Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1889-07-30


How silver Csss d rsaasrseSSx
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Through the Adams Express C9uSi III
ny the United States tsoverumsnt n W
gagged in transferring ~ 900. 90 Il 60
iefrom the tzi. 75D. go il the be vatsldS
in the post-ofsice building 10 the Unitel
States Treasury 10 Washington. o.
million dollars worth Of The prectosza
metal nodded into limited States coius
Il being daily carried out Of tho post
Office building. loaded on Adams ri
preAs cars and shipped - Washington.
The removal Of coin il made uuder tIte
supervision Of Major James NuIlane,
assistant cashier Of the Nstional Irsas-
ury. He is accompanied By two ~
sistaDts from WashingtOu. Twenty
isborers from the Philadelphia mint.
under the direction Of Superintendent
Fox. complete the working force. The
workers are guarded by secret servfcs
detectives attached TO the Trenssry
Department. who are unkn0un 70 III
but the officials from Washington. and
their glances never wander from The
mountain Of silver dollars in the vaults
OF the pOst-ofice.
Inc specie il tied up in heavy canvas
bags. each containing $1,000, which
weigh sixty pounds. These baxp -
sealed with the Government seai. and
before passing from the vault they are
carefully scrntinized. After being
satisfied Is to the correctness In weight
and the perfect state Of the bag, the
express company's inspector seals It
with the company's seal. The slight
est imperfection IL sufficient cause for
rejection by the express company :
officials. A thousand dollar bag with
a small hole was recently rejected, and
had TO be reconnted and verified be-
fore it was allowed 70 pass the in
spectors.
Fifty bags, each containing LOCO sill
yer dollars. and weighing in the -
gregate 5000 pounds, are loaded upon
carriage or truck. Guarded By two
uniformed officers and the eyes OF thu
secretservice detectives. the carriages
are wheeled to the elevator and taken
downstairs and through the passage
way to Chant street At the rear en-
trance stands heavy wagon of the
Adams Express Company. The con-
tents OF the carriage are Transferred ia
the wagon, and. manned by four detec-
tives, the load is conveyed to the main
ONCE OF the company at Sixteenth and
Market streets. These $50. 600 install
ments are conveyed to the depot until
the million dollars are stored at the
depot. Each detective. carries two
loaded pistols ready for instant action.
Two pairs OF the finest automatic hand
cuffs and blackjack complete his de
fensive outfit. Any attempt to moles,
the precious load would invite y yolle,
of pistol balls from every detective, Al
their orders are to shoot upon the
slightest attempt at robbery.
When the sixty-pound bags of silver
arrive at the main oftice they disap
pear as completely as If the earth had
opened and swallowed them UP. The
money IL never seen again until its ar
rival in Washington. Each bag o.
silver is placed in heavy oaken kes
bound with iron and sealed with the
Government and express company
seals. These kegs are loaded upon al
express-car built expressly for thii
service and lined with wrought-iron
Each car will carry u 900. 900 in silyel
or $40. 900. 900 in gold specie. Abou
the movement of the car the closes
secrecy is observed. But one person
knows when il will start on its journe.
or TO what train it will be attached
Awaiting his orders is = corps O
armed detectives.
A few moments before the starting o
the train selected to bear the none,
the car is attached. The detective
are informed. and one detachment i
placed in the car. Other detective
distributed through the train closet,
watch the movements of the passen
gers. This system of surveillance i
continued until the train reache
Washington. when the same method O
transfer is employed as occurs at tn,
sub-treasury vaults in this city.-Phila
delphia Record.
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