The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1902-01-01

been a good deal of quiet talk anon
the safe men of New York ABOUT III
axtraordinary occurrences in the ONO
of a manufacturing concern OF Lynn
whe firm owned large burglar
nroof safe. Burglars had nearly sue
ceeded in breaking into 1t when Ihe1
were frightened away, and hao u
leave their task unfinished. Whet
the Office force came in the morning
and discovered what had happened
they did not know what to do Win Tue
unexploded nitro-gIycerine charge
which the burglars had left in the SAFE
door The fact that the explosive goes
off in temperatures under 40 ana over
90 degrees led the firm to place Cner,
mometers about the office, ana 10 pau
oil doors so as to prevent sudden jar
Then a safe expert was calleo H.
He cautiously looked over the grouno'
and refused to touch the safe on &C
count Of the nitro-glycerine in It, Such
a thing as this had never occurred De-
fore in the history OF the safe business
in America, for usually when burglar
tackles a safe he either quits before
inserting the explosive or else blows
ofkbe door. and so finishes the loo.
Il is a known fact that some or the
shrewdest professional burglars IN TINS
country are former makers OF saIes'
who know every combination add trick
of the trade, are skilled in the use OF
the most modern tools, and have
thorough knowledge of the weak point
OF every safe on the market. Ana Tor
MANY wears safe breaking was carried
on with great success. The time lock
and the combination lock put a stop to
a good deal of this activity, ana
then an arrangement was made where
nv. even if the hinges were sawed
off. the door still remained locked.
It almost seemed as if the burglars
had finally been foiled at every point
when nito-glycerine made it's appear
ance.
Burglars we're quick to see that this
LIQUID, which is still the act
i've principle of gpn-cotton and dyna-
mite. nut nearly all the safes on the
M arket at their mercy. But 1t re-
ouires the highest mechanical skill
I'D
and great deal of experience ana
knowledge to use nitro glycerlne upon
a safe successfully.
Very few people are aware, however,
how simple are the implements neeoeo
nv the modern Burglar in opening d
safe with nitro -glycerine, and just now
he proceeds to business. HIS ouCuV
consists of few pounds OF putty d sur
fcient quantity of nitro-glycerlre' d
hammer aud perhaps a couple Oh Chlh
wedges. With these, and fuse ana
matches. he is ready to negotiate
the so-called burglar-proot sate' ana
the degree of his success depends al
most wholly upon himself.
A very short time is needed IN
,rbich tn elbow" the safe. The nrst
ching done is to make careful IN
snection of the upper door jamb OF the
safe. No matter how tight-htlng ana
carefully adjusted the door OF the sale
NAV be it is claimed that 1t Is lmpossl-
,,e To make it so that wedge hardly
aDv thicker than razor edge VIII noV
snd entrance. A few taps with ham
NOR drive in the thin end OF Inc
wedge, making an opening wnlcn may
not be any bigger than a thin snee3 oi
manor The wedge is driven in furtner'
a thicker wedge is inserted ana thls
is followed, perhaps, by still thicker
one. each wedge only receiving a le"
dun blows, until finally the openlhs
hotwean the door and the wall OF the
safe is perhaps "a sixteenth vi au lloH
vide T,eayin q the last wedge 10 place
the burglar now turns TO MS lump y
nuttv-and goes to work GA Inc oo1Vou
of the safe door. ~
The minute crack here where In'
.
door and the safe meet Is .careluliN
puttied up along its whole length IN a fo
the line of putty is continues 5 ENC op t H.
ahout foot on each END aouS Wv '
S;des of the door. The burglar VIII
bis nnttv next makes ''cup al Cn'
ION of the door. directly facing IN
oneninc made by the wedge. w hel
tbo cun is finished he fills IL up VIII
~ YiiU ',rl,,eerine. This slowly perco
iates in through the tRln openln'
made by the wedge, aud as 5 ,1o9 a az LIN
Now what happens:
The nitro-glycerine does not s IN p.
disappear in the safe among the oook
and drawers. 1t slides down me Se,,r 20
oithe door az an angle OF 40 degree
and follows down the inside OF IN
door. Instead of resting on the oo'
tom of the safe, the nitro-giycerlnn
follows the "stops" into which In IN
door is fitted. Here the nitro-glycelI
inc collects, the putty on the ou'Siu