Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1892-08-11
THE GOLDEN TRAIN.
II Arrived Safely III New York Mt IO.I0
n'ciock Tuesday MorninG--Transferro
to Wagons,

IL Arrived safely III New York NJ iO4O
n'clock Tuesday Observation-Disclosures
to Wagons.
CucAGn, sls. S-rhe gold train from
san hrancscp. SIX ears and sixty millions
~ gold bOunl 81 the national capitol,
passed through this city this morning.
The cars hristled with mtlSkets. The train
stopped but few moments to procure ice
water for the guards and then the journey
was resumed.
The train came in ou the burlington
road, arriving at .aiO'clDck, this morning,
II consisted Of u private car, one mail car
and three express ears, The bags Of gold
coin were piled tipin The latter cars.
ihe train VAS IN charge Of the general
superintendent and his assistants were the
superintendent of the western DIVISION oil
the railway mail service, and the superin-
tcndent Of the Burlington road.
There were altogether 81 persons on the
train, 10 bcing'ariEed guards. At each end
of the cars and IN the platform sat three
or four guards with Winchcstcrs resting
across their Knees. There were few per-
SONS at the depot and one or two intruders
were warmed oil.
liut 10 minutes were occupied in switch
ing the train from the Burlington to the
Lake Shore tracks, and then the train
pulled ont for Washington. None but the
guards showed themselves, and they
The train will reach Washington to-mor-
row morning.
BUFFALO, II. y, Aug. 9-Thc special
train carrying $lO0O0,0O0 from the San
Francisco mint 10 New York, reached here
over the Lake Shore railroad at O'Clock
this morning. The train pulled out safely
after short stop.
NEW York, Aug, 9,-Thc special train
which has S2OO0O,O1O in gold coin from
the United states sub-treasnry AT San
Francisco, ran into the west train sned of
the Grand Central station at lu.4O O clock
this morning.
As soon as thetrain had come to q stand
still yard engine hooked on to the rear
car and ran il over 10 the west side
of the yard al Forty-siXth street, where
eight big twoherse mail vans and three
express messengers We're stationed totrans.
fer the gold. 4 number of postal clerks
We're on hand and handed OH the boxes
and placed them in the waiting wagons.
Tie amount far exceeds any previous
amount ever hauled ut any one time. The
train had tho right If way over all other
trains on all roads. From Buffalo ii came
over the New York Central. 1t attracted
lots Of attention all along the line at every
place the train stopped.
The bulk of the gold was carried on two
Union Pacific cars, which are built of
wrought steel and supposed to be bullet
and bomb proof and We're constructed cs-
peclally for the purpose of transporting
specie. The train was in charge of gov
eminent officers.
WHY THE GOLD WAS MOVED.
The transfer of the gold was ordered by
Secretary Foster, on account of the large
accumulation of specie ut the San Fran
cisco slb-trcasury, The supply there ex-
ceeded all probable acquisitions by more
than SGOQOU,U0O
Secretary Foster signed the transfer
cheek for S20,u0U,OOO about three weeks
ago. Every effort was made to keep the
prospective transfer secret, on account of
the danger that might be run from train
wreCkerS aud robbers, but somehow or
other the fact leaked ont III advance Of the
date for leaving san Francisco. Nothing
was given ont about the route. however,
which would suggest the possibility of any
desperate plot on the part of robbers To
hold up the train and get their clutches on
the golden treasure.
The coin is packed in 500 small boxes,
each containing $4,000 in five and ten
dollar gold pieces. Each box is regis
tered mail package, and the whole ship
ment is to be delivered direct to the sub
treasury. The boxes are all locked up i'll
United States mail pouches.
1t required ten days for the whole force
AT san Francisco sub-treasury to count this
tiiuIHlpllS SUM Oh money, anu Wllen IL
had all been boxed and was ready for
shipment it was so bulky that it could not
be placed in the vault over night. A spec
ial Waterman, reinforced by mail agents
had to guard it, the assistant treasurer
himself sitting up all night long and keep
ing watch over the S20,OO000o pile.
MORE SHIPMENTS EXPECTED.
1t said that another shipment east of a
similar amount of gold, and perhaps two
more, will take place from San francisco,
for they have at least 100000 900 in specie
ont on the Pacific coast that they can easily
spare, and Assistant Treasurer Ellis Rob
erts OF the New York sub-treasury wants
all the gold he can lay his hands ON.