The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1890-08-29
Fun OPENING SAFES.
Somc Inoidcnts Showing How Troublos
ArlsO from Littlo Causca.

Somc InCidcnts Showing How Troublos
Artso from Littlo Causca.
"Fhoro arc many amusing incidents
connected with our business" said Il
snfo manufacturers ono day to Boston
reporter. ut IL to DO expected that III
tho ordinary course of events circuln-
stance, will ariso when snfo will have
to be oponod by Oh export. Locks, like
my other picco OF mechanism, arc not
inf,lliblc. Tho best of them arc liable
to fal ut times through somo slight do
feet In manufacturing same MS tho
handspring Of tho mont valuable watch
may give out unexpectedly.
Not long ago q firm wanted Il man
to fix their safo. 1t was open, but thoy
could not shut tho door far enough to
throw the bolts Tho mnn went to tho
place and after a briof examination saw
q penny resting OH ono Of the bottom
ilnngcs. Taking this of tho door shut
aud locked all right. forget how
much It cost the firm to have the man
70 to their I;lnce and pick up that little
coin, but 1t was enough to prevent it's
being repeated, no doubt. A similar
case happened recently. We were sent
for ut about tho closo Of business hours
to SEQ what was tho trouble with ono of
our safes, The bolts would not throw
far enough to turn tho lock. The ro-
suit was the finding OF cloth button
from Il lndy's dress in the lower bolt
hole.
Some years ago wo had delivered o.
new set Of vault doors for a bank about
two hundred miles away. Just before
thoy We're ready to occupy their new
quarters wc had n telegram to send
man ut once. Tho bolts Of tho outer
door would not throw far enough to
lock it. Our man went, and this Is
what ho found: The bank officers had
lifted In a board for tho tread Of the
vcstibulc, but had omitted to bore holes
III It for tho throw Of tho bolts. An
auycr and ton minutes labor made
everything all right, but mndo Tint
piece of board rather cxtrnvagant
luxury.
"Epicurcnn lko, we have reserved
tho best for tho last For fenr thut
this may reach the eyes of tho hero Of
tho incident l will substitute for his
correct address that Of Calnis, Me. 1t
was not n thousand miles from tlcre.
The letter rend to come Mt onoo and
open safe, az there were important
documents wanted for immediate use.
With his kit of tools man took tho
next train and arrived on the following
evening. 1t proved to bo an old
fashioned safo with largo key lock.
There, said the man, is the snfo. The
lock has been working h,ulcr and
harder for weeks, until now ain
locked out. | am in u hurry to have
ii opened. Never mind tho damage if
you will only break into it in short or
der
"Our expert took tho kcy and tried
it, but it refused to work lie then
took Il small wire and picked out hnlf II
tllimbloful of dirt and lint from the
key. tried 1t again and better working
lock was never sccn. How much is
your billf' Az this involved trip to
and from Calais of about 600 miles, and
time and expense in proportion, lie re,
piled $40. Taking roll of bills from
his pocket he snd That is satisfactory
OH conditions. Does any ono in tho
place know your business hcro3 The
reply was, No one All right, then;
got out by the next train and keep
I',nn, for l would gladly pay 800
rather than have any Of my friends
know that wns fool enough to 60 to
BOSTON for IL man to pick tho dirt out
Of my key. '"-Boston Courier.