The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-01-18
THE BESIEGED BANK.
The Third Avenue Savings Bank Run-Large
Increase Yesterday-Ths Depositors Paid
Quite Rapidly and Better Feeling
Hanifesting Itself-"The Man In
Bed" Who Did Not
Break the Bank

Az An early hour-long before day yester.
LAY the deposltors VINO want their sparse savings
commenced to fall into line in frOnJ OF the bank,
and by daylight quite formidable appearance was
presented by them The lines were swollen rapidly,
Hnttl at twenty minutes before ten O'Clock there
were without Ill and within admitted on tickets)
ninety-three. making total at that early hour OF
964. At ten clock the number without $50, max
ng total present 273, increase of ITO the
humber present the previous day. When the doors
were opened eighty were admitted, and payments
commenced. The teller paid quite rapidly until
three O'Clock, when 1t was discovered that in the
I'VE hours 100 had been paid, including eight extra
books. Oh the outsiders about eighty were admitted
During the forenoon and Q few struggling ones In
4hc afternoon. The usual sign, GAS many inside as
GAN be paid before three O'clock" was put up at
fifteen minutes OF one, but about nlty remained at
the doors all the afternoon.
The following is the statement OF admissions and
payments In the day session.
AdmMted on ticket. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. %
Total admissions about ISL
Paid, including nine extra books. ............ IOs
Unpaid at three O'Clock. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. u
AT three O'Clock tickets for the evening session
Ehe number Of seventy.seven were issued, including
i've late arrivals. In the hands OF these
making eighty .nine books for night pay.
ments. The cash was paid out slowly IN
nine extra Books were paid in the first hour and nus
half rne run At night was very large, fully
Among those paia were many ase
During the day a man with snnI-colored coat
snd cap was seen IN The line, and he remarked to
when his, turn came. The news Of hts pres.
ran along The he. and
tho bank.n About half-past seven hts turn came
md npon three books he drew OUT pile Of bills
nbout ten or eleven inches thick AS he stuffed
them INTO his capacous pockets and found them
81 and ne espsea ie Of ve
pretty and a., accomplished ;cS young lady behind
MN VINO nela tiekes NO. 10 and advised him to get
proved to De William Rlger-decined police escort
rendered him by Sergeant Rooney. and supported
by his brother, retired. These Withdrawals, how
eyer, did not break the concern although 1t made
Sne teller, MIR. Seaman. and Detective Seal open
In the afternoon a beautiful widow with Grape
Sell, VINO gave the name OF ELY O'Connor. secured
to get % the se oer
phe represented that she wished to relieve her
brother, who was IL the line, and passing the door
got into the line but did not find her brother. Re-
4etving ticket AZ night she went home to dream;
WIDOWS crepe and won the trick most ably. Folding
her money. she MD It away, and as she passed out
beeded; good day. SIR" Two other ladies were not
20 successful in their ruse. Ten minutes before ten
e. NJ they entered; one deposited ST., the
pther IS. and Tell into line. The ruse
Eas detected by Teller Spenser who
burned them outside, where they took the rear
linebeck FOUND a little girl Elizabeth Stah OF
Dutch Kilsh outside, shlverng IN the cold. Learn
Ing that she wanted to draw $50 OF her own savings
he admitted her. and she secured ticket for to-day.
The police were still present yesterday in large
EoTndsrnen poran and Schultz TSe details from rom
6ther precincts have been relieved, and Captain
pamerOn's men are on duty from six A. M. until
sight y. NJ. The feeling OF the depOsitors was more
81 confidence yesterday, as President Lyon freely
Slrcuated among them and c0urteously assured
Them that all would receive dollar for dollar and
Snferoat.