The Red Cloud chief., 1889-04-05

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Through the Adams Express Compa-
ny the United States Govcrnmen: Il en-
gagged in transferring 81. 90. go in cps
Gle from the $2i. 1900 n in shc big vauits
in the posi-otice building 'o,he Cnitsd
States Treasury in Washington. Ono
million dollars worth Of she precious
meta nodded into Cni,ei States coins
Is being daily carried psi u the post
Office building. loaded on Adams ~
press cars and shipped 20 Washington
The removal OF coin is made under tho
supervision o! Major James Mullane.
assistant, cashier OF the National Treas
ury. He is accompanied by two as
si.:ants from Washington. Twenty
laborers from the Philadelphia mint.
under the direction OF Superintendent
Fox. complete the working force. The
worker, are guarded by secret service
detectives attached 10 the Treasury
Department. who arc unknown I'd Nil
but the officials from Washington. and
their Chances never wander from the
mountain OF silver dollar, in the vaults
o. the po-'-ofice.
The specie il tied up In heavy canvas
bags. each containing fi.Go. which
weigh sixty pounds. These bags arr
sealed with the Govcrnmen, seal. aud
before passing from the vault they arc
carefully scrutinized. After being
satisfied as IN the correctness III weight
and the perfect state Of the bag. the
express company's inspector seals Il,
with the company's seal. The slight
est imperfcction is suaicien, cause for
rejection by the express c%ompsny's
officials. 4 thousand-dollar bag with
"A small hole was recently rejected. and
had IN be rccounteG and verified b.
fore il Was allowed ~ pass the IN
spcctors.
Fifty bags. each containing Leo sill
yer dollars. and Weighing in the A.
grcgate 5000 pounds. are loaded upon
q carriage or truck. Guarded by two
uniformed officers and the eye. az the
secr~et-scrvicc detectives. the carriages
are wheeled to the elevator and taken
downstairs and through the passage
way Ia Chant street. Al the rear cu-
ran stands "A heavy wagon of III"
Adams Express Company. The con
tents 81 the carriage are transferred Ia
the wagon, and. manned by four dct.,-
,ivcs. the load is conveyed To the main
Office OF the company ~ Sixt-euth and
Market streets. These so. 80 INSTALL
ment> are conveyed Ia tn. dcpo, until
the million dollars are stor"d NJ tho
depot. Each detective carries two
loaded pistols ready FOR ~iss'aut action.
Two pairs of tn. finest automatic hand
cuffs and "A blackjack complete his de-
fcnsive outfit. Any ai'"mp, To molc-,
the precious load would invite "a vollcy
Of pistol ball, from every detective. a.
their orders ARE To shoot upon the
slightest attempt al robbery.
When the >ixty-pound bags 81 silver
dTTiNo at tHf Hi.tlN ONCE ln'N us-ti-
pear as completely "a II the earth had
opened and swallowed them up. The
money is never seen again until it, ar
rival in Washington. Each bag 81
sil liver is placed in "A heavy oakeu kcg
bound with iron and sealed with the
Government and express company =
seals. These kegs are loaded upon AN
exprc-s-car built expressly FOR this
service and lined with w~rougAt-iron.
Each car will carry sl.coD.oo in silver
or S~ih.nbp.on in gold specie. About
the movement o' the car the closest
secrecy is observed. But one person
know, when it will start on IT, Journey
or To what train il will he attached.
his orders is "a corp, of
armed detectives.
A few moments before the starting ~
the train seiectcd Ia bear the money
the car il attached. The detectives
are informed. and on. detachment i
placed in ;h. car. Other Detectives
distributed through the train closely
watch the movements Of the pa--cn-
gers. This system o' surveillance -
continued until the train reaches
Washington. when the sane method -!
transfer il employed n ocsur nj the
s~ub-tr-a-ury vault. in this city.-PhiiAr
dslphia Record.