The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1890-05-13
SAFE OPENING HUMORS.
Some Incidents Showing How
Great Troubles Arise from
Little Causes.

From the Boston Courier
There are many amusing incidents
connected with our business, said o
safe manufacturer one day. cit is to
be expected that in the ordinary
course of events circumstances will
arise when asafe will have to be open
Ell by an expert. Locks, like any other
piece of mechanism, are not infallib!e.
The best of them are liable to fail at
times through some slight detect in
manufacturing, same as the MAIN
spring of the most valuable watch
may give out unexpectedly.
"Not long ago firm wanted man
to fix their safe 1t was open, but they
could not shut the dor far enough to
throw the bots. The man went to
the place. and after brief examina-
tin saw a penny resting on one OF tire
bottom faages. Taking this off, the
door shut and locked all right. 1t Is
forgotten how much it cost the firm TO
have the man 60 to their place and
pick up that little coin, but it was
enough to prevent its being repeated
no doubt. A similar case happened
recently. We were sent for, about the
close of business hours to see what was
the trouble with one ofour safes. The
bol.s would not throw far enough to
turn The lock. The result was the
fiuding of. clo'h but on from lady's
dress in the lower bit hole. Thi;
removed, all was right. As the vic
tim was a staid bachelor, and surprised
to occupy his office alone, he bgged
that it should be kept quiet.
"Some years ago we had delivered
new set of vault doors for bauk
about two hundred miles away. just
before they were ready 10 occupy
their new quarters we had telegram
TO send a man at once. The bolts o.
the outer door would not throw fal
enough to lock it. Our MN went
AMI this is what he found. The banl
officers had fitted In board for TIT
tread of the vestibule but had omitted
to bore holes in it to allow for tn
throw of the bolts. An auger ant
ten MINUTES labor made everythin,
all right, but made that pi' ce OF boar
rather extravagant luxury.
"Epicurean- ise we have reserved
the best for the lsst. For fear tbi
may reach the eyes of tie hero of To
incident, will substitute for his col
rect address that of Calais, Me. i
was not a thousand miles from there
The letter read to come at once an
open a safe, as there were importsn
documents wanted for immediate use
With his kit of tools, our man too
: the next train and arrived on the 70
lowing evening. 1t proved to be a
, old fashioned safe, with large ke
lock. There said the man, is tn
, safe. The lock had been woikin
! harder snd harder for weeks, unit
now l an locked cnt. / am in
: hurry to have it opened. Neve
l mind the damage, if you will onl
1 break into it in short ordel
t Our expert took the key and trie
liz, but it refused to work
$ He then took small wire and picke
!, out halt a thimbleful of dirt and lii
from the key, tried it again, and
d better working lock was never seel
d How much is your bill? As this i
volved a trip, to and from Calais,
y about 600 miles, and time and e,
/. pense in proportion, he replied 81
Taking a roll of bills from his peck
d he said: This is satisfactory, on CO
:. dition. Does any one in the pla
=, know your business here? Tine l
Ne ply was No one.' Albright, thel
get out by the next train, and ke'
re mum; for 1 would gladly pay sl'
k rather than have any of my frien
know that 1 was fool enough to 60
es Boston for a man to pick the dirt o
otmy kew"