The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-10-25
MORE EXCITED DEPOSITORS.
DRIFTING THETR DEPOSITS ALTHoUGH
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REPEI TEDLY ADTfSED NOT TO-
! Three Lines OF Waiting Men and Women M
the Entrance to the Union Dime Savings
Bank Complaining OF the siow Payments.
Tho run on the Union Dime savings Bank
| by its dcpoeitors continued ycsto rday Tho
! number Of persons who endcavorcd To securo
| their money was double as grcat ny on the dny
before. During the greater part of the day
/ there were probably six hundred or seven hun
drod persons on the sidewalk around the clc-
! giant banking house. and ut one time-just after
/ the announcement Ivy tho Bank Examiner was
/ posted In the windowa-tho uirong without
/ numbered probably one thousand persons.
/ Eight or nine extra police officers we're on hand
/ to preserve order. The line of mon. who stood
/ in Indian file. reached half II block down
/ Sixth avenue. Tho women's limo cx-
| tnuded ms far down Broadway. but
/ il was double line on that thoroughfarc. while
! ON the Thirtv-socond street sidewalk the line
/ was lost in the swarm Of women who stood four
and six abreast. struggling and pushing to.
/ ward the entrance. Four police kept the throng
/ back every time the door opened. There were
| very many colorcd men and women among
/ those who waited and Of old and nirm people
| there were more yet. Nine persons in every
/ ten Of those in line were working people whose
small deposits were Of too much value to them
| to remain a moment whore "A doubt OF security
/ rested. A country deposition gave man In tho
| lin" $40 for his pa"c II was on this account
that nearly all remained. and others kept con-
| stantlv coming. although President IIainos and
| score Of lcss Interested gentlemen walked
! along the lines aud assured everybody that tho
! bank WIS H. strong ms ANYTHING could ba OK
/ prgt'd 10 b.. and that every dollar WAS sufc
At about II A. VI. President Ilaines appeared
/ on the front steps Of the bank building and mi.
tN in inc lf.t told
/ that the bank WIS saf", and no one need worry
! about their money. lo advised them to 10
Tho women wore 80 eager TO gain admittanro
! to the bank that the moro delicate among them
/ wer" unable To stand the rr'ssur, and Isrom-
inrt oi tl' ilhr ana dr"pp,d out h"rr and thor.
! On" woman. who was evidently weak uind,.i
was actually lifted 10 th' top u the great
/ pedestal On which rest u" stone pillars Of tho
| 'front.' oi the entrance. She stormed at the bank
and Al. at u, The police, hut when the next rush was
carried away 10y the throng.
AZ T.. VI. the motto" when Mr.. Best signed
and ordered displayed early on Tuesday was
that. before sums larger than 500 could los
drawn, sixty days notice must be given. II
- 'rihod I'll" run TO malicious runlors set nnnat
for speculative purposes md advised every
body 10 20 home and attend ~ his or her bust
The only effect II had was to Increase tho
throng in front OF the building. The depositors
in line were sorr' wul and angry. several
women "ried nearly all the time they stood in
the street and worry many expressed then selves
very HnETliv whenever they found any one To
iak to. The magnlllr'ncr Of the new banking
house excite. tue most ire.
ABOUT once IN five minutes y man or woman
forward stop. They take ten minutes To-
every ono. said woman ~ sh" lcit the bank
tho = gnaiurr book II any ones signature ,in''s
not tally exactly with that Ia the book. there's
NY minutes more OF delay"
Nearly S2S.OoO was paid out on Tuesday, hut
III" Officers thought the sum drawn yester,ay
would t~ less on account of the sixty days ruiz.
persons served hy the clerks yrsi 'rlny.
Al o'clock q clerk mounted one of tho coun-
t'r- iu ~" bank ing room and SAID, Gentlemen
ana lhii"s: j. -now3 o'clock -ourusnal hour
OF closing; Those 81 you who have brought
nonry I" 81 post Will be- obliged 10 wait. and
those who drsir" g. draw any money must come
/ i"-m"fruw lie then directed all. in the order
n viii n th.y were waiting TO pass slowly 10y
ti" teli'rs Il SKIS AMI secure a numbered card
which would eutitlc them To- the same positions
IN NE lln"s when they appear to-day. Thus
the bank WAS cleared. and. by command OF the
police. the throng without dispersed.
Sun after The bank Tossed. He WAS asked f t'i
the truth about differences between Trustees
Orvis and Mack. He declined nj first hut alter
ward said that IL was nothing but envy and
P rEG% va ,hcy had stnally 7poken against
piano makers. standing ncNtto - 'inway IN i'm.
rortahrr AMI M" firm hls not got o note out or
.EcSG S to INK aG 9% u Er"E asc Mr. J9nes
H. sad Mr.. Best. III" Bank Examiner was in
'-lisHlihs matters. ana hr would at decisive
~ wh.n his mind was onre clear about a.
NJ this point gentleman who was present
whs called upon Ia say what was Nj Hanr-'-
promptly that 1t WAS second. Mr. Haino- oau-
toned Mr.. Jones about taking too much to the
r1orters. As for the trustees in question
NlI. hAln"- -nii. they ar" simply beneath con-
tempt and n can't sustain my pos NON with
I''' ba, ,lhs tirn "nd r'lYgs 10 them then
=, Mt JONES -aid THAI the enemies ~ President
nan's lnade U.s. of IN" new hnns building in
ul"ir arguments against the President. MIR.
Jones suid that huilling was erected out Of thr
slfn.l,si and Il already all rented and brings in
ABOUT slh.Wu year. besides Civ NJ the buns "A
moor ana q hdit frce ot rent. The Canal street
lr p"riy. he SAID. hal been sold fol $50 900 "A
month ago 10 Philip Hermann. and it could b,
I"ught back again for the same money Allthe
rent thry ever got out II that when they occu-
rWi II was sl.Oo1 year for the basement
repurtcrs ought 10 bc satisfied now nnJ nm
Mr' Jon,s ought to stop talking. Tho ienk had
things would ct INTO The uap.rs Only om.,.
other question was asked and thai was WHY.
uuillnE WIS ST down at sjijHipjj. while in
tiG sttemeni 81 Jpiy, last the co, was declared
e. he 1881 Mr.. Jones r'pied that there
on.y twenty five cents was spent On "A building
a..i t9d ~ Dr. rIp"l'y,I. Mr uaines appeared
talk NJ WHAT the user You're tired out. and
L iwocn Alr. Joncs and NJ. Ha.nes the r.
pof''rs learned that an insurance company
lnaln. not mentioned had sent ~ To say t'ni IL
hldn much money. hut il the lauk wanted n
mlliion dulnrs II would advance that amount.
bunk In Wall street. the numc 81 which was
not mcni i.ned, mad also IN red Nulunhl ass IL
hn"", huf Mr. Hainc- declined every pnor with
lhhnks. II . bank could take care Oi Itself he
SAID.
II is said that the IInlnoscs- the prosflo lent and
his relatives arc among the l. avi. Il drpus.tur-
in the hank. They represent slunpDd in the
vaults. President llaines indit Idually. is a
heavy d"pustor. His brother ms assured him
that he win not draw a cont u h.s own or the
family money Mr.. Bo-t. tho Buuk Examiner.
ha- as yet found nothing by when uneasinrss
could ue excited. lie would not draw a dollar.
Pc ;nd yesterday. If he were IL Il epositor in Tho
ItorHuo seymour on the Great wrong.
lac following letter was received ycstar-
day 10y the Chairman of the Democratic State
Central Committee:
UTICA. Of %. 1877