The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-05-09
CAN OPEN ANY SAFE.
Steel is Like Clay In the Hands OF an Er-
Darf


one Of the most expert "safe-blow ers"
IN this country. or any other for that
matter, Is William G. clark, now lVslS
dent Of Chicago. some foolsh Irlehds ol
Mr.. Clark have been claiming thar ne
IS the only man who knows anything
about blowing open "A safe, stdtemcht
which Mr.. Clark himself promptly re-
iutsd yesterday III conversation WIFI
reporter for the lnter-Ocean
In recent account published IN the
Inter-O Ocean about the opening OF q sever
door safe at Pullman said Mr.. clark,
the credit Of handling the explosives
and directing the work was given en-
tirelv TO Lieutenant Rodman. the facts
arc that / worked for twenty minutes on
That safe before Lieutenant Nodman dld
ANYTHING and | handled the explosives
as much as he did. He Is certainly al
expert on explosives, and has had muen
experience Ia tests made on sales.
think | understand explosives as We'll
as ne does. and in addition 20 That
am "A practical mechanic. while ne is not
and does not claim 10 be we are en-.
plOvcd by the same company, Lieutenaut
Rodman having resigned from the army
xEyER WAS BURGLAR.
How did YOU gain your experience In
opening safes2' was asked; (.,..,-
-'Lfgitimately," answered Mt. 'laIh'
smiling when boy 7 learned the ma
chinist trade IN the Providence OK. ID
Locomotive Works When about twenty
one years old ! entered the service OF my
UrseDUf employer. tOE lultt ltHAo We
associated with Professor Charles r.
Nunr0e OF Columbia University. WASH
inetOn. ID. G. lie was the expert on tN-
plosives selected by the commission az
pointed by act Of Congress tn iH~ TO de-
termlna by actual tests Of safes or va
rious manufactures what would pc pest
for the proposed Government saies anu
vaults. These experiments, lasting ~ ~
wears were conducted az Newport, X }.
iieutenault Roiman was appOlhleI ny
The Government to assist Professor MOL
roe and | assisted in every test that was
@iiow do you proceed TO force open
"If the idea is to do It quickly ! usual.
L. hore a fOur-inch hole IN the safe-that
is, hole four inches n diameter. NC"
a little nitr0-eiyccrine does Inc rest
"How can you drill such a Mole IN Il
hardened steel safe2'
with a compound blowpipc In twelve
minutes | can heat red-hot spo' -, ,.N
| rer OF the steel and leaves II as solt
| and easy 70 cut as iron. Ihen Wen a
.cat-head' drill we cut a groove an eis' III
Of an .nch wide around a spot fohf or
] even six inches IN diameter / once Guy
| a f0ur-inch hole through a sttel Idui.
| door three and half lnchts w -. -.
| tine Mercantile National Bank, Oh NSM
| York. in an hour ana hl-y-els'e
! minutes"
ALL N sATCHFLL.
I
| on addition 10 the blOwp'pe ana dfhi
nave "A small pocket battery. cor
| Of insulated wire with detonators, a rev
| vedeos' a hammer. and half-pint mask
! of uifro-slvcerine mixed win aicoh0i., /
| carry the entire OUTFIT in a smal satcne,,.
| "Do YOU always use ro-glyceflne
| yes. IL rs the bea- explosive LOT many
reasons. Put IN a bottle WIN some
| alcohol IL cannot possibly be eNploue,r
| ~ef i'm five minutes time it can be- made
ready for use. All that Is Necessary "
~ nour water IN the bottle. Inc alcohoi
mites with II, and the nitro-slyceili,lies
niles 10 the bottom. II doesn't make
| ann, report 10 speak Of. IL can DC miro ..
| ducad where nothing else cOuld, anu IL
| elusvs does the work
@TIow much is requiredY -, -
From two or three drops 10 nan an
| ounce for each explosion. depehI.ns ~
| tirsiv upOn circumstances. Burglars az
wavs use too much. The most miro srS
| ,,t,,orfne I ever used on saie, anu
re onened hundreds Of them, was loa ~
| snd cieht-tenths ounces J have opeheu
c,,e-v Known make 81 safe, except one,
onI viii wager any reasonable ahloul.
| shat there rs no safe made mat j yatii'D.
| 80, ,oithin three hours. without INJURY
| ~ the contents fnter-Ocean.