, 1877-02-10
CREMATION.
Tho Manner In Which tho United Rtates
Treasury Destroys surerlluous Money and
ISonfjA.

Tho Manner In wl,tcl, tho United Rtates
Treasury Destroys superlluous Money and
1}ontIs.
Special CbrTetpondsree af The Tribune.
WAsn1soToS, D. T., Feb. 7.-Thc process by
which all kinds Of paper money, Government
securities, and stamps aro destroyed ia an In
tcrcsttng feature TO those who bave had an On
portunlty Of witnessing tho modus opcrandt
particularly 80 to tho Indies, rs many lo0k on ia
astonish,ncnt and longing, or rather wishing
that tho toothful morscls In tho shape tf $J0
Or $1,000 notes about to ho consigned to the
huge macerator aro not In their fair handsto
"p!ace them where they would dc most Eoodn
Through tho courtesy Of member Of the Dr..
structton Committee to whom our party w.rs d,
indebted Tor the explanations, II was shosa
that they wcro comparatively valuelcss, froa :,
tho fact that The signatures werecut OF at either
corner. ~,
In reservation Of ground situated southm
and near tho United States Trcasury is an .opta
space Of ground known as the White Iot,nps
whic,, Is erected brick structure wherclua
contained two large cylinders, about twcln
feet long by four feet in diameter, having anob
long aperture In tho centre OF about ten Inches,
with bed to which q screw Is attached, and II
iron bar running across secured by thrcc locks,
caell lock having different key, Tho thns
keys arc intrusted to and held by tho Commit.
-. ,,i,o ..n,n,.r4 49,, t,.o, ,f,,ors ,ftk.
&C., VINO represent Inc three ollecFa 0, tss
Trcasury,-thc Secretary, tho Treasurer. and shs
Register; all sthcsc gentlemen mnst bc p7c,cr!
bcfnrc the nacetator can 'bo opened, Ths
cylinder contains number Of short kniycs, Iu.
ting out from tho interior WALL,
for tho purpose OF lAccratinE tho paKE
money contained therein; water and sona
chemicals arc introduced to soften md aid ID
clyectualty destroying, the paper and absorbtpz
the Ink. The machine, which Is worked bT
steatr, Is then set In n,oto mud rerolrsi
rapilly for forty-e!git hours. Next day th.
Committee Of Three arc on hand ut tho ~
pointed hour, cneh with his key, and opening
tho aperture, the contents fall Into rescryot
Of water through e!eye; and to all appcaranes
arc like tho ashes OF Baron Won Palm shoWa
The cylinders have o capacity to hold 9,S)
pounds, hut aro seldom allied with more thai
h,OO0 mounds. They are filiol with Govcrnmtat
| securities and othcF paper values, viz: Cn!tel
Etatce fractional CURRENCY, bonds, internal rGye-
nue certificates, stamps, checks, and uu!ln!shel
I md imperfect money, These distractions IN
90 arranged "a to take place on alternate iayb
opening ono day and AIlnG the next, so TINT ths
daily average OF money destroyed amounts to
The OLD process oE destroying was by burning,
| but III that way tho Government obtained d,
| returns, while by thu present modc OF 3nacc.a.
| lpg tho Government ii enabled to sell tho pr]p
for $3.50 pcr ton, 1t being Ut for conversion iDH
new paper.
| A short time aro an Interesting maccratlaa
took place OF n collection of counterfeit nloasj
from tho Secrct.SeryIce bureau, the nccumn>t
tlon OF sbout t!yu years. sou.c nf these countet.