The Newtown bee., 1888-11-16

tral fields, each nine feet square, are fill ed with Italian Renaissance relief work, modelled especially for this ceiling. The background consists of blue border on olive, while the relief work is in old sil- yer. The smaller ceiling panels are of dark olive tone with raised and gilded fleur-de-lis.
 Back of the screen already described and back of the desks of the accountants, a passage way next to the quartered oak wainscot gives access to any part of the marble slab on which money is handled. This is continuous block and so deftly joined to the screen before it that not the smallest piece of money can escape. Oxy- dized old brass grills, in interlacing and volute designs, divide the different de- partments, which, however, are connect ed with each other and with the ,presi- dents desk by electric bells and speak
 ing tubes. Each clerk is provided with wardrobe at the end of this corridor and telephone and other rooms are in the other corner, all finished with an elabor- ate care which shows that nothing is too small to escape the tide of renovation. President D. N. Morgan has an office at the left of the entrance. where he may be found most of the time. But the di- rectors' room, fronting Wall street, is, without doubt, the most elegant in the city and it is doubtful if any in the State can surpass it. The room is entirely fin ished in St. Jago mahogany, whose rich, dark colors are brought out to the best advantage in the panelled wainscot which covers the wall to the night of seven feet. On the east side is a large circular fire place of moulded terra cotta, with tiled hearth, where the andirons, lenders and other ancient implements seem always ready for duty. Above the fireplace is | an eight-foot mantel. The "caryotides" forming the pilasters and heavy frieze | are covered with beautiful carving. Side walls and ceiling are covered with deco rations, not obtrusively prominent nor strikingly pronounced, but harmonizing with the dictates of good taste and with | the character of the room. Over the | light touched with gold. Conventional | ornaments in gilt are scattered over the dark blue ground of the side walls and the wide frieze is filled with festooned
 wreaths, gilded in light and shade. h.
 terlacing oak branches, with leaves and
 acorns, appear on the light blue ceiling, finished in brighter silver. Oriental rugs are scattered over the polished oak floor,
 upon which magnificently carved ma
 hogany chairs and a library table stand.
 ations, an antique brass chandelier hangs
 from the ceiling. Through this room, a
 person standing at the rear of the build
 ing can obtain an excellent view of the
 country scenery. Looking down the long
 room and through the open door of the
 directors apartment, the gaze sweeps or
 through Middle street, over the railroad
 and river and across intervening low.
 lands to the wooded hills, miles beyond
 In Summer, what relief from the
 scorching rays of the sun, reflected with
 cruel intensity from the burning pave
 ment, is this cool vista of the peaceful
 life and homes beyond the city's turmoil : We have described some of the more
 apparent changes which have been made
 in the building. A subject which is o1 absorbing interest to the bank officials.
 as we'll as to those having deposits there is the great vault in which valuables are
 stored. When the building was erected ? years ago, the vault and it's surround ings were of the most substantial charac
 ter; but the manufacturers of these, as
 we'll as other goods, are constantly ad , vancing and improving and the old
 stronghold has been replaced by one em bracing the greatest security with the most modern and approved ideas. It was
 built by the Diebold Safe < Lock Co.,.
 Canton, Ohio and is a model of it's kind It is built into the wall and is, therefore exposed on but one side, the front anC
 surrounded on all sides by triple plates o1 combination iron and steel, which are !, bolted together in one firm, immoVable
 mass. The bolts are of twisted metal
 so wrought that it is impossible to dril
 them. Each bolt penetrates but two
 plates and therefore cannot be driven in That is, while the three plates are joined
 as closely and firmly as if one soliG block, the bolts are inserted in such { way that any attempt to drive them : from either side, will but press then [ against the third plate. The great door : weighing four tons, is constructed in the same manner. with the addition, o1 , course, of the bars on the back and tn,
 locks on the face. The Yale & Townt
 Lock Co.of Stamford furnished the triple chronometer movement of the time lock
 which is as secure as can be made. The machinery of the time lock moves auto
 matically and, upon closing the door, tn, Il 24 bolts shoot into position. The chro
 nometer movements are securely placed
 on the back of the door and, though tht
 face may be stripped, the locks will moi
 release themselves until the appointed
 hour. Behind this, there is still anothe , door, fastened with a combination locl
 and only after penetrating both these cal the interior be gained. With the banl brightly illuminated by electric light
 and the watchman making frequent trips it would seem that all possible protection had been provided.
 } Light during the day is furnished b, } the large dome skylight over the cente. of the rotunda or public room and b, } windows of finest plate glass, front ane rear. Those in the directors rooms O