Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1889-02-22

How the sin Hundred Millions Dollars 10
Contains Arc Looked After.

How the sin Hundred Millions Dollars 10
Contains Arc Looked After.
il one Of those giants abou which wa
heard 80 r:ach In our younger Gays was
a. develop modern Bill Sykes tendency
and select the treasury department as tho
scene cf Is operations he might make Q
pretty good haul, provided the watchmen
allowed him Ia get away.
suppose MI The money In the treasury
was piled UP IN one room. My giant
burglar would find at his hand 1924, 0OO.-
400 in gold and silver, x2j0, 000, 900 In
bnnl Is. IN an additional 800. 900, 900 In
new silv dollars. Ii lie happened to time
his vi,it when the new silver vault in the
main courtyard is full and silver
stream of 500. 900 day is steadily flow.
ing NO that great subterranean treasure.
house.
llerc is nearly 5000, OOO, 900. Just think
oft! More money than can be found in
any bank in Europe. The bank Of En-
81 nj has only S10l ,00O, 900; the Bank of
france, 500. 900. OOO the Imperial Bank
OF Germany, $685., 900, 900.
I hi, Int wad of $500, 900, 900 Is nomi.
nally in charge of james w. Hyatt, the
IN ted States treasurer. who, by the way.
is n very bright specimen of a Connect.
cut lnnlcc. Mr.. HYATT has TO give
bond OF $40 200 for the safe keeping OF
ihnt money. not cent of which he ever
actually handles, but he doesn't stay
awake OF nights counting his cash, and
the care, Of office sit lightly upon him.
Massive iron safes, imbedded In solid
masonry, protected Ivy time. locks and ov.
cry atbcr kind of anti.burglar devico
known To the ingenuity of man, guard
this treasure. and, in addition, a force of
armcl watchmen patrol the building
night m day. If man wanted to steal
any money out of the treasury he would
have "A 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 I. j. Brady d Co, and some
of the gentlemen OF the same kidney, whs
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 by the armed scntrcs constantly on
guard iii front of the government banks.
If you should happen 10 pass the Bank Of
England any night about o'clock you
would see II deia hmcnt of the Grenadier
euald> march into the bank, aud there
they remain until y o'clock the next
morning. There isn't "a sentry, not even
as mach ~ marine. to be seen anywhere
around The treasury. but ut every door
sits "a vlgilant watchman. and he sharply
sCrutlniZes all corners, especially those
who are strangers 10 him. He doesn't
look very fierce, but the drawer of the
desk ut which he sits contains a heavy
Colts revolver, and at given signal he
would Immediately close his door and
stand on guard, revolver in hand.
At clock the department is closed to
visitors, and light iron grating serves to
bar out Ie general public. Only persons
arhied with pass are then admitted. At
o'clock the employees leave. and the
lilding is turned over to the night watch
TO remain IN their possession until 8
o'clock the next morning. Forty-four
men comprise the night watch in two re.
,icls, each of which is in command of
lieutenant The night watchmen carry
their A. caibcr revolvcrs in their belts,
ready for use at II moments notice. Tho
frs thing they do when they 90 on duty
is TO 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
cap ain of the watch, where they are
hung on II big board The men are dis.
sribLted round the var Gus floors and as
,iancd 10 certain corr doris, and every half
hour they turn in a signal from watch
mans box. The big money vaults are
never left unwat he'd for a moment dur
M the entire night and in case Of neces.
S,y The guarl can imme lately summon
assistance by turning in asignal from his
cal box. Three men patrol the building
on the outside In the Captains Office a
case containing thirty five Springfield
RI e. anil bavonct>. the same number of
AT ldgc.bel $, and 800 round of ball.
\ things cons dcrel. it wouldn't be
safe for a n.ob to try and loot the Treas