wheat market in 1887 cost the firm millions. William Alvord, President of the Bank of California, in 1887 warned James C. Flood of signs of irregularities at the Nevada Bank, enabling Flood to avert the collapse of the Nevada Bank following the speculation of its cashier in the wheat market. References External links Photograph of Linden Towers 1826 births 1889 deaths American investors American stockbrokers Burials at Holy Cross Cemetery (Colma, California) Nob Hill, San Francisco People from Staten Island American mining businesspeople American people of Irish descent Burials at Cypress Lawn Memorial Park 19th-century American businesspeople