The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-01-12

Inc public was IN "a receptive condition
and this East Side population is very VIOLA
tile. That il the only explanation ] car
give Of it, except that the large numbers
OF people coming to make deposits by
Jan. 10 to come in for interest may have
started the excitement
WORST RUN TITUS HAS SEEN.
Inspector Titus, who was on the grounc
with the police for good part Of the day
| characterized the run as the worst he hao
ever seen on the East Side and he has
seen good many.
After Tuesdays excitement scores OF
men and women hung about the neiRhbor-
! hood all night 10 be first in line when the
bank opened. Many of those who did 20
/ home Kept an all night vigil. With the
first streak Of dawn they were out in the
street. The police in keeping back the
/ mob bowled dozens Of them over Out OF
| one heap Roundsman Blunt fished woman
| who was lying flat on her back, with n
! heavy man sitting on her face, the man
himself unable TO move because he was
! pinned down by the weight OF those on
| top Of him. The woman was dazed but
I not unconscious.
This was when the railing gave way
Sergt. Kenneys billy in his pocket was
then pressed against his aide so that he
was badly hurt Policemen Robinson and
Blunt. the other two men squeezed, were
able to stick II out,
CLUBS OUT.
In several of the PUSHES the police drew
their clubs and the more frantic men in
the mob ran away bowling but all Of them
were more scared than hurt Several
Of the more irresponsible were picked
up bodily and flung out into the roadway.
In all instances they took the hustling
plscidly and "a matter OF course, com
ing back agan dominated by the one Idea
to get 10 their money out of the bank.
When the police had the crowd IN some
thing like order rope was stretched along
the curb and the crowd was kept outside
it. To get inside long WHISPERED patrlarchs
tried to kiss the polceIuen's hands. Others
whined pitiful tales about needing money
for food. 1t was noticed that women with
children in their arms got into the line
first and then there was rush OF women
homeward TO get their babies or even TO
borrow babies for the occasion. The men
were kept in the rear rank, but it was first
come first served at last, with men and
women, babies or no babies.
The scene down in the basement has
never been matched before even in an
East Side bank run. The sixteen teilers
stood in two cages with bags Of silver
dollars stacked up around their feet Three
men in each cage did nothing but count
out money-ten silver dollars in pile, ten
plea in a row and ten rows on broad
wooden tray 81 900 per tray. AS fast az
the contents of bag was thus counted
out another was emptied on the counter
and all day long this went on, the tellers
never resting and the constant clnk, cliuk,
clink of the dollars as they counted them
into the little heaps keeping up like the
rhythmic beat OF a piece Of machinery.
Along q railing waiting their turn to be
paid stood the doubling 1homases, their
eyes fairly afame with money greed as they
looked through the wire netting at the heaps
of wealth within.
1t was often a staggering problem what 10
do with the money when they had 1t. 1t
had to be counted and each piece had TO be
examined and often bitten before IL was
counted One woman, who had drawn
1886 all in silver sat on the floor with her
heap before her for more than an hour at
this task In the window seats and wher-
ever a place could be found, Others were at
the same job
When Becky Cohen of POI Broome street
got her pile she seemed stunned. She had
ST ,Os5 coming The teller slapped out a
81 900 sack to her and $50 in ten dollar
piles She finally slowed away the eighty
Ave silver dollars In her clothes, wrapped |
the heavy bag in her shawl and went labor !
iously up 10 the street.
SACKS MADE OF PETTIcoATs.
Dozens begged and whiped to have their |
money taken back after they had seen it.
Only one exception was made. An old ,
woman loaded down with more than 800
silver dollars was permitted TO redeposit
it. An old, long bearded patriarch with
81 800 sat on the floor with his wealth be-
tween his. legs, and raised dismal how
when the bank wouldn't take il back.
Il leave, them | won't take it, he
shouted in Yiddish until he was hustled
with his wealth into the street.
Receptacles for carrying the loads were
in such demand that dozen or more
women then and there stripped of their
oetticoats and made sacks Of them. One
zirl tore of the sleeve Of her shirt waist.
-evealing that she wore no undershirt,
md tying one end OF the sleeve in knot.
made money bag Of it.
-It will be a rare time for the Fast Side
'rooks tonight said one OF the bank
attendants.
Il am trailing as many Of these people
With detectives as ] can, said Inspector
Titus. Nobody has complained Of losses
n the streets, but what may happen in the
enements tonight rs another thing.
Two boy pickpockets were arrested in
he afternoon at work in the crowd
ALBANY. Jan i1.-Frederick d. Kilhum
Of Banks, said tonight
hat the State Bank of New York city Is in
sound condition. and that the institution
5 amply able TO weather any run that may
% made on it. The bank had deposits Of
10 coo 900 and surplus of $50 coo Rep
esentative Lucius n. Littauer is director.
Run on a BROWNSVILLE
BRANCH.
There was sympat hetic run on the
branch Of the State Bank yes.
erday after the easily excited Hebrew |
epositors had read and heard Of the hap
enngs at the Manhattan headquarters. /
he Brownsville branch IL located at Pitkin
nd Stone avenes Fast New York, near
he heart Of the Brooklyn ghetto
When the branh of the bank was opened
est erday morning IL was noticed that an
large crowd was around the
oors The management had anticipated ;
lst such an event and was prepared for
he emergency Every one who wanted
is money was accommodated, although y 7
as pointed out that by drawing ont his /
avings he would lose interest. some {
stoned TO this advice, but the majority
the small depositors were for drawing :
ut their money, and they did so.
The crowd became so great that 1t was {
ecessary TO appeal to the police for help.
apt Rooney Of the Brownsville station ,
emit squad OF cops TO the bank. They
ept the frightened Hebrews u. line. The t
ank was kept open until O'Clock II, the !
Tternoon the usual closing hour How
YER, the management Of the bank decided |
reopen at o'clock, and did so. II was
II nj In ba night