Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-03-27

tracks at every station where money
posed that the car he built solidly OF
iron and steel with a double casing OF
steel within. All the ventilation would
come from few minnie openings at the
bottom of the car. This car floor was to
be locked, so that it had to be opened
by some one in the hole az every sta
ton. 1t would then sink and could be
unloaded, pushed up and relocked.
One OF the ablcst expressmen in the
country. Col. Locke w. Winchester,
general manager of the National Ex-
press Company, has adopted some
unique ideas of his own in connection
with the transportation business of his
company. He, like Waldo Adams, OF
the Adams Express Company, and II.
b. Plant. of the Southern Express Com
pany. believes In increasing the pro-
and understand that in all these com-
panics, rs well rs on many Of the ex-
press trains of the other corporations,
six men are detailed for duty on every
train that carries large amount Of
valuable property. One of these is
stationed with the messenger in the ex
press car. Another Is supposed to move
about all parts of the train. from tho
engine to the last car, rs often as
possible during the run. The rest arc
under his supervision. spd are stationed
wherever il may be desirable 10 have
them. On the gold car from San Fran
cisco the guards are. of course. all
stationed in the express car. with the
exception Of the two or three men who
are known as lookouts.
COL wINcHEsTER's INSTRUCTIONS.
General Manager Winchester has is
sued series of interesting instructions
intended 10 prevent what be calls the
train robbin1 evil. | append them. as
they are perhaps tho most thorough
regulations issued on the subject:
when messengers have separate cars or
apartments for their exclusive use they must
not allow any person 20 rfde therein except by
consent Of the superintendent
Chain fasteners must he arnred 20 the erd
doors Of all cars regularly used fer car business
not 50 provided messengers viii report the fact
to their superintendent
When alone In D car. whether in motion or =,
a station. n messenger must never open ne
door % q call for a1naittsnceN even IL certain
that the person requesting admission is known
unless the fastener Is applied IN keep the door
partly shut
when approaching station ali fhe doors o.
the car must be securely fastened except the ore
through " hieh business IL received ard d-iiv-
cred. snd soon this II done that deer must
also BE- closed nnd fastened until the train IL IN
der SUFFICIENT motion 70 prevent persons enter
Ing.
Asents. messengers and al Other erapaeve.
ha-ine ueney and rslnshlss In charFe. rnlcss
Otherwise instructed By the superintendent
must -hiis on duty wear . belt and revolver
properly placed outside ~ eli eioihins ~scrr ~
can be seen and reached the moment REQUIRED.
The railroad companies. however, are
rs busy perfecting plans for new ex-
press cars ne are the express companies.
In the shops Of Tire Chicago. Milwaukee
n 81 Paul. II the Chicago a North
western. Of the Pennsylvania and a
the New York Central the iron safe
cars are being rushed - completion ss
rapidly as possible All Of them are
being built with the safes walled into
the car and protected on the sides By
steel castings. They are intended. al
conrse. largely for through business.
General Manager Miller. cd ths Chi
eago, Milwaukee A. 81 Paul. believes
that these new cars provide absolute
protection from the ordinary train
robber. although "a IL ret 30 he a..
certained whether Their can stand .