Show J I Ho Hoarders Who Drew Out the Cash J I e I W E Curtis Curts in iii Ii Chicago Record Her Herald Herald ald aId aldA aldA aIdA A good many humorous stories are told of people who lost their wits wIt in the recent financial flurry furr A certain certIn gen gentleman genteman tieman teman of national reputation was at attending attending tending a committee meeting when the suspension of the Knickerbocker Trust company was was as announced He turned ture very vcr pale arose from his chair as If I to leave the room staggered and was caught as he collapsed on the floor foor A Adash Adash dash dh of water in his face tace and a draught of brandy soon son brought him to when he apologized for making a scene and explained that the savings of a lifetime were locked locke Up in iii the Knickerbocker Trust company After he lie had recovered himself his lila friends began hegan to ask ques questions questions tons and developed the fact that he had no account in the bank but rented rente a box In the safe ste deposit department where he lie had stocks and bonds amount amounting amountIng amountIng ing to nearly 2000 Ho lie 10 ex cx explain explaIn plain why it I was that the announcement of the failure of ot the bank should have been such a shock to him because he I ought to have known that it I would not affect the patrons of the safe deposit vaults vaul They tell tel of a man who stood in line lne for several hours ho r during a run on one of the uptown banks before he realized realised that all al his money was In another bank bankHe bankHe bankHe He happened ha penell to be passing saw sav faw the thelong thelong theline long line lne of depositors forming on the tile sidewalk Inquired the reason became affected with wih the excitement and apprehension apprehension apprehension hension of the th crowd and an forgetting everything else took tok his place in the column and waited patiently until he ho reached the w window of the paying teller to discover that he lie had no account there thereat at all al The wife of or a citizen of great prom prominence prominence one of the most conspicuous men in New York was wa still at their home In the country when she read in inthe Inthe Inthe the newspapers newspaper that the Knickerbocker Trust company had closed cosed its Is doors door She called caled up her husband on the he telephone and asked whether he thought she bet better better better ter come into town at once or whether she could postpone It until the next day dayas dayas as she very vcr much preferred to do Be Being Being ing somewhat puzzled p at this strange message he asked her why she Bhe needed to come cne to town at all al When I read about the failure f lure of ot the Knickerbocker Trust company this morning she replied I got out my m bank book and found that my m account there was overdrawn and I thought I ought to come right In and pay them the money It I might help some poor person who has all al his money locked up there The who is himself a bank banker er answered My dear you ou are the woman in the world but butI I am afraid your plan work A little girl was saying her prayers at bedtime one night during durin the excite excitement excitement excitement ment Ater ter repeating Now I lay me inc down to sleep and asking God to bless her father mother sisters two brothers brother her pony and kitty she add added added ed edt 0 O Lord be awful careful of Yourself because we have only You and the president to depend dtp dep nd upon and papa like tie the tie way he Is acting A colored man who stood in line Une dur during durI tag ing I g the run on one of ot the uptown banks was approached by a very er much ex cx excited e cited gentleman genteman and asked If i he woul 1 sell sel his place for tor 10 He refused and began to negotiate Finally Finaly when the bidder got gt up to a hundred d dollars dolar hf ht h hook took ook the money and gave pye up his place in line lne When the buyer reached reache the cashiers window he discovered that his balance was 1150 There are two banks in New York owned by b the same people One of them themIs Is down town and the other othe is up town Early Karly in iii the flurry ful an elderly woman who had on deposit In the down downtown downtown downtown town bank drew it I out and ami made mude a very an disagreeable demonstration She abused the president the vice vic president and several of ot the directors by name call calling cal calling ing them thieve and scoundrels and amI accusing them of all al kinds of crime and misdemeanors and would not be si silent silent silent lent until she had relieved her mind Then Th n she got ot Into Int a cab cb with wih lion hor he money mone money and a maid and drove droe to the up town tonn branch ot it the tho same Mme institution where she deposited the cash th The cashier of or 01 the tile uptown branch called 10 up the down dow downtown dowl town manager and Inquired if he knew such s ch a woman The latter hatter described the scene sene that had just taken placer anti and the lie up town manager re rc replied rE plied pled From rm what she said up Uti here I inferred that she gave you ou fellows a roasting but she sins sel to think hink were all al right It I is probable that ah sh ebe has found out by b this time that this the two banks bank belong IO to the same people but evidently didn suspect that such was wa the owe case c at the time timeA A man who had OO on deposit d li in Ii inthe Inthe the Trust Company of America Americ stood in line for six hours to get et a chance to tn draw it I out out When he lie finally dually reached the paying teller teler with wih lila his cheek check cek In his hll hand ho he suddenly changed his mind for fol folsome some unaccountable reason and sake aske i ito cashed to have the cheek check chek certified Instead of 2000 for Nothing A man uran who had hud OGO In the Knick Knickerbocker Knik Trust paid pid a grocery man 2003 Hi N for his place In the line but payments were wre w re suspended and the cashiers c win window wIndow window dow was closed close before he reached reache th the goal goal He not only lost his 2000 but buthis buthis buthis his is tied te up Indefinitely At t one of the banks a man who had bail hada baila bal bala a few dollars on deposit offered to sell sl his place for 10 to an excited excie individual ual uni with wih a check chek for tor 1000 In his hii hil hand He was refused An hour or two late when the excited Individual had almost reached the paying teller teler the window slammed shammed down By the expenditure of ofa a 10 bill bi he could have secured seure his hl 1000 A citizen of Washington who hap happened happened pene to call cal at the custom house houpe bou in New York a few tew days ago found Cound two fine French touring cars offered for sale sIl be belonged b belonged Upon inquiry he lie learned lorne that they longed to a broker who had paid pid cash for tor them a few teW weeks week before In Paris but had gone broke and now money enough to meet neet Det the freight ami alli duty At least lest two on banks in this city et were started by persons who were alarmed by the headlines of an article in hI a certain certaI sensational newspaper without reading the text The headlines were entirely misleading They re referred erred fere to a bank that was perfectly sol aol solvent solvent vent but a hysterical depositor glanced glance at them their grabbed grabbe his bank ban book bok and started up the street giving the lie alarm to his neighbors as he lie wont went wet Within minutes minute BOO MO 00 depositors were demanding their money and the run lasted several days A run rn upon a K bank in the he interior or if C New York state was caused cu ed by a tele telephone tell telephone phone message from froni the cashier to hi wife about their baby which was sick with wih croup The cashier lowered his voice olee as much as possible so that he was wa Indistinctly overheard by two suspicious depositors They misunderstood the tw of ot ills his hl cause of his lila alarm alar and the nature message They did not know that he hf h was talking to his hil wife but supposed that he was communicating unpleasant news to the lie president of ot the bank and being alarmed they drew out all al their deposits deposit Being influential m men n In the tl community their example was followed by others until the whole town became beeam bem excited and a run occurred Took Examination But funny incidents are not confined to the banks General Generl Bingham super superintendent pe of police tells about a 1 husky Irishman who apere at headquarters not long ago und antI wandered into the room rom where the tho doctors examine can candidates candidate candidates for appointment to the police polee force Ho He looked looke arund In an inquiring inquiring ing lug manner but said sid nothing tor Peel off ot your clothes cothes said sid the doc doe doctor doctor The Irishman hesitated Come on now be b quick about it i said the doctor I 1 cant wait wai here all allday al allday day The Irishman Irl hman reluctantly undressed examined lila lite lungs with a The Doctor hi a stethoscope tried his heart hort him on the tho chest chet and back bak and nd th tl stomach and took measurements of his hl chest and waist and hips Tho Tim Irish Irishman Irishman man submitted in a half hai dazed daze condi condition tion ton Jump over that rod r commanded commande the doctor and he did It I Put It I up a couple more moro pegs and try it I again and the tho feat fet was repeated Put P t your heels together and an lean len over o er till ti your fingers touch the floor foor This feat teat was performed Got Get down on yo r back and raise ralfe your feet teet in the air Ill Il b b be d dIf if I do said ld the stranger I wont stand any more of this non nonsense nOI nonsense sense Ill Il stay sty single all al the real reat ret of my life What did you come here hee for then asked the surgeon surgen Dont you want to join the police force forceNo forceNo forceNo No be jabbers I came after a mar marrIage riago license Im Im to marry Maggie aggie Brennan tomorrow Put on your our clothes clothe said sid the dis disgusted disgusted disgusted gusted surgeon The TIle marriage license lc office is next door I |