The sun., 1872-01-26
THE TWO SAVINGS BANKS.
CONTINUATION or THE run UPON
THE IHIRD ITkNUE.

Deposifors Waiting all Night to Keep their
Places in the I Inc slower Payments taau
Eyer-The Omccrs still Trying to save
the Bank Wen Going Tor Interest.
The newest feature in the run on the Third
Avenue Savings Bunk is tue hour al which the line
begins forming. Since the abolition OF the Il eket
system depositors reaizs the necessity OF getting
around 100 time and the wanderer up ThirJ ave
nue. at midnight Gnds a eoolly stray the steps OF
The bank. mo 49, Of last night was a good.ooking
man with blonde moustache. lie sad:
~ got around at II O'Clock Wednesday night
There was q good number auead OF me. but rot
eighteenth in one OF the lines. II was roaring
cold niyht. and there was suc1 thing as keeping
warm. I he wind blew q hurricane, and the steps
Of the banS were like ice to the feet. some OF tie
people managed to get straw. l was lucSy
enough to be IN the number, and tBe strIw was y
great comfort About midnight some OF those 10
waiting started a bonfire. TJo idea was good, but
the eject was not very warming because the wind
blew so. The boys got boxes and barrels from
somewhere and built nres in Third avenue ami In
Twenty.siJth street. but the Wind was so strong
tbat 1t sucked 40 all tie blaze, and the IRE did US
mighty little good"
AN INTRUDER CROWDED OUT.
The lines Increased very slowly rom midnight
Until O'CLOCK In the morninr, and there was kin1
drop In and out whenever they chose. There was
no difficulty In this until near daylight for every
body seemed disuose1 to do the fair thing and II a
man wanted 70 step out to get a drnk or lunch,
there vas no trouble in his getting Ms place again
| But about daybrcak a man wdo was ABOUT hall
drums made his appe rance, and attempted to take
| place IN the line, crowdiug some one else ont.
Ever, body took common stock against the IN
tru ler. lie wasn't nutt, but he Vas novel out OF
| tAe Hne IN NorJ sLort ume.
rHE CRUSH AT rus OPENING or TnE DOORS.
At1OA A. NJ the lines outside numbered abou' i7j
about 90 less than on the preceding morning Wnen
| the doors we're opened there vas the same cid
crush to get in The imperturbaOle bihk President
| Nj. Lyon, and the equally nonehalhnt Houndsmen
Sctutz ami Doran stood at the door aud restrained
| In due course OF time all we're admitted ana paw
| mont. began. Among those pad Jesterdly morning
| was Mr Jo N Holman, gentleman wac mas been
especially ndigntnt at the newspapers. but who yes
| tetddy sought to draw the money represented BY
three or iour b.oks. he partially succeeded
| DEPosIrons FROM ABROAD.
| Another noticeable personaso was ancient Een
| temcn who w,bblcs along on crutcnes. lie saws
| he is from County Wexford, tie best county II
Ireland" and he is really pleasant old gentleman
iie ilal $40 IN the olnk, and he wIned to drnw 80
| lie was speedily accommodated and he then hoo
| bied oil on his erutchos. Lady aom NeNto = n
l.. l.. took position at A. NJ sac los
| her place however, and was un bic TO Get
| uo.ition inside WLich would insure hcr u1ymcn
! before r. NJ. II was sIid.tlat bark oficcr saw
md bad com passion TOR hcr, ana pud portion o
! Ter BOOK u one OF t'e ieJr winlo"s An lther
lLv. from Earkcusaok. y. j was at tac hauS ctrN
| in the morning. snc could not get near enough L
get her money. ani At noon ste marc Ell OF Egilv
as sne saii. TO turse her laby" aurr. - hich sh,
| ucudcd 10 return aud take het pi .ce IN the line.
| SLOWER PAYMENTS.
Payments yesterday we're not up TO The rapid mt
OF Monday, 1ueslay, and Wednesday. Tue follow
| ing Is the 4-t. -iyen by hours: First. q second
~; tuird. 10; toursh, II: hit II; total. -. Ada
| ezra books and tue rate Oi payment ycsterdI
| probably did not exceed twenty bOOSs an hour. Al
| the hours wore many or those inside, seeing III
their opportunity would not come YESTERDAY. ttrag
| glcd away Ihe hans met number Of large dram
yes iorday. and many depositors drew interest only
| Ihe aggregate drawn yesterday Is believed TO b
| sm "a, from the iact that mauY whO dteN interes
only lot into line aud crowded out tlJse who dc
sired to aTaW their principal.