New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-01-23
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sAFE-NAKING-LETTER FROM S1R. GWfNSE.
r.. "A, Editor Of TIE n y Tribune

sAFE-SIAkING-LETTER FROM MIR. GwfNSE.
IT, the Editor Of TIE N. y Tribune
SIR In your paper Of this morning 18th INST sp-
pears letter dated the 18th inst. from Mr. William
H. Butlor. in reply to 3bte of mine published on the
18th ns in relation to "Alum-flling for Safes. Ii
displayed ignorance of Safe-mdkmg," | at least
have excited Mr. b. to give the publis some informa
ton on the mysteries of " S0fe.hHtng' | admit not
having read Mr Woods paper but on referring
TO my note" IL part of it ind attempt to claim
that twas who IN lctno n mig',t a',eosrsa that
make doubeded iron box no! more than 10 inches thick
ftproo" Tbs uus have been seteYident 70 PRACTICAL
chemist other person familiar with the laws Of Heat or
CaoIic. 49,, ,uu ...-..o l.
my invention when the proper lime arrives 49, Beng certain
that ea'!i'r Il not me rlgn1 laVen5oI Of tho val
y, g., han suV was Mr. BuiIer
VA Mr. Butler please copy in his nert the claim Of Mr.
Mr. b. els any knowledge to the man Mr. Msihew'
Of he "fysTei''1g PyGPc',s; Of Ara %ne" "Lfa ~ma
3D. M b dictate or write the article ina, called out my
~ epty per cent Of .urhuc acid these
sS % Of s saaaS a'i, the s1a d In
Iortsn quality Mr. insists drepro safes should possess s
hea, I Is s,pe4" DoesMr B., n!ns" sSd1
'faat' Tosse's these qualteso1:! NJ, M
crysne ses the Manufacture Of Safes but combine
with bose st steTa ss h the Seserto snd Jain II
patent by Mr. b. sherwood Oct 20 1874 Low sud since
if- issue
claimed extraordinary qualities under the name OF Ph
o ssie &C.,. 4, -. 49,, ,,.. ..,ir. ~ ;,o, 81. i'm.
the Of Safes secured by this patent
consist. lining Thin brick or tie inside VI s outer smell
and within thar Of compost a alum snd clay made
mo The corsseuce which, when heated shall give
cut eombDson and Otherwise resist the IRE TO "neo
CIS,S-ln the construction CT Safes ,he combustion o;
clay With b'1t equa quantity Of alum o. eonasfe Of sny
AID fIe-snbislsng compound a. above described aso
claim the Safe the outer wall tha 6rebriek Or
die competition from the contact u RE when the
IRE shall have burned thogsh-sTranged substantially a' above
Here ia copy Of Of Mr.. Butler rather OF Messrs
Home. Baer dated March 1855: Bu, whst We aim
q. a sad useful improvement in alum ai5; OF sstes or
other structure essentially specified combining
with tie cling ats in such proportions as that tas
srm becoming heatet or melted has Pert CT rs eo
trszed by Q; the sks when ne sad nls Is inter-
rerd wih ported sy or r:,s,nea f5o I se.
efbed" Ri sLerwcOds Ils3 produce. :iniy mortar
ay viii ANAL quantity alum In solution the a'tsf
what claim Certainly noe founded on aa .aePs Of 90
IHon or position simple OF COMPOUND u 9 zee
b,r I'd when v.porzed z, to unite wits for tae
clsrn" saw. sltsi in sufficient qusntities se WI
or or.ss. Of TIE found produced By mixture Of
sium sId s.sIi," or " alum and eh.if -
Nj Buter IN his last Iatent 1885, IN claiming 70 use p1rors
s,a1oe, certainly approached very nesf-n tsst hls
tsEep-I DO no; charge hs ne did . fnoE
,oS,fr hoter sbsoeents and non eoIfnetera Ihese
.uts.Aaes iIsenot ri. sas-Ost ~a some elyszs ID
M Sovery Which offered for sale u lSo1 three years st
'es pro ~ M nsts may yet Be found containing mere
water Than until then, We may ooh Tor lte futt5s
so,or tie corclu1s ines Of your article called for my
% pointed carbonate Of soda containing e3 cent
ofw.er a. eou,rssted with alum containing but 80 per cent
N, rot. spresr % have Mr B. work be aseoyerz
;is, .u5er portion Of water than lu
:. iS.y. IN 20, ka.tns read MI Woods paper" But al
they would be far inferior In use 70 eseonae ., sSas
Nj sD also dcoser this BY ts OF b. sssas n eAsmea
sold st s. y NJ 1900 ,e' Such s. f': vi. u !,
aabs 3, Ifes so.s 81 NJ b " He safes eusd wiz We