The Portland daily press., 1866-07-27
MISCELLANEOUS.
The Great Fire.

The Great Fire.
uERRINGs'S SAFES from Three to Five
IL Gays in the hottest of the fire! They save
their contents in every instance, and prove them
selves to be " the best fre-proof safe now made
Messrs Herring, Farrell g. Sherman, 25I Broadway
New York:
Gentlemen-The Fourth. of July, with its usuaI
festivities and pleasures came a sad Termination
on the afternoon OF that day by the breaking out
the largest fire that ever took place in this country
destroying half Of the city with numerous eli
building was completely swept away by the devour.
ing flames. We were carrying on the jewelry bust.
ness we had one Of your large-size Champion safes
in use, winch contained our valuable jewelry and
watches, also our books, papers, and some money
which were preserved in good condition The coyeTs
Of the books and some OF the watches and jeweiry
are discolored by the steam from the re-proof COM
position; not leaf of our principal books is Injured
not word Is erased from our books or papers, Seyery
Watches Saa oa M0S 5e MsgD swy
this safe and open it until Tuesday, the 10th, nes
riod OF more than five days after the fire. The heal
was OF the most intense character as its
exterior distinctly show the iron being badly warn
eu ana sprung. The brass knobs and Ornaments
plates on the doors were entirely melted off M.
as CLOSELY that OF furnace for the iroT
was az white heat. We would add that n sot1
Wnlcn VIII preserve its contents in such fire nroT
Its superiority, and is thoroughly FreProofo pio'e'
hespe fully yours, b
Mas.r, Portland, July 10, 1866.
Messrs. Herring, Farrell & Sherman, Isl Broadway,
Gentlemen The large fire which occurred July
I'LL enIreiy destroyed our extensive stove manufac-
10y also, our office, which was in separate wooden
pulidmg, TWO stories in height. The safe, one Of
your Herring's Patent Champion, was in the second
story 1t tell to the ground. We got it out by
Ct g. aims It was red hot We had it cut open on
49, wv N. P. RICHARDSON g. co.
~ Portland, July 10, 1866
Messrs. Herring, Farrell & Sherman, 25l Broadway,
Gentiemen-This once beautiful CITY has heen tho
scene Of the most terrible confagrati0n ever known
in the history OF fires ON this continent Fiffeen
hundred buildings were destroyed covering an area
one-haf In length, by an average of half mile in
width. The building in which we had the office Of
tne Portland Fire Insurance company, was entirely
consumed. We had large number OF books and
papers; these, with other vuables were ali locked
up In one OF your large size Fire Proof Safes .
we aug It OF the ruins on Saturday where it re-
to our great surprise and qualification the centents
were preserved in excellent condition the covers OF
the books were drawn by the steam of the fre-proo
composition. Every line and word in our books and
papers is perfectly legible not Leaf of our books
OF paper snow the marks OF fire. When we take into
consideration the magnitude of this fire. the t. rrible
neat 70 wnch your safe was subjected no water hay-
ing been thrown on the ruins or on the fire proves
your safe to be perfectly fire-proof. The ordea
CIougn wmcn safes nave passed in this severe test
many having completely burneI up, warrants ms IN
saying that too much praise cannot be bestowed on
. the Herring, as every one Of your make preserved
its congents. respectfully yours,
EDWARD SHAW, Trea OFF, M F. Ins. ca
Portland, Me-, July 16, 1866.
NY: O- DAo""""y'
4. Gentlemen-The devastating fire which took Mace
In our city on the AFTERNOON of July 4th unnareIed
in extent and number of buildings DESTROYED Inv any
hre that ever took place in this country entirely
consumed our large sugar house and Office We
were using one of your large sized folding-door
sares 1t was in the third DRY of our office when
the floor gave way it iell into the cellar on heap o.
burning sugar, where it remained until Thursday
wnen we removed it and had it cut open 1t contained
our general books. valuable papers, Insurance poli
cles record OF our government bonds two thousand
DOL ars In bank bills and some currency all of Them
were preserved in excellent order-not mark OF Are
oHthem. Every line is perfectly legible The COW
ers OF the books were drawn by the steam from the
fire proof filling; they can be rebound: the leaves
are perfect This Sa was subjected to severe test
We are very much pleased with the result If has
proved itself perfectly re-proof and too much praise
cannot be awarded to safe which stood the test "a
well. Respectfully yours. WV ~
j. b. brown & SONS.
The above are all of Herring's Safes that were in
use by parties who were burnt out As none failed
al OF them having stood the test, parties wanting
oaies SHOULD make note of it,
SHERMAN, 251 Broadway, corner of MURRAY street
New York. FARREL, HERRING s. Co., Philadel
phla HERRING & Co., Chicago.
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