, 1864-02-19
THE ExPDsER IN A TIGHT PLACE,
Challenge Of So, ,0oo to Test
Safes by Fire.
Tae Safes to be those \ hIeh hays been sold isr
actual use, md not made for tho
purToss Of Triai.

To LEWIS 1ILLIE. Troy, n. r:
SO fir the result OF actual tests afs couccsne.s
when Satcs are tried In accidental IRE. WHARF tho
makers can hare no cooFo1 on have certainly proved
a scrry competitor; and On the scoro Of nTepruoi
quality my triumph in IN experimental trial with you
over safe which has 30 often proved FAILURE
would be hardly worth The fuel expended.
But, sir, Jon to make 50 mach buster before
the public, will gtva yoa opportunity to prove
your sincerity. Your propostnon. buried up In =
great many words, Ind amounts to this: Thr CON-
ustec nauac to give decision. IN cass Of trial.
10 examine such safes as sre In store and have beeu
sold but when the trial OF nrc-pToot quality takes
place. the taes tried are 10 be Furnished By each
maker, and the trial couductedin in strctiy private
uanner" Now, sir would this be satisfactory to the
public and purchasers OF saes? This very propost.
ton ttae1f carefully examined must create In thesg
own mirds the suspicion shat the aafes yon SELL arr
not tboeo you are Wiling to try BY re, but mus.
make one especially for the purpoae. II y.u really
desire trfal with M safe. MUST PuBL1c ONE
aid I now make the following challenge to you:
Iw put up tic sum Of 8, $50 &. 900 forfeit.
and to deftay expenses You to deposit same amount.
1st. 4 Committee 10 be appointed to super1nsend
the tr4al.
ed. Each party to furnish The names Of all the Gus
tome1s to whom the3 have sold ruxtk nxsr 11nz-
PEooF SA1Ea."
3d. The Committee to select one ench that has been
sold, and In Use, for trial
&h. The trial to be made In brick furnace or en-
closare In this city in open. public manner that
Nil interested can have IN opportunity sf witnes4-
Ing It.
5tn. The safes to remain In tho fro UNTIL osx OF
THEN SHALL BuKS, both then to ba removed from
tho furnace.
eth. The Committee to u1oke report La writing Of
the result for publication
sth. The victor to have both safes.
8th4 The balance OF funds, after paying expenses,
to be appropriated 70 advertising the result Of the
trial. Nov. IT. you have dir opportunity Of show
ipg the public how much confidence you havs In sdch
safes you ordinarily sell. As to the burxlsfpfoof
quality, that subject Will Attend to when the re-
proof question shall be settled IT, however, you are
very ANXIOUS tor tra1 Of the burxlarprooi ( quail
ties Of your "Impenetrable 6sfe," &uch - you Or
dlnarJ sell, ind VIII place In the City Hall Park
(opposite my store). viii axEee to toscs open tho
same in less than hour forfeit the price Of the
safe and the cost OF the experiment..
New York, June. 1883. s1lAs c. HERRING
A Mr. Lille frequently attempts. now. 10 make
capital cut OF q ridiculous "chafeugs to Sins C.
HesrlnR." which ho published In tho month Of jung,
1e5 give Iii. ucrrnea response to It At that tie
&Ed will add. that Herring challenge has ueYe: been
accepted We leave tho public to judge ofis .~,s.
We would also say that the eanas applies tn Ht.
<Li1lie now, and that our nerves 8ezdy and our
courage ready, and, not wishing to he seash would
also invite the makers OF the Dutch Safe, and I'LL
others, to take hand and show the public wsat t-v
selling.
In Mr~ 1lllic's Agents Communication OF yester.,y
he res to exp1at away tht fact Of tho burning Of A
Safe Company, but 1t tho 2ame time acknowledge 1t
e's Patent, but he 10 very quiet tho snbJecE
Of the other safes that were burned
To understand this. the public muse know that
"LMIes Patent" dates 1851. MIL commenced manu-
featuring about that time. :hszh it seems the capital
fusnished by CHER persons, aud tho trn ii bu,
mesa under the naruc OF Worlds Safe Co., and
ttnucd for soma years. In 1861 the conpaa7
fortunate, and Mr. Lic's appeared Afterwards
upon The 1fgn. All this time, however, Mr. Lille
the rea. maker, or at al eysnts tho safes Of the
- Worlds Safe Co." we're made under Mr. LlIltes
personal supervision. In tho hast manner ho knex
how, and were stamped "Liute'a Patcnt." As the
change OF aIm Is Of recent dats- ugh causuI by
misfortune and not any change in tho SAFk ITSELF It
now affords convenient prrtexs fo- Mt Lllie to e1-
euse himself and the "Iiiltcs rateut' Safes which
have been burnt Up. aud those which have been
robbed BY burglars. no matter how recently tone.
are charged to the obsolete " WORLDS SAFE Cor
Mr. Ross will probably speak 1or himself In few
days.
Ills explanation OF what constituted Ll1l1c'5 Safe
were also vesy vague, mostly IN assertion ofaasnrdi
ties, which tho public generally know from theis
observation, are Ill hlnster.
In conclusion, We would 8ay, that Mr. 8. t. ;Irr
rings challenge stands open. II 1t alva u
done, fer acceptance from not only Mr. Llte. .N
other Safe makers.
HERRING It. CO.,
fet1v--it 10 State street.