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All Depositors Paid in Full By Institution Upon Demand. HUNDREDS OF THOSE DOING BUSINESS WITH BANK OF YBOR CITY CROWDED THE BUILDING IN AN EFFORT TO SECURE POSSESSION OF THEIR FUNDS. The Tampa Times says: Resulting from an absurdly foolish and groundless rumor to the effect that the institution was insolvent, a sensational run was this morning inaugurated upon the savings department of the Bank of Ybor City, and from the time the bank doors opened until afternoon hundreds of depositors in the savings department jostled each other in and around the building in the effort to secure their deposits. A similar scene was never enacted in Tampa before, unless it was after the failure of the old Gulf bank, in which there was not enough left for a run, many years ago. Depositors Paid. No sooner had the run been inaugurated than every possible preparation was made to pay the money out as rapidly as possible, and the nimble fingers of the clerks worked with lightning like rapidity as they answered the increasing demands of the crowd, composed mostly of foreign cigarmakers and laborers, which thronged the bank building and sidewalk and street outside. President John Trice of the Citizens' Bank and Trust company, who is also president of the Bank of Ybor City, was soon on the scene, and gave instructions that every man who demanded the amount of his deposit should be given same as quickly as possible, although, according to law, savings depositors have to give a notice of sixty days before they can withdraw their deposits against the wishes of the bank officials. Couldn't Stem Tide. With the passage of the morning hours, the crowd constantly increased in number, and considerable excitement prevailed. As stated, the only demands made came to the savings department, and the leading business and professional men and county offices in Ybor joined hands in attempting to make the excited laborers realize the foolishness of the actions. Quite a number of business men who did not even patronize the bank were among the number of workers, and as a result a large number of depositors left knowing that their savings were safe. A majority however, demanded their money and got it. Trice's Statement. A representative of the Times, who appeared on the scene when the run was at its fullest height asked President John Trice for a statement regarding the incident, which was readily given as follows: "The run resulted entirely from an absurd rumor to the effect that the bank was insolvent, and I have no idea where the rumor originated. Persons desiring the injury of the institution were probably responsible for the starting of the rumor, but I have no information in this regard. Although the experience is at present an annoying one, it. will eventually redound to the benefit of the institution, as the ready answer to the demands of depositors in the savings department will serve to show the strong character of the bank. "The run is entirely on the savings department, and every cent demanded will be paid out readily. I have received offers of aid from practically every bank in the downtown district, but these kindly offers have been refused with thanks. The Bank of Ybor is to-day capable not only of meeting every demand made upon the savings department, but if absolutely every depositor in the institution should apply for his money it would be given