The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-10-29

---r every day. This company alone acts
.s t.a messenger hoy Of Uncle sam, anu
10 rs money brought into the Treas
... u.nartmcnt or carried out is handled
DID,. rfs company When / say money 1
r.t refer 10 he national bank notes
.- tf. United states bank notes, Whlch
.-. brought from the Bureau or EhBTaN-
tr and Printing at the rate or over d
million dollars "a day. as these notes are
r- complete money. The nauonu pdHh
notes have 20 be signed by the olhclals OF
r. hanks for which they are printed
fore they become money and me Unit
. States bank notes require the pruning
,- tram OF the United States seal before
r.r become money. and this is done al
Gid. Treasury Department, so that the
I'D money is AN handled by the United
States Express Company.
rrle WAGONS are large and strongly built
-rI surm0unted by n large IRON cage
the money sent out of the treasury DC
.rtment is an packed I'm strong sales'
These are wheeled ont on the pavement
I'm trucks like those used by the railway
employees. nCavy planking extends
. from the pavement into the wagon form
iue an n cline plan0, the safe is tilted
from the truck upon the incline plane,
ruues and pulleys are attached, several
men pull. push and lift and the safes
ar. I'm this manner loaded into the wagon.
When the loading is complete, one armed
man goes inside. and the strong iron
doors are closed and locked. Other armed
uan mount the drivers seat. and the
WAGON starts down Il street, for the rail-
way station, at 70 lively pace. These wag-
0rs have the right OF way; they never
stop or permit themselves to become in
y0lvad in q jam of vehicles. The people
iH Wcsf ugton know the custom, and
always give these treasure-iaden vans
,ae rlsht Of way. and all the way they
want
The Guards Inside.
II YOU enter the Treasury Department
hr any of the entrances, either on the
ground OF main floors. YOU viii notice
chat a Waterman is stationed at every
door, III you enter between A. NJ. and
ID. M. nothing win be said 70 you, but
81 sou attempt to enter after p. NJ you
w.l he denied admittance, for the De-
Ilr.ment is closed at that hour TO visitors.
The rules about admittance after 2 Z. NJ.
a'. very strict
ii you enter the Treasury Department
and visit the office of the captain of
t.e watch you viii notice on the side
of the Office three large cases. Two
ur these cases contain breeCh loading
rles and the centre case contains
large quantity of heavy revOlvers These
are used in armiug the force Of sixty
eight watchmcn who day and night are
.. guard TO keep watch over the build
as and the great vaults I'm which the
money is stored The watchmen are all
armed with reviewers, and there are
niles enough 10 equip the whole force
" watchmen I'm case of riot or assault
Who watch che WatchInen
0t course something must be done TO
insure the faithful discharge OF the
tatchmen's duties. and looking TO this
end some are detailed as patrolmen who
patrol the entire building at stated inter
y1s TO see that the watchmen are at
their posts In addition TO this each
ultchman Is required Co report his pres
nee every half hour by means Of an
electric button which registers his report
a the main corridor at the 18th street
entrance. by ringing a gong and drop
ping am indicator. The apparatus is sim
..r t0 that IN use i'm hotels for the con-
,.#aee Of guests when they wish TO
CAD me bell boys. AS the bell rings
a4 tg Indicator shows the number Of
pt from which the report Is made.
a-,ehman on duty I'm this corridor
Che report on "a tally sheet kept
.a purpose. which is duly Inspected
He captain on the watch.
I'D addition 90 these methods Of keep
W.tch over the watchmen, the cap
'-ia of tne watch is liable TO put in
en- appearance 40 any hour. and as he is
+" INC habit OF coming when least eX-
'.t.ei. neglect Of duty Is rare. Most
pr me Watchmeu are old soldiers who
earned their first lessons In obedience
-- much sterner school Outside the
treasury other watchmen are on patrol
l,F during the entire night. so that
any one who may be on the lookout
chance 90 inspect Uncle Sans
g box WIN End every avenue Of
tf.feach thoroughly and securely
Guarded
Down in the VauIls
u you are on a bridal tour Won will
want 20 90 down go The vauIt whore
ihe vast amount OF silver rs stored nor
p-c4uae ilere ls much 10 see buf re
cause II seems 20 De a regular thing
70 do. First you must obtain permis.
Sion from tae Treasurer OF the unitcd
na,es. mr Daniel g. Morgan. When
gus has been obtained you are escorted
Gown two Fights OF stairs into the sub
easement where the walls are very
lnlck and the corridor very narrow
iefe YOU halt before a heavy grated
uoor, behind which Waterman sits day
ana night OF course. the watch ,s
Sashgea every eight hours. but watch