The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-11-11

COMMITTEES REPORT
The undersigned having consented to act on the
Committee appointed to witness and report upon
the Fire Proof Test OF Lilies Chilled Iron Safe and
steam fmpfovement as per the chaenge of M. c.
sader sgen. of Lilies safes in Philadelphia met
the vacant lot at Twenty first and Arch streets.
the morning Of the 22d ultimoathe day DESIGNATED II
@ there found MessTS Evans & watson, with N two % Of
their Safes of the size and make in said challenge
fully prepared the test; and after waiting until
Ssfed OF 70 Seno S"'' TO DC 'eS'0o 'n0
The said CON mlttee again repaired to the ground
Twenty first and Arch sreets) on the morning Of the
eth inst AND there found said Sadler and Mr. Lille
slnch wall-said to have been made for tne express
purpose OF said test-and one of Evans & WatJon's
Sl1a inches in width, with 6nch was-sold by said
Evans Watson to a stranger about two weeks ago
they also found there the said Evans & Watson with
% o eson wbSg 10 noass and one of I
bought Mr., Sadlers tore the 4th INST By party
chase to the time of the same on the ground
said Safes being as nearly equal in size and thickness
ready for test, manner of test, which commit
The maRg S appointed by
he ssid EyaaS ,WtaTson s&Hera & , upon t6s
TO confer with any committee then appointed by him.
SorGance With he terms Of his Hs re repy a
@ on t1 tha S oud no wa bS nc 10 nae
any committee TO how he should burn his Safes
%a tSen appea to by one Of this to
submit the test to the Judgment of committee, to
be Jointly appointed, when he answered tn vt "we,'
meaning himself and the agent Mr.. sadlee, will
gated as to whether he thought the public would De
satisfied with sIGh @ "a test as ne was preparing for
Failing to effect any arrangement for a test which
the Undersigned reported to the said Evans & Watson
that the said Sader and Lillie notwithstanding said
their respective safes declined submit 70 any such
S ID was 30 t nn F 9e bre e sae had
for thai express purpose aud that the Eyaps a wat;
Mr.. ssdler admitted that they bored holes IN the
Mr.. sadlers frends to form jen committee 10 go
10 the respective stores Of said Sadler aud Evans q
under direction Of said committee.
ddI g TO- VIII tRs the dulles
their appointment ended. But, as Messrs. Evans q
OF Mr. sadler to submit the terms which he himself
proposed for fair test and SO that the pnSc ghdGn
pointed, they determined to test In an open manner
brought on the grounds above mentioned, and re-
quesied the undersigned TO act as q commsefe, 10 70
condition Of each sale after burning As such COM
That said safes were placed at an equal height from
the ground, and about two feet apart ana pine anu anu
shtsS Hsh %pSS to bSS a. the same ti%es NJ aud
at an heS Ss as 81 nsST as M fne ss SiS a
cracked and at l45 p M. 1ame to Issue from
IrSG 1 hf the sas coOsd
when Lilies Safe was opened and everything In 1t
'OR Evans & WStsons Sale was also opened, and Its
ton as when put before the hre7nothng scorehed
or the sign of fire about them Note paper, which
had been loosely placed In the pigeon holes came out
as perfect as 1t went in. The water tubes; which
constitnted the Sanborn Improvement in Evans d
| Watson's safe, were found 70 contain about tive
thirds of the water originally placed In them showing
that the sale would have stood twice as much more
fire as it had been subjected to-. ,.,
The committee had nothing TO DO with tne Durnlng
In the furnace erected by M Sadler and Lille, ex,
cept as spectators They noticed that on account o
therein by Sadler and Lille (being the first two above
mentjoaed) one 35 inches, and the other 3lz)s and
the rnace being Of the same width, about 81 Inches
Evans Wasons safe vas s9oecgea gsS iS 70 macn more
Are was made around Evans & Watson's safe, and
La0t mn for of an hour before the fire
at mat end of the furnace in which Lilies Safe was
plaeSed WA was laii'S ''"i Il N. FITZGERALD,
V0is"'N' N, 21S N. Third street. .
JOHN @. KERSHAW,
No. ll2 s. Fourth street,
JOSEPH WOOD,
No. Al B Fourth street,