The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-04-06

; ing what are supposed to be impregnable
vaults develops, in exactly the same ratio
do the methods Of protection increase in
effectiveness. 1t is like the growth of
projectiles as compared with armor plate.
A gun Is invented whose shot is reckoned
upon to penetrate any known armor. I'M
mediately tie builders of warships turn out
! an armament that is warranted to with
| stand the force Of the heaviest ordinance.
al OF the electric drills have no terorrs
for u.s. said J. b. Brock, secretary of the
Mississippi Valley Trust Company. "Eter-
nal vigilance is the price to be put upon the
safety OF vaIuables left in a trust company.
and ] feel that this vigilance exercised by 4
| sturdy son of the West. armed with a re-
liable gun. is mighty good.
IN the first place" said Mr.. Brock. the
fact is admitted that the vault Is of the
latest ard best pattern. But We will even
suppose that the vault is vulnerable when
the latest burglar methods are applied.
Here is where the guard with his gun
comes in. Briefly. the system is this: Upon
each vault there is an outer door. honey
| combed with electric wires. The moment
| that door Is touched an alarm sounds IN
the office of the Gould Electric Protection
system, who Immediately send a force of
| special officers to investigate.
In addition said Mr.. Brock, "oIr
watchmen are required to ring some fifteen
| bells in various parts of the building every
ten minutes. and II one of these bells fails
to ring. n force of men from the Night
Watch Signal Service is sent at once to as
| certain the causet So, you see that. leav-
Y ing aside consideration of the steel. brick
| and cement castings Of the vault. which l
still believe are adequate. there are extra
| safeguards. Even the watchmen are not
| opposed to touch the vault doors, and no
enc can possibly taTnper with them without
an alarm being sent in.
Suppose that burglars should como in
and overpower the guard. After a lapse OF
ten minutes the very fact that all the sig
mails had not been rung would he a warning
to the central office of the Night Watch
mems Service that something was wrong.
Placed as they are. burglars would not be
apt to locate all the bells. and our expert
ence tells us that. If only one fails to regis
ter. there is an inquiry. And. besides, the
electrical apparatus attached to the vault
doors is of q nature to defy the cleverest
thieves. and all Of their devices. This con-
nection is hal with the Gould Electrical
Protection system. which is always ready
with special officers.
when It il summed UP you see," Mr..
Brock concluded. 1T Is a question Of
burglars accomplishing their object in less
than ten minutes. For them to do this. no
matter how clever their Implements are, Is
utterly impossible
George W. Wilson. treasurer of the Mer-
camille Trust Company. ridiculed the
Hasehke invention In its relation to the op-
Grafton of burglars in properly regulated
safe deposit vaults.
LAS the Republic has stated" said Mr..
Wilson, 1.-The vault we are preparing to in
stall in our new building will be the biggest
and best ever made. Consulting engineers
tell us that 1t would withstand an assault by
the Haschke method of penetrating steel.
But. in addition to the protection af-
forded by what are believed 70 be impervi-
Gus strongholds Of cement. brick and tons Of