Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1888-12-14
UNCLE CAMS TREASURY.
How The -. Hundred miiions Dollars =.

CONTAINS Ara Looked After.
il one Of those giants abou which we
heard % much In our Younger GAYS was
10 develop modern Bill sykes tendency
and select The treasury department as the
scene OF III, operations, he might make Q
pretty good hall provided the watchmen
allowed him 10 get away.
Supp0.e a., he money in the treasury
was Dilei Up in one room. My giant
burglar would find nc his hand $934 000.-
100 in gold and silver $500, 200, 600 In
bands. N an additional 1000, 900 in
new s. v dollars. il &c happened to time
his visit whel ihe neN silver vault in the
main Courtyard is fun aud a silver
stream Of OIOJ a day Is steadily llow-
ing no that great subterrancan treasure
house.
Here is nearly $500, 600, 000 Just think
oiitl More money than can be found in
any bank in Europe. The bank of En-
gland has only $l0l goo, $50; the Bank of
france, 49,, OO9 600; the Imperial Bank
OF Germany, S2}1, 100000.
Z his tat wad OF 5000, 600, 900 Is nomi-
nally in cha sc Of James w. Hyatt, the
ntcd states treasurer who, by the way,
is "a very bright specimen of a Connect
cut ankcc Mr.. HYATT has 10 give
bond OF SIS 900 for the safe keeping of
shat money uot Il cent of which he ever
actually handles but he doesn't stay
awake oi ni lbs counting his cash, and
the care of Office sit lightly upon him
Massive iron sates. imbedded in solid
masonry protected Ly time locks and cv-
cry othe kiud of anti rglar device
known to the ingenuity of man, guard
tuis tr assure. and, n addition, force Of
armed Watchmen patrol the building
ttrhf NM "A. / tod 10 Il
any money out of the treasury ne would
have pretty hard time of it. don't re-
member now Of any attempt of the kind
having ever been made. always excepting
the firm of 7. j. Brady Il Co, and some
of the gentlemen of the same kidney, who
planned very successful raid. But they
had the combination at that time, and
since then We have changed that.
Anyone who has been abroad is at once
struck bt the armed sentr es constantly on
guard in front of the government banks.
II you should happen TO pass the Bank Of
England any mint about o'clock YOU
would SEE "a dela hment of the Grenader
-uaid march into The bank, and there
they remain unit . O'clock the next
momn There isl't sentry. not even
a> IN Oh a, Il marine. to be seen anywhere
% ound he treasury. but at every door
Sis lgilant Natchman. and he sharply
ruliuizes all corners, especially those
wlO are strangers 10 him. He doesn't
ioo> very fierce, but the drawer of the
desk at which he sits contains heavy
Colts revolver, and at a given signal he
would Immediately close his door and
stand on guard, revolver in hand
Al clock the department is closed to
visitors, AMI a light iron grating serves to
bar oui general public Only persons
artLcG with pass are then admitted At
O'Clock the emp Dyes leave. and the
b lldlng IS turnei over TO the night watch
10 remain their possession until 8
clock the next morning. Forty.four
men comprise The night watch in two re-
icls, each of winch IS in command of q
lieutenant The night watchmen carry
their 40 calibcr revolvers in their belts,
ready for use at Il moments notice. The
IFS thing they do when they 20 on duty
IS 10 see that everything is prop
erly locked, and fires are banked
up for the night; then they turn
the keys into The Office of the
captain of the watch, where they are
hung on biz board. The men are dis
;ribdted round tn var. Gus floors and as
signed to certain corridors, and every half
hour they turn in a signal from watch
mans box. The big money vaults are
never left unmatched for a moment dur
ING the entire night and in case of neces-
sity the guard can Immediately summon
assistance by turning in asignal from his
call box. Three men patrol the building
on the outside. In the Captains office Is
3 case containing thirty five Springfield
rles and bavonets the same number of
cartridge belts, and 500 rounds of ball.
All things cons dered. it wouldn't be
safe for mob to try and loot the Treas.
ury