The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-11-19
1.-THE GREAT SAFE TESTS.
AS A FIRE-PROOF.
LILIES CHILLED IRON SAFE

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LILLIE'S CHILLED IRON SAFE
Tried in Fiery Furnace for Five Hours,
ard comes Out without Even scar
sim Ready fIG sor u.s Llh' Trial OF
THE EVANS WATSON SAFE,
WITH THE BOSTON PATENT MANNED FOR
LIFE. BACK BRoKEN, SIpES TwItSTED'
"4HUTThIRi 6UTER %S9p 4S3 oSSiR CASE Badly lGj 10
THAT IT EscApEb E6H VIII HfhO, TIE BREATH OF
LlEG Is HNTIRFtY oF rs 3WJSSpS W6SpoNN To THE
AND NOT To IT'S OWN
POWER.
reached the ground selected to burn the safes at
sSbs M on t6e Sh Of NGSs59eT tOs9u 10
burn two safes Of them already placed by Sader,
furnaces Evans % Watson we're there Siso re-
nds across Se " door, oo tas made sss eSp4y for the e
into the ufSace but insisied that the placing OF the
was Wiling 10 u have oo@mIse osee hat the test
paced eauS S M ~ S ' m ss rne Sn
Insisted tnat they must be burned In the furnace As
safes we're burned. IeESmined very infinitely the
breadth OF Lillie's Safe was inch. and the width
one inch greater only tha1 hvans q Watson out
Inches, and about the same in Evans I WILSON'S
Evans x Wstsons safe in psrSeet opSer no part OF
II disturbed IN she least Mr.. Lille charged with
mitted he bored gim6ie. hole throu h the wooden
fSse Se bSek e SEs Ge 70 s ss bs 5e ss
sented and found il was found the iro at and rear
rated them, aud that the makers had bored any
number numb En-, Of holes through ugh the same case TO
her, which proves that the hole lD furious.
Sen GSs T placed aH n 6 on o ThS Win SAFE Gs
about two feet from the ground both face up resting
aud finish ed aud the fire started about haltpast I2
for the ist halt hour the draft was stronger on the
n0h SIDE and d. kndea T rt s InqeT hysn1 WSt
drove the fire hardest under Lille s. and Tor the last
rake rom under Evans While the heat
was intense under Ii lies 70 make axe up for the excess
after S o'clock the water was put upon the fire and
safes by the earnest request of myself and others
sUpposed both Safes must be destroyed as the heat
was so intense; ,,o nav, ,oorrtrs, ,bo sotos ,ro.o
opeHed, Evans va & Wasons first The outside Of the
roS bIt NOT chrred inside On SrtheT exa@nston
iound the wood against which the cans rest
thirds gone. and the moisture all out of the outer
chamber and the whole appearance Indicated that
the Sale must soon have spccumbed In that intense
Lilies safe was next opened, and the Book-case
was found swelled with steam, and the wooden door
bad 10 be broken TO get to the Boo case but no
had not even the smell Of fire. The papers not
cept a small port on that at the bottom as the
safe placed and they were saturated with water
the edge of the door; the face being upwards, ano
inside the Sale, caused by the wafer but no smoke
whatever. From very close examination of the
same safe may b. put back into similar furnace and
stand the same test without injury
CHARLES PARHAM, Mechanic, 17O4 SAMSON st.
CITIZENS REPORT
We the UNDERSIGNED citizens Of phiadephia and
vicinity having been , Ie9nested by M O. Sader 70 In;
November and the result, would make the following
sa% the safes in the re that We Consider the test
thorough and fair one that we could not see tna
ha the %nd nd GT9ve Larger amount s & Of & heat on
fire well kindled had the came effect on the Steam
v have MADE al un examination of the two Safes
burned in the furnace by sader and find Lilies Safe
@ t s e can discover ou side or inside Ne ad
the Evans = Watson safe Tth ta The steam patent
lure burnt, twisted. broken, and literally used up;
and it is our opinion from It's appearance that il
could not nsvs stood % All eat mach Longer
the seHe les zAM No. S1y 4G SAMSON street
sk.Lk ko Ne e, @9 Rsds srss street
NJ L, YANDERSLICE No 8l6 s. Juniper street.
j. a. a B B&RTIETT, No. IL N Front Fronts St, eet
N. WiLFONG, mechanic, No. az N. Tenth street
G. GASCOYN. merchant. No. 81 N, Third street.
THE GREAT BURGLAR SAFE TEST.
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NOT MEET II.
The following certificates and statements speak for
PHILADELPHIA Nov. l2, 1857.
We hereby certify that at Mr.. Sader's request we
approved shaped drills for drilling chilled iron
we could make; that two of our best workmen with
six hours that they succeeded 10 get little over hall
destroy the sdse Of ISs dri at once. and further
that no burglar can penetrate the safe with drill,
IN any time he nay haye 70 T35k y aT all m
Exchange below Chestnut street, MachInists.
PHILADELPHIA. Nov. II, 1857.
This may certify that for the purpose Of testing one
OF Lilies Burglar Proof Safes, first prepared good
number OF hne steel wedges, and drove themI with
next tried the sedge with all my power for some
Time upon the Safe with no success and am per
has any power to open the safe in any way the bur
S"- VIM. JONES, wheelwright, No. 2l2s Fubert st.
The undersigned, being present, saw the opera
tion OF The drill and OF the wedgng and sIedging Of
the Lille safe referred to in the certificates o
MtssTs; 1 Mo1ehouse 20; ana William Jones, and
| piled, and the time employed, can scarcely con
ceiye that would be possible for burglars TO accom-
time they have to operate, II not disturbed by
| the noise from the sledge CHARLES PARHAM.
THE RESULT.
| In a review OF the above atatements and certth-
! lowing facts are demonstrated beyond question:
| Fist That Lilies Chilled Iron Safe Will burn up
two of the Steam Patent Safes. one after the other
the composition walls both being equal and stil be h
| tor use. -
| Third. That Lillie's Safe, as now made, is proo
against the drill wedge, and even sledge-the only
practical implements in the hands Of burglars and
the evidence of its superiority over all other burglar
m n Si1s naTst 10, ON NJ Iss or Mace ther own in com
petition the test having been publicly announced Tor
long time, and free TO all 70 operate upon H. and
The object of the fire proof not TO show that
Lilies safe was re proof dhS aas 9ssn
in great conhRgTations-but 70 ascertaIh Wuht