New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-08-02
EXCITEMENT DYING AWAY.

MANY pEpos1ToRs HOWEVER. STILL WITH
DRAWING MONEY FROM THE SAVINGS BANKS.
@Dey are like lot OF sheeIses One sheep breaks
over the fence and den all the other sheepses dey
break de fence too, urd says, Mine money e'l
mes A depostor In the German American savings
Bank at Fourteenth.s and Third-ave., was trying 10
express some such idea yesterday, and he elbowed
his way through the crowd and appeared more anxious
10 get ahead OF the line than the other "sheepses
When he reached the telers desk he began repeating
the Illustration for the benefit OF that official. VINO
asked him CURLY: Do you want any money !!
and lie answered - No."
well, what do you want?' said the teller.
az want to see,s said he, IL you have my money
all right here"
ave have dollar or two left" the cashier replied
"won't you please pass on and give somebody else
showi"
Yes. pass on said he; 81 aic't no sheep" Then
ne rubbed his hands and went out into the street.
All the other sheepses" kept in line getting their
hundred dollars until closing hour at o'clock,
when those who got nothing went away apparently
satisfied, though intenoing 10 return to-day The
crowd was not quite large as II was Monday, but
the heposit0rs, taking advantage OF the previous
days experience had ransacked their memories Tor
many new excuses, which they FASTENED to offer in
advance evidently not knowing that the bank would
give them the small sum it had decided upon paying
II they had excuse whatever to offer.
Charles L. spIague, president OF the Union Dime
Savings Bank IN plea9ant frame OF
mind when asked by the reporter how the day had
passed "As far as this Institution Is concerned y
said he the scare appears TO be almost II not alto
gcther over. ] should like to correct the report
that took myself on Monday 10 enforce the
time warning. l was simply carrying out one Of
oiir well known by laws. which the Institution
shall not be liable TO pay any moneys except on
s,xtv DAYS, previous notice IN writing 10 the secre-
fairy or officers In attendance at the bank but moneys
may De voluntarily paid by the Institution daily and
without such notice, and without thereby waINlng
the right OF the institution to such notice, and time
NJ sayment' We paid out $4,000, and lad $1,000
do,sstcd. The crowds which here at any
Tim. durinr the past two or thece days was never
ms large as the crowd which we have In ordinary
h,sv seasons when we have paid out money in
various sums to 1900 different persons. In one
case to-day we paid as high $1,000 to a single
depositor after he had satisfied us that ne really
wanted the money for immediate use
Ono man not Lng from the Fatherland wanted an
b,s money TO pay for restaurant which he had
,s. hought and when questioned as TO where he
i.r,sd the profundities of the culinary art de re-
,,,ad readily enough that IL was on the way over
r.. c.,mapv well. said Mr.. Sprague, good
ps,uredly "we are just hungering Tor emsrah's
.uch AS YOU and you will be well able TO worr! aios
an sIOo for a few weeks This tickled Inc de-
position and he went away "i'"
thing at al. ,,o, ,,os
The Bleecker Street Bank for savings, WHICH was
paying out deposits in full the previous day. decio.u
. mest,ng NJ the trustees Monday evening TO iah Ill
line with the other banks and demrnd the "S"',
notice Oh large sums. THIS resolution was e"ioioeu
yesterday, only $50 being pail TO each dePoSi'o
The bank kept open hour later IMAM usual.
There was another line OF people who were rahs'u
In single file I'm front OF President Trimbles private
once, 10 give notice OF the withdrawal Of their o
posits after sixty days. One man got all his money
$1,000, upon satisfactory proof that he needed H.
Mr.. Trimble reasoned long and earnestly with each
OF the others. ncne OF whom seemed bc greatly
fheh ened, but had ben induced Low the crowd
"How much was paid out to-day !, the reporter
ssked
ave paid out said he, $4,000 TO TO people.
! am really sorry for these people,, continued Mr.
1rimble for while there are many Of them who will
soon come back here with their savings. 9th s Of
them will probably spend IT,
4 largo proportion Of these who appeared were