New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-06-16
MR.. wYCKoFF~s CAREER.

George II. WyckOff was born In this city about
hfty-seven years ago. in the old Eleventh Ward.
He was the son Of Jacob H. Wyckoff, who car
ricd on a money brokerage business before the
war; and afterward the vice-president of the
New-York Savings Bank. He was one OF four
children. two and two daughters. The
eldest who ten years the senior OF the
wounded man. cashier II the Belt Line
Railroad IN Chicago, and died at his home in
Evanston. H.. about two weeks ago Mr.. Wyckoff
only returned from his funeral week ago. His
oldest sister was the wife Of Nicholas Brewer.
and she died about three years ago The other
sister IS Mrs. Catherine Herdman. OF Caldwell,
y J.
Mr. Wyckoff received his education In the pub
lie schools and after leaving them he entered
a drygoods firm in Catherine-st.. where he
worked for four or five years. He left this firm
% enter the house Of Lee Hurry & Co.. in Wall
st. where he remained until their suspension in
ISIS Az that time he entered the New-York
County National Bank. where he held success
sivcly the positions Of receiving teller paying
teller and cashier He remained with them until
1NNs In 1861 he was married TO Mary Louise
Major. the daughter OF James Major Of Somer-
VILE y. j. who was designer and engraver
for the Continental Bank Note Company. In
1SSS h became the vice president OF the Garfield
National Bank. where he remained until about
AZ Thomas G. Acton from the presidency Of the
Bank OF NewAmsterdam. he was elected TO fill
tho vacancy.
For ten years Mr. wyckor lived in a beau
tain-ave.. In Montclair. ~ J. on May | he
rented hA home and moved into apartments in
the Chelsea. at No. ODD West Twenty-second-st
He Is a member Of the First Congregational
Church In Montcair and OF the Montcla!r Club
HISTORY OF THE BANK.
The Bank OF New-Am Amsterdam has been estab-
llshed for nine years 1t opened in 1857 in
response to a demand for n financial Institution
in the vicinity OF Broadway and Thirty -ninth-st
when the uptown business movement manifested
itself and merchants found il inconvenient to
continue with banks downtown.
Among the organizers of the new bank were
several men prominent in other financial lnsti-
tutIons. among them. +. u. Tappen, president
Of the Gaatin National Bank; r. NJ Galloway
president Of the Merchants National Bank. John
A Stewart, president Of the United states Trust
Company. and Frederick Cromwell. treasurer Of
the Mutual Life Insurance Company Other
prominent business men interested In the or
ganization were Robert Goelet, Samuel d Bah
cock. John s. Barnes. G. q. Haven. Thomas
Denny Frank Curtiss. a. r. Juilliard John L..
Riker, Elihu Root. r. V. Lewis. George W Loss,
Louis stern. Thomas +. Ryan. Frank Tilford
and John T. Terry.
Thomas c. Acton was elected president and
served for five years. Mr. Acton was formerly
Assistant United States Treasurer in New YORK
and also prominent I'm municipal affairs as presi-
dent OF the Police Board
Frank Tiiford was elected vice president Of the
Pank OF New-Amsterdam. which Office he fills
| to-day
About a year ago Mr. Acton. owing 10 i'm
paired health resigned. and the directors elected
Mr. Wyckon president.
The last quarterly report OF the bank shows
that II has capital stock paid In. In cash S2oOOO;
surplus 5000 900: undivided profits. Sll,OOO.
Nothing SO sensational in the line or mad az
tennis to obtain money has occurred In this
city since the attack made by the man Norcros'
on Russell Sage In the latter's oflce at No. IL
Broadway when the crazy request was followed
by ? dynamite explosion which almost cost Mr..
Sage his life terribly injured William r. Laid
law. who was present. and blew to atoms the
body OF the dynamite thrOWer.
Thomas c. Acton said last night regarding the
| shooting of Mr.. Wyckoff: This man was sent
| 10 the bank to save my life. II may turn out
! that he Will lose his own