New-York tribune., 1867-09-11
TIE SAFE CONTEST ~ PAEfS.
PARIS. August l6. 1867

| NAV Sdffiy say that ~ WOiid hardly ne SGte
10 nt cpt write anything except The subject Of
safes" ~ III. time Supporting that al the preliminary
correspondence" and articles OF agreement are known to
yOu. Will merely tlat At was considered by the com
inittCc practically impossible 10 have here. and with
what they havc thoroughly scientific trial so the com
mittcc decided 10 see what tools and men tach patty
proposed ~ on Nj, opponent safe, and after otng
10 each party thiee men nnd comparatively the same
Oi toos. the committee prepared TO note during
the operations the effectiveness of tools aud men, which by
proper observation would enable them to Judge ~ tue
comparative merits ~ tEe two safes IN their capaby
rc,-g those kinds Of tools which The men oi either
The trial the opening publ ~ far posi- ble
heug limited only hJ the siIc OF the building IN which II
took place Everything being prepared and declared
ready on both -d's, 80 23 j. M on the I'm INST me
signal Wa gwen. lnd both paItcs commenced Chat,
woods nca attacked Heruug's sa.r With wedges ana
lnmmors. Hcr..ngs men attacked CnawooVs safe WIN
aduuug apparatus. ~ J:li. the outside OF hrc-proof
doors 81 lcung'r SAFE were thrown open. Al $50. Her
rings men nave mp III" dfrg ana throwing aside thelr
drilling apparatus. commenced with wedge, and ham
mort Tie cheers which aroas from the Eng'h lockers
when Tie ontHdc door oi HtirnRa Saie was thrown
open wcic loud and hca - bui they p'fe ig cqua'd
by tie cheer, from thc Americans though ii NUM-
only 10 G "hen, a $780, ihe onsllc l1ie OF seel oi
ChItWoOd's ssfr va, thrown aside ~ Horne's men,
thus exposing the outer surface OF hard undrillable
casting. lterh minutes suhced 10 chuIep fcmoNe
this formidable Uo driu material the process being
very much AmIlar o pcoug the bark from mn oak tree
Taune % look ~ hcrring5 safe. we und Chat|oOdS
nan wci-ine A. the door apparcnty with good pros
pcct of getting in~ofnc time "r other We near many
spectator tcuAlk4u5 ""out ~. !i'h'ni"is pi"Hs ~
by oc II Chatwoods men with the scdec; hc handled
% iincy. WhHr iht came persons IciuaihCu ulat Nv
flrdcc ~ lrrn men was no heavy ana not one OF me
party We, ahic tOU.e 10 10 advantage.
WAS evident fiat huiA htts oi men were ne
coming e.1ustcd 1ld tho hrng question OI nol
mru 10 deemed advisable To r. teah the mon opera
lions were thc.oi,ie stopped, ana wme te inc, Were %
refreshing ihcmseise. ~ committee tAahlh.u @ pUh
sacs and they came 10 the concu-ion that y, 10 scclI
y the IN rchants and bankers 81 Arierch ana Enihnd
were ln position 20 place 'hcir Na'"aDleS O'lon" tue
reach of d binary bursiir appliances. , - !,
M'r stopping Tor - hluulcs hhu t'c s1 -. vi 'I WI
claring they were ready to resume "perntus me sg
wac gyc1. and then commenced e exciting times! The
c plate sgd door ns Of t ro sie ,a ,T TSf
mau's hand 10 take out ab.Ok ~ wood CalN inches by
three inch and two ncct which was inside, ana Nhirl
was duplicate ~ block IN Herlngh Siie-cach Doch
having placed IN their respective safes ny Chatw9od
and lerrng-and. III order 10 have no DISPUTE Us TO w
arccd mat me production OF either boc; of wood should
be the only evidence the Committee would receive a.
proof of either safe having been opened.
The outer part Of the burgnrprool door ot HcrT,nss M ,
sale now showed sgiSoi so", 'ons % si ai u,n,,io,s
plate OF Chniwoods safe showed similar lnaca,lois,
Neither the committee nor the pubilc collu remain
no could he admitted II HERRING mtn c1n1
only have had of the tWo large wedges they hau
brought hut which the committee would not allow 10 DE
used Cbawoods safe wonld have been openeu ~ o1ce,
The room very warm; the Worhmen WIZ sNcatIHs
and tlred the spectators were excited hundteds Oh
hearts beating with anxiety Tor the success or the safe
which represented their side OF the Atlannc ioI the ta
had 50 nr been very fair that each person IN the build
ing knew that the safe "ich hed lts poch 't iogrss
would by The public be considered the best: herring
door felt the erect Of these tremendous Dlows 80 wen
Given in, one of the best strikers ever saw Chatwoods
inner plate felt seriously the enecls vi the reni-
r T"S NrnIiy cyory one is looking at the burglar
proof door OF Hcrings safe expccngIh' me h'Nt mn
aoor followed y tremendous cheers from itA opponents
Thinking hc public reeeop 1i ne s,e 1oen h ~e ns
working on Cha woods safe stopped their Operations Tor
moment and going to look at thcir iav3lie wheh
they wcrc todd that block was yet behind the iihk
e lining: they then resumed operations. ana IN about
miputes nnctenhs OF the people who were Watching tne
Herring door heard something which made some O the
change color and which made oil OF them turn around
hurcdy It the falling OF the inner @ pg hond u, th
shceron Inning winch held the nreprooI inatctin @
A crow bar goes suddenly through this ana rips hoie
tIv Inr "A
allow the taking OF the block OF wood, when eouu
have been sold on the spot few Americans as were pres
emf 10 ace it for its weight IN silver but u was not Tor
sale s destination being New-fok Mr Hcirlngs ; H, ron
received an offer on spot OF 30 francs pound for MS
safe inst As N was but the safe was also destined Ioi
Cheers had been given when the fire proof door of Her
rings safe was opened and again when the outer pac
of ChatwOods safe came on again wn.n ne ouSr % ps p
Of Icrrngs burglarpro0f door came on ana aga' a %
the inner OF Chawoods safe fell down but az 12o wnen
the block taken from Chatwoods safe was heiu % M %
people TO see there In that Engsh test hoase ,
heer flowed by other cheers which Will nos attemPt
10 describe 1--WE had no instrument Tor lneasuring sp
ut every Observation-Disclosures natlVe OF auopleu
feel that it was good to be there ,o ,ont,,o,e ia
Let look at Herrngs safe the nd ,h spcca
tors can begin TO see the Interior but tne oPenE e a
smaller than bok Chatwoods men keep al %oIs %rasr Gu a
Judge Of the reire merits each block must De produced
but after working for 20 minutes more N as nr Ss u ihe
Next day at they ana AZ T, cSda% te
in~ ioudy The committee now decided that MI chat
,rood h,d thrown his DiOck III on top tnc
rou shelf under which two drawers, and that IN
order 10 Judge OF the relative merits OF the TWO sales MI
iierrinus flrce men should be recalled and open the
rawrrs OF Catwoods safe that the block cOnld be
,alcn from one of them, II had been paceu h ehcr
A. the men were not hand. IL agreed TO wait 10
minutes aud hnt IL they could not BE- found In thnt time
Mr. Holmes aud Mr.. Pickering should De consiereu as
eoa 10 the three mon, and should proceed to open the
drawer Ten minutes passed away, and tho three men
not being found Mcssrs Holmes ana Pickerg TOOK on
their coats and declared themselves TO be ready
Time was called work was commenced but only one
uerson coud labor at Dir Pickering seized crow
bar thrust one end Of II through the opening. pred up
the iron shelf took out Of the drawers placed IL on
The ton of the shelf and called ont for time. The AN
swer came, "Three quarters OF minute; when the
eommtee decided 10 call one minute, aud add II 10 NE
prrrjots days time. M, -,
La ms now look ut the figures aud the relative merits
in fAJrlugA sale hours IA