The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1897-05-06

really knew the cause of the excitement.
Every man was asking his neighbor, whats
up?" Finally some inventive genius answered
this universal question with suggestion that
there was run on the bank. Ten minutes
later this supposition became a fact. Every
! man in the crowd who had money deposited in
that bank fought fiercely to get in and with
draw it. The news spread over the town like
wild fire. and depositors from all parts of the
city hurried to join the mob. 1t was hours be-
fore the truth of the matter really became
known and the run ceased.
IT. as each man had Joined this crowd before
tho bank, he had been informed that man
had dropped dead of heart disease, instead of
being left to suppose there was run OH the
bank, the crowd would have rapidly and quiet
~ melted away. The excitement would not
have lasted five minutes. 1t was only another
man dead, aud men would have walked OH their
way without second thought.
As it was the crowd got it into its head that
it was matter of money, with the result that
q gathering Of dozen grew into a multitude
OF thousands, that there was on the bank,
and that it took a whole day to dispense the
crowd and counterfeit the false rumor
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