Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1856-03-04
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81 AIN FIRE Extract of letter from Nor.
folk, Va, dated Jan. Il, 1856:
Ncssrs :. &. HERRING j. Co -Gentleiaen: On the Tth
December last. Messrs. Adams & Co.'S Express Office, sit.
uated in a large four story brick building, In this city. was
totally destroyed by IRE, and their safe rens!ned buried IN
the burning ruins unlil yesterday, when It was dug ou;, and
even then found surrounded with live Goals, tand almost
red hot iron lay beside it, the brass ornaments and nubs
melned cd. We were witnesses 10 this frc, and II any
thing can resist such hsn,, i Is enough; d;e could no, De
from several parties who saw II opened.
Yours truly. ROWLAND & BROS.
CERTIFICATE.
Noaro1x, Va, Jan. IT 1856.
By request Of Ms.srs. Rowland & Bros we this day at.
tended the opening Of one Of Herriug's Patent Fire-Proof
Safes, which wa, in the IRE O! December 7th, belonging to
Messrs Adams & Co.'S Express, and found the papers and
contents In q pertec. state Of preservation. 1t was, In our
opinion, as severe q ties. as could be had. A large four
ed The whole time surrounded by hre, and subject to
all intense heat. for forty day. before dug from the ruins.
~lsignedl GEO. P; ANDERSON. c. HAIL,
M MN; = p svns'lD'' u 4; 3 ~ AS 5seons
am fully satisfied with the manner In which the above
4: sowDERy, Assn.
(Exuactf from a Norfolk Paper.
ADAMS SAFE.-One OF Herr!nR's celebrated Fireproof
Safes WA in Adams EIprsssofice when the building was
burned, several weeks ago. 1t remained buried In the
rubbish nutl Thursday, when It was taken out The frc
on The occasion alluded,o, was one of the derrcs, we ever
saw: aud when the chest was found, nf,er tho lapsc of for.
y days, It was surrounded by embers. glowing brightly
fEC ~ NNS PoP0As - OSucE TIC IL contained
were found 20 DO sound and generally In good Condition
thus s:fording another proof Of the security and superiorI
~ Of tucse safes. The one alluded to may be seen at the
warehouse Of Messrs. Rowland & Bros, who are agar.
t.. the makers II shows clearly the evidences O; a severa
test .. IS !ncornnus,iole qualities, when It's exterior wss
rod Get In tie burning furnace that roaTed a-oundit /, and
ar!d the em5ers that s!ersd around 1t for hours, days and
weoia
with IIsns Patent Powder Proof Lock, both received
prize medals st The Woil Ids Fair, London, le5l, and Crys.
!al Pa,aoe, New York, lss3-34. slLAs {. RERRlHGa
80 var - - ISJ w. N.w Voek
VI 2.l sS' ! ~ ' SSoWii.Es @SIRokD, Agents.
~T COUNTRY MEKCHASTS-A, spring
49, Is now upon W, end merchants from the country
have began 70 visit ills city TO make their purchases. we
take no hnio pleasure In calling their attention 70 Q sres.
Family Mcjicine-ono that IL invaluable IN oil climates snd
a, all seasons-one that hs. performed more remarkable
cures than sny cther ever discovered-ooo that can be "a.
ken by all conditions and sexe. with perfect safesy-.od
one that rands unrvalled for the cure Of Dyprpda, Colds
and Coughs. Cohe. Nervous Affections, general debility,
Ayue and Fever and Nervous Headache. We siluds to
vegetables substances, and therefore entirely froe from oil
mineral poIsons. When all other remedies have fGtled, o
single bottle has been known 10 cure the worn, Of Dyspsp.
ella, as certified 70 by tho late Ro. P. Nsw-ch.ils and fsvs't.
as atte,rod by WIN q. Gregory Of HsnHco: and othera-
Nervous Headache, IS certified by Msssrs Haynes, Moore,
Pe,ers. und others-and Cool c' md Disrrhoa, as hundreds
;; our own c!izeus assert, who used IL with Eroat success
during the prevalence Of the Cholera IN Richmond, and
who imnedistely checked and uprootsd I'll .yEaptoIs OF
Tim, horrid disease, hy the free use Of BAKERS PRE-
MuN BlTTERS. lndeed we doubt II .here has ever been
discovered u Tonic Of 80 powerful and ye, 50 soothing a
nature a. Ii CSC Bitters which are continually adninister.
Cd 10 children, with the happisst result, The proprietor
of these Bitiers Is anxious TO have them known throughout
the country, and Tor this reason vii! put them 10 Country
Merchants and others, by the wholesale, at such prices Nc
capnot fail to please. Al ars Invited 10 Try the Biuera.
and judge Of their meriu. For sale at the following plsee.
~ 50 CT per bvt'lo:
pc family should keep a fey bottles on hand.
Price 50 cents per bottle.
To be had Of all the principal Druggists IL this city. Al
20, of he following Druggists:
Todd & Christfsn, Petersburg, Va. stabler & Jones,
Lynchburs. Va; King & Toy, Norfolk, Va; Garlick &
Gwa,litney, Portsmouth, Va; d.. /. Camn, Williamsburg,
Va; Johnston g. Wallace, Fredericksburg. Va; J. X. Cal.
.um & Co, Danville, Val Wheat & Cbupline, Wheeling,
ra; Thomas. Adams & Co, s~ini:hdela, Va; Bib & wills,
Walter II. Middleton, Farmvi!e, Val W. L.. Lippitt, vii.
ming.on, n. C.; Charles stotr & Co, Washington City; eau.
lev & Hatch. Baltimore, Nd; Bodekers q Miller, Coving.
ton, Ky and from Druggbts generally.
.aOrders addressed to E. RAKER, Proprietor,
March 4 Richmond. Va.