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Show GREATEST AMOUNT ON RECORD, The Swatnra Once Carried Eleven, Milllous in Bullion. 'I notlco that the newspapers have recently re-cently spoken of the carrying of I" 000 000 of bullion to a foreign country by one of the ocean liners ns the greatest omount ever transported said a man who haa I been with tho nav) for scars to a Star ' reporter II Is entlrel) wrong In lsi Itlure was brought from the mint In New Orleans to the treasury In Washington lllfte and It was brouRht In a I stesmer The Government decided to trunsport SliftOCrti from New Orleans It was tint thought beat to bring It by rail but tills ' was assuming a great risk The C iblnet ellftunwd the matter onrefull) and IL was flnill) decided that the safest way would be bv water The members of the Cabinet saw that there was u chanco for a holdup hold-up If the monev vvas brought b) trail Tho Lulled States ship Swatara was first designated to carry the money but It was found that she would be Inadequate Inade-quate to transport the whole amount, so the wooden sailing steamer annuo was pressed into evlce lo help out We removed re-moved from the Hnutara del magazines The sheila from the hetlroom were removed re-moved as were also th rails rrom the Ballroom so that all available space was utilized ror ta king the coin The only weapon or defence was n Galling gun The money was convejed from tho mint to tho vessels In wagons A squad of secret service officers witched the work The two vessels were In tow and the trip from New Orleans to tho Washington Wash-ington nnvvvard occupied a little more thin four da)s Considerable wind was encountered off Hatteras but otherwise the trip was without Incident The mone) was carried from the navy )srd to the treisur) b) an cx ress compan) The money was In boxes of 1110 earh and In bags M) recollection Is that the money was In silver dollars or the greater part of It for while unloading at the niv )ard one of the bags rotten from being In storage so long gave way and a largo numler of silver doiiura were scattered about the wharf The Snatira was an historic craft Surat was brought back from Malta In tin Swatnra The I rlnce of Walei now King Kdiiurd paid her a visit on 0 when she was with tliti American squadron ut Mllefranche In the Mediterranean She. was then the flagship Tho Prince when he saw her said Is tills a yacht or a man of-wnr The Bwalara Is now In rotten row' In theenaiy )ard at San I ranelh o waiting wait-ing to bo survc)ed The 111 eXNenei carried car-ried b) the Bwatara from New Orleans to Washington was the greatest amount of money ever earrlcd b) a single craft Washington Star |