Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1875-08-28
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RsAm tho San ysanoisoo oArsniss we
extract The iollowiSg graphic description
Of The DISASTROUS run msds upon the
California Hank 1 thst city on Thur
day last:
II vas not until II. y. that tho ONO
isls Of The institution hscsms mucn
alarmed. About that hour lssvsrai
checks for 800, 900 OF e200, 00o. or
simiisx amounts, came 70 b cashed nom
dspoitors not usually disturbed b, ru-
morn Of financial trouble. All these
vera paid without q murmur. but tney
ksps on Increasing. The scattering
drops became . quiet pattsr, and the
pattsr became . heavy shower. byz
o'clock the steady withdrawal Of funds
had 'quicksnsd into . run" which %.
trsstsd astsndon and ,drswH crowd Of
spectators about ths DOOR. The news
ran along the street like . prairie hrs,
oausing he grsatsst eommotion among
broksfs and operators, Who rushed TO-
ward the center Of interest, some with
bank-booEsi In thslf hands, others simply
inspirsd With Q desire 70 Join In the ex-
dtsnsst. A. the news spread 10 ad-
jointng streets, and into the quarten Of
the city devoted 70 heavy business, 1t
aroused svsEyvh9s The sams attention.
Stores and swovhzhops were 'smptied OF
thsir occupants, either 70 see the ex.
element or 70 enable o withdrawal Of
deposits before the hour Tor closing the
banks, which We nov d hand. The
people thus led By curiosity OF interest
ssrsamsd from Ill quarters toward the
corner OF California and Sansome streets,
filling the space In, that locality for .
square In every direction.S AZ half-past
two the excitement eliminated In
Ascrxl OF EXTRAORDINARY INrrREr.
Which could DO taken In at = glance
from An elevated position. The streets
we're throngsd a. far % tho eye could
reach, the crowd being quiet In certain
places, In others alive with motion. The
steps Of al banks and ofiosa we're
packed With spectators. A pale face
wa seen d svsry pane Of every window.
wild men were rushing In all directions,
papsrs huttsring In their hands, and
among them the inevitable bank book.
Pale women, with disorderly hair and
dresses, began 10 appesr. giving the
scens . little variety OF color. and striv-
ing vainly 10 reach the narrow entrance
ct the door Of the Bank Of California,
bssieged with crowding. struggling. OBJ
strspSrous Whitehead mon.
41sscnn ~ TEE slsK pooa 4
Was 20 Wild, eager, confused and tn
multuous that 10 can Be- but impsrfectly
described. Policemen, In uniforms and
without, wsrs scsttsrsd about In all
available places to keep the crowd In the
best order possible under the circum-
stances. The great iron door wal closed,
and through the ittle narrow door IN
the center, like tho entrance 10 . prison
cell. the psnio-stricksn dspositors crowd
Cd. u,
-i olxkr PfLxs OF GOLD u
And silver coin glistsnsd on shelves just
beyond the reach Of those 20 vocifer-
ously demanding II. The clink Of coin
fairly drowned the din that came from
the throngsd street through the narrow
entrance. The crowd increased rapidly
from 2 O'Clock until 2 80, when there was
scarcely room for thsni ut the counters.
Thsn the management decided 10 stop
payment, and no autographed to their
Eastern correspondents. At ass tho
little narrow iron door swung to In the
face Of several anxious ~depodtors. The
handsome face OF Billy Duncan's clerk,
bearing . look OF intense disappeint
msnt, vas the last seen from within
through The aperture. An effort was
made from without to push u open. but
Q policeman with strong arms showed II
20 and drew the heavy iron bolts. for
bidding further ingrsss. Then the
crowd began beating q fierce tattoo, TO
which the tsllsrs and and clerks who
stood still In their places listened with a
faint smile OF Satisfaction and o deep
drawn sigh OF relief. But the mission
Of the great Bank Of California was
ended. If