New-York tribune., 1897-01-30
NEW ST. LUKES HOSPITAL.

burglaries OF square door bank safes had de-
stroyed all confidence in that system OF con-
struciion. An attack meant certain robbery.
But the man arose for the occasion. ana the
solid spherical bank safe was invented This
safe is truly marvel in construction. being
totally different in every essential from every
other bank safe It is formed The principle
of a sphere within a sphere, being composed of
n solid outer shell of gun metal chilled drill
proof The Government Commission which ex-
perimented on ibis safe pronounced X proof
against high explosives. stating that were II
possible to insert explosives in it by any means
il would require such quantity to crack II that
the safe would be in effect bomb. the bursting
% which would completely destroy the building
in which it stood. Now comes the application Of
ele ectricity to make even safe safe dOubly safe
The repr 'sentatives OF the various safe COM
panes in the city are unanimous in the predc-
tion that the pre;ent year will witness speedy
revival in trade. Ga 1ers are already coming in
on which they can base their estimates. One Of
the most prominent safe manufacturers. when
asked what In his opinion vas demanded in the
interests of return to the prOsn nerity antedating
1>@:'. stated without hesitation: - cessation Of
Legislative tinkcring with the finances ard com
merce Of the country and the culivatlCr of n
Congressional disposition TO mind our own huei-
ness. The country is all right" he said; there
is no fundamental reason for the present hard
times 1t is simply a Of scare. and plain.
ordinary, everyday confidence is all that the
country needs
made the statement some time since. that there
was no safe in New-York City. filled with money
and securities, that was not at the mercy Of any
expert burglar who chose to "crack' ii, and
who had the opportunity to open it, This gen.
tenan went on To say that "the only thing that
safe manufacturers can do is to make safes that
shall be able resist attacks Of burglars long
as possible and that when they have done this.
they have reached the limits of human possibil-
ity Nothing has yet been made that will abso-
| lutey resist the high explosives now available
and at hand for any burglar who chooses n
avail himself of them
Within few weeks reports have come from
| Chicago of a successful experiment to burn a
| hole right through the very best Of safes by
| means of the ordinary street current of electric
| ity used by either the electric light or trolley
lines; but In addition to all the precautions used
by the safe manufacturers. there is long cS-
tahlished company in this city who make il
their business TO place an electric-ned cabinet
entirely over the safe or hank vault, and cur
rent of electricity - kept up from the central
Office Of the company over an individual line Of
| wire and through every portion Of these cleo
trio lined cabinets This current of electricity
| cannot be disturbed in any way without givina,
n signal in the central office. and 1t Is a we'll
established fact that to make vaults or safes alb
solutely secure II Is necessary, after obtaining
the very best that the safe manufacturer can
furnish to protect not only the contents Of the
| safe but the safe and the vault itself. by means
OF electricity.
The system long in Use by this company is
acknowledged to be near absolute protection
as it has been possible to achieve.
It is asserted that the mode of detection pur-
sued by this company has never been broken
through. This device. however. is different from
the late appliance just referred to.
The bank in the city Of New-YOrk to-day whose
vault is not protected by electricity is the ex-
ception and probably not dozen Of them could
be found This system is also applied to stores
and factories where there stocks OF goods
attractive to burglars and the fact il that the
person closing the door is Informed by signal