The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-01-13
THE GREAT BARK RUN.


VIII the Third Avenue savings Bunk Rursts-
The Run Increasing SlishtIy-Bau. State
ment ON tho Brsin-Where the Trustees
Bury Their Creditors.
The better to faithfully ascertain information
reporter OF the HERALD took his position in front Of
the Third Avenue Savings Bank at half-past ten
O'Clock Thursday night, and for the entire night
was an "anxious depOstOr" watching and waiting
for the genial smiles OF payng-teller Spencer. AT
eleven there were seven; at midnight, fifteen; at
harf-past four A. M. about twenty, ana at daylight
about forty. This congregation rapidly increased
after the sun lifted It's weary eyelids ana smiled
upon the world, and at half.pas nine O'Clock there
was an immense thrOng without A careful estL
mate showed that the run was on the increase The
police, under Sergeant Rooney and Roundsman
Phillips, Of Captain CamerOn's command threw
open the doors, and nearly TWO hundred were adj.
oIlcers Of the bank, led by the plucky Mr.. Lyons,
FEELING that 1t was best 10 hide them within
to prevent their being seen by the public travelling
utmost capacity. The congregation which wOr-
~ inv ws DESIRED re- and the W
were perplexed TO know where to stow the surplus.
More room was made In the bank, and by one
o. clock the pasSersby could not detect any excite.
ment without, as the panic-stncken people and the
paying teller had the matter all to themselves with
in the walls. At TINS hour there were moro
than two hundred persons IN the lines. The pay-
ments by Messrs. Weeks, Seaman ana Spencer were
III,
there were 1853 unpaid, and tickets were Issued 70
admit them first this morning. This IL as large a
of today and It IS sale 10 say that those who have
not received tickets must wait until next week for
their cash. One OF the men who asserted That
In his place. and 1t Is asserted that one Of the elers
discovered him before the bank opened. 1t Is not
known whether be got his money, but the suppOst-
ton Is that lie did before his turn ana left hurredy
to avoid lnterv1ewers.
Tne trustees often boast that they will finish
the run this week without the alternative Of put
ting before people the statement OF assets and
BANK a1 Howell b" wch hey
cannot he make up for the deDostors for some time
Knowing ones assert that faithful statement
might show the surplus, which Is reported
about 600 or $SOOoe, locked up in real estate that
cannot be converted, and that IL will not
be published. MIR. Harrison, the polite attorney, as
serts that the papers have "Dank statement" the
BRAIN but the depositors declare that the trustees
VIII have something else upon the brain II they do
not before Monday morning show what mas been
done with the peoples savings. II Is whispered
that the officers negotiating for the sale OF their
TarrytOwn property at q figure exceeding that
given In their last statement. AS the people want
some statement the following given at the time Of
study Tor the next lew days.
Bonds and mortgages aud accrued interest on prop
orty worth double 81 1874 800
United States aud state aud city aud other bonds
a accrued S1SS interest market value sssss 81
al loan on on United States bond: Sssc
Banking house and one extra lot and building ad-
Furniture. fixtures safes, Observation-Disclosures. 1850
numbered value 81 800 per annum. E2h00
Three houses and lots Fifth avenue, opposite
Central Park, value, unincumbered, $'5,uO... e2eOOo
Total ..,.......... SO 6G6, gl2
Due ospositcr., october NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 65iS6s2
surplus. ..,...................:., sso,2so
The following the character and of the bank
securties:-
United States bonds market value. .$f5s6, 40
City of New York and Brooklyn bonds, market 49,
State county town and other bonds msfket value. l79S
Total. ............$ $3.50 i9S
The police OF Captain Cameron's command have
been so completely exhausted that they were yes.
terday relieved by the superintendent, who detailed
two men each from other precincts 10 report TO
captain Cameron. During the run, that has now
lasted ten days but Two cases OF robbery OF depos
tors have been reported. This Is owing TO the vigil.
lance Of Detectives ia Rue, McVay and officers oil