The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-03-04
0V ALL BANKS MOST GORGEOUS
VIEW JARMULOWSKY PLACE ONE
OF THE CITY'S SIGHTS.
General Eject Is Moorish. Complicated
with Fair,iand-Whole Place Bower
NJ Flowers ut the Opening OF BANKING
Hours-Tcn thousand People There.

HOlIrN-Icn IuUusAuu TSopN
III. great Jarmulowsky bank building.
+. ,hs construction Of which several tons
~ Did leaf and marble and countless
Ion realms were used, was opened
Yesterday. and 10000 admiring East
sid-rs made their way through the
Nominated corridors and admired the
Woorish decoration. The Jarmulowsky
r,Ildine is at 1856 East Broadway and archi-
,ar,,,rallv it is remarkable. The citizen who
,ides ND East Broadway ought TO look out
n the stree, car window at Rutgers street
10 get a glimpse OF 1t,
The Jarmulowsky family has been doing
banking business on the East Side for
efty wears, and II is the proud boast OF the
members that there has been never failure,
and only one or two runs" in all Of that
time. Sander Jarmulowsky, the present
head Of the family, has q bank at 81 Canal
street, where he has been for forty years
Arthur Jarmulowsky. one OF the sons, has
banking house in Hamburg. which Ia
associated with the New York concerns
and the gorgeous place that was opened
Yesterday is the banking house OF Meyer
and Louis Jarmuowsky. the other sons OF
Sander.
wear ago Meyer and Louis decided to
move from ITS East Broadway. where they
had been for years. So they bought the
nroperty at the corner Of Rutgers street
and Meyer, who served an apprenticeship
with an architect early In life, planned the
building which was opened yesterday
The East Side with constantly increasing
wonder has seen IL go up.
When the building was opened yesterday
thousands were waiting outside to get
glimpse Of the fairyland within. A ton OF
flowers from the friends Of the house OF
Jarnulowsky were scattered throughout
The interior of the bank. and TO add to this,
the Jarmulowskys had turned a florist
loose. and he had spread strings Of greens
wherever he could find anything to suspend
them from and had put potted plants on
every spot not coupled by some floral
offering" Also had Meyer Jarmulowsky
ordered all Of the myriads Of electric lights
inside and outside the bank turned Oh.
Never and Louis Jarmulowsky and j.
David Eisenstein, the secretary OF the
banking house. showed the visitors around.
They shovel them the vaults where ali
securities would be safely kept, and ~
touched were some Of the visitors that
they opened accounts oh the spot. The
thirty clerks of the institution were IA
their places for just such contingencies,
10 that all through the inspection the house
was ready for business.
The new Jarmulowsky banking house
il seven.story building. The six upper
floors are painted a beautiful silver color,
and in front of each window is little
Moorish balcony. On the ground floor q
Moorish arch extends OUT over the Sidewalk
supported by Moorish columns Of gold anu
silver. On each side OF the arch in hug
raised letters Of gold are the words
Bank of NJ and l.. Jarmulowsky.'
The arch leads TO huge vestibule which
Mr.. Jarmulowsky told all visitors yester-
day was a copy OF the entrance OF the
Alcazar in Madrid. There are more gold
and silver columns here and windows
Of stained glass made to represent the
.eal Of the house. The same seal is printed
on a white flag, which with an American
II Il another design Of Meyer Jarmulowsky.
who says he got his inspiration for IL from
the Scriptures. From two trees In sur
pended scroll, on which the name Of Jar
mulowsky is printed. Over this is pyra,
mid Of stone, surmounted by an arch. and
over all an American eagle. with spread
wins. In the background are a smooth
river and a setting sun. ,
In this vestibule were Ave large floral
pieces yesterday, the cards Of the donors
stin attached. On four Of the pieces the
word Success" had been worked In i'm
morteiles On the fifth were the words:
Good Luck A flight Of white marble
steps leads up to the bank entrance. where
large uniformed person. with -Jarmu-
lowskv' inscribed on every corner OF the
inform. stood guard. Inside were dozens
more floral offerings, most OF which had
Success" on them.
There is nothing but money. securities,
brass bars. marble stands. mahogany fur.
niture. silver and gold paint and stained
glass inside the bank. 1t is a little trying
On the ewes at first. especially when the
electric lights are all going. as they were
al dAy Yesterday. and as thew will be all
dav TO day. but after one gets used TO IL,
u il really a sight worth seeing. No build
ing in the city. outside or inside. used for
a bank, or not used for a bank, il quite like
The Jarmulowsky building. When one
looks AZ IL lie expects TO see hooded Arab
ora turhanei Turk come sliding out OF the
door DESPITE this queer effect II has
IN person. however, the Jarnulowsky
bank was bic hit YESTERDAY. and promises
~ he an even more popular depository OF
Eas' Side wealth than IL was in it's old