A Treasure Safe.
Mr. Vandeiuhlt's money-coffer is a " strongbox " indeed. It is at onco fire, water, and burglar-proof; and, really, a place whero a hundred million dollars were recently stored away is certainly worth fortifying. Mr. Yanderbilt's safe is, accoidingly, the most impregnable fortification on the American continent. Its foundations are blasted out of rock, the front wall is 5 feet thick, the side and rear walls 3 feet thiok, of pressed brick and browu stone. The beams, girders, and main pillars are of iron encased in fire-proof material. Tho doorg, window-frames, and partitions are of iron, marble, and glass. No wood enters into the structure. The great money- vault measures 150 feet by 42 feet, and is built of wrought iron and steel. Its outer doors weigh 8200 lbs. each, and are fitted with the most approved modern locks and alarms. Moreover, a massivo wall of masonry suirounds tho iron lining of this treasureoave.
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Waikato Times, Volume XXIV, Issue 2003, 9 May 1885, Page 2 (Supplement)
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155A Treasure Safe. Waikato Times, Volume XXIV, Issue 2003, 9 May 1885, Page 2 (Supplement)
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