Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1885-04-19
=, s.rs DEPesrT BUILDING.

=. ssTe DEPesIT BUILDING.
s.t~r.sssng faeIs CeneerninG
s.ru,ture and It's Geatents-An
1870, IN which gar Caizens
s.,s,y saie Pride.
q, ,he 7,h day Of April, 1884, a cor
...,;oa ras fIrnied in this city, under
r,,a and name of The Safe De-
=, Coaausny Of Seattle" with eapi-
..s..osk Of $4,000, divided into shares
3 s.01 .aeE. The object 'Eas to erect q
..,..bl. bufdinR for the safe keeping of
,slusbses
n, hrss acs of the company vas to
-...hss. frJm SIR. Ysslef a piece Of
,A an Front street, foot of Cherry
- aoxbD feet in size. for which
1900 ws raid. W. Z. Boone. the
hstert uas a. oRce employed TO
80 ~ necessary plans and spsci6ca
- for the buildin9, and by the mid
- a Aprii 1884,, excavation for the
s.ssSation was begun, and on the first
" ~ presert month, one year, lacking
- dsgs from tie time work was
s..smenoea, the building was ready for
occupancy.
THE BUILDING
4. zo,eD feet in sizs, and four stories in
k.ht and il constructed OF ornamental
- and pressed brick, aud is undoubt-
ss,s the fnsst building in the Pseife
Ts4hgest. The walls are laid In Eng
- eement, and are connected by i'm
,-s.se groul.ht iron girdefs from base
,.snt 10 roof. The Foundation walls are
"a fftsen feet below the street level,
~ lxo feet below the tide. The front
: hnndsom@ and substantial looking.
a. p.llars being Of stone and the body
n gssssed brick.
vkUITs.
Ths vaults Of the Safe Deposit Com
,anv occupy the entire baiement story,
tlSr<D feet, being q spaolous, vaulted
ansrtment thoroughly and absolutely
s,e.uFsof. Here are erected the i'm
,.snss steel vaults Of the Deufpauy, en-
dossd il solid masonry aiad kre.proof
4 sings. and constructed of burglar
mcof metal Of steel and iron. welded
sud bolsed together, within which are
SMALL sATKs,
s.laht hundred in number, built in solid
tjsrs. The ceiling and floor are the
asue a. the sides of the vault. The en-
tIrs walls, hoor and ceiling Of this i'm.
ssarne stsel feon are made of twenty
Fvs courses OF rostal, impervioGs to the
ssoa powerfnI drill, and the dooF of
ssch small safe is furnished With key
aud combinatisE locks of the finest
ecussfuofion. Surrounding this nam.
aofh vault or room is q corridor, CON-
plstsly euelosed by solid brick aud stone
sallk With Hteel gates and doors, and
here continually, night and day, trusty
saiehman 10 on duty.
THE GREAT sFEKL VAULT
Il constructed throughout Of alternate
cuuraes Of steel and iron, welded and
boIled together, forming an immense
solid thickness, on ths top, bottom and
s;dss, the whole thoroughly burglar
ptoof. The roofing Of the vault room is
series Of arches spfinginR from mas
Give wrought iron beams Of tbs strong
est and most approved construction,
With heavy iron pillars 10 support them.
These arehea are built in with brick and
Ragiish cement, sJlid 70 ahe flooring
above. The great vault 10 thirty feet in
length. eight feet high and eight feet
vide. fhs safes placed In the interior
are Of uniform depth Of twenty inches,
and vary in Hizs from ix5 10 l2xl4 inches,
thus by their various capacities answer
ting the requirement Of oil classes.
TIE SMALL SAFES.
y The small safes are made OF welded
Asei and i'on (burglar. leoof) with
aDors Of extra thickness OF tue same
metal. everything about these safes
being wrought and Of the test material
~ the most skillful mechanics. The
doors are fitted With locks Of superior
eonstruction, with the latest improve
maRts In key eseutcheons and eombina
iion. In the hFss kind the, essutcheon
sGer The key-hoic must be first unlocked
by an officer Of the company, before the
ksy of tho renter can be inserted in the
IDek. There 10 also au irgeaions con
tfisance which prevents thu withdrawal
af the key until the safe is again locked
BY the renter.
ENTRANCE AND KxrT.
The vault has one entFarlce and one
ant, which are guarded by three pairs
Of doors, each 81 inches thick. made OF
ueided steel and IRON, very massive, and
strongly secured with compound oonical
boiline. Each pair Of burglar proof
y docrs are provided with two OF Halls
Ssfs and. Lock Oompany's six tumbler
looks. % arranged as 10 work separately
or In connection, ~ may be desired.
TAs doors ffom the great vanlt pass 10
thA ofioes for the use OF renters or cus
toh,eia who desire 10 examine their Sc
euriiies without taking them freua the
~. 49, - <a..k.
Of TIE safes not being allowed lnside
the yAuit. Nhege 10 also q ladies' de-
pkrtspsnt which 10 fitted uE, With desks,
and sll the eonvenieIices necessary for
sss transaction Of business.
spsuRrTx oFYERKD.
Thnsa safes and the vault In which
they ife placed, were planned asid con-
sisucted By ths nsbst akillful meehaniss,
u ths besi material. with the knowledge
that The suocees of the undertaking
wholly depends on TIE security offered.
ths quality, Dot the cost Of tho work
Saa considered. Il 10 certain ths safes
are burglar proof. and the vault which
inclo1es them a. impreRnahle 10 barR-
iAxx and hre Rs architectural and me.
shantsAl skill and hdeiity Jan combine
y make them.
pusiNfss or THE coMrAxr.
fhs ANAL ssfes as We have stated,
afs h'iiit inside the great steel vault.
lie lsntsr, exclusively, holds the only
ssy that VII osen his safe. and which
fsy siii n no other safe. as no two
socks are alika. The renter, before
nenG admitted TO the vanlt, must be
ioeattned BY the proper oincer OF the
tneiiiufien. ha uniecks and lesks his
ssn Afe. bit only after AN officer OF
tee eompeny has unlocked the
Ncnhsheon which covers the lock and
snici The rtnter himself cannot un
hck Ihe larger sise OF safes have q
oemhlnAtion lock 20 each.
rAlx wzH THE PRESIDENT.
while leolEine shEough this building
NstuAys the reporter met Mr.. Angus
Ascaantosh, President of the company,
We N epaskingl OF the manner IN
el,ss NE basinsss will be carried on,
satisfactory introduction Il in
saAhly feqs:irsd Of renter before bis
ssm. WI b placed on The register and
seie assigned W him. The officers