16512. Savings Bank (New York, NY)

Bank Information

Episode Type
Run Only
Bank Type
savings bank
Start Date
January 5, 1872
Location
New York, New York (40.714, -74.006)

Metadata

Model
gpt-5-mini
Short Digest
1e5d0bba

Response Measures

Accommodated withdrawals, Full suspension

Other: Receiver's sale / receivership occurred (receiver Shepherd F. Knapp).

Description

Multiple contemporaneous articles (Jan 1872) report a heavy run on the Savings Bank in New York with long lines and large withdrawals. No article describes a suspension, receivership, reopening, or permanent closure. One account (New York correspondence) implies publicity/press agitation helped provoke the crowd, but no specific false telegram or corrected misinformation is described.

Events (1)
1. January 5, 1872 Run
Cause
Rumor Or Misinformation
Cause Details
Crowd and public agitation/rumors in the city prompted heavy withdrawals; press reporting is described as having inflamed the situation.
Newspaper Excerpt
Before daylight this morning to gather depositors began to run... formed long lines... the run.
Source
newspapers

Newspaper Articles (4)
1. January 6, 1872 The Wheeling Daily Register Wheeling, WV
Article from The Wheeling Daily Register, January 6, 1872

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BY TELEGRAPH. Exclusively for the Register. By the office, Pacific 103 and Main Atlantic Street. NEW YORK. Tweed. YORK, January 5.-Tweed street was NEW private office on Duqueene With is it at his the afternoon yesterday. Albany, during his going to him regard to Sheriff Brennan gave but was permission rumored the that to Sheriff go several that days it his was since, bail his in he told until every to-day, it is for tention satisfactorily should to remain arranged. be settled Even not start if thing that Tweed will Senate as capital taken after the recess Tweed membles the understood State Tuesdav until the next from to yesterday until of determination displays a seat spirit as Senator, believing of the take his to be the bona fide and choice he has no majority in to do so, himself intention his relinquishing district, what he conbe of bisright till forced or circum either siders to by legislative which he action has no control. stances over Rights Bill. is the special. The Summer's following civil January Times 4th: will dated Washington, of this city night hold The a public colored meeting people to their to-morrow views Summer's of the to give expression of Mr. necessity of It seems to civil rights bill. the that passage the measure, Senate, be coming gener can ally believed merits in the Summer to pass up on that its OWN body, and an that amendment Mr. its withdraw it as not hazard necessity by subjecting which it it will passage will the amnesty two-thirds bill, vote, so as to to the bill. of with that quire in Scott is busily engaged made the Mr. connection upon the investigations during finishing his report Ku-Klux committee to Conby the will be submitted with summer. It the recess along in type. gress the testimony soon after taken, which is now Tweed's Bondsmen. for Mr Tweed All the were bondsmen accepted to offered day were by ordered Judge but all the deeds office, in the The that held to Cardoza, be recorded not already done. register's Tweed's Judge son, a by gift where although from Richard, held it property did not disqualify him from his father, going on his bond. Suit. of The decision in the injunction restraining case The against Miss Manefield, certain Fisk and others from publishing rendered to her letters written by Brady. Fisk, was The injunction day by Judge Manefield-Stokes and Procagainst Miss continued, so the letters cannot tor be given was to the public. on a Savings Bank. deRun daylight this morning to gather 9 positors Before began Savings Bank. around lines, By the Third Avenue formed long imo'clock they had The general the run. reaching pression is for that blocks. the bank will not stand Greeley Declines. to Greeley to-day declined Horace the position General of President Committee. of the accept Union Republican Sale Stopped. Printing for Company, The today, sale as has of a the been Ivertised New stopped York by the by order Sheriff the court. Criminal Indictments have Found. been More criminal indictments Thos. More Tweed, Connolly, found against and James M. be presented Sweeney These C. Fields indictments General will not Sessions till to the Court of in the Court of Oyer Grand Jury discharged. and Terminer the the our Diplomany is Relations to with following is a special Jan. The Post, dated Washington, uary Evening 5 The diplomatic numerous telegrams relations with regarding our calculated to deceive circles. the public Spain are and disturb financial matter as ascer The truth of the whole sources can be told an in tained from high When the fact was retire from a few words. that Mr. Fish and would probably nounced Department into the be succeeded the State by Edward Cabinet Pierrepont, would policy whose entrance by a change of Cuba, the the immediately heretofore be followed Government pursued toward was on, and was Spanish of what was going was not favorable advised informed for that a continuation the prospects by our of the Govern nonpolicy belief that the Fish really the ment. International Acting of upon the measures, meant the retirement of active that this with firmness on of part, Spanish commencement must Cabinet be therefore met decided the recall change the Roberts Cuba were Captain Senor their General and and of the change actually decided of the changes wer were in upon. Before the Spanish Cabinet remain in ordered, Mr. Fish would revoked formed Cabinet, that whereupon leaving they matters as to they Fish's intended who are ment by persons their the stood former of previous action, withdrawal. the announce- in It ing is believed here know that Fish, by remain- a war with Spain positions in the to Cabinet, has avoided

2. January 11, 1872 The Portland Daily Press Portland, ME
Article from The Portland Daily Press, January 11, 1872

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NEW YORK. INVESTIGATION CUSTOM HOUSE Congressional Retrenchment to-day. books NEW NEW YORK YORK, Committe Jan. 10. -The continued its seized sessions by months the at F. the government Payson hotel and testified officers then returned that last the February without were the charges seiz- kept books on up. being five E.B. proved. Wheeler, importer, alleged testified irregularities, to and House, ure of his attorney to pay Custom authorized Terry, the clerk in Capt. the Grant x-Collec- that he, stated the with Collector at election frauds, together John Murphy, B. charge connived of one Arthur testified and that mak- was his scandalously tor John S. Beeher, false. in importer, 1865 on a claimed, charge of but he books were entries, seized $70,000 being Webster & Sprague, a case compromised ing false at said $35,000. that they never hour. knew his attorneys, in an testified couldn' D. McKenzie, the City Weigher them they John comprominerchant, that and turns takes he of had knowledge of important goods In the majority not presweights to the government. House Weigher While is A.M. only a was a grand juror the books of Quackenbosh two years ago, before cases ent, over the Court, Custom laborer or and foreman. brought in the the govern- them, U.S. a ment concern Circuit were evidence seized of frauds was on brought and and he of found over $120,000. by the A suit custom officials for the case was settled merchant, tes$50,000. B. Clarke, commission books, stock and Thompsons premise, that in by Deputy on a warrant was were tified Horace seized 1870 day his arrested Collector thief. Word and and he was by Thompson next as the a thing might settle becomsaluted brother that He refused to U. defended himself of doing so for not sent promised to his for $12,000. successfully in the fees, being &c., S. and Court, but the expense The stock in question stock was sold by He to him. the worth was U. $100,000. more S. Marshal, than never $25,000, and knew $2500 the what of became this returned of the Thompson, rest. M. Elliot, brother-in-law proceeding. of A and drunken stole was A. concerned and in the seized his goods him word that crowd articles. came Thompson unless sent he compromised.- cases and can furnish names. many he Witness would had ruin heard him of Thomson many similar was connected with internal of parties revenue. in being the Custom informed House that as parties for an poremoval Grant enlitical complained reasons, and of him to Gen. he went to Washemy had of his administration, the President, but General The Porter first ington to every see difficulty in his word way. that the Presithrew time Gen. Porter one sent that out day but next John day Rus- and dent could see and no Col. McGee. same. The The fourth day sell the day Young after it was got the him an audience and Boutwell that the charges were made Secretary President the charges vereuntrue. Fen- he told He said the that the reason he was a friend of Mr. fear of a rumor that told him to have there no was of ton. removal, and as an official, he would charge was The against repetition President assured him of the him charges that Three and if weeks there no was any chance to be heard. in the Evengive him witness a saw his removal first he had heard of after the and that was the his appointment to it. Gen. taken of him by the case of Blatchwhile acting as combination a between ing the Post, notice Palmer a lawyer attributes in governmentndicted Secretary brokers: Boutwell Blatch- and ford frauds, to cheat the He was to a excise officers a deputy collector. liberty. In reply year ago and is witness now said that behind him Bliss, who was Senator ford man was Bayard, handing Col. at a written Republican the question interest- gentle- tartly par- to Senator Howe was one side of the somewhat ed in Senator sustaining Howe remarked Bliss on the stand felt any that ty. the Senator curiosity, might without put making an attack and no upon he himself. Bayard said there was to made no attack it publicly curiosity, Mr. what but the he gentleman preferred was who was putknown in questions. complained of the of officers the in- of ting Senator Casserly sustaining one side He believed the vestigation government more than another. along withont such the committee able to of get officers of the Custom active and interposition their friend and it followers. fair not only that House Senator Stewart thought should be heard but that they the should come admitted and hear that it was so, they but Mr. Custom Caserly the House intermeddling side the conduct House charges. officers. well con- had witnessed demned of SO many Custom stated that it was officers a Gen. Palmer further Custom House State established employed fact to that control the two last were Conventions, Adjourned. JURY. STOKES BEFORE that Stokes THE is GRAND already s understood indicted that is the case jury. probably The rumor is untrue, under though consideration it is by the grand TAMMANY NOTES. It is believed that Tweed will go to Albany the intention to-night. The Commercial to place the is Tammany informed Society that it is distinctly on a reform ground. MATTERS. ly deny VARIOUS of the Manhattan had Bank a cent positive- deThe officers that Oakley Hall ever posited there. Cochrane held a levee the to-day. Third Acting Mayor another heavy run on The officers There was Savings Bank to-day. demands. 1 claim Avenue to be able of Frankl to meet all has been placed and veiled on its f The statue in Printing House Square i pedestal with the American flag. ferry-boat Castleton has e with the The Staten Island libelled for non-comyliance steam been seized laws and of Congress in not having recording is gauge. trouble at Hempstead, L. I., ended, the The railroad attacking party showing no disposithis tion to renew OF the A VESSEL war. FOR PORTLAND. arrived s has on The LOSS steamship board Oceanic, the which captain and in crew a sink- of abandoned the forenoon, brig Mountain the Eagle, 8th inst. The brig cargo was ing condition on Elizabethport for had Portland, a terrible with passage. a r from of coal. lost three The blades Oceanic of her propeller, sails, &c. She THE LEGISLATURE. y -The bill passed by of the the e ALBANY, Jan. for the payment authorLegislature providing city of New York, izes the raising indebtedness of of the six and a half millions. f

3. April 24, 1872 The New York Herald New York, NY
Article from The New York Herald, April 24, 1872

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Fruit Roots, Trees, finest possible Sale imported monthly and the true to name market and positive Bulbs, hardy and Seeds, and rugged selected warranted expressly for this FURNITUR A baseUCTION JOSEPH SALE OF GUIRE, 1872, on at Auctioneer, 10% o'clock A.M 216 THURSDAY, contained April 2 25. in the East Thirtieth street DAY A all ment brown stone Furniture house No. (WEDN Y) MORNING, in UCTION SALE commence THIS 101/2 sale 'clock this season contained The largest and lousehold richeate 120 West 23d street, 300 lots by Over $20,000 worth pri vate residence comprish bidder over regard overed large 6th story and 7th avenues, to he highest rich rosewood satin, tween atalogue, in lots, 714 in crimson green rosewood superior of Parlor Suits, ilk imported Bronzes, Encoign fine brocade and Curtain Cabin Table Chairs, Book Turkish ou Paintings, Gilt Tables, Suits, in Bureaus Pillows ures, choice Books, Louis Blankets Din black walnut style Glace, Quilts, Spring Beds side Washstands Arm hair Mattr Centre and Kitchen Bolsters. Suffet, Sets Table Basemen and Sale ing Dinner and oths, Tea Gas Fixtures &Wed city or country B. Furnitu China Goods Icebox, packed and Auctioneer AUCOSGOOD, NOTICE.-CLINTON RECEIVER'S SALE OSGOOR & CO. A UCTION TIONEER OF MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS. College place. M. will sell at their STREET APRIL near 24. wisting t 10 1/2 of Ag TH DAY (WEDNES Musical InstrumBRASS HORNS FLUTES, First class GERMAN VIOLINS... TRUMPFY AND QUITARS, H Harmonicas, CLARIONETS Guitar Heads, &c &c., These are goods Guitar Pegs, Reeds, all first class and in good The trade order specially invited. DRY GOODS, A by avenu CRISTALAR, & AUCTIONED GEORGE clock. LEVY the will sel entire street, con Ribbons, M. Laces, Thursday Ribbons April 25, at near 101/9 Thirty eighth Trimmings Coun tents action store tore 570 of Laces, Third Fancy Embre Goods, positive, Shelvin ithout public Undergarments, consisting tures, &c. Sale Dealers and retiring Gas from business. A & invited. AVENUE STORE, SIXTY the UCTION SALE-TENTH fifth SON street will sell by 12 N auction, at feet K. STEVENSON Exchange 111 Broad avenue, Iway west at side, and 25 capifrom Tuesday Sixty April fifth 30. street Tenth Dwelling the 25x43 $4,500. unable lot 75 feet: rents Maps ready south tal $900 of story $1 Stor 000 yearly and mortgage OF GLASSWARE A. . at 10 Lamps o'clock A. this day also for sale KUCK'S and Lamp ENTIRE Fix M. at STOCK 43 HY will be sold at street Auctioneer. auction Store 521 10% Fixtures DANIEL A MATHEWS, under AUCTIONEER o'clock, Nicholas at private Hotel B WEDNESDAY, APRIL 24,at didence 2d and 1st TO 349 EAST 84TH STREET FURNITURE, MADE and reps: ELEGANT HOUSEH DER BY NEW Suits, in blue silk and Library comprising Lace Parior Curtains Carpets, Centre Chamber Fur also Etageres, Mirrors. and China framed. niture Tables, Mattr sniper Pius Hall IX Stand, woven in silk, richly fine Portrait of AUCTIONEER. Hotel. at DANIEL A. MATHEWS. under OF FURNITURE residences B PERSONAL Y Salesroom ATT 521 of ENTION Broadway Broad parties TO eclining SALES onsekeeping AUCTIONEER Hotel. Y DANIEL 521 MATHEWS, Broadway. under Nicholas STREET, B THURSDA RESIDE 124 WEST 11TH AT PRIVATE 6th FURNIT avenues RE, ROSEWOOD Dinner HANDSOME PIANO HO ANOFORTE Set. CARPETS. George IV. Pattern, &c Rare English China morning of sale N John VEDDER H 111 Full particulars AUCTIONEER (FORMERLY Clinton B with o'clock. the late at Henry the between private Fifth and Sixth avenues. Mirrors pier nahogany place 24. at 101/2 (Eighth stree Hou between schold Furniture. Parlor Bedsteads, Suit Bu in Car reaus ingrain crimeowashstand= Crockery 'Grand French black plate walnut and Tables, and Brussels Kitchen and Utensils, &c worth pets, Hair Mattresses. A superb Concert Piano the attention of connois will be sold professionals at 'elock seurs and VEDDER AUCTIONEER Henry H Leeds.) resiB y JOHN (Former N. with the late o'clock, at the private d nee Thu 220 W Furniture, Twenty 25. at five French street plate Mirrors, &c Household COLTON A LUCTIONEER in Ninth street, between Fifth Y F usehold Furniture clock M. 41 West Ninth street, Farniture Sixth avenues, (Wednes April2 the entire French Plate This day Fifth and Sixth in part one or Brussel two and other Dress Carpets, between embracing Book cases, Parlor Suits, the dwe ling Wardrobes and Tables &c., &c. Bedsteads Mirrors, Centre and Exten Hair Matti clock 253 residence Bureaus carved the hour. at the Furniture, private embracing Goods, French On Thursday April entire centeel and Basemer Carpets avenue the Room Bedroom and other Full Dressing Fourthave Dining Brussels &c. Bureaus catalogue rich Parlor. Plate Mirrors, Vel and Bedsteads will be ready the particulars to-morro On FRIDAY Furniture April dealer on street entire stock of a Bleecker Broadw MON DAY, April of the private Thir the entire rich West Forniture Fourteenth stree East teen up, Furniture residence be sent No. to the auction from rooms. parties breaking 1 Goods street, can near will Broa be iway sold soon after May and Y the CAMPBELL & CO., attention AUCTIONEERS. to sales of Furniture taken. carefully Give their personal Complete catalogues business enables full day entire satisfac of 348 guarante antee Advances made CO., Auctioneers, Large private experience residences. in isfaction. the auction Settlements Hudson in street SALEMPBELL & CAMPBELL & co., AUCTIONEERS. commencing B' CAMPBELL J. W. & CO. will sell by entire auction, elegant, large. April 26, to close business, contained in war old rooms establish of Mr Friday. stock extensi of Furniture furniture store and between contain Charito some and large and Blanck,35 356 $10,000. Catalogues Also without size Aaron Stock ck valued to be at sold proof Safe of medium Bedding King lots, and burgla Horse, Harness and complete. dealers, housekeepers, one Also Patrick's superb Furniture C in and out of the city, Furniture specially invited in Herald to-morrow. Catalogues are partier at CAMPBELL office. CO. 348 Hudson street W. CAMPBELL JR., AUCTIONEER. on day, commencing promptly B CAMPBELL Y J. & CO. will sell at auction, at 11 o'clock this A. M., and extension private the the premises. very desirable Residence detached known situated three by the on story Lafaye street avenues ite number avenue built frame the city of Brooklyn. Bedford and Nostrand complete order, veniences. contains No 541. between substant tial manner. in all moder con 21x40, exthe most concrete cellar, trees has vard house cars leading to tin roof grape 25x100 near of sale 12 rooms vines, fruit four lines of $3,000 can re main ferries, tension good 12x21. lot CA Hudson Terms street, CO. Auctioneers New York city office 348 AUCTIONEERS-THE & CO., Western Railroad B Delaware of Seranton Coal Y JOHN H DRAPER Lackawanna and at public anction. on Exchange Wednesday, April place will sell 130,000 tons 24, at 12 HAMUEL President. P. FAIRCHILD Office AUCTIONEER Furniture and Fixtures of B ENJ. Receiver's sale of Savings Bank 24. 1872, the late Bow WEDNESDAY April On at 33 Broadway . ee Iron Partitions. Clocks, consisting of Desks, revol Counter and &c. other large &c. Chairs, Tables, By order Gas Fixtur Spittoons. Carpets, of Matting, SHEPHERD F. KNAPP, Receiver BROAD ACTIONEER o'clock, OFFICE Stoc 183 and Fix and B Y 8. ADLER -Sells this corner day. at Reventy-eighth street AUCTION tures First avenue. of Grocery Dealers invited CAMPBELL & CO. D Office eers Y S. B GOODAL T Twenty-third street Fifth Av.

4. May 23, 1872 The Anderson Intelligencer Anderson, SC
Article from The Anderson Intelligencer, May 23, 1872

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Our New York Correspondence. NEW YORK, May 17, 1872. of The constitutes recent nomination the conversational of Mr. men Greeley anywhere, pabulum course Find a knot of and as may of the street. of it grows a bet or a vote, the majority of New York city, expected of the white-coated The Southerners here, to him opher. deprecate any action there and exception, be favors out the election almost adverse without philos- are the Democratic Convention, and a bolt from by among them who predict delegation those Convention by the Southern be ratithat Mr. Greeley's nomination not tenor of should Meanwhile he pursues the even writes the fied. seen little in public, his way, letters, and advertising himself in from most frains non-committal from is retire modestly the Tribune. the reunderstood that he will furtherIt is least during the canvass, and Demopaper, that at in the event of a straight withdraw more nomination in July, he will the nomicratic as n candidate in favor of the of his name of the Philadelphia Convention. nec the strongest illustrations One of of the press came to my knowledge two the power You will remember day. ago, the New York the other months journals that, Third were suc- or three with accounts of the run on others teeming Savings Bank, and that informed Avenue to the pressure. I have been New it occurred occasion in this to correct some error properly sent one of its He cumbed statement, Sun that having wise. The facts. reporters York was of to obtain the desired the treated, and returned to his who thereupon The and open his It to to his task con amore. editor, the rudely porter investigate bank to instructed batteries. Mr. Dana, employee suspicion required redozen went well put lines to arouse the place but a gather the crowd, and for weeks of the bank and thronged and the integrity inducewas in the greatest jeopardy. Every said, to let go placed ment was offered to the Sun, it persuasions is and bull-dog grip, but threats, move the sturdy editor, lesson in politeness had his its proffers until his alike failed to relinquish been taught, hold. then did he fraternity have and only time the reportorial courtesies Since received that from bank officers the common of life. are a good many frauds and in the exposed comThere that ought to be reached one of the munity way. For instance, is floodin the same Corporations of New York inviting the great Tea with circulars ing the clubs for the the public country organize purchase most high of the to pound or package, the and way of tea by inducements in low prices, are Chinese names, to to unsuspecting country rank is little better than a offered sounding extraordinary The in what and which people has poison. great inmany vest truth green is, and that gold the known establishments firm by New Yorkers scattered to engaged in agents hotels and a here from have and the different there, are purchasing restaurants, and tea grounds which small mixed with chemicals and are are dried, of fresh tea, perfumed, and sent proportion up in attractive parcels, regular trade then put somewhat below bevforth at a price unsuspicious lovers of thus the prerates to The poison entire cost of the cents drug a pound. erage. not twenty of pared traflic is quite as pernicious as that swindling week has been strongly The fires both in the city have of It is large a past probably liquor dealer. and productive neighbor- suffered the insurance companies the woods hood, and A conflagration of Ulster County, near villages raging in I write, and whole threatened with heavily. even while destruction. Poughkeepsie, in crime. are is seems to be an epidemic and There heads, also perforated bodies, suicides, local events, Broken constitute the record of about itmurders are beginning to talk of and people is something in New York. which has married a whole family One woman sons, brother-in-law, of that wears breeches. thing else crazy-had the "jim come Smiths, at last father, went party have One jams," and every- them shot to the woman, and so, the soused her nine days grief. Another bucket poor of soul water, because her husyears' band old baby is Cause, on in a his remorse-result, way home after insanity. a three "By absence. fruits shall ye know them.' their just had occasion to examine U. S. Govern- the new I have remedy introduced by the there has cancer Equador, and about which newspapers. ment considerable from discussion in the as supbeen it to be, not a patent medicine bark of I but a mere fibrous root, ordinary posed, and infiltrated in the Dr. is ground name is Condurango, and that it is agent, informs me ner. find Its the qualities, Keene, which man- as the goverment in Peru for its remedial affections of well known extensively used for all wormwood the blood, as our There are two or three and is as here. mustard and observed varieties, in select- are known and care should be by Dochowever, best. That which is imported who went the and Keene, of this city, to for the purpose of is under the State Department, tors ing facts Equador Bliss reporting the Peruvian upon the the to of the directors of The manufacture hospitals, supervision of the and article therefore is immense, pure. and the cures of