The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-11-18
THE GREAT SAFE TESTS


THE GREAT SAFE TESTS.
AS A FIRE.PR OOF,
LILIES CHILLED IRON SAFE
Tried in a Fiery Furnace for Five Hours,
and ZONES cut without Gvon scar,
stin Ready for Like Trial, or
for Use.
THE EVANS & WATSON SAFE,
WITH TEE BOSTON PATENr, MAIM5Ep EA,I MED F)R
OUTER w00DD oGHss g Badly "
THAT IT EscAPED Will TIE B8gREAT,a, OF
AiE1 IfBkRAiFY HNTEEY 81 RS 1W65FsPSo W6FPoNENf az THE
PowER -
rro.oSIs NJ CHARLES pAEgAM's STATEMENT. -,
a6out a. M on the a. of Move %per; / ion ID a
suitable brick furnace patty erected des.sne TO
SShg isss,d that ne safes should Be burned IN
to p MtsU9 s Sa o taSf9 u w6 S9s extra 5s
nos across the door, made expressly TOR tue &c y
sales hould be lett entirely to committee. sad er
Was a fair one in ali respects; that the sales were
placed equally exposed g. heat Ia the furnace out
he parties could not agree OF ns poini yo sets OF
two SAFES b, rned by saner la the furnace Ihe
breadth of Lilies Safe was 4 inch. and the width
side. The composition walls 10 Lilies were just six
Including the water tsnkx or steam patent / ronnG
Evans d WatsOn's Safe perfect order: part OF
II DISTURBED In the least Mr.. Lille charged With
boring hole and tempering with the safe. He at
mited he bored gimblet hole through tue wooden
the cars rest upon simply to see If the struc-
ture back was filled chamber as mad been repre-
sented, and found IL was. found the irO at rear
chan,bers both steam chambers, and this wood sepa-
| fAled item, and that the makers had bored any
| number of holes through the same case to
| allow The steam "a pass from one hsmDer to the
but M Lille at once plugged It up. The safe was
then placed IN the furnace on line with Lilies,
on brick columns The furnace was we'll arranged
aud finish ed aud the fire started about haltpast u
fr tie fiat half hour the draGs stronger on the
| rorih side aud kindled first unoer Evans q Wat
drove the fire hardest under Lilies, and for the
half hour before he fire was stopped, the wood was
intense under III Hes, to make up for the
| under Evans Il WatsOnB the hrSt half hour. soon
safes by the earnest request of myself aud others
supposed both safes must be destroyed AZ the heat
Aoout9 a. NJ. the next morning the safes were
| opened, Evans &c Wa'sOn's first The outside of the
safe was literally used up, the Book case charred in
'front.' but not Charred inside On further examination
| I iouhd the wood case against which the rest
badly ChaTred ana the water In the cans quite two
| chamber. aud the whole appearance Indicated that
| the sale must soon have succumbed IN that intense
| heat.
| Lilies safe was next opened and the Bookcase
was found Swelled with steam, and the wooden door
had 10 be broken TO get to the Boo but
OF the chaTred scoTChed In the least, aud
hsd not even the smell Of fire, The paper3 not
irjursd in any respec were both dry aud bright. ex-
| SAFE placed. and they were ated with ater
thrown u. the Safe to COO IT, and which through
having remained so all night. There Ani
| INSIDE the SAFE caused by the water, bu5 smoke
Sse sN tie i1e and since am iny assd o, she h
same safe may put back into n similar furnace and
stand the same test without injury. t ~ p,pu,
| Nc. l704 SAMSON street, MechaAic.