Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1858-11-05
The War Of the Engines.



t To hc Editor oftbe Dali, Ereu;,, T;,,.
I Oar attenti IN has been called +, an %,
in your issue OF the 9th inst. signed h., "a
JOB ColIett and purp, to be n st,,:, que
of facts, in relation to the Enrin, Triai ~
this place on the 18th inst ami Will IN
dctermincdlv contested between Uunnon was
NJ. |, Ellsworth, and Tier No, & R 'unnN
The communication of Mr. ColIett has a ,an
dency to mi>lel the public mind a,J vii
feel called upon to place the matter +, w.
true light before those not present an Nv.
occasion-thosc present can bear witness ~
the truth of our statements. "
We have never said to Mr.. CoIlett or ou
one else, that the Bangor or anv otber Fly
Engines in thi. State would have b,en H.,
ed from the trial on any consideration ,vha.
ever-we had NJ authority to d, q, am.
moreover, as it was a matter of notor;a..'
sometime previous to the DIV of trial ~,
Tigers No. & bad sirn,Gcd tic;r ;,,cn,;n,, -
enter, it ia unreasonable t, sup,,s, that anw
such ms .lcSs remark WAS made nv any no-
son. Mr.. Collect said t, one of this cnmm;t
tee Had our bows known tho nr;zo NO.
made up by your engine commands and M,
by thu County. they world not have cn,eroJ
for the prizs." land this member ,n,j..
thought this gentleman "assvtned, 10 h, ~
representation Of shc Bangor comnanvA Ia
therefore said, in reply Don't bet that in
liucncc YOU in the least, but do YOUR best n.
we shall award without favor to either mar.
tv. Each conrany WAS li,uIto,Y To x m;n
utes time.
Tho Tiger, or,nc,t tho trail VIII, 4 bo,;
a,utal lllv. at > 10 mn. T.. NJ Tbci- boa.
play was made directly up the street with thu
wind which blow IN. tnist = ,,,,., ,;s,,no
yond whore drops Of water Tell. Mr.. Colle,.
called our attan, on to Il sheet of paper
which he had placed on the ground some ,o,
feet beyond the point designated bv n.
which was damp from mist but no dr,n IS
water reached that distance. The co,n,n;,.
tie did net wait for a scc,srI p,ay ma N,
Goilrtt asserts, but placed n st,k. u,.,t.4
No. i, in the ground al the extreme ,.,;n.
wher, paper. or dust. (Which was then nv
f.ctly dr,) in.ii,,t4, irons Of water had In
en- Tho statement of Mr. Grant wa. made
AZ the tim, and ,I,c, # ruttip, ,,,wn III.
stake. and Will, many nf tho snac,,,nn,
were di,pu,in., the fac, tia, water rrorbai
this point. which djspnte WI. no, ean,innsd
aftorwaT.l. by IN, Ti,,r's friends with ,,,ot,
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