Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1860-04-28
Forty-sight aours in lho Fire.


D.svvilIE, KY. Marcel 9. IssO.
yEzzRs. VIZ. B. DoDDs & Co., CuoIyEATH
GEr1urzs-At the time Of the Ere which occurred our
town on ga Febu We had your safes in business
house, containing valuable paper bank notes, &e The IRE oe
CURED On the aernoonof hs 21 and did not remove our
safe rom the barring til the afternoon Of the 2i,
gueniy BARRED in the burning tmbe5 Cor about forty
sighfhours. In cellar directly below where the safe a.ood
there vas considerable I5t Of lard and several casks o.
Iasss and the SAFE fell into iOf subjected
powerful heat When n rubbish from ts sas
ALMOST KED-HOEs win large bed ofbuiuing Goals
all around e. Upon pIins up Discovered that In he fan ore
Of the hinges broken, that the q Of TIE
dropped ou eFey aoaEga good deal Of heat 70 Pene
traeas far as the inside doors. But tie lfs fell vim The
door down. It vas in some Measure protested We deem due
You to state further outside not loaksd &c
they had the door could not have fallen open, though he
hinge was broks When We opened the safe found the Pc
pers. bank notes, &C.. all
Very respectfully yours,
Lsispedl G. W. WEIGH co.
DAsSrLlz, Ky, March z, 1850
NE1sRs. W. B. DoDBs 4 Co., CIyVuNATE
DrlR slETLs safe purchased Of y0u in September last
has stood the great Gre which occurred in The 22d
February ssDdisl had large OF notes, Fsopts
s it. before the building burned took The papers cut bu pat
in sheets Of paper and spOn opening since the bning,
NOT EVEN SCORCEIED.
The veneering On The drawers vas a little warped tie
lock works very WE'LL and when Oh &c q little I thing
il viii be coed Ny safe vas IN ts lower story
Of three story buidng with Ehagle roof IN sdioia
ing roam, with only DIasrsd partition, dg store kept,
and Immediately opposite Eb my safe setting hss
considerable quantity Of paints, oils, tentne cmphiue and
liquors The building vas connected with the Patterson Hotel
on one side and vas within feet Of The Court House tn
ether with large pile Of wood bEsen ny ccsand The Cour
House. and door entering into my Office lumsatey from the
wool There vas also small frame building attached % tie
sr Of the Drug store h oils pau and liquors in IL and
glass door leading into ny once fr0uit. Yea viii Sc 81
once the excessive heat created a. and shout &C. rezd &c
fully tested and have no heaney In saying that ny papers
would have been preserved II had le ham in the Ea
number Of our citizens have examined &c snos he a
and surprised It's condition, and o. sm have
dsrsd safes Of you bslisvingthsm
Really fire PROOF safes.
shall take great pleasure IN recommending your safes. You
are at liberty make sucl Of this statement yoa deem
proper. Yours, lsignedl n. J.DGRHaM,L
We are Agents for these splendid Safes and invite the pus-
lie 10 call and other certificates 70 he in Wiki
they resstthe attacks Of both
FIRE AND BURGLARs.
These s,s have never failed to preserve sr ooBsns and
are warranted to be
Entirely Free from Damp.
The constructions Of the BURGLAR PROOF SAVES is Pc
culiar and in congestion with e eGrelt American Key Regis
Lock-, (which possesses the great advantage Of having
No Key Hole and jet has the secrFi,y Of Permuta-
ting Key capable OF s5COO0OO0 ehanges) They WI BE-
sTRATTOy sEYMOUR.
r,srIs-H3m No Y Market Street NASHVILLE.