New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-10-28
THE AMOUNT OF THE LOSS.
SECURITIES WORTH TWO MILLION SEWN HUNDRED
AND EORIY-sEXEN TmOUsAND DOLLARs IAkEN-


CHARACTER OF THE SECURITIES.
The officers of the bank, on being IN
formed of the robbery, Immediately sum
mOned their bookkeepcr, aud began an
investigation TO ascertain the amount of their loss.
The work continued until about 10 Z. No. Wheh lhe
following statement was made ana gwen u INC
press:
TIE MANHATTAN SAVINGS IXsTnUIloN
NEw-Y ORR, Oct. %, 1873. y
Notice is hereby given that the vault of the Man
haitian Savings Institution was broken INTO ON me
morning of Sunday, he 9th day of October, 1879,
and the following described bonds and securities
stolen therefrOm. TO wit:
United States 5s Of 1881, registered, eight Of
$4,000 each, Nos. 100 166, 6l3 TO GAG 537
and 13S, ten OF $4,000 Nos. 1886 TO Ill., ooo
I6 60 Sa "ae6 G' Nos 7 To- 95 ncsiSs 600
United states 1910 bonds, registered, 60 Of
to 1877, 100000
sI6 GOO each nos fg71 To- 900 INCLUSIVE 100000
limited states J-2Os of July, 1868 .......... $4,000
TNeuty-sIx of 5000; Nos. 50 OoG, S. 81
$40 s97O7, US. 9O,3l9. 9O4l9 o.
Ol3. 1910. 04,577 81 02s. J7.933, $500,
g9s76 6o lQ Id 49, d9 lO2792' lo2'Oo gS$i od6
rh nGGG i've Of 900 Nos I524Io i534i
ISS' IG54 40 i65,I97o 1S6,7 90; 1851
1G9Oll, ~ I7I,95g I172543- ~
1880 YSSll,79i9. iis71ii iai4s5, iol
59z J945d2 oo I9oS3s 2ol $93 go 2o2 595
tered nHm6cr 81 $4,000
tGcaPe 80. ~ registered. ' ., 227OO
New.York County Court House Stock no ?,
6peT cents registered, certificate No. 4, So
no. "a 5000; ccTnSatc So 80, 10000
49, $4,000 oo' '..,, 100000
bonds, registered, OF 100000 each, NOS
dne nH NO. !, $50 100000
New-York CITY Improvement stock per cent,
Ma 70 10 inclusive '......................' 100000
New-YOrk CITY Revenue bonds, registered 100000
Sac S C o G 25 to rs ISL to 80
81 10 34o and 53I $50, all inclusive $4,000
each Nos. 8 67 to 2igi, inclusive ...... $4,000
East Chester Town bonds-5O Of $1,000 each. 1900
Nos. p to 16, inclusive. 10000
All of said bonds and securities are registered in
the name of the said The Manhattan Savings lnsti-
tuition. OF, payable to It, except the $4,000 30
bonds of July, 1865, and the $4,000 Brooklyn City
Water Loan coupon bonds.
All persons are hereby notified not to purchase or
negotiate the said bonds or securities, or any of
them. the same are the property Of the said The
Manhattan Savings Institution.
TAKING ADVANTAGE OF THE sIXTY-DAYs ACT.
The officers also make the following announce
ment of their intention to take advantage OF the
slxty-days act i'll order to prevent run upon their
institution under the influence of the panic likev
to arise among depOsitors on the announcement Of
their loss:
The Manhattan Savings Institution was on
the morning of Sunday, the 9th of October, 1873
robbed of securities to the amount of 81 IA, zoo,
of which $1,000. 700 are registered in the name of
the Institution and not negotiable, and S16S 200
are made payable to it, and $4,000 are in coupon
bonds and 81 900 in cash.
For the purpose of preventing loss to depOsitors
it is deemed advisable that no payments be made
without sixty days notice, as provided by the by
laws Of the institution.
EDWARD SCHELL, President.
CHARLES f. ALvORD, Secretary.
NeC- York, October ~. 1873.
The statement given above was not completed by
the bank officers until nearly midnight. 1t
was then taken to Police Headquarters. and
after consultation with Superintendent Wall
ing and Inspector 'Dilks, Captain Kealy,
of tho detective force, sent for n printer
who does work for the department, had him
reused from his bed and directed to open his office
and print the statement in the form of a
placard. Work was begun as soon AS two OF three
printers could get their eyes fairly open. and the
early mails to-day will contain the list
of stolen securities, sent to every place In
the United States where they likely to be offered
for negotiation OF the private losses of and
securities left in the bank for bookkeeping esti
ate was attempted last night; it was ad mtted that
il would be heavy. Sver-pate, silver i'll coin, and
heavy articles were not taken. Some coin was left
in bags on which the amount was plainly stamped,
and some was scattered loosely around the
floor Many securities of great value Were
not discovered by the burglars. But jewelry-boxes
were found broken open, and their contents gone,
and il was believed that gold coin and Government
4, toll IN a largo amOunt.