A Treasure Safe.
Mr. Vanueriiilt's money-coffer ia a " strongbox " indeed. It is at once fire, water, and burglar-proof ; and, really, a place where a hundred million dollars were recently stowed away is certainly worth fortifying. Mr. Vanderbilt'a safe is, accordingly, the most impregnable fortifioation on the Amerioan continent. Its foundatitns are blasted out of rock, the front wall ia ~> feet thick, the side and rear walls 3 feet thick, of pressed brick and brown stone. The beams, girders, and main pillars are of iron encased in fire-proof material. The doors, window-frames, and partitions are of iron, marble, and glass. No wood enters into tho structure. The great money-vault measures 30 fott by i' 2 feet, and is built of wrought iron and steel. Its outer doors weigh 8200 lbs. each, and are fitted with the moat approved modern locks and alarms. Moreover, a massive wall of masonry surrounds the iron lining of this treasurecave.
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Waikato Times, Volume XXIV, Issue 1994, 18 April 1885, Page 2 (Supplement)
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154A Treasure Safe. Waikato Times, Volume XXIV, Issue 1994, 18 April 1885, Page 2 (Supplement)
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