The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-09-27
SUNDAY IHT WALL ST.
Brokers at their Contingencies Yes
terday- The Colo Exchange Bank
Conferences at the Erie
Railway Office Last
Evening.
From the NJ Y. World of this morning.

From the N. Y World Of this morning
Wall street was visited yesterday by large
number of workingmen, who expected to see
something extraordinary, and probably were
anxious to gather some relic from the field so
hotly contested by the ''bulls' and ''bears" on
Friday last But they all left the street dis
gusted with the Gold Room, which they could
not find and the Stock Exchange, which they
could not enter. An Irish briclllayer, with the
dust-embrowned face usual to men of his
business, stood wonderingly before the door
of Smith, Gould d Martin, and questioned
sturdy policemen, ''Is it here, agra that
Mr.. Fisk got bating?" On being in
formed it was, he carefully examined the
doorstep, and seeing no sign of blood or other
indicator of deadly struggle, turned away
with an ipSOucidnt manner saying, "Be me
faith, and he wasn't much of man at all, who
iver he was" The principal theme was what
they would do with the gold if they had it. Like
Lovers "Four-leaved Shamrock, the wish gene
rally was of a good nature and showed the
kindly hearts of the wishers. Still the work
men fingered round Wall, New, and Broad
streets; it was a sort of FL Dorado to them, and
it is very likely that many let their dinner be
sacrificed to their curiosity.
Clearing Away the Wreck.
One by one brokers lounged down the street,
many never taking their eyes off the ground.
One man, as he passed the Stock Exchange,
happened to look up. but on seeing the building
grew pale and shuddered. He lost $4,000 in
Fridays crash his checks were dishonored by
the banks, MS lOTlClJcu, anu IL uluy DG
many year before he is on his legs again.
Others drop down the street, resplendent in their
Sunday suits, a whole-soued smile beaming over
their countenances and well-flled cigar case
| in each of their pockets. How happy the fellows
! lookl What a contrast to their less fortunate
brethren! AS the day rolls on they are joined by
| Others and every now and then one will dive
| into the recesses of an office to find out some
thing about the state of affairs.
They come out in many cases as wise as they
| went In, and as each joins his comrade he is
| saluted with 'Well! what's the news ~
| ''Nothing in there" is the answer; and away
! they go up Exchange place to the Gold EX-
| change Bank. The most daring of the party
knocks at the Office door. 1t is opened foI
about half-foot by the janitor, who asks,
'sWhat's wanted" 'Mr. Benedict can't sec
him, sir" and the door is slammed to. The
| same thing is the case all over the street. In
every principal firm clerks are rapidly at work
and admission is rlgidy refused to their offices.
| The Brokers' Offices.
All the firms who have taken prominent
| stand as operators had their employees at work
yesterday. William Heath ~ CO. and Smith,
Gould S Martins offices were filed with clerks
during the day and night. The whole interest
of the affair centred on the operations of the
| clearing staff at the Gold Exchange Bank which
were hard at work all Saturday night, yesterday
and last night clearing the balances of the
| brokers'
Something nbont The Brokers.
The principal topic among outsiders is who
are the principal brokers mixed up In the strug-
gle, and where did they come from? The prln
cipal person is Mr.. William Woodward. HC
has not been on the street more than nine years
and, in appearance, looks TO be about forty-Gvt
or forty-seven years old. Mr.. Woodward is re
ported to be worth $2,00O,0O0. 1t is asserted
that he will come through all right. A. Speyers
the gentleman who suffered so much eXcitemen
on Friday last, is a'well-known broker. and ha
been given the credit of being one of the smart
est of the smart. He will weather the storn
safely.
General Belden, principal member of Belden
Co., is a man whose experience of brokerdom
perhaps unequalled in the New York market
As to his absence from the city, it is highly in
probable, and the principal bankers declar
their firm belief in his honesty.
James Fisk, Jr., and Jay Gould, the two Lead
ing spirits of the fray, are too well known
need any description. Mr.. Gould is partner
the house of Smith, Gould d Martin, which wa
the leading firm in the movement. H. N smit