New-York tribune., 1900-08-15

HedeIhach, Ickaheiner & 90, 900
Total ....-......-...-,.... 49,. IS $4,000
The Teutonic Will take out $4,000 and the
St. Paul 4.273 900, bringing the total shipments
for the week UP TO SIS, 100000 The gold is 10
pay for the British war bonds secured by the
American syndicate. In the old fashioned back
yard of the Assay Office in WaH-st. yesterday
thirteen or fourteen men put in one OF the hard
est days work Of their careers in getting the
gold bars securely packed in kegs and then
forwarded to the steamers. The men worked in
their shirtsleeves, and they had a race with the
clock between 40 and 5 o'clock at which time
they desired TO stop for the day.
In the middle Of the fnclosure back Of the
Assay Office was a pile Of pine sawdust-
Against the fence was row Of empty oak kegs
thirteen inches high by nine inches in diameter.
The gold bars, furnished by the Assay ONCE,
were in boxes, and there were so many OF them
that they looked something like sponge cakes
fresh from a bakers oven. On two stools close
TO the boxes and with their eyes focused on a
brawny Irishrnan in the employ OF 8IcManus
Brothers, coopers, sat a L Mason and George
Bunney. clerks from the banking house Of Bar
ing, Magoun & Co. It was their business TO see
that no one got away with a brick, either by
substitution. swallowing 1t. paln1iug II. dropping
It down the back Of the neck or by making It
disappear any old way" AS the bricks were
and half thick, it was not a hard task . keep
track Of them Charles Aues, of the hs'1l1iRg
house, cid the counting cf the bricks, ard called
of their numbers.
Seven twelve. seven and a quarter-seven
thirteen. seven and quarter-seven fourteen
seven and e qUarter-seven fifteen, seven and
quarter-rhats four" said Ames. stopping as
the four, slammed il into the top Of the key
dumped double handful Of sawdust on It, and
then 1an1n1ed the contents OF the keg down
with his heel Just as II II had been scrap iron.
I've had ten million dollars around my clothes
to-day, said Mr.. Ames, i've in bills and five in
gold bricks. IN fact, I've handled so blasted
mucn money that If any one should happen
along and offer 10 sell me a National bank I'd
| tell him to send up half a dozen. I'm sick and
Ready inquired Arnes Of the packers, who
had just finished the next 10 the last keg and
rolled II over 70 q clerk 10 seal with and
stencil mark. Seven sixteen, seven and a quar-
! ter" continued Mr. Aues, finally tossing over
10 the packers the last brick without explaining
/ exactly what the numbers meant.
! Those kegs have TO have red tape across both
I heads and be sealed with on the tapes" ="
! said Mr.. Ames, and then the man with the ladle
! Of hot red wax, which he had been stewing over
/ an alcohol lamp, stepped up and poured the
! wax on the tapes where they intersecred. The
seal makes valid shipment continued Arnes-
I IF the keg should reach England with the seal
broken the COnsiguees would refuse 10 accept it.
! A truckman takes the hot wax and a seal 70
/ the pier so ne can make new seal If any Is
/ broken between here and the pier. We put up
seven hundred bricks to-day. and I guess that
the largest consignment Of gold ever packed in
New-Tork in a single day. We packed 113 kegs
to-day and 80 yesterday
After the last keg had been packed il was
loaded onto a little handcar which runs between
the Assay Office and the Sub-Treasury out
across the sidewalk The little car last night at
4Do o'clock Creaked and groaned under its
weight Of $1.250000 The kegs were soon lifted
onto the wagon, TWO bank watchmen with trusty
siX-shooters in their pockets carefully sat down
on the kegs, the driver chirruped his
horses, and there was soon its way the
American Line pier an object lesson 10 J. Bull,
esq Of London