| Show tue THE VAULT AT washington WHERE UNCLE UNILE SAM AM KEEPS ws 1118 doney mony the tte vault ia is situated in one of the rooms of the treasury building and the entire building is fire proof the windows of this room are cross barred with heavy iron inside ef the room and entirely independent of it is the thi vault it is built of granite blocks about three feet thick laid one upon the other in lit the center of each stone above and below is excavated a space sufficient ci nt to admit one half of a 12 pound shot shot were placed in all these receptacles and anti the stone connected in addition it ia is also bound together with heavy iron bars and eyes on the inside the inner door is a slab of granite 6 inches thick hung wih with steel pivots and sockets the outer door is a net not work of bar iron first then boiler iron and the outside is chilled iron upon which no tool can make any impression the doors of the room are also made of bar and boiler iron the coin is all contained in large safes of the most approved make upon the safe adoor door edoor vault doors and room doors are patent combination locks that cannot be picked in addition to all this watchmen armed to the teeth watch outside at night and the keys are all hid bid by the clerk in charge it is the general impression that the funds funda are safe whether the country is or not |
