The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1889-04-27
Uncle Sans Specie.

Ezny the United States Government
Engaged in transferring S7,000.00O
|s4specie from the S2l, ,750. 900 in the
B vaults in the Philadelphia post.
qAee building to the United States
fPasury in Washington. One mil
N dollars worth of the precious
atai nodded into United States
rs IL being daiIv carried out of the
HstOffice building, loaded on Adams
press cars and shipped to Wash
kfOn. The removal of coin is made
der the supervision of Major Jas.
nllane, assistant cashier of the Ma.
bnal Treasury. He is accompanied
kH two assistants from Washington.
Nenty labOrers from the PhiIadel-
fkia mint, under the direction of
Fox. complete the
<sShSMg force. The workers are
Aarded by secret service detectives
attschedto the Treasury Department.
who are unknown to all but the Off
cials rom Washington. and their
glancesnevef wander from the noun.
tain ofpIlver dollars in the vaults OF
the posbffice.
The slecies is tied up in heavy can
vas bag, each containing $1,000.
which weigh sixty pounds. The bags
are seald with the Government seal,
and bebre passing from the vault
they are,arefulIy scrutinized. After
being satisfied as to the correctness in
weight md the perfect state of the
bag, theexpress company's inspector
seals it yith the company's seal. The
slightesf imperfection is sufficient
cause fir rejection by the express
compan,'s officials. A thousand.
dollar bg with a small hole was re-
Gently riected, and had to be recoun-
ted and terrified before it was allowed
to pass tie inspectors.
Fifty hgs, each containing 1000
silver dollars, and weighing in the
aggregate 5000 pounds. are loaded
upon a c,rriage or truck. Guarded
by two Uniformed officers and the
eyes of tp secret service detectives,
the carriages are wheeled to the ele-
vator AMI taken downstairs and
through the passageway to Chant
street. At the rear entrance stand a
heavy wagon of the Adams Express
Company. The contents of the car.
riage are transferred to the wagon,
and. manned by four detectives, the
y.Ad Ia conveyed to the effiee- of the
Z,,Gfpauy at Sixteenth and Market
streets. These $4,000 instaIIments
are conveyed to the depot until the
million dollars are stored at the de-
pot. Each detective carries two load
ed pistols ready for instant action.
Two pair of the finest automatic
handouts and a blackjack complete
his defensive outfit. Any attempt to
moIest the precious load would in
yite volley of pistol balls from ev-
cry detective, as their orders are to
shoot upon the slightest attempt at
robbery.
When the sixty-pound bags of sill
YER arrive at the main Office they
disappear as completely as if the
earth had opened and swallowed
them up. The money is never seen
again until its arrival in Washing
ton. Each bag of silver is placed in
q heavy oaken keg bound with iron
aud sealed with the Government and
express company's seals. These kegs
are loaded upon an express.car built
expressly for this service and lined
with wrOught-iron. Each car will
carry 81 900. 900 in silver or $40, 900, 600
in gold specie. About the movement
of the car the closest secrecy is OBJ
served. But one person knOwns when
it will start on its journey or to what
train it will be attached. Awaiting
his orders is corps of armed detec.
tives.
A few moments before the starting
of the train selected to bear the
money the car is attached. The de.
xectives are informed. and one de-
tachment is placed in the car. Other
detectives distributed through the
train closely watch the movements
of tine passengers. This system Of
surveillance is continued until the
train reaches Washington, when the
same method of transfer is employ
ed as occurs at the sub-treasury vaults
in Philadelphia.