New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1857-10-16
Nth 0rleans 4ailp Grest.nt.

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FRIDAY MORNING. OCTOBER J6. 1877. $40
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IHR BANK Exc1TKAENT-The excitement on We'd
nesday regard suspension the free banks and the
the Citizens Bank nothing to the excitement mani
Tested morning The suspension OF the Mechanics
and Traders Bank the Union Bank and the Bank Of New
leans with the run on the Citizens Bank did their work in the
community on Wednesday night In nearly all the small shops
and stores in the suburbs s kinds Of money
fused .H
The consequence panic Of the widest kind particularly
among the poor population great many people, whose hon
ss il OF that kind which depends and
upon principle specuated largely the prevailing fright
We have heard Of many instances Of which shall mention
ouy two or threethey giving fair average idea Of the
among the Germans Of his acquaintance in the Fourth District
so on M @ ana en- Banks Another
Citizens with s1s Ano,ber man bonaht ssax ~ " ~.
Robb for ss7 with a. in ca.b 7, a. ~ .saa
and uneducaed population that suffered in this manner and
we nave no doubt that they eeced in the aggregate
many thousands -....~ ..@
Ihe act That the Citizens Bank had sustained heavy
from O'CLOCK I'LL with 10 sign Of failure caused ali hold
e Oh the OF that bank to rise early yesterday morning.
order to have chance at the banke idea being
sa..sn. =, M sass M Lne consequence was the
mon the hank ve.,erdsv roon;no m
,aps neyer hesor. ritr .,sed IN thi. a, '"' ps
Long before the bank opened the street in front was crowded
about half the crowd being bihodes and the remainder
dlers who stopped to the excitement When the door
opened scene OF the widest confusion followed The
acted like Bedlan broke oose-scamblng fighting shouting
losing hats and and densey ammng the
oahk IN an instant me bank officers finding themselves
the counters IN tssn ,h a So -o a..'s A''
outside tried to clamher in a, ,hs ;udo ~ e,e,
b..l 1r.o,,n.n,. .of at; -, W.. ~ -, ~ 80 e'
,h.t oeec.r d;snot,,.a III l.. e 80 " @ e' VI o"se'
and Farrell with other officers to the scene They
arrived tought their way through the crowd to the
and then turned against them They iron bar with
when they faced the crowd having fight freely with their
lists at the same time some of the besegers being highly bg
eten'
omees OF the bank aided in the work. and by dn Of the
pushing ana nshtng the combined forces succeeded in
ocDs e past he inner door into the passage Thet
was hen placed across the door and the police had to g
IN aeiehce OF he par 1t being impossible to the vaults
with any sae with such weak defences at the doorway word
was sent TO Inc Mayor for assistance Mr. Waterman
sent orders to all the Recorders to send all their the
town and down headed by the Iiensn.n h saa ,a Wy
in by the Mayor specially for the occasion This force
getting nsi1e Bank upge at the crowd and swept
it clear out into the street.
double line of policemen then formed from the curb
up the Bank door and strong posse paced inside
keep order The were then let in ten at time and the
work of redemption commenced On coming out the
n >''.s '''' ''e e''i-ea'-
were e ou AT one de for several hours the rush
up the panorama of faeesmen of o c,ossr ord
di,,o oand hors s ,-..., =. A., 1890 -. ~
80. ~ ~ u oo!s-"as 'areeated IN the extreme
hSey ffgh grief and IN some the widest despair
were visible in the faces which sreamed into tbe Ra
ne yer Witnessed such a snectacle Erd -. -. Az,
" :, ~ ~ ~ :, spso'"ee Every oout seemed 10 thihk
he or she was Just little TOO late By the rush had
subsded considerably and when the Bank closed at
maid ont ahout s1 IA oon,,,a o.,,. ,oxo
"oou calls were comparatively modtrs'e
calls were seldom Tor large sumshe great majority being
Of t 0 Rosa go up 70 stu During the gre.eF part
- ,,, -, " ' anu NV '"ii''e Fieiii'!, WE
7o"e"'ei! elo"ueu tua' ho 'euicies could get by.
We should state that whilst the excitement tbe
uos at ,bs bi,ba ast N.,o 1u,. ., ~ " - go
~ ' "ah ihonh'eu an eie'ated
place. and addressed the multitude assuring them that he
from the authority that the bank was fully able tn
dam ands AND ,xorl5 rad.o,, o,.,.,-
anu "oua redeem every Dill that could be brought
MS hu soong ehect upon the more sensiby inclined por
on Of the crowd but failed lessen the mad anxiety of thu
e,reo, mass - ~ ' N Wv
E ~ '
There was more or less OF run the other specie paying
banks but all the excitement was around the Citizens BANK
DuEL.-IWO gentlemen OF this city, we learn, Wen
oyer tho la.a v.s,srday ia so,,, d;s,,. - ,, w a,
-, " ''' " SS>-e u'i'ouA'' DS " o"ei WV ui'
Row, T ,rr, Dow ,;4t, -,
oAa' f LII LIE oo1 a A1lie Slil aUout I'VE yeaIs
old and her brother about nine playing on the rive
bank above rena on "Wednesday whom tho ,ir f ;n.o M
The current swept her off at once but her brother who
good swimmer jumped in after her, and succeeded il
bringing her tn terra 6rna safe and son,d A. ava . ,
80. -. N' ~ oAe 'iH'' '.e'
O,n-Tbo coronor ,os+ora.,, eoo . ou.;e. =,
" Si JS''.A"'' S"'e " "eeiIheale vi
burial Lachae negro woman who died down town
at the age of lO3, Old age was the eause of her death