along the aisle, and the cohtetits of the plate were scattered all over, the floor. It was a rather serious fall for the aged financier, who, however, suffered no ill-effects, and was able to resti-me the collection after the lost offerings . had been returned to his plate. A local writer, . commenting on the incident, says it is the first time m Mr Morgan'-s history that he has ever let money go. * / :
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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 12632, 8 December 1911, Page 9
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130MILLIONAIRE MORGAN. Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 12632, 8 December 1911, Page 9
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