Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1860-05-08
siEnedI II. sHINDELBOWER.


D,suvulz, KY larsE 9, isss.
DEssRs. VIZ. B. DoDDs & Co., CIEcHul&u
GrSunrs-At The tine e the IRE uhish occurred our
town on 29d February, had Of your SAFES in buue
house. containing valuable paper bank notes. &c Ths Are o
CURED on afternoon Of the s. and We did not remove our
sss from the burning ruin t The afternoon Of the 2ih, eon
quently t vas buried the burning tmbes for aout for
eight hours he cellar directly below where she safe ood
there vas considerable l0t Of lard and several casks Of
lssss and the safe fell into iof it vas subjected 20
powerful heat When rem0zei rubbish from The safe &c vas
ALMOST RED-HOTs with large bed oibuHning eaaia
ali around t. Upon pg up discovered that In The fail ona
OF the hinges had been broken, 50 that the corner Of one Of he
doors dropped OUT thereby aoga good deal Of heat 70 1
rateas the inside Doors Bat as the ss ZEN Win ne
doordown & vas in some protected We deem t dus
you to state further that outside doors not Locked
thew had the door could not have fallen opsn, though the
hinge vas broken When opened the safe We found the pa
pers bank notes, &e., all secure
Very rssEeeiflily yours,
rsirued1 G. ". WEIGH co.
DAEynIE, Ky, March 2, 1850
Mzssas. " B. DoDDs Co., CucuuATE
DrAR sas-TEs safe purchased Of in September last
has stood the great which 0ccusdin our town on the go
February sieudid had large amount Of notes, rsopts
e in it, before the building burned took the papers out butPut
sheets Of paPe and upon opening h nes he sni'
NOT EVEN SCORCAAEDs
The veneering en- The little warped the
lock works very we'll, and when oil e little idiak
Is will be as good as ever. Ny safe the lover soy
of three story building with shage Foof In ldoia-
ing roo with only Daatsrsd paroni drug store vas Et
and Immediately opposite where ny safe setting here Fas
considerable quantity paints oils tpentns caphnsr sud
Hauors The building was connected With the Patterson Hotel
on one side and vas Of the Court House ne
other with asrrs pile Of wood between ny oes sad The Cour
House. and door entering into my mmeiaay from the
wood There vas also small frame building attached to tie
rear Of the Drug store, with oils pautss and liquors In is aHd
glass door leading into ny once romit- You viii as ai
once the excessive heat created and shout It. regard h
fav tested and have no hssitancy saying that ny pagers
would have been preserved II had lsit them in he Ias
number Of our citizens have examined il since he Are
and we're surprised condition, and Of en have
dsred safes Of you, believing them
Really Fire Proof safes.
shall take great pleasure in recommending your sas 1oa
are at liberty such o. this statement as you deem
proper. Yours, lsignsil NJ J. J.DURHAA.L
Wears Agents for these splendid safes and invite he pus
lie to call and zee other certificates to the manner in shh
they resist the attacks Of both
FIRE AND BURGLARS.
Thes safes have never sd to preserve their contents, and
are warranted to Be
Entirely Free from Damp.
The construction Of he BURGLAR PROOF sAFEs is Ps
culir and in conaection with the "esas American Key Regis
ter Laok' (Which possesses he great adE1ngs Of haTng
| No Key Hole and yet has fhs security Of Permuia-
ting Key capable OF a5000oc0o ehansesl They si be
found perfectly mpregnable - ---,,,--,
| sTRATToN 4 SEYMOUR
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