Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1878-10-19

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vssse of psoPersy thsse q that time,
eombsnsd vIsA the sdvanasge he gained
by dividing the sroand into lots, that
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he paid 81 00 yieldsA hin GIG GO, and
10 bsss than fse years insssad Of Q poor
man. - be would kasecoatinncd 20 ~
main had be noe changed the scene Of
bio operations and embarked in this
en1srprise, be sas nov oee Of the rick
cot men in the city Of c.. In the
ever nemorAble year that there Vas
such IN immense run on most Of the
banks ell over the country. the heaviest
run IN that city VAS on the banking
house Of q. 4 CO., but Smithers poe
sessed such unlimited confidence in
their ability that he came 10 their aid
.. this critical time. and supplied them
with money with unstinted hberality
Poor persons frightened out Of their
wits, we're Practically rushing on the
bank, many Of them with checks for
not more than $40 or $40. which sum,
though small vas their all and they
could not afford TO lose it.
The bank had nobly and unflinching.
ly withstood the run during the entire
proceeding day, and the following
sembled in front Of the bank blocking
up the entire sidewalk 4; and when the
doors were thrown open the rushing
and jamming was terrible to behold.
Men with pale faces were there, some
OF them hatless, others coatless, and
poor women with their haggard coun-
tenances, fearful of losing their small
pittances, all they possessed upon earth.
One old colored woman edged her way
the crowd, saying :" Use only
got Sill, but Dress your life, honey, I
wants dat shoe, and I isn't gwine to
leabe dis har bank till done got dat
sartin." A poor old Dutchman,
jammed and frightened to death nearly,
Mine Gott in Himmel,
vos . countre dos is loosed me ali
mine moonish, Oh, mine Colt, mine
golf vas all gone Vas I will dozen? Und
mine poor frow und mine childrens."
" Ouch, be jabers !" said an Irishman,
will ye be afther dryin' up there now,
Dutchy 2 Shure and there's other paple
got moony in this bank besides yer
silf." How you vas know vas Tutch,
you ole, Irish potatoes pags? ?" returned
the German, pretty mad. "Shure and
I'm afther smillen the sourkrout," re.
joined the Irishman.
The crowd swayed to and fro, push.
ing and tramping. couch, my toes |"
says one. Put your toes in your
pocket" replies another. The siege
almost equaled that of Sebastopol. G.,
the banker, who was co.,, calm, and
self. possessed, on the preceding day,
now almost began to lose confidence
and manifested considerable
fear, as was plainly visible as to the re.
suit, should the run still continue.
Such was the serious complexion of
affairs when, in the midst of all the
excitement, Smithers, the well-known
banker, appeared upon the scene. He
was recognized by many who were
present Immediately. With his gold
spectacles on and gold cane in hand,
he elbowed his way through the crowd.
"Make q little room, if you please,
gentlemen" he said "you shall all
soon be satisfied, If you will have q
little patience" And looking behind
him, he was further heard to exclaim
/" Hurry up. my men !!
And there, following in his steps,
were four men bearing two large bas.
kets, which were stacked to the very
tops with bank-bills of the denomina-
lions, as were plainly discernible to all,
Of five, tens and twenties, The money
was deposited behind the counter. and,
IS the men piled it up in full view of
The astonished and enraptured be.
holders. Smithers, in q loud tone of
voice that could distinctly be heard all
over the room, exclaimed:
II you want any more, Mr.. g., inst
send me word"
The effect was electrical. People be-
gan to feel assured. and. as confidence
was gradually re-estAblished, first one.
then another could be seen pressing his
Or their way through the crowd, nearly