The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-10-29

SN''u n'ElE'nF ought tp NN personally liable
Tor the dchrits. If the money is not returned
Mr.. Alvord said. in further excuse. that other
banks ia the city iutrusl their uorters with their
vault combinations The reason il that ON
opening aud closing n bank many heavy books
nay" 10 ht carried tu and fro between the Vdu
and the dcske and ns the hooks nre usunlly
kept IN thn vault and not In the safes the innitor
II ihlrusird with the combination Of the outer
dopr ol the vault.
The savings hank- in tho city. At the German
savings Bank. Fourth avenue and Fourteenth
street thr outer door Of the vault is. connected
iy t'lrEtarh with the police station. An attempt
To- open IT would bring a pclrc officer To-
the bank forthwith. The combination is
hW intrustrd To- IN" porter. Inside
ofthis door ure two other doors the comhna-
tion ilgurcs Of cn'h are known to- two officers
only and rHch officer knows only ono combinn-
tion. Next on the road To- the securities is a
heavy burglar. proof door that can be-
o9pc9gl only hy the knowledge Of two
nnnbinriion~ not intrustcd 20 the same officer
lh', sale Iselt is protected by q ,luadruplp
c2mhinatiun lock which requires the prcscnco
~ I'ui ~ tlH officers 10 open IL. Besides this
thrre are always two wat'hmcn IN the bank who
may open tecgraphic communication with the
police at any time. and also with tho janitor
anu engineer oi me building Lest tho two
watchmen should bc caught asleep 10y burglars
the careful German trustees have become the
owmers oi mn alert dog.
=. The secretary ol thn Bleecker Street Savings
bdnk would not disrlo,e thr precautiQAs used
the reporter called. hut he said that burglars
mlght rest assured that they would not have an
opportunity OF oMqning a lock combination
At the Bowev Savings Bank the books are
kent m vault not connected with the vault
Wh"r" the securities ara kept. The outer door
OF thc latter Is secured by IA time lock. After II
Is s"t nj the close Of business no human being
can open u before 9 o'clock on the following
morning. IL can be set, II necessary. 60 open
sixty hours afi"rwnrd. Insid" of this door q
burglar would encounter two other doore. each
win different CONT nation, Having passed
these two doors he would reach the safe which
has two locks. the ability To open which Ia pos
sc-sed by two ,dircrcg, offers. neither OF
t4f IL ltftn I'm Itu .l.aya ftr..
night wAtrnnlrn. who are both on duty all night.
,r In TIE Dry Dos Savings Bank. BOwcry and
lhld street the books ara kept in a vault
~'parl,' from that which contains the securi-
tics. Her. burglar would have To encounter
tho~e of the Bowcry. Savings Bank. Two
wuihmrn are in ate ndnn ', at night. and there
ls sf"l%rHrhle conn"tion with npoli'c station
haitian savings Institution ycsicr lay. sid" 6y
side win Two of the oaken wedges that had
tit,od " Great Bank E0bl,rits and How To- Pre-
vent Them
Only 1870 lepo.i,ors on, ot II 400 gave notice
Nc-i'ljay 8" ih' tank that they would draw out
the money in sixty days
FS.Un,rd stlrs Directive Anchcs and the
'hi", "i f,,l'r| | BridSrH"rt Mere among the
The lYhinc-- ot the robbery amazed all
who visited tlo bank, Yesterday. To bclicvo
th' story uf Louis Nerklc. tn luni.ur ami
BIS h.!1ily that five or seven men entered md
lc'u'crcl the building, as They must have
street FROM th, i."t ui the stairway loading TO
i.- rooms 30 tho ic" kgr - .o"t ynirauc" T. the
. fHhN. ant 81 "a 're"i for thr'c hours in broad
/ h}ligAt on an cNl sod corner with pond 'ruus
sl"t'-'s and cold ellis l. uui " 'dEcs. was a sc-
Ver" t'S ON cr'tulity W the theories
huu ioHs support their nNcrm'n'-. There
= noiung t1 slow ihai IN" robbers
/ LAT other means o. cntran " and
! cgr's- than by ID" E,"""kcr street door. by
! which they hrp!r"uiY r- 'arr!. nor has th"
fact been esiani shed thHi Wy w'r' se'rctcd IN
! ~" nu ,dins ON ih" tigAi prey ."u- lu the rob
| b"fy. Mr. d"ns"-. wli 800 CLOAK rooms are in
"a" ipurth Il = y"i ~" ui lin-. discovered y'--
| t~rihN tnat door irtiin- M" halfway was
/ altf ana II dl'cd in"rN' - though II had been
/ tfl'd ,"p'n. Nyihlhg ia MS apartments was
| d--luf' co. tn"pry whs advan ed that the
| uleEs mi"ht nave entered IN. rooms after
pr M'ng'1 "eni away, - Sallrio hlEht ana
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