Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-08-10
SAFE IN NEW YORK.
Arrival of the Treasure Train with s2o'-
OOO,O 900 on Board.
LBr telegraph 10 the pispatch.l


[By telegraph 10 the Dispatch.
NEW YORK. August 9.-Ihe treasure train
with 800, ,00O, 900 In gold arrived at the
Grand Central Depot at 1880 A. NJ. to-day.
As soon as the train had come to stand
still yard engine hooked on to the rear
car and ran il over TO the west side OF the
yard at Forty-slxth street, where eight big
tWo-horse mail vans and three express
wagons were waiting to transfer the goid
TO the sub-1reasury at Wall and Nassau
streets As soon as the cars reached
Fortv-sjxth street the work of unloading
was commenced. A number OF postal
clerks were on hand. and rapidly carried
out the boxes containing the bullion and
placed them in the waiting wagons.
The amount far exceeds any previous
shipment Of gold across the continent.
The train left San Francisco on the eye
nIng of August 4th. and has been running
on regular passenger time, although 1t has
had the right of way all along the route.
IL came over the Central Pacific road ID
Ogden, then over the Union Pacific 10
Omaha and from that point TO Chicago
over the Burlington route. Then 1T was
switched on the Lake Shore and Michigan
lines, and from Buffalo east 1t has come
over the New York Central and Hudson
River road. II attracted lots of attention
all along the line, and crowds would come
out at the various stopping places. and
stare with curiosity at the outside OF the
cars which contained such an amount OF
treasure.
THE TRAIN.
The first car of the train was an ordi-
nary Southern Pacific combination bag
gage and postal car, followed by the Union
Pacific Baggage-Car No. 1892, and the
Union Pacific Express-Car No. 1912. Ihe
Burlington United States Post-Oihce Gar
~ and fba a SbOrp and
Michigan Southern fast-mall car, Frank
Hatton," No. 60, brought up the rear.
The bulk of the gold was carried on the
two Union Pacific cars, which are built or
wrought steel and supposed to be bullet
and bomb proof, and were constructed
especially for the purpose OF transporting
specie. The tram was III charge OF govern
ment officers. Genera.-Superintendent
James Il. White, of the rallway-mail ser
vice. being in command. with Lewis Troy,
superintendent of the western division OF
the railWay-mail service. and Superlntend-
ent Pepper, of the eastern division OF the
service. as his assistants.
Altogether there were fifty-one persons on
the train, OF whom forty-tive were armed
guards. Three or four guards with Win;
chesters across their knees sat at either end
of each car on the platform whenever the
tram made q stop and warned away all IN
truders and curious persons who wanted TO
get closer view of the treasure-cars.
THE TRANSFER.
The transfer of the gold was ordered by
Secretary Foster on account OF the large
accumulation of specie at the San Fran
cisco sub-Ireasury. The supply there ex-
ceeded all probable requirements by more
than S60. .0O0, 900, and the exhaustion OF the
supply in New YORK caused by the in
creasiug shipments of gold to EuroF
caused this transfer,
Secretary Foster signed the transfer
check tor $4,000, 900 about three weeks
ago Every effort was made to keep the
prospective transfer secret on account OF
the danger that might be run from tram
wreckers and robbers, but somehow OK
other the fact leaked out several days In
advance of the date for leaving San Fran
cisco. As it happened, however, nothing
occurred on the route which would sug-
gest the possibility of any desperate plot
on the part of robbers 10 hold up tie
train and get their clutches on the golden
treasure.
The coin ia packed in 500 small boxes,
each containing $4,000 IN five and ten
dollar gold pieces. Each box is a registered
mail package, and the whole shipment is
to be delivered direct 70 the sub Treasury.
The boxes are all locked up III United
States mail pouches. IL required ten days
IOf IIc euLlTb lOICc db INC bhh ildhNioNC
sub Treasury TO count this enormous sum
of money, and when 1t had all been boxed
and was ready for shipment II was so bulky
that II could not be placed IN the big
vaults over night, 80 special watchmen, re-
inforced by maIl-agents, had 10 guard 1t,
the Assistant Treasurer himself sitting up
all night long and keeping watch over the
$40. .000, 900 pile.
ANOTHER SHIPMENT PROBABLE.
II is said that another shipment east of O
similar amount, and perhaps two more
shipments will be made from San Fran
cisco before long, for they have at least
S40, 900 900 in specie out on the Paclhc
Coast that they can easily spare, and As
sistant- Treasurer Ellis III. Roberts, at the
New York sub-Treasury, wants all the gold
he can lay his hands on. He and his as
gstants will be kept busy for the next
week or so counting the coin that has just
arrived from the West.
Assistant Treasurer Ellis III. Roberts,
who has charge of the 81 b-Treasury in this
city, where the train-load of gold will be
safely stored away. said this morning:
Last night we had in the vaults Sl2l,-
O0O. 900, of which S49,000.OO0 was gold, so
when the 20,00e, 900 which the train
brings is put in the vaults there will be
altogether Sl41. 900 III the building.
Although that is a large amount it Is by
no means the largest amount we have had
here at one time, as within the past three
years there was at one time over S2O5, ,0O0,-
900 in the vaults. have no idea when the
next shipment will be made from San
Francisco "