Bowling Green Savings Bank

Bank Information

Episode Type: Suspension → Closure
Bank Type: savings bank
Start Date: October 6, 1886
Location: New York, New York (40.714, -74.006)

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Model: gpt-5-mini
Short Digest: 3b154674

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Description

Article (New-York Tribune, 1886-10-06) reports a hearing in the Bowling Green Savings Bank case before a referee and states the receiver holds about $15,000 and doubtful assets — indicates the bank was in receivership/closed. No mention of a prior run or of reopening.

Events (1)

1. October 6, 1886 Receivership

Newspaper Excerpt: A hearing was held yesterday morning in the Bowling Green Savings Bank case before the referee, Philo T. Ruggles, at his office, No. 59 Liberty-st. The present accounting shows that the receiver has in his hands some $15,000, and a number of doubtful assets, claims and litigations.
Source: newspapers

Newspaper Articles (1)

1. October 6, 1886 New-York Tribune New York, NY

Article from New-York Tribune, October 6, 1886

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Article Text

NEW-YORK CITY. The Sub-Treasury has not yet received a supply of $1 silver certificates to distribute. It received deposits on Saturday from banks, each bank being limited to $1,000, which were forwarded to Washington and in return the new ertificates were sent directly to the depositors. The total amount deposited and so issued exceeds $550,000. "C. A. R."-The apostrophe should be put after the complete word. The Chamber of Commerce Charleston fund is increased $2,765 it is now $87, The Gospel Tabernacle was fairly filled all day yesterday at the sessions of the Christian Convention. A morning service was conducted by the Rev. A. B. Simpson and addresses were made by the Rev. Dr. McBride and others. In the afternoon John Currier, of Brooklyn, an evangelist, preached. An evangelistic meeting was held in the evening. The first rush of the season between the Sophomore and Freshman classes of Columbia College took place yesterday. resulting in a victory for the Freshmen. The superintendents of the leading Protestant missions in this city yesterday organized a Mission Leaders' Union. On Sunday the citizens of Leyden, Holland, celebrated the 300th anniversary of the relief of Leyden from the siege of the Spaniards. The Holland Society of New-York sent a sum of money to aid in the celebration. and also sent a telegram to the "Third October Association: Vivent les Gueux.' Yes. terday this answer was received: Hooper C. Van Vorst, president The citizens of Leyden gathered around the pyrotechnic display, send greeting to the Holland Society, exclaim hureah for our American brethren. The Third October Association. Brouwer, president; Was, secretary." A hearing was held yestersay morning in the Bowling Green Savings Bank case before the referee, Philo T. Ruggles, at his office, No. 59 Liberty.st. The present accounting shows that the receiver has in his hands some $15,000, and a number of doubtful assets, claims and litigations. The wood yard started two years ago by the Charity Organ. ization Society has been assumed by & new body called the New-York Labor-Bureau Association. Tickets to be given to able-bodied men asking for relief are sold to families, relief societies and churches at the rate of 8 for $1. Tickets may be purchased and wood may also be ordered through the society, No. 21 University place. or through any of its district offices. Surveyor Beattie recently suspended an inspector for mak. ing false charges against another inspector. He was a Democrat, and yesterday some of his friends tried to have the Surveyor reinstate him. Mr. Beattie declared that 80 long as he remained in office he would not reinstate any man who had been suspended upon charges. Miss Florence Levison, of New-Rochelle, was walking with her mother along Fifth-ave., near Fourteenth-st., at 10 a. m. yesterday, when a young man stole her gold watch. He was arrested in Greenwich-ave. and gave his name as John Brown. of No. 541 Broome-st. He was held in $1,500 bail for trial. The steamship Lessing, from Hamburg, was detained at Quarantine yesterday because there was smallpox on board. One of the steerage passengers died from it on the voyage. and another was removed to the North Brother Island Hospital. The other passengers were vaccinated and the vessel disinfected. The annual meeting of the New-York Academy of Anthropology was held last evening at No. 753 Broadway. The following officers were elected E. P. Thwing, president; Dr. H. S. Drayton, secretary and treasurer; Drs. B. Edson, A. D. Rockwell and Professor N. B. Sizer, vice-presidents Drs. I. K. Funk, W. H. Atkinson and Professor N. B. Sizer, members of the council Drs. Benjamin Edson, M. Holbrook, W. H. Anderson and Professor N. B. Sizer, trustees. Chevalier Prat, an old French army officer, age seventynine, having served in twenty active campaigns and been decorated with the Legion of Honor, was a guest of the Rev. Father Riordan at Castle Garden yesterday. He 18 going to visit his son, the Rev. Father Prat, of St. Columba's Roman Catholic Church. The Executive Committee of the American Shipping and Industrial League, organized for the purpose of presenting and agitating measures before Congress. for the building up of the merchant marine, has issued a circular to all American shipowners having tonnage in the foreign trade to enrol themselves as members. Ambrose Snow is chairman, and Aaron Vanderbilt, treasurer. Adolf Link, who arrived here yesterday on the Fulda, will shortly appear at the Thalia Theatre. The Pilot Commissioners yesterday.adopted a recommendation in favor of placing a whistle on the Sandy Hook light. ship. A sale of fine modern and antique Orient rugs and carpets will be begun this afternoon at Moore's auction rooms, No. 290 Fifth-ave., and will be continued to-morro and Friday afternoons. Among the articles to be sold are some fine examples from Daghestan, Mecca, Bokhara, Anatolia, Shirva and Kazak.