The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-10-29
LONG LINE
. OF ANXIOUS
DEPOSITORS
Police Unable to Control
Crowds in St. Louis.
MANY WOMEN SEEN
IN THE THRONG
Their Hats and GOWNS Torn
in Crush and Jam.
EXCITEMENT PASSED
AS DAY PROGRESSED
Trust Company Official. Say Situation
is Thor, uehlt in Hand, and that
They Have Fu.ds in Plenty,
Other Institutions Offer
Them Ao ,f,tis
Needed.
EXCITEMENT PASSED
AS DAY PROGRESSED
(By Associated Press.)

ST. LOUIS, Mo-. Oct. 3.-~The state
meut of President julius S. Walsh, ot
the Mississippi Valley Trust compan,.
whose sentiments are echoed by ot'.sr
trust company officials OF st. Louis, that
..the situation is thoroughly IN hand' tne
excitement has subs.ded and from ths
on we expect business VIII be conducted
in the usual orderly manner" expresses
the opinion that seems general to-nistt
after the unwonted financial conditions
which prevailed here during parts OF yes
terday and to-day. Oficers OF all the trust
companes state that voluntary oilers OF
help were received from financial institu-
tions In New York. Philadelphia, Ch caso,
New Orleans, Kansas City, Boston a..d
many OF the suauer towns OF M.ssouci
and Illinois but all were dec!ihed ltr
the reason that they had sulntlent casn
with which to handle the business. Ea-
pressions OF confidence and oAers Of aid
on toe part OF 1ne .,ationhi blnr.s, in,ah-
c,al and other institutions of st. Lou
have helped to strengthen the SITUATION
and restore confidence.
LONG LINES.
h :. Long II TORS 10 O'CLOCK. the hour OF
opening, j nas Of taposltors stretched
away from the closed doors Of the Mis-
slssippi Valley Trust CmpaDy, the L.n-
coin Trust Company. the Mercantile
Trust Company and the Missouri trust
Company Small crowds were assem-
bled before the doors of some OF the
other savings institut ons also. 1t was
observed that most Of those In line were
working people and many of them Wo-
men, whose savings were not heavy. OW-
ing to the action taken last night by tee
officials Of the eight trust companies doing
business in st. Louis, requiring thirty
and sixty days notice OF intention to
Withdraw funds. depos tors were not able
to get any money. All they could do was
to declare their intention OF '. ..dra"i"s
their deposits at the expiration OF tho
time limit
The greatest crush was before the
doors of the Mercantile Trust Company.
on Eightk and Locust Streets At 3
o'clock tn cdoors we're opened and lne
crowds surged In with force that swept
aside tho lines Of police and bank em-
ploycs formed TO preserve Il regular line
to the windows of the paying teliers. The
police were unable TO handle the crowds
and Festus j. Wade, president OF tie
Mercantile Trust Company. mounted
chair and made statement that unless
the depositors formed in line they would
be all elected from the building. He
explained that 1t was Impossible to walt
on them II they insisted on crowding In
such a manner. This announcement had
the desired effect and some semb,ance OF
order was restored.
CRUSH AND JAM.
BY 10 o'clock the crowd around the
Trust Company's building had increased
to such an extent that the police were o.
tally unable to control It. and the officers
stationed at the doors were swept away
from their stations almost as rapidly as