Colorado National Bank (Denver, CO)

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Episode Information

Episode UID
165101123
Episode Type
Run Only
Bank Type
national
Bank ID
16510 national
Charter Number
1651
Start Date
July 18, 1893
Location
Denver, Colorado (39.739, -104.985)

Metadata

Model
gemini-3-flash-preview (chosen from majority vote of a three-model LLM ensemble)
Short Digest
8f8be4494a98a85b

Response Measures

Accommodated withdrawals

Description

The bank experienced a heavy run during the Denver panic of July 1893 but remained open and solvent, with deposits returning by July 20.

Events (3)
1. June 7, 1866 Chartered
Source
historical_nic
2. July 18, 1893 Run
Cause
Local Banks
Cause Details
The failure of the Union National Bank and other local institutions triggered a general panic and runs on all clearing house banks in Denver.
Measures
The bank remained open and continued paying depositors until the panic subsided.
Newspaper Excerpt
A run is now being made on the City National, German National, the First National, the Colorado National and all the eleven clearing house banks.
Source
newspapers
3. July 20, 1893 Other
Newspaper Excerpt
In the First and Colorado Nationals a long string of depositors reaching nearly to the street were lined up in front of the receiving teller's windows and the money was going back into the bank vaults
Source
newspapers

Newspaper Articles (18)
1. July 18, 1893 The Jersey City News Jersey City, NJ
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EXTRA! DENVER'S BANK PANIC Three More Collapse and Rumors Are Rife on Several. DENVER, Col., July 18.-The Union National Bank, of which R. W. Wood, bury is president, failed to open its doors this morning. The capital is $1,000,000. No statement can be bad. A run is now being made on City National. German National, First National, Colorado National and all the eleven clearing house banks. The panic is on. DENVER, Col., July 18, 1893.-The National Bank of Commerce has closed its doors. Ex.Governor Job A. Cooper is President of this bank. DENVER, Col,, July 18, 1893. I The Commercial National Bank has closed its doors. A notice says:-"This bank has gone into liquidation by order of the Board of Directors,"

2. July 18, 1893 Asheville Daily Citizen Asheville, NC
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CLOSED DOORS. Serious Times Among The Denver Banks. DENVER, Col., July 18.-The Union National bank, of which W. R. Woodbury is president, failed to open its doors this morning. Capital $100,000. No statement can be had. A run is now being made on the City National, German National, the First National, the Colorado National and all the eleven clearing house banks. The Commercial National bank and the National Bank of Commerce have closed their doors. FORT SCOTT, Kans, July 18.-The First National bank of this city, the oldest financial institution in south eastern Kansas, has suspended payment. TOLEDO, O., July 18.-The Citizens' bank of Ada, the most prominent one in Hardin county, failed to open its doors this morning. Its owner, Peter F. Ahlfield, has controlled it over a quarter of a century and is one of the wealthiest men in that section.

3. July 18, 1893 Alexandria Gazette Alexandria, VA
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Failures. As a result of the recent Thornto: bank failure, Nancy M., W. N. and John D. Stewardson, extensive farmers and stock raisers of Shellbyville, Ills., have ,assigned to W. E. Walker. Liabilities about $30,000; asserts $25,000. The Bank of Anacortes, Washn., failed to-day. The First National Bank of Fort Scott, Kas., the oldest financial institution in southeastern Kansas, has suspended. The Citizens Bank of Ada, the most prominent one in Hardin county, Ohio, failed to open its doors this morning. The Union National Bank of Denver, Col., failed to open its doors this morning. The capital is $1,000,000, No statement can be had. The Commercial National Bank and the National Bank of Commerce have also assigned. A run is now being made on the City National, German National, First Na. tional, Colorado National and all the 11 clearing house banks in Denyer. The panic is on.

4. July 18, 1893 Deseret Evening News Salt Lake City, UT
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The failure of two banks at Denver today was raised by rumor in this city to the collapse of eleven, or all the clearing house banks. The latter report doubtless arone from the fact that a run was being made on all of the banks, but with the exceptions noted they stood the pressure.

5. July 19, 1893 The Wheeling Daily Intelligencer Wheeling, WV
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of the The failure the masses, vesterday located clearing of were each four other blocks within the the far and into streets surrounded, and until speofficers crowd gathered to the out were clear called police the for way Union truffic. 10o'clock a of with 000,000, capital National, not that they would notico posted the This their doors. startod the and Comno quickly National follow posted.ru of the Bank inercial then National and "Where asked: people on all started other Peoples run was banks, immediately thouNational to no groat The dest of of the extent National upon the having over appear to be with 60 per a private cent draw upon. First they on handdition close their doors. their all, deposits $1,500,000 impossible in National as others The mob fund of making The it Colorado are in are thdrawing equally their money deposit let being all small satisfied to in their holdor main banks. Accounts all ox. are The banks paying demandand time they rtificates, demand. the ing these until ing that expira remain As bank every crowded is no as rendering combeing tion clearing time. Institution the meeting it was sistance, stand each alone. house last and night gome pelled of the clearing to help banks, of which decided of them not went National Bank, quite a run is men Altho Stato is for of their in progrous a in large line waiting can get their ap. pear and women are 80 they of the bank and come officers of humor are say they storm. o'clock money. turn to to Confident The the best they can weather was overything National. of the "This bank of is board directors, to the at every entrance National the quiet Up at the 12 Colorado is closed by notice order posted Bank of of which Governor Commerce, is The offiCooper president. of but no amount been sufficers Job A. are indentraty or has to gain admis- is not pounding cient for newspaper condition men of public, as this bank vester offiThe the general statement of the banks cere day, was done City sion. known did to not print by a almost all National to other John R Hanna, they of felt the the any body. as selves $40,000 east Bank said good that condition borrowed in gold The be in bank as recently and is paying from this morning. the the deposite such and Several of deposits this putting can made large of bank the have at are hand and runs ac- on the bank spare. sums friends Those they are those who are who making have small posted had a counts Union National that Bank the bank 000 to notice approxime few The explaining mately $1,000, weeks. The had on realized it but paid out in the stated last that the rapidly bank as that notice depositor further its securities was not as fast enough in to suit possible, depositors. and owes that the bank securities It is thought upon been its socur paid in $500,000. will be able depositors realize have to realize. again Commercial when all The bank BOOD expects as can bank post- for notice: for full. business as National "Closed of diboard ed The the following by order of the in bad shape. only liquidation The bank $250,000 was and had jcan rectors. It has cash in of the rushed bank to the Amer and $2,000 in depositors bank this morning The has than Small National out their deposits. less sidall depositors capital. as city, began American to draw National any bank other of its dealing handled The $1,000,000. in the with who ot the who have been largely vico president and had to the big money. said that those thoso who paid The grocera depositors draw butchers money are with checks bank in person to in private a with noon. money Mercantile capital Bank, stock a of The $100,- fail. of the stitution, its doors at failure which 000, closed caused by Bank, the through audi F. ure was Union National O.C. Girda, Robinson the clip Pub- fortor.is cleared. president of W. the Republican oldest and been merly tishing treasurer Company, dividuals one of the in the state, and exeitement upon the respected made the assignee demands banks after una money continued it about al when o'clock all the banks the bated entirely until subsided State National line and of deseemed to increaso is bank National, Utah where the instead of to underato from way City reach here early special This bearing train on $400.000 the and that ved First little National after closing Bank 1 o'clock hour. recei This and money Moffatt President New nt the York. for Icua, bullion he the before the of close, failure Savings with Bank, Its $100,000, the hour dozen people hardly half the institutions except First president of the

6. July 19, 1893 Wheeling Register Wheeling, WV
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AT GREAT DENVER. EXCITEMENT of the savings Banks Stirs The the Failure People- Through No COL., such July DENVER, in all the ever was West witnessed shortscene as could be seen here when the for business. after 9 o'clock, open their doors savings banks The the excited supposed The to failure of the masses. located yesterday clearing had house each banks, other, were eleven within four blocks far of into the and streets special the surrounded. gathered and until officers to clear the way Napolice crowd were called At 10 o'clock out $1,060,000,1 the Union for tional, traffic. with a capital would of not open and their folnotice that they started the panic National This Commercial Nadoors. lowing quickly the notice and then and the people asked: posted similar of Commerce, Arun started on tional Bank Where will this stop?" on all the other upon mediately though to no great The extent First Na. all, the banks, People's National. be the soundest of of their tional appears over to 60 per private cent. fund of they having on hand, with to draw upon. their $1,500,000 deposits in impossible addition to close and sevmaking it Colorado National as good conditheir doors. eral others The are in equally money tion. withdrawing the large holdThe mob, depositors, their accounts are being all small satisfied " let The banks cer- are ers remain in all the demands. banks excegt that on time these re- As is paying they demanding expiration of time. bank tificates. main until the crowded the clearing each assistance, being the every house is rendering compelled no to clearing stand institution At the meeting of decided not them to the help alone. house last banks, night it and was so some of weat under. of which Bank, At the State National president, quite number a run of J. D. McNeil is progress and in line e waiting their for men is to and women come are so they can bank get apmoney. their turn The to officers best of of humor the weather and say the Up storm. pear to be confident they in the can this writing, Naat the they are to 12 o'clock, Colorado order tional. is of the board everything "This is quiet bank of is closed directors, by at every posted of Comof notice the National Bank Job A. the entrance to which ex-Governor The officers are or no but been Cooper, merca is President. amount of pounding sufficient for The of entreaty inside has so to far gain admission. known to condition its newspaper men this bank is officers not did not done the general a statement public yesterday banks. as was John print almost all of the City other National to Bank, be in R. by Hanna, of the felt themselves anybody The the said good that they condition borrowed as $40,000 morn- from as bank east recently and is paying in gold this depositors ing. Several of deposits the (incipal this putting morning in such and have friends made large of the bank are at band and runs can on the spare. sums bank as Those are they those who are who making have closed small ac- its counts. Union National and Bank a notice was had that The this morning. the bank depositors posted doors explaining approximately $1,000.00 The to nothat paid out in the last weeks. bank had reas posOD tice further its stated securities not as rapidly fast enough in se- to 000. alized sible, but that it It was approximately has 000 $500,suit depositors. and owes the bank will realize in curities It is thought upon that its securities. full paid for be able all to depositors will to open be axain The when bank soon expects as can realize. Bank closed A business The Commercial morning National within notice a few minits doors after this the opening. "Closed for liquidaposted utes on the door: of the Board shape. of Direc- It tion, by The order bank was of $250,000, in bad and Small had has tors." capital stock cash in the American bank. Naonly $2,000 rushed in to the and began to depositors tional Bank this deposits. morning The depositors American out their small $1,000,000, draw Bank hasless capital, been its National any other of its dealings have money. largely of than in the city, with as men who handle the bank big said that are The vice are and money butcher draw those those who who paid The grocera depositors had money. to with checks. in person to a private instito bank Mercan Bank, stock of $100,000. failure The with a capital noon. The tution its doors at failure of the Union it was closed caused by the through which Auditor, National Bank, the City formcleared. C. Girda, W. F. Robinson, Pubpresident. T. of the Republican the oldest and lishing erly treasurer Company, ind one dividuals of in the State, 2 about most respected made the assignee. until has been excitement almost continued ur entirely received subsided $100. o'clock The when National o'clock Bank and $250,000 from act The a First little closing after hour. This due came President the was money sold. more New York. bullion It he had failure of the Mercantile Moffatt Just before for Savings the close Bank, the with & capital of the among bankers over men business be will $100,000 The general was opinion that obliged panic to is close. less than 8.000,000 and and that no banks by bankers that from the banks in regular Itis stated has been months drawn or this, lines $3,000, in the city. the last gone three the East is $5,000,000 hoarded vaults are 000 business, has but The there safety deposit full. BUSINESS AND FINANCE.

7. July 20, 1893 San Antonio Daily Light San Antonio, TX
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STILL SHAKEY At Denver, Although the Report Says it Looks Better. DENVER, Col., July 20.-There will apparently be no more bank failures in Denver. The panic wore itself out yesterday with the failure of the People's, German and State National banks. This morning when the Colorado, Denver City and American National banks opened their doors, there was hardly a dozen depositors in all of them at the paying tellers' windows. At the First and Colorado National banks a long string of depositors reaching nearly to the street were lined up in front of the receiving teller's window, and money was going back into the bank's vaults, almost as rapidly as it was withdrawn during the past three days. The German, State and People's National banks could pay three for one, if they could only realize on securities. There may be a few commercial failures in the city within the next few days as a result of the suspension of banks, but it is believed, that in no instance, whether banking or commercial house, will failure be complete and `resumption of business will surely follow shortly. It is stated today that the McNamara Dry Goods House, which failed Monday for $260,000, have settled with their principal creditors, and will resume business Monday.

8. July 21, 1893 The Sun New York, NY
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HELP FOR DENVER BANKS. COMPTROLLER ECKELS WILL GIVE THEM ALL THE AID HE CAN. Ec will Grant Them Time to Collect oney to Start Again-The News Halled with Joy in Denver Many People Putting Their Money Back in the Banks Sun Open-A Sharp Brenk in General Electric the Feature Yesterday in Wall StreetThe Army of Unemployed is Very Large. WASHINGTON, Jul" 20.-Comptroller Eckels. immediately on his return from New York this morning. addressed to Frank Adams. the Nntional Bank Examiner at Denver. a despatch defining the policy of the Administration with reference to insolvent national banking institutions generally. as follows: "I wish you would announce to the officers the banks which have failed in Denver that my intention to lend them every aid possible looking toward speedy resumption on their part. and that I shall grant to them sufflcient time to enable them to not only collect in such amounts as are speedily collectible. but to get together such amounts of money as will enable them to open upon a small basis. It seems to me that such citizens as have by a foolish course of conduct in withdrawing deposits from banks which so long enjoyed their complete confldence. and brought about this condition. ought. in view of the damage they have done their city. as quickly as possible to repair it by standing ready to deposit with them. I fully appreciate all the circumstances of the situation. and. that no unnecessary loss may be entailed. you are authorized to employ as assistants. to protect paper and collect in moneys. the most competent and trustworthy employees in such institutions. I have also ordered Examiner McHugh of Iowa to report at once to assist you. I desire that this telegram be given to the press at Denver. evidencing as t does that the Comptroller has faith in the ability of the banks of Denver to resume. and of his desire to lend them every assistance consistentwith his official duty. When asked to express more fully his views the condition of affairs. Mr. Eckels said the failures on in Denver yesterday. like a number of other national bank failures. were caused by no fault of the bank officials. but through a foolish and uncalled-for lack of confidence on the part of depositors. It in my intention." he said. where a bank has been properly conducted. and whose assets under ordinary circumstances would have permitted it to remain solvent. to give the institution every opportunity to resume business. Allthe Denver banks that failed were well conducted. and every opportunity will be given them to reopen. The people who have caused the Denver disaster by foolish runs should do all they can to help the banks resume. Notifications of two more failures reached Mr. Eckels this forenoon. The unfortunate banks are the First National Bank of Harriconville. Mo which went under this morning. and the Oklahoma National Bank of Oklahoma City. Oklahoma. which closed its doors yesterday Comptroller Eckels's efforts to secure a reopening of the insolvent Chemical Bank of Chicago have failed. This morning Mr. Eckels received the following telegram from the Chemical Bank Committee: After long. patient. and earnest efforts. the committee of the stockholders of the Chemical National Bank of Chicago has concluded that resumption is not practicable at this time. At first the problem seemed easy. but the many financial disasters throughout the country have excited the public and produced unusual cath tion. and made it very difficult to collect outstanding bills or raise money by usual processes. The conditions Imposed by the Comptrol or were well received. but the present stringency seems an obstacle too serious to be overcome by the stockholders. DENVER. July 20.-There will apparently be no more bank failures in Denver. The panic wore itself out yesterday with the failure of the People's. German, and State National banks. This morning. when the First, Colorado. Denver. City. and American Nationals opened their doors. there was hardly a dozen depositors in all of them at the paving tellers' windows. In the First and Colorado Nationals along string of depositors reaching nearly the street were lined up in front of the reselving tellers windows. and the money was going back into the bank vaults almost as rapidly as it was withdrawn during the past three days. The German. State. and People's (nationals) could pay $3 for $1 if they could realize on securities. There may be a few commercial failures in the city within the next few days. result of the suspension of banks. but it 16 believed that in no instance. whether a banking or commercial house, will the failure becomplete. and that resumption of business will surely follow shortly. It is said to-day that the McNamara dry goods house. which failed on Monday for $250,000. has settled with its principal creditors. and will resume business on Monday The cheering news from Washington has had a wonderful effect upon Denver. The despatch from Comptroller of the Currency Eckels to the effect that he would give every possible aid to the banks of this city is applauded on overy side Bank Examiner Adams. to whom the telegram was addressed. is besieged by excited people anxious to hear a confirmation of the good report and get an expression from him. Mr. Eckeis's comments on the foolish course of those Denver citizens who had lost contidence in the banks are strongly commended. The newspapers ran off extras announcing the news. and already things begin to wear a brighter aspect. The officers of the several closed banks all notify the public that they will be able to pay every cent due to customers. But in some cases it will take some time to realize on securities. It is learned that heavy withdrawals have been made from several of the banks during the past few months. which would indicate that some of the far seeing ones anticipated trouble such as has come upon the city in the past few days. It is noticeable that very few of the merchants or business men of the city withdrew their deposits. the run being made principally by the working people and poorer classes of customers. The newspapers feel greatly the distress. every daily excepting one having curtailed expenses by reducing in size or using largertype. The closing down of many silver mines, smelters. and the reduction of the working forces of coal mines. railways. and manufactories in this State has, however. caused a deplorab condition of affairs among the laboring classes. It WAS estimated that to-day there 10.000 men in Denver unable to secure

9. July 21, 1893 The Sun New York, NY
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liabilities are believed to be covered by the assets. CHICAGO. July 20.-It was said in court today that the assets of the suicide banker. Herman Schaffner. would not pay over 12½ per cent. of the liabilities. Judge Tuley this morning appointed N. H. Culver receiver for the Commercial Lumber Company of Havenswood. The concern was incorporated in 1891 with a capital of $30,000. It is declared that the assets are in excess of the liabilities. SAN FRANCISCO. July 20.-Attachments have been filed against the Union Stock Yards Company. whose meat packing establishment is at Rodeo. These claims are said to be preliminary to larger suits by Eastern holders of the company's bonds. The plant has practically shut down. It cost $1,000,000 and Was started on May 15. Attorney-General Hart has decided that the People's Home Savings Bank. which closed a few weeks ago. is solvent, and recommends that if the bank can make sufficient collections within a reasonable time it should do so. SAN BERNARDINO. Cal., July 20.-The national band examiners who have been! looking into the affairs of the First National Bank of this city have made a report to Comptroller Eckels. recommending that the bank be allowed to open at once. They say they find the affairs of the bank in good condition. ASHLAND. Wis., July 20.-The Northern Manufacturing Company. manufacturers of hard wood. assigned yesterday. Assets. $60.000: liabilities unknown. The failure is due to the recent loss of the factory by fire. TACOMA. Wash.. July 20.-S. B. Dusinberre. cashier of the Bank of Puyallup. who was arrested forthe emberglement of $41,000 and released on bail, has been rearrested on a second charge of embezzlement. Ho was held in $15,000 bail. in default of which he went to jail. DENVER, July 20.-The First National banks at Cañon City and Grand Junction. this State. failed to open their doors this morning. The failures were caused by the suspension of the Denver banks. TOPEKA. Kan., July 20.-Notice of the failure of the Bank of Belleville. Republic county. has been received at the State Bank Commissioner's office. It was a private bank with a capital of $20,000.

10. July 22, 1893 Arizona Silver Belt Globe, Miami, AZ
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The work of closing Denver banks by excited depositors may be said to have been effectually completed. The night of the 18th, the city was agog, and but few retired to rest. Streets in the vicinity of banks were crowded with people many of whom stood in line in order to maintain a position which would favor them in reaching paying tellers' counters at the earliest possible moment, but the night's vigils did not avail them. Before the hour for opening notices were posted on doors of banks that on account of exhaustion of ready cash, consequent upon the previous day's run, the bank would not open and thus it stood, at latest dates. This is not the worst feature of the depressing influence that encompasses Colorado. Mines in every part of the state are shut down. Leadville is as pulseless as a graveyard, and some of her best paying mines are virtually abandoned by the withdrawal of the pumps and consequent ruin by reason of accumulation of water, which in a brief period fills every shaft, tunnel and drift.

11. July 22, 1893 The Dickinson Press Dickinson, ND
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BANKS IN DENVER FAIL. Denver, July -The Union National bank, of which R. W Woodbury is president. failed to open its doors yesterday morning The capital is $5,000,000. No statement can be had. A run was made on the City National, German National, First National, Colorado National and all the eleven clearing house banks. The Commercial National bank and the Na tional Bank of Commerce are also closed. Ex-Gov. Job Cooper is president of the last named bank.

12. July 22, 1893 The Helena Independent Helena, MT
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COMPTROLLER ECKLES showed the right spirit when he announced to the officers of the Denver banks that he would lend every possible assistance in order that they might resume business at an early date. He fully appreciated the fact that these banks were closed not because of the lack of sufficient capital or bad management, but simply because of a run of depositors who could neither be advised nor restrained. Under these conditions the comptroller is entitled to all credit for his efforts as an officer of the government to bring business back into its legitimate channels.

13. July 25, 1893 The Progressive Farmer Raleigh, Winston-Salem, Winston, NC
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RUN ON DENVER BANKS. One Closes Its Doors and There is a Run on the Others. DENVER, Col, July 18.-The Union National bank, of which R. W. Woodbury is President, failed to open its doors this morning Capital, $170,000. No statement can be had. A run is now being made on the City National, German National, First National, Colorado National and the eleven clearing house banks. The panic is on.

14. July 25, 1893 Southwest-Sentinel Silver City, NM
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LAST week was a bad one for the banks of Denver. Depositors had been drawing their deposits for weeks and a number of the banks were in bad condition. The failure of three savings banks precipitated a run on all the banks in the city and there were several big failures.

15. July 27, 1893 River Falls Journal River Falls, WI
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WILL AID THE BANKS. Comptroller Eckels Will Do All in His Power to Help Embarrassed But Reputable Banks to Resume-The Flurry in Denver About Over. WASHINGTON, July 21.-Comptroller Eckles has sent a dispatch to Bank Examiner Adams at Denver in which he said, in effect, that he would give every possible aid to the banks of that city, and would grant to them sufficient time to enable them to not only collect such amounts as are speedily collectable, but to get together such amounts of money as will enable them to open upon a small basis. The comptroller also said: "It seems to me that such citizens as have. by a foolish course of conduct in withdrawing deposits from banks which so long enjoyed their complete confidence, brought about this condition, ought, in view of the damage they have done their city, as quickly as possible to repair it by standing ready to deposit with them.' Referring to his action the comptroller said the failures in Denver, like a number of other national bank failures, were caused by no fault of the bank officials, but through a foolish and uncalled-for lack of confidence on the part of depositors. He continued: "It is my Intention where a bank has been properly conducted and whose assets under or dinary circumstances would have permitted it to remain solvent, to give the institution every opportunity to resume business. All the Denver banks that failed were well conducted, and every opportunity will be given them to reopen. The people who have caused the Denver disaster by foolish runs should do all they can to help the banks resume." "What is true regarding Denver applies with equal force to banks in other portions of the west where suspension has not resulted from reckless investments or bad managemento the part of officers. Wherever the citizens of a place have precipitated trouble by*instituting a run upon long-established and well-conducted institutions it is but just that they should take hold and assist these banks by redepositing with them, thus placing them in A position to resume their business on a sound financial basis. Wherever possible and advisable the most trusted employes of suspended banking institutions are to be retained by the bank examiners in the interests of the creditors and stockholders, so that every possible means of realizing on the absets of the institution may be accomplished. Instructions to the examiners. however, are to the effect that only in cases of reputable, -established banks are these conditions to be imposed, and no wild-cat institutions or methods will be sanctioned by this office." DENVER, Col., July 21.-There will be no more bank failures in Denver. The panie wore itself out Wednesday with the failure of the People's, German and State national banks. This morning when the First, the Colorado, Denver, City and American nationals opened their doors there was hardly a dozen depositors in all of them at the paying teller's window. In the First and the Colorado nationals a long string of depositors reaching nearly to the street were lined up in front of the receiving teller's windows, and the money was going back into the bank vaults almost as rapidly as it was withdrawn during the past three days. The German, State and People's nationals could pay $3 for $1 if they could realize on securities. Bank Examiner Adams has received a dispatch from Comptroller Eckels which has gone far toward restoring confidence. The officers of the several closed banks all notify the public that they will be able to pay every cent due to customers. But in some cases it will take time to realize on securities. It is learned that heavy withdrawals have been made from several of the banks during the last few months, which would indicate that some of the farseeing anticipated the trouble. It is noticeable that very few of the merchants or business men of the city withdrew their deposits, the runs being made principally by the working pec ple and poorer classes of customers. There may be a few commercial failures in the city within the next few days as a result of the suspension of banks, but it is believed that in no instance, whether a banking or commercial house, will the failure be complete. A resumption of business will surely follow shortly. It is stated that the McNamara dry goods house, which failed Monday for $260,000, have settled with their principal creditors and will resume business Monday. The Flanders dry goods house, occupying premises of five store fronts and five stories high on Sixteenth street, was attached by H. F. Bradley, of Boulder, Col., for $24,000. There is no definite statement of the condition of the firm yet available. Competent judges place the assets at $200,000 with liabilities at $125,000. The failure was caused by the suspension of the People's national bank, to which $25,000 was due. The Union bank of Greeley has closed, with liabilities of $100,000 and assets of $300,000. The Greeley national bank also suspended, but has made no statement. The failures are attributed to the Denver troubles. The Bank of Loveland, at Loveland, Col., has closed its doors, having been caught by the general depression. President Benson, of the bank, assures depositors they will be paid in full. Word has reached here that the First national banks at Canon City and Grand Junction, in this state, failed to open their doors. There are as yet no particulars, but probably the failures were caused by the suspension of Denver banks. The banking house of J. B. Wheeler City and Manitou

16. July 27, 1893 Wood County Reporter Wisconsin Rapids, WI
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DOINGS AT DENVER. Depositors Hustling Money Back Into Banks' Vaults. Denver, Col., July 20.-There will be no more bank failures in Denver. The panic wore itself out yesterday with the failure of the People's, German and State National banks. This morning when the First, Colorado, Denver, City and Amerian National opened their doors, there was hardly a dozen depositors in all of them at the paying tellers' windows. In the First and Colorado nationals a long string of depositors reaching nearly to the street were lined up in front of the receiving teller's windows and the money was going back into the bank vaults almost as rapidly as it was drawn during the past three days. The German, State and People's nationals could pay $3 for $1 if they could realize on securities. There may be a few commercial failures in the city within the next few days as a result of the suspension of banks, but it is believed that in no instance, whether a banking or com mercial house, will the failure be complete A resumption of business will follow shortly. It is stated today that the McNamara dry goods house, which failed Monday for $260,000, has settled with the principal creditors and will resume business Monday. While the situation in Denver is quieting down the effect of the local bank failures is being felt in interior towns in the state. Word was received here today that the First National bank at Canon City and the First National at Grand Junction, this state, failed to open their doors this morning. No particulars are at hand, but it is probable the failures were caused by the suspension of the Denver banks. The Flanders dry goods house, occupying five store fronts and five stories high on Sixteenth street, was attached this morning by H. N. Bradley, of Boulder, Col., for $24,000. There is no definite statement of the condition of the firm available. Competent judges place the assets at $200,000 wih liabilities at $25,000. The failure was caused by the suspension of the People's National bank to which $25,000 was due.

17. July 29, 1893 Martinsburg Herald Martinsburg, WV
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# The Cloud in the East. "The threatened closing of the mills in the East I regard as a much more serious feaure of the present situation than the closing of the Denver banks," says a New York banker. So it is beyond question. The Denver banks were forced to close by the run resulting from the insane ravings of the Governor of Colorado and his hoodlum convention. The trouble with the mills in the East is of a different nature. They are confronted by the free trade policy of the party in power. The market will not take their product and they cannot afford to tie up money in goods that may be depreciated by an act of Congress before they can be marketed. Some of them can suspend operations and live. Others must run or go under, and since they cannot sell they must do the other thing. If there was no fear of a radical change in the tariff policy there mills would go on as before. It is easy to fix the blame without going far. Wheeling Intelligencer.

18. July 31, 1893 San Antonio Daily Light San Antonio, TX
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IT is not the Wall street gold bugs who are responsible for the financial troubles in Denver, but the distrust and lack of confidence of her own people. There is no bank that can stand a drainage of hundreds of thousands in a day without preparing for it. There is not a doubt that the Denver banks are sound, but this insane run upon them for hundreds of thousands of dollars has simply forced them to suspend payments. It is a fool movement of the home simpletons.