The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1858-10-02
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NOOK The sase blown open BY the robbers Of the
Union Bank, q undertook ". made BY Eilas G.
Herring Of Nov York. II vas one of bis bsat Fire
and burglar Proof safes, and cost $500. II APP
pears that II WAS not blown open by charging the
lock on the euter door, but by diilling kojs i'm
mediately above the lock, through which they
could have inserted sufficient quantity e powder
to have blown the building TO atoms. The door
casting being sprung from The door. thsy applied
bars and wrenched IL of without much di66culty.
The lock on the Burgisr Proof Safe, 60 callsd,)
which was inside was blown 70 pieces, and n using
the bars again, the door remoyra and the rob
hers secured their baoty. Al the clock must have
stopped at the time 81 the explosion, the robbers
could not have been engaged over two hosrs and
half In getting into the building and the ssfs:
The robbers succeeded in obtaining IS $50 In
Specie Of which, $500 was In gold doilsrs - ,os1
in bills Of tbs Undertook Bank, Of which $500 10
unsigned and IN sheets. and 81 900 mntiated;
$2.s0s In bills Of other banks, Of which 81 900 90
were Of the Brighton Bank, Mass, Of tho dsnomi-
notien Of 5O,s, 1s and I0's; also, three checks,
one for $3.50 Is, drawn by David Dayton, ON the
Bulls Head Bank, 70 the order Of b. q. Marshall !
| one for 4lS1 81 TO the order Of y. 3. Marshall,
the Farmers and Bank, of Williamsburg, TO the
order Of 9. Wendovsr, drawn BY D. a. s.urse-
want.
The Bank onsls reward u $500 for this dstec
ton and conviction Of the robbers, 500 for the
recovery OF the money, or proportional sum for
the recovery Of part Of the money! Albany
Morning Express, Sspt. -, 1858.
| Safe Nobbcriss, such - above, occur Just ~
long the public continue TO Sheet Iron Safes.
To avoid your money being stolen, purchase one Of
LIiiea' Chilled and Wrought Iron Safes, fastened
with his Powder Proof Locke. Call and zee them
| At tho Iowa State Agency, i3s Main-ss.
| sept3Sd TILLINGHAsI, LANE BUEL.
| Now Ron1y.--.Prscc Fssiy Gents.
| pY John Muilaly, the OfhciAi Historian Of the
ID Memorable Expeditions, THE LAYING or
THE TELEGkAPHlc CABLE; with all it, Incl
dents and anecdotes, imprefsivs OF divertinEj ~
well fresh and reliable biographical sketches u
| MesaSs. Field and Everett, and Capt. Hsd. on.
/ The publishers invite tbs attention Of the pub
lie to the following letter, which sufficiently indi-
| Gates the sources and authority from which ihis
| careful aoaount Of the grandest OF human enter
prises 10 derived
NHw Yosx, Aug. rs, 1883.
Mcssrs. d. ArrLKroR Co.:
0enfie~en--I take pleasure In certifying thai
Mr.. John Mullnly was with NJ in the Ne~found
land Telegraph Expedition In the year 1895, ant
that be was board the Niagara during the At
lantic Telegraph Expedition Of 1851 IS and thA
he present ~ the trial trip In June last, ans
the anal expedition which terminated In the sue
cessful landing OF the cable In Trinity Bay, New
ioundland, on the 9th Of August, 1885.
| HE indcfatigAble exertions during all this Inn
In procuring every fact in connection with the en-
terprise 10 deserving Ut the highest praise.
regard to every incident that took place on boar,
the Niagara duriaE the process Of laying the cable
and viii continue to furnish him with every In
formation In my power reiatipg 70 the formation
progress. and success Of the Atlantic Telegraph
| knterprise. ] remain, gentlemen,
Very truly your friend,
= CYRUS w. FIELD.