Columbia National Bank - Washington, DC

Bank Information

Episode Type: Suspension → Reopening
Bank Type: national
Bank ID: 3625
Charter Number: 3625
Start Date: June 24, 1893
Location: Washington, District of Columbia (38.895, -77.036)

Metadata

Model: gpt-5-mini
Short Digest: d88a31d1

Response Measures

None

Description

OCR errors in article corrected (Wistoom -> Washington). The article (1893-06-24) reports the bank did not open for business Friday morning, indicating a suspension. No run, receiver, or permanent closure is mentioned; lacking follow-up, I classify this as a suspension with likely temporary closure (suspension_reopening).

Events (1)

1. June 24, 1893 Suspension

Cause Details: Article gives no reason for failure to open; only balances (assets and liabilities) are reported.
Newspaper Excerpt: The Columbia National bank. of Wistoom, did not open for business Friday morning.
Source: newspapers

Newspaper Articles (1)

1. June 24, 1893 The Seattle Post-Intelligencer Seattle, WA

Article from The Seattle Post-Intelligencer, June 24, 1893

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Article Text

BUSINESS TROUBLES. Sheridan & Breine, New York building contractors, are financially embarrassed, with $225,000 liabilities. Friedman & Friedman, wholesale clothing dealers in Chicago, failed on June 23, with assets and liabilities $92,000 each. Leroy Payne's big livery establishment in Chicago went into the hands of n receiver on the foreclosure of a mortgage for $35,000 on June 21 F. C. de Long. of San Rafsel, Cal, exetate senator, made an assignment to Henry Pierce, of San Francisco. The amount involved is cetimated at $60,000. Abraham Steers, one of the targest and best known lumber merchants and planing mill men in New York city, is temporarily embar. rassed. His assets are $475,000 and liabilities $350,000. The Columbia National bank. of Wistoom, did not open for business Friday morning. The assets are $226,000; liabilities, 895,000 due de. positor and $15,000 due other banks. H. E Waity is president and J. E Baker cashier of the institution.