New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-09-07

N,;.. keys ,lr.,r the hur-,li> 10y making SAT"
81 alternate LAYERS oi lr"n i"i"i plate, ami diIl-
pr"ri steel. hardened :" that they ""nli INN 'Ir
les g: q du!l. The hur-,ar> rHn-h' IA" sale
.h,r, a lc.,prl ~ ,rir;N tint II made them dI'N
Tl.r brI-ili> ii.Ncmtri ii" pHt.'.rHIicr. power.
tai tool. bat did not patent II, HOES were h",rl
~ ,lr uui>i,ir IRON plat" 81 tlr d""'f. ami III"
cutter was ii\'~ m place -" "l1ir "i il' cute;
wa, kept well oilr! and ihr handle vas turned
until a rulnd hole Wa rut through the IRON
plat. and tie disc Ms lrn"'rl. IhI* "\p>'i il',
ur,t steel pixie. his pate was "\fnii"N hnti
and therefore il.tll". and the cutter hrin2 r..
moved the steel was EASILY nr":"r with II 'hi>'l
and snu metal hamli,rr Ihr metal Nould resi-
a drill bui toud moi stand repeated shocks The
alternate" plate, WEI" mn "ni AMI broken nn'll
,Ir but, were reached. and the safe could then
Lc opened easily. Then safe, were made T." drf'h'
the plair-cuitrr. AMI The burglars ahnd"h"i li'
use Tor ! whlr ihrN ti"d s"inr'hin" "'>"r
iiIrI the cracks al 'r safe with putty. excerpt
~ the top tor al"It tw" inches " Tins p"in;
was attarhcd iuhr from pump wli"h r\hanriri
the AR ~ H." sir. created Il Na'ul'ili, ann h
,..u,o,in: litrlr putty IN IT., bottom crack rs
urr.. powder w",il hr flown III hv the air riI>l-
ing IN to NIL tm vacuum as was necessary to
blow open th' doors
ON ih" port ,hl'' bur .la:-pr"ot safes the doors
Ic ,,prnru without c\pl"NiN'> hl stripping ON
the IRON bani~ with clamps aud J,nWlrs ami
fn,ciu. wedges into the riar-s with n powerful
i:rL screw The iir,i wrd@r IL Ike Il knife -blHIr.
and tine size - ll' rrla,'l until the door flies
from IT., hinges. Ar"ihrr tool is the drag.
This is a heavy s'"rl hii upon which Il thread
has been eat, and II Is operated with STOUT
h;uIlr five OF si\ feet nn.. give great beverage
\ hole Is iir,, bored through the door back
Of the safe. \ thread Is "h III the plat" 10
eurr.pund with that IN the "dra.. The tool
is turned unit! the opposIt" side Of the safe is
reached When Il great pressure Is put on tile Ions
handle something Will have t. burst. II Is usual,
the door Somctim INES vile the doors promise
a har! task, the burglar reaches the top of the
safe and horrs "a hole there I" in,rodrrr the
powder. Fire proof safrS are anont as trouble
some To Il bur. la ~ smoking pi Pc To il sailor.
His tools go through the metal and other ma
terial like old cheese.
IL was though, when the tinr-lock was in
vented. whirl, unlocked the doors AUTOMATICALLY
at a certain time. that the burglar would have
10 talk. Il back seat" lie was quiet for II brief
p,riol aud KEEP; hi, experiments secret Then
all of a si hicu time lock safes began t. fly open
all over The land. The burglar had discovered
that by exploding dynamite on the outside
in. and the fore" 81 the shock would break the
spring ar diSarianec the mechanism So that 1t
would run down and turn the bolts The same
thin. happened in clocks that were consi rurtrd
to unlock the safe wlmn stopped. The hnr@lars
have an easy time with time. locks doors. be-
cause II has lrcn shown that dynamite beats hem
all When heavy charge OF dynamite has been
used the lock las been. in srvrra eases, blown
entirely oil tn" inside Of 'lr dooi
one of the rl"vcrr>t pieces of work done by
burglars is picking com pnaton locks. There
are few who can d., il. II is done b.: the sense
Of touch and hcar ing. inter long practice with
locks Of every >iflr.
With all the ,n,crtions that nave been made
it is admitted that there are no safes that are
absolutely hnrglar-proof, provided time enough
is given to the ihmI to work nj them. The, OBJ
lcct of safe manufacturers has been T. keep
thieves from getting through the doors between
Saturday night and Monday morning and this
has been done by nassivr blocks Of metal and
stones. surrounding the vaults with all kinds of
alarms and wrtchm'n armed tn the teeth
Came Near Putting His Foot in It-Mr lsacklot ION
tho way TO chur h,sec that hurtock dragsn' on Ms,
LOncy's dress. Pm goin' To step Oh 7 ard pull Z
Mrs. Harklot lin Mortified whIspcr)-Dont tech IL.
Sas. Didn't yOu know that wddcrs Lad 10 wear