The Portland daily press., 1884-03-22
Shipping Bullion.
(Fronl the New York sum-

(from tne New York Sum-
Tracks loaded with weltdressed men rolled
up West street at intervals yesterday morn
ing, and disappeared on the covered pier of
the Cunard Steamship Company, at the loot
OF Clarkson street. Besides the men the
trucks carried small kegs and iron bounu
boxes, which were uuloaded on the pier
alongside OF the steamship Servia, which sail
ed in the afternoon. The men carefully car
ried the kegs aud boxes To the after part of
the vessel, where they were locked in an iron
chamber. The kegs aud boxes held 81, $780,
900 worth OF gold, whlchswas gong 10 Eu-
rope. On the steamship Baltic 81, 350, 900 in
gold was shipped.
The god was i'll the form of bars
and double eagles, and was the largest
amount shipped on a single day for several
years. The gold bars were obtained in ex-
change for gold certificates at The ASSAY
ONCE, and the double eagles Came from me
vaults OF the sub-treasary, where gold Ger
tldcates We're deposited iO their steau. The
double eagles were delivered lii canvas bags.
each holding $4,000. The bars when are
worth anywhere between $4,000 aud 5000
each, were packed in saWdust i'll wooden
boxes. They were carried ON trucks Ju Lhe
offices OF the firms that had bought them.
nd were then boxed and barrelled and car
ried of 10 the steamship piers under heavy
guards.
The little kegs and iron-bound boxes
stored in the treasure room' on The Seryia
were AZ all told, and were counted by the
purser and all the officers before the large
IRON door was closed and locked, The our
ser has the money in his especial care The
storing OF so much wealth in The Seryia Gre
ated no particular stir.
st is not unusual for US to receive ON
board large amounts OF gold," said a clerk
at the wharf. I'VE carry more or less on
every Trip"
(. What precautions are taken against rob-
bery?'
In the nrsG place, the treasure-room is OF
iron, and Is as sIrong as any bank safe. Ii
mas cOmpHcale locks, and no cracksman. no
matter how clever they were, could get into
1t inside OF week."
trip@'
Yes, it is thoroughly looked after. The
purser and officers thoroughly inspect n
three times day, aud three times night.n
was The oervla's treasure chamber ever
broken inLo?"
never; and no one ever tried to break it,
to IL. Anyway, II thieves did get in. they
could not very Well carry away The god, Tor
1t is TOO heavy. The gold i'll these Az Kegs
ana boxes weigh close TO "a, 0OO
"A Weather-Deaten man with droOpinp
eyend, who had Deen listening, tapped the
reporter on the shoulder as be was leaving
the wharf
Young man." he said, ''eyer heerd of
Capt. KIDD? Well, his plumber warn't a
rope yarn to six-inch hawser alongside TINS
here wealth in the Servia. Ell KIDD was
around these days them millions WOULDN'T
never get across the pond. Wot pity for
him he's dead" tas
Inc superintendent of an Importing house
which is constantly sending out large
amounts OF gold said yesterday that the
house lhsures 1t. The firm get the money
from the sub-treasury or assay office, pre-
pare IL Ior shipping, an0 then looge it In the
vessel. ihere their Trouble ends
DO you send any one along to watch it
on the way:'
mo; 1t would do no good. The money is
perfectly safe in the vessel, and ia tne ex-
tremely improbable event OF a piraticai al
tack our man might get killed."
why 90 you send out gold?'
Because u is Impossible TO buy CONNER
cial bills. There are not acy liz the mar
ket." - -