The Portland daily press., 1867-03-09
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The sanborn Steam Fire-PrOof Safe ON
Fire -!
THE DECEPTION EXpOsEDii

We deem 1t but just to ourselves and due to those
who may have safes of our manufacture to notify
them and the public generally because small safe
OF the Marlsnd Patent has been burned in the late
demonstration on the Back Bay lands that there is
no cause for loss of confidence in its mers-but on
the contrary, when all the facts become known we
think the result will be creditabe to the Marland
Patent than otherwise. We propose to expose a few
of the attempted deceptions, and the unfair means
employed in this demons ration, and leave the pub
| lie to stigmatse them what they please.
Mr. sanbor1 says, r. - " these six safes were all new
| is concerned, is a talsehood. We never did "war
| rant safe. The Marland safe used at the burn
ing was second hand Safe built not less than four
years siuce. Neither was ii tie safe that was ex-
hibted in the streets as the to be burned The
safe exhibited was larger safe, No. 81 of more
cent build. The one burned was a smaller no q
and second hand, where or how obtained we know
not, but not bought from u.s. nor had We any know-
eage that we were to be represented in the demon
straton, until by accident hearing the safes being
exhibited in the street. Sanborn's friends made three
clandestine efforts to buy safes from u.s. but were nm
ground and witnessed the proceedings we learn at
an early stage of the burning the Sanborn inproped
se evident signs OF destruction, the back of
the safe opening for quite distance the door bugng
out and consequently the fire around it was mmedi-
aIey reduced and the safe allowed to cool down. and
through the day was the fire around it raised to the
Hginal point
The smaller safes stood embedded in live Goals one
quarter their height, and the flames enveloped them
Wholly, while the bottom of the large safe and the
Sanborn Improved were barely reached with the
-
The SanbOrn safe in the favorable position
at the windward end of the ne where it received the
cold air constantly. The Marland was in the most
exposed place, at the leeward end of the line where
It received all the escaping heat from the fire above
1t was openly stated by numerous parties on the
ground, that the little safes had great deal more
fire than the large Ones" and upon some persons
stating this to the parties conducting the burning
tragic rush would be made with one stick of wood
toward the large safes and thrown at them in sucb
manner m as IN many instances to help the fire around
At several hours through the day we saw the con-
dton OF the IRE to be the same, the smaller safes re-
ceivlng the most determined efforts at desruction
while the large ones, in the most favored position
were simply being kept warm. From what we our,
selves witnessed, it Is our firm belief that had the
same amount of fire been kept around the Iarge safes
first started in the morning those safes would
have been destroyed early in the day. and that moth
ing but the reduced condition of the fire and their IA
v0red position prevented it..
Aslate as O'Clock the Mariand SAFE showed n on
parent signs OF disruption the iron work holding It's
shape perfectly. Ii was remarked by parties Witness
ing Its condition. that safe is giving them the most
trouble, and since the result we have been compIi-
mented by parties who'll dsnterested upon the man
ner our safe resisted the effects OF the heat Th0ugb
it was announced at the outset by the parties con
Quoting the affair that "that safe was to he burned
anyhow" and for certain once in the day If was
called out, burn that end safe it was the last to
This was the manner the affair was conducted from
the beginning, but the CROwNINa DECEPTIoN was
reserved for the last, and most skilflly it con-
The doom of the ''little safes'' had been exunp,v
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
It TO open the door again. Sanborn "no, keep 1t
shut; it is all right and concluded the farce by ex-
claiming, 81 have obtained what the world has long
sought for, fire proof SAFE" while it in flames
under his feet Long experience in practical applica
tion OF the doctrine of universal salvation may
smooth the tongue SO as to utter suehdeestions with
out stammering but ignorance of the facts is the
only excuse we can attribute 10 some of the other
tices. f
fremont Safe and Machine Company.
ANSON HARDY, Ant
GEO. L. L. DAMON Treasurer.
DAVIS BROTHERS
Are Agents for the fremont IDS tn thu city
March z, dat