1799. Dime Savings Bank (Waterbury, CT)

Bank Information

Episode Type
Run Only
Bank Type
savings bank
Start Date
February 12, 1884
Location
Waterbury, Connecticut (41.558, -73.051)

Metadata

Model
gpt-5-mini
Short Digest
1afb5eb4

Response Measures

Accommodated withdrawals

Description

Newspaper accounts (Feb 12–14, 1884) report a short run on the Dime Savings Bank of Waterbury caused by an unfounded rumor; the bank met all obligations and did not suspend operations.

Events (1)

1. February 12, 1884 Run
Cause
Rumor Or Misinformation
Cause Details
Unfounded, not-traceable rumor that the bank was unsound; panic among depositors (mostly shop girls and house servants).
Measures
Bank readily met all its obligations; paid out withdrawals.
Newspaper Excerpt
The Dime Savings bank of this city sustained a run to-day owing to a panic among its depositors over a rumor, not traceable, that the bank was not sound. It is one of the soundest banks in the State and readily met all its obligations.
Source
newspapers

Newspaper Articles (2)

Article from Morning Journal and Courier, February 13, 1884

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Article Text

Run On a Waterbury Bank. WATERBURY, Feb. 12.-The Dime Savings bank of this city sustained a run to-day owing to a panic among its depositors over a rumor, not traceable, that the bank was not sound. It is one of the soundest banks in the State and readily met all its obligations. Those frightened were mostly shop girls and house servants. The run 18 not expected to continue very long or to be very serious.


Article from Delaware Gazette and State Journal, February 14, 1884

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Article Text

IN GENERAL. There is considerable talk in over the disappearance of Joseph Brooklyn liabilities Townsend, a well-known builder, H. aggregating $20,000, leaving pally due to lumber from the A telegram Tribune Denver,Colorado, merchants. princi- says was Bold Monday syndicate of New Yorkers for to O. H. Robbacker continues $100,000. editor-inchief and T.J.V. Skiff as at San that It is Major reported Autouio, manager Texas, Wasson, the thieving master, has been pardoned the had served 7 of the 15 imprisonment dent. He by months' Presi. pay. to which he was sentenced. The Queen's College Missionary Association of Kingston, Ontario, protested against raising money has for church purposes by lotteries, political elections, bazaare. tea meetings, picnics and Thomas and Adam Baney, father and son, were arrested Monday having murdered Short, a well-known whose Bernard charge of on Bernard farmer, the body was found near Rawlinsville, Lancaster county, Penoa. ,8 few days age There was a run Tuesday the Dime Savings Bank in Waterbury, upon Con nectiont, and $30,000 was paid small amounts. The run, which was out the in consequence of an unfounded known. ceased when the bank's condition rumor, was Eighteen drunken ruffians boarded coal train, near Milledgeville, Ohio, a Saturday, and assaulted the condactor on and the a brakeman named Collins, beating latter 80 terribly that he is netexout peoted to recover. The engineer had to his engine loose and ruu it to the town to save his life. A delegation of Apaches, Chiricabus and Mescalero Indians, from the Carlos reservation, called San of Indian affairs. the commissioner they Monday They upon say were pleased with what saw at the Carliale and and that they intended to schools, home and Hampton Indian they go devote themselves to farming. Monday, J. C. warden: Myron W. Loon, deputy At Wilkesbarre, Brittain, Van warden. and Casper Haines and Henry Van treasurers, were Thomas county W. arrested Oberdorfer, Schoy, on the charge of gross negligence in prisoners to three The escape from allowing jall. iron steam collier Umatilla has at Cape Oregon. She was her been coast captain of wrecked Flattery, abandoned on the by and crew, who have heard from. The years ago by Roach & for the been built three Umatilla not Son since was Oregon Improvement Company, and was valued at $200,000. Charles H. Rugg,accused of the Maybee murders and the assaults upon the Town. sends has and Mr. Sprague, on Long Island, been identified as a waiter who,nuder the name of Charles H. L. at the Argyle Hotel at ployed I and Smith, Burlington, was em for who, when he was the petty thieving, shot twice at Mr then fied to In proprietor,a discharged the woods. Colt, Soranton, Pa, an attempt has been next made to infiate the registry lists for the election with dead and departed voters to the number of about 700. it is said, occur in the Democratic inflations, strong The wards. Monday an order was from the courts of the ballot boxes of the city custody obtained precinota transferring 11 to the vaults of the First Bank. They had the vaults of the been National in county previously treasury. has been discovered that hereelf and Andre railroad Jennie York who shot elevated Tuesday, the on woman a New was H Almey, a teacher in a kinder. and that she had been to Andre, but he had refused to engaged marry garten school, her. In his afternoon, Andre the engagement,ard said be mitted his ment yeaterday ante-mortem state. broke ad. promise on learning that the waman was a divorced wife. In Kansas City Monday State's uey dismissed the case Jam-8 and Charles Ford the Frank Wallace against on Attorcharge of participation in the Blue Cut robbery in 1881 to the Crittenden to State was fusal train Dick Liddell of Governor Owing pardon re the The case at be robbery against James will also his dismissed. testimony. bauk Gallatin deprived for of James was Krekel of the where a hearing was had court, before Judge United then on States taken the charge master of robbing the United States payat Mussel Shoai, Alabama. The trial of Dr. George H. Marsball the to blackmail came up in the district attempting actrees, Mary United Anderson, States for court at Pittsburg Tuesday after using noon. The charge against Marshall He the mails for improper was wrote several lettera, in purposes. of a picture of the be said would be for sale which was lover enclosed exposed one actress, which the country and sent to a certain sum of to him. The out paid unless commonwealth money Europe made was a weak case against him. It one witness, a Marshall told only that written him reporter, that produced who he said had friendly the letters, but had done 80 in a spirit, and for the of ances saving Miss Anderson from the purpose of unknown annoyto him. Miss Anderson and her who were the stepfather, nesses, written persons principal who wit had are in Europe. A was decision reserved. It court's that quash indictment made motion is and believed the to Marshall will be acquitted.