The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-07-20

ism being that it would at once become
hopelessly impossible if anyone tried to
tamper with it.
zone day the dealer thought it was
working somewhat stitfly, so he injected
some oil and attempted to manipulate the
levers and gratings with piece of wire,
the result being that the lock was thrown
out ofgear.
1.-THE safe contained 100000 worth of
Burmese rubies and diamonds in the
rough therefore two men were deputed
to convey it to London at once and get it
opened. ....
'But before this desirable consumma
tion was brought about the unfortunate
men spent many anxious hours inthedarz
hold Of a channel steamer and on open
railway trucks, never losing sight of their
precious charge for a single moment.
THE treasury doors at the Bank of
England measure feet by 3. and weigh
about two and one-half tons. Besides
being fitted with the above mentioned
changeable locks, they have violence locks
five feet long, each of which weighs 200
pounds, and gunpowder proof locks, hav-
ing blow holes on every side, even through
the massive bolt. These blow holes allow
the gunpowder pumped in to escape, and
reduce the force of possible explosion to
a mere harmless puff.
ut is worthy of note that there are
more than 10000 locks fitted in the Bank
of England. Then comes the Savoy hotel
with 800 controlled by one master key
The manager of each of the six floors at
the Savoy, however, has a master KEY
which controls the lock Of every room
under his supervision.
THE QUEENS STRONG BOX.
Her majestys safe at Windsor castle in
which the gold plate is kept weighs eight
tons, and is protected by a violence lock
eighteen inches long a changeab BILE lock
and gunpowder lock, all of which can be
mechanically covered by an undrillable
steel plate, which renders it impossible
to insert even hairpin into any part Of
the keyholes.
"The last new suit of locks that was
made for the Tower of London consisted
of twelve of the latest pattern, all save
one of which were controlled by golden
master key. Only a few days before the
latter was presented TO the constable,
Lord Napier of Magdala, that nobleman
died, and the coyeted key subseq uently
passed into The hands Of the present con
stable OF the tower, Gen. Sir Daniel Dy-
sons. The lock on the jewel chamber is
fitted with massive locking bar six feet
and three inches long, add has special
key, which is, of course most carefully
guarded.
strong room doors at safe deposits are
now fitted by locks controlled by three
chronographs so that the manager may
arranged over night at what time the
rooms shall be opened next morning.
There can be no trifling with these time
locks until that moment arrives for
which the mechanism has been set it is
absolutely impossible to, open the door,
even with the keys. Indeed, there are
times when it is deyoutly TO be wished
that locks were not so perfectly made,
and so imperious to coaxing and violence
alike.
For instance, when the firemen wished
to enter the old Baily prison for the pur-
pose of playing upon the recent great
confagration in that vicinity, the lock on
the outer door resisted their attack for
over quarter Of an hour, although axes,
sledge hammers, and improvised batter
ing rams were brought to bear upon it,
The only appreciable result, however,
was to render the lock more impossible
than ever, so the fremen were Obliged to
enter by another way. The battered
lock was finally unscrewed by our men
and will be retained as sort of relic