Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-09-09
JENNIE BAXTER: JOURNALIST.
6-The Explosion of the Treasury.


] rnia OF the wire into contact W.
! think Tint the explosion was rfat
deal more severe than was anticipated
! Probably % w1H expected that the ehocl
/ would break o. hole from the tfeaHur
! chamber To the street. but co atr1ui
were the walls that no Impression wal
! made upon them. ana clbman VIII.
l was driving pact nt tho time heard mol
| % sound ri tno explosion. although b,
! iolt q tremblU of the ground and thought
for . moment there had been q shock Of
earthquake"
You think. thcn. that tho thlcyc,
That seems the only possible solu-
The outside doors were locked and
boiiol. of course"
"uh. certainly nut n they had a
confederate Or two in the large hallway
up stairs they would nHg t1 10 that thore
W1a No. trouble about getting lu. once
inside The largo hallway. with guards
stunned by tho shock. tho wav 10 Inc
Treasure chamber wac absolutely cicar.''
Ih0ro were fentrics outside tho
building ] eupposog'
"Nrr"
"pId they Gee any vehicle standing
or driving near the treasury"
MOI that ls the strange part N H..
ana. moreover. tho Hcutrlea. although
pacing outside the walls of thls hmm
lnf. heard nothing of the explosion be-
3"nd o. low rumble and those who
tl1drhi ~ the matter at all IMAGINED
n1 explosion had occurred IN SOME dis
ilut part OF tho city"
'.Ihun the outside doors In the large
h9I, above wcrg not blown opon9"
NO. tho onlcrr reported that they
were locked nnd bottled when ha exam
ln"d thoW which was some minutes. NJ
cuuffc, ultor the disaster had taknn
place. for he. the officer I'm charge. had
lc'n tIfown down ana stunned. scene
'FlN ly The conclusion Of air which
took place"
Aa Jennie walked down tho corridor
shy saw more and more evidence of the
ctuvulFIln. The thick Iron bound door
lnY where ~ had fallen. ana ID had not
h''n STIRRED rluco % was moved 60 yet
iln two men from under a. IT, ponder.
Gus hinges we're twisted ns n thuy had
h.,n nude Df rIue and its massive
halb Wefg snapped across like bits uf
glass. All along tho corridor on tho
''nnr WIS q thick coating OF dust and
d'nfla. finely powdered. growing deeper
and deeper until the entrance 90 tho
room was reached. There were NO VIM
d1Hs either ln corridor OR chamber. nnd
ihn way WIS llt by candles hold by a6l-
hlnra who accompanied them. The
aeorla cruuchoi undurfopt a. they walk
e. p. Hnd lr the chamber Itself rfoat
heaps of dust. sand aud plaster. AN nne.
ly powdered, lay In The corners OF Inc
room auu ou one side was piled up
hlshrr Than mans head. There seem.
90 10 bo tom ~ this debris aud as Jcn-
ul" looked up ut the urched ceiling. re-
rcmblinr The roof OF yaulted dungeon.
fhn saw that the stone itself hnd boon
ground tu Hnc dust with the tfem,n-
douH force uf the blast.
Whore are the remnants Of the
Treasure chUftT" fhc asked.
The director shook his head.
There nre no remnants. not a voH-
tgc of u ~ o. be- found"
"Of what was % mudc2'
We used Co have an old treasure
chest hero made OF oak. bound with
IRON but some years ago, n now rocep-
hele being needed, one was especially
inAde "t hardened steel constructed on
lhe modern principle of those burglar
proof and hropoof safes"
ANA d, you mean 20 say there ~
nothing lvft of thlsg"
"Noihing that We have been able to
"Woll, / have seen places whore dy.
Mantle cNplnrluuH have occurred. hut 1
know of nothing 90 compare with me
] am sure that lf dynamite had boon
iHc4 cog any explosive now generally ob.
l1innhlH there would have boon lett nj
least some remnant uf the safe. HASN'T
THIS pile Of rubbish been disturbed
since the ONpluHluuT'
"NcT. Do boo been turned over We
,und. search Tor che two men. but $50
found mo- iuro uf thom."
ANA You found mo- particles OF Iron
"rhe he1p throughout Is Just aa YOU
zee % ON tho surface. fine. almost im-
.iIplhI' dust We had Co exercise tho
'rr1irHt caro- IN searching thrUuFh 10
mo DO D..
shovel lt allied tho dir Zoo sunluunr
LIQUIDS or course wO shall have 10 ru.
moved hY ma hy aud cart 10 nWy. but |
considered 10 better Go allow 10 90 Zoe |
main here until we had penetrated |
.uW"Wh1t further into tho mystery
han We have already done"
jennie stopped AMI piclul up % hnnI- |
.ul from tho heap, Her action caused "a |
MIST 90 rise in the nlr that made them |
BOTH choke and cough, and yet she was |
instantly struck hy tho fact that her |
lnndinl aecmed Inorlluatgly heavy Tor |
MAY take some Of this with mo2"
"ut course" replied the director. 81
h1l! have "a packet OF Il put up Tor
~ would Hike to take q with me
.NWi' said Jennie. 81 have "A curiosity |
% Know exactly NJ what Do iH composed. |
\ hn la lhe government analyst, or
utg you such an 0Wcnl9'
"llar fUliz, in tho GruuhHuFtruaaa. Ir
ftWuus analytical chemist You cam
ul ll h.ttnr than 900 60 him."
no you mink Dc knows anything
bout cNplpsiNeH9'
u should suppose so. hut n not ne
.U eorHln'y Doc able Co ton you who
be- best man o. In that lIup."
mo director ordered one of the men |
VINO accompanied him 10 find Ia 4fr4U