Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-09-01
CITY AND DISTRICT.
A FLOOD OF SILVER
ssertng Newly Mtnted Dollar. I'm IN.
Treasury Vaula.

Sefang Newly utnsed Dollar I'm the
Treasury Vault.
AsRkN WHICH PoURs OUT A HALF MILLION DOL
LARS DAY-wHKRI rux MONEY cox,s FROM AVN
HO" 1T Is TKASsroKrED-A DELICATE wrraurxc
DISQUALIFICATION AGAINST THIEVES
Inere Is stream Of silver pouring into Wash.
tnsooa AZ tue rate OF half million collars worth
day. IL comes IN the shape Of fresh pittter,ng
new dollars standard silver dollars OF the vintage
oi es, vita the milling unnicked and the face OF
sne "oooess Of Liberty fresh from the stamp
Inc stream Is flowing at present from
ene rnuadeiphfa mint, but before long the sluice
gaze VIII De switched around and the shining mood
VIII oe turned In from New York then, after q
SnAe' from New Orleans, and finally from san
francesca, thus giving the United states a silver
ooAs thAe VIII outshine even that OF q champion
pugihst The Adams Express Co carries the sill
'sr IN trunks, or iron-oound boxes. guarded by
Ainoo men, AT this end OF the line
nno silver Is carried direct 20 the Treas
NJ department In great iron-latticed wagons
inc treasury the boxes are taken into the building
AND INTO the basement, then down a winding stair
the suo-basement, where the air at present mas an
ouor OF SOFT musttness that brings thoughts Of
mysterious treasures, hidden gold stories OF Capt
Kidd, ano similar ideas Tne visions of the mys-
s.c are suddenly dispeed by prosy, business like
ooor OF grated iron that bars the way and brings
IN THE VAULT
Treasurer Hyatt and a STAB reporter took this
route last Wednesday, when the nrst consignment
On SILVER arrived and were consequently stopped
IN their course by the barred door, In the distance
IKE the chains thar are rsitIed benind the scenes
the theater when the prisoner is being ironed or
nDeratsd Mr.. Hyatt shook the door, but the
noise was drowned by the clinking Another shake
brought q man who opened the door for the Treas
uref. Inside the small room the other side OF
vator, which a few hours before had groan-d in
carrying It's precious burden TO its resting place.
into the wan s,scIosed the painted door on vaus
marked With great 20" and containing upward
OF ninety million dollars. straight ahead, at the
with the examination OF the silver. and producing
The cnnkng heard from the outside
On either hand was a stack OF canvas bags,
portly and proud in their appearance. zach one
or these bags contains $1,000 and weighs 6O
p1nnSs s said M Hyatt ,1 fry to MT IT, md you
away very much money"
The reporter grasped the neck Of one OF the bags
with one hand, but II only slid from the pile TO the
noor with muf1ied climbing that was tantalinng.
The reporter stopped 10 replace the bag with both
rescue and, picking up the bag as though it were
feather. carried 1t few steps 10 looking
wooden utensiI about two leet high There was
slide or shute, narrowing 10 an opening about six
WEIGHING THE SILVER.
securing cord cut with rapid motion Of a knife.
Holding the mouth Of the bag down into the shute
the man directed the silver stream into copper
scoop, something ike those used by grocers, with
The scoop exactly. and as soon as the clnking
ceased another man lifted II from the block and
set II on the pan Of the scales These scales
glittered In the gas-ught like gold. The top bar
beam OF an engine than part of a piece OF APP
Of an ounce could be easily weighed. The
pans hung down 70 a platform, while great brass
standard In the center bore the weight OF the
whole. ON the pan opposite that holding the
coins were Two great brass weights, one the
equivalent OF the money, and the other, on top OF
were exactly In the center OF the pan. as was the
scoop also. As soon as the scoop rested on the
pan the salesman, seated in front Of the central
beam, turned a crank at It's base moving a couple
OF arms running upward from the center to the
erossbeam, and throwing the pans from their rest.
They at once began to oScillate slightly, but
soon came TO rest, when the man showed q little
button near the crank and long needle, pointing
moved slowly TO one side and then back again 10
the central mark OF a scale below it. ..All rRhtv'
button and tatninT Ihs ersnS BACK ou 1e 'as
wink the scoop was whisked from the pan and
up % the Top Of the shule. where it was tipped
and It's shining contents slid down into the mouth
OF their original bag, held open by man sitting
at the foot OF the machine, who tied the mouth OF
man at his elbow. The latter placed it on a low
truck already full OF other bags
STORING THE COIN.
He picked up the tongue of the truck and
strained mia muse,es 70 star, 4, c,aanau :,
~-- -. ' "ou"AV "
moseo, anu men "neeieo SLOWLY up the corrldor 10
The middle door OF the cages. On either side OF
the central aisle the gratingS rose 10 the roof with
unpleasant suggestions OF Jaftdom. Away down
In the semi-darkness, relieved only by the flicker
Ing OF feeble gaSllghI q door yawned, and into
TINS the man guided the truck On the far side
OF the cell or cage q line OF white bags, piled
against the wall, showed the work already done.
Inc Sngle une OF bags reached up 70 about the
lower edge OF mans vest and contained E,00, 900.
Inc silver Will De piled nigh at the end OF the
vault tarthest from the door and sloping down TO
the other side. Otherwise there would be danger
on nayron co, AZ pOns vuswaru, nusning
cages In order TO prevent the chance OF a thief
sneaking In with q party OF visitors slipping
around through this corridor, and by cutting some
OF the bags, helping himself TO a pockeIfuI of
"wheeis" Mr.. Hyatt Is going TO nave this passage
way closed BY means OF iron doors at each end 10
be kept locked.
The central aisle Is also closed In at each end by
heavy grated doors, and the keys TO the cells are
kept inside OF the aisle and the communicatinS
doors VIII be locked when the silver Is All stored
50 that II viii only be necessary TO guard the iitfe
piece OF corridor In front OF the two Outside crlS
In these the silver WILL slant back from the 'front.'
SO rhst IL VIII be mDfssible for any li0ht anga-aJ
visitor TO silt open bag.
sHoBr WEIGHT.
While the visitors were looking aroupd Tho
climbing vas 1otnp IN merr,Iv a, ths an,-o... -.
s~- =. -. 20 % VIC euu"nce anu
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