The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1910-05-06

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vault 70 the end. are the compart-
mentg for the coins, separated from
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kid u gratings as those which diTtde
the way itself INTO sections.
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This vault are lined with steel plates.
and about the entire vault is the three
[ foot protection Of concrete. Within the
vault Itself are the separate coupzrt-
meurs. each l0cked. These coupart-
meuts are examined shortly after the
end Of the fiscal year and are then
sealed By the examiners, 50 that any
I entrance TO them would be impossible
without the breakage Of the seals. In
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age Of gold the coin 4 stored first in
bags which contain 5000 each in half
eagles, eagles or double eagles, and
then these bags are arranged twenty
Oh a shelf Each shelf has thus sIC0,
90 OF It. The shelves are arranged in
rows downward. ten from top to bot
tom Of the compartment, each row
having thus $4,000 in gold in IT.
Electricity lights the entire section
Of each vault. and the electric current
ls 90 arranged that Il it were possible
for the vaults 10 be tampered with the
electricity would Immediately give no
tee outside that something was wrong.
4 detachment Of guards every night
Is stationed at the entrance 70 the
gtairways leading 70 the corridor.
which gives access to the vaults them
selves. Their orders are 70 shoot down
any one attempting an entry.
For the protection Of the mint from
FIRE a well drilled Gre brigade has
charge Of the eztiDguishing apparatus.
There are thlrty-One fire alarm sta
tons located in the corridors and
rooms throughout the building.
At night every fifteen minutes thirty
one watchmen ring a signal notifying
the watch in the telephone room that
all is well All these men carry re-
yolvers during the night watch. II the
signal from any Waterman was not
heard al the right time an instant