. nt to the bankin Hartford with which he did business and drew outthree or four hundred dollars in gold, which he put inthe little bureau drawer in which once before a little moneyhad lasted for a long time, and used it for relieving unusualcases of distress among P. & F. Corbins workmen, dolingSTEPHEN J. ARNOLD ^^^ ^ dolkr or two at a time to make the precious hoard goas far as possible, for no one knew when the tide would turn. At this time, there were forty or fifty employees, many of whom hadfamilies, and much suffering ensued,
. nt to the bankin Hartford with which he did business and drew outthree or four hundred dollars in gold, which he put inthe little bureau drawer in which once before a little moneyhad lasted for a long time, and used it for relieving unusualcases of distress among P. & F. Corbins workmen, dolingSTEPHEN J. ARNOLD ^^^ ^ dolkr or two at a time to make the precious hoard goas far as possible, for no one knew when the tide would turn. At this time, there were forty or fifty employees, many of whom hadfamilies, and much suffering ensued, which every effort was made to one time a fish net was borrowed, and a party of half a dozen went withMr. Corbin to the junction of the Mattabessett River with the Connecticutand fished there all day through holes cut in the ice. Several bushels of fishwere caught and were brought into the factory and spread out. upon the floor,where all who wished might help themselves. The company kept its credit intact throughout this distressing period. 42. HISTORY OF THE HOUSE OF P. & F. CORBIN Indeed, it was only once seriously threatened. Before the hard times came, anote for a thousand dollars had been given a Mr. Brown in Waterbury, inpayment for material. This note was made payable at one Hartford bank andMr. Brown had placed it in the hands of another bank in the same the note became due the bank that held it would not renew it since itwas not made payable at its place of business, nor would the other bank do any-thing because it did not hold the note, each bank claiming that it must give suchfavors as it could to those who relied solely upon it. The only thing left todo was to see Mr. Brown, and, accordingly, Philip and Frank Corbin set outone morning on the drive to Waterbury, taking a lunch with them becausethere was no money with which to pay hotel bills. On the way they met , who had started to New Britain to see them, and the three men turnedout to
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