The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-01-14
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CASH Henderson Vow Has Dead Cinch on the
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Cash Henderson Of the New York store
will enjoy more peaceful slumbers from
now on than be has heretofore enjoyed
Mr. Henderson, store has the reputation
of always having money ia II, besides very
valuable goods, aud consequently bur
glars are always fooling around it when
they cUme 70 town. He put bars on every
opening even to the front doors. but even
then be has alway- been in dread ot being
robbed by burglars. He feels safe
now, for last night plans and arrange
ments were completed that make L
absolutely impossible for a burglar to
enter without being caught. He has put
Il q complete set q the Wilder Duplex
burglar alarms which were tested 10 his
entire satisfaction last night Wires are
stretched across every opening.io the build
ing and across every place that an opening
can be made and these are 50 arranged
1t IS impossible for one to enter the store
after they are set without sending in an
alarm TO the Wilder Duplex Burglar
Alarm and Messenger compsny's station
which IS located IT As. North Main street.
hen the alarm sounds here they
can tell exactly where 20 locate
the trouble aud Immediately a
patro!nan is sent there to capture
the thief or ascertain the cause OF the
alarm. Mr.. Henderson has two sets in his
building one up stairs and one on the
ground floor, SO as 10 facilitate the locating
OF the cause Of alarm. For instance, if 142
rings the Office knows that the trouble IS
il the second story, aud there the officer
will 20 with all haste II II IS = clerk that
enters the alarm will sound in the same
way as If il is a burglar. and the patrol
man will respond as promptly. He will
challenge the clerk, ascertain his name and
his business IN the store, and in the morn
ing when Mr. Henderson arrives Al his ]
desk be viii fiId q statement there 70 that
effect, sent there by the central Office, /
aud signed by the patrolmau. I
Even If Mr.. Henderson, himself, enters, /
he viii have TO go through the same pro- |!
gram as if he was a burglar. The least .
touch OF g wire Will sound the alarm. II /
the wire is cut the alarm viii also ring, 50 /
that IL Is as impossible for an entry 10 be /
made without the central Office knowing
II rs Il IS for camel 70 90 through the F..
eye Of a needle. II the patrolman finds .
burglar at the store, be can use the alarm
wires AS telephone and call for help al
once, If needed. Each and every alarm is .
automatically, 50 that no mis-
take can possibly he made If be fails
TO set his alarm when the store
Is closed for the night the central
Office knows 1t and can set it for him with
out having key to the store or entering
il IN any manner. Il Is the completest and
safest burglar alarm that can be con-
oe!ved by the brain Of man. Colonel
Smith, for years well known boot and
shoe merchant has charge OF the station
In addition TO the burglar alarm system
this Office viii also have charge Of the fire
alarm system Of the city, 3 messenger
system and watchmans alarm. The lat
er system has been pu5 into the Wichita
W holesale Grocery cOmpaRy's building.
This latter system IS also perfect.
By i the waIchman Ct q building is
watched. He is supposed to sound the
alarm at certain periods, say every twenty
minutes, and If he does not the central
)ftice Will Know it and send patrolman
around 10 ascertain the cause OF his neg
ect. Whatever that cause is viii be
tated in one of the company's blanks and
ent around next morning 70 the en-
,ioyer. The Waterman viii be called up
nd made explain why ne did not turn In 1
lie alarm. In case of fire in building or
ny other trouble, the alarm can be sent {
4 from any portion of the building and
he central Office viii Immediately call up 4,
he fire departments. With this system /
yatcaman must keep his eyes and ears {
pen, and if he don't his head is liable TO
Ume CT next morning.