“Clerks in downtown hotels were said to be asking guests whether they wished the room for sleeping or jumping. Two men jumped hand-in-hand from a high window in the Ritz. They had a joint account.” MenSaidTwoHandsSleepRoomsWindowAccountsAskingHotelGuestsJumpingJointsHand In HandDowntownClerksRitz Book:THE GREAT CRASH 1929 Source: THE GREAT CRASH 1929