The Portland daily press., 1867-03-07
NEW ADyERTIsEMENTs.
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The sanbern Steam Fire-Proof Safe ON
Fire. -!
THE DECEPTION EXPOSED ! !

THE DECEPTION EXPOSED
We deem il but just 20 ourselves, and due to those
who may have safes of manufacture to notify
them and the public generally, because small safe
OF the Marland Patent has been burned IN the late
demonstration on the Back Bay lands, that there Is
for loss of confidence in its mers-Dut on
the contrary, when all the facts become known, we
think the result will be credtable to the Mariand
Patent than otherwise. We propose to expose few
of the attempted receptions, and the unfair means
employed in this demons ration, and leave the pub
lie to stgmatise them what they please.
Mr.. Sanborn says, 80 these six safes were all new
and warranted" This, TAR the MARYLAND safe
is concerned, is a falsehood. We never did "war
rant safe. The Marland safe used at the burn
ing second hand safe, built not less than four
years since. Neither was il TIE safe that
aaS IN the streets as the one TO De burned The
saio exhitited was larger safe, NO 81 OF more
.. LII puid, The one burned was "a smaller tNo. p
na, S %. hand where or how obtained We know
ad 1 , not bought from US, nor had any knowl
ge mat we were to be represented in the demon
axb;Ia y. py accident hearing of the safes being
exm9ei IN the street Sanborn's friends made three
ceonoesse Efforts to buy safes from ms bnt were mn
suouos 1 , FROM several parties who were on the
an early stage of the burning The $50, We :t
S0ye showed evident signs OF destruction ~, ~ -,
.ne SUE ~, qu, ~. distance, the door bullying
ateiy reduced, and the safe allowed 10 eoo, J.,
from eve witnesses 1t has been stated 10 us AZ ,S
rignal point.
quarter their height, and the flames envelOped them
Sanborn Improved were barely reached with the
Goals and the flames barely covered half the SAFE
The Sanborn safe in the most favorable Position
al the wndward end OF the line where II received the
cold air constantly. The harland was In the most
exposed place, at the eeward end OF the line where
n received all the escaping heat from the fire above
II was openly stated by numerous parties on tho
oround that sithe little safes had great deal more
fire than the large Ones, and upon some persons
stating this 10 the parties conducting the burning a
tragic rush would be nise with one stick OF wood
toward the large safes, and thrown az them In such
manner In many instances 10 help the fire around
the smaller safes most.
Al several hours through the day we saw the con-
dltion Of the fire be the same the smaller safes
ceiving the most determined efforts at destruction,
whle the large ones, in the most favored position,
were simply being kept warm. From what we our
selves Witnessed il is our firm belief that had the
amount Of fire been kept around the large safes
first started In the morning, those safes would
have Leen destroyed early In the day. and That moth
ing but the reduced condition Of the lire and their IA
vored position preventedit.
As late as o'clock the Mariand safe showed ap-
parent signs OF disruption, the iron work holding its
shape perfectly II was remarked by parties Witness
ing it's condition, chat safe is giving them the
trouble. and since The result We have been compli
mented by parties wholly dsinterested upon the man
ner our safe resisted the effects OF the heat Though
II was announced at the outset by the parties con
Quoting the affair that "that safe was 10 be burned
anyhow" and for certain once in the day II was
called out, burn that end SAFE, it was the last to
This the manner the affair was conducted from
| the beginning, but the GROWING DECEPTION was
reserved for the last and most skilfuly 1t con-
| ducted.
The doom Of the 'ittle safes' had been exultingiy
announced by Sanborn from the top of each. When
he reached the first large safe and the door opened
| the flames burst out The SanbOrn Improved was
next opened part OF the papers taken out and the
door hastily closed again. but not enough to pre-
vent at least three persons seeing the SAFE WAS ON
| FIRE INSIDE, IN THE LOWER LEFT HAND
CORNER, and upon the request of gentleman near
1t to open the door again, Sanborn no, keep IL
shut it is all right, and concluded the farce by
claiming, 81 have obtained what the world has long
sought or fire proof safe, while it was in flames
under his eet Long experience in practical applca-
tion of the doctrine OF universal salvation may
smooth the tongue To utter sucfdeceDtons with
out stammerng, but ignorance of the real facts is the
only excuse can attribute 10 some Of the other
parties who have lent their approval to these prsc-
tices.
fremont Safe and Machine Company.
ANSON HARDY, Agent.
. GEO. L.. l.. DAMON, Treasurer.
DAVIS BROTHERS
Are Agents for the fremont Safes in this city.
March dat g.