The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-11-13

The undersigned having consented TO act on the
Committee TO be appointed TO witness aud report upon
the FIRE Proof Test OF Lines Chilled Iron safe aud
steam Improvements as per the challenge of n. O.
Sadler sgeng Of Lilies safes In Phladephia, met on
the vacant lot at twenty first aud Arch streets.
the morning OF the 22d utimO-the day designated Ia
there found Messrs Evans & watson, with two OF
!helr Sales of the size and make in said cnalenge
mentioned and with several piles OF wood, ready and
fully prepared for tne test; and after waiting until
appear TO send safe to be tested, the Committee
The said committee again repaired to the ground
TweniyfTs and Arcn slreelsl on the morning of the
with one OF Lile's safes. IS inches Ia width. with
Ss Of said snd oHe Of Evans % s. w
3la inches in width, with G-inch was--sold by said
tbev also to1nd heie the said Evans q watson Win
one OF their own Saes such as they make for sale 70
any person Wishing 70 pnrchass and one OF Lilies,
who retained possession of 1t irOuI the time OF pur
chase TO the time OF delivering the same ON the ground
Sales being nearly equal in size aud thickness
OF walls the respective makers usually make them,
tee. fnu ual chosen, might agree upon.
The committee making TINS report apponted Sy
said sad Ter ana informed him that they were ready
with any committee then appointed by m.
which ne might appoint to conduct the test In
cordsnee with the terms Of his Gna ense HIS reply
mittee and that he would not submit TO the dctalOn
or place them III position for bpraing. Mr., Lille
tfh % appes & 30 & to 9gnD 9y 9ne or Of ms
be Join ly appointed %nen ne answerea IN ~ Wen We,
8y Rs Fhine hs9 cur nno m ne w when
gated as to whether he thought the public would ne
satig fled with such test he was preparing for,
replied that he did not for the public
the jud ment OF any committee mignt agree upon,
the Gnders gged reported lq the SAID Evans g Watson
challenge for fir test OF the hreproof qnallt eS Of
Test. Il wss claimed that the Lille safe brought by
Mr. sadler to the grou as Tor burning had bee. made
son safe had been i9uiy dealt with Mr.. Lille and
| bottom. And the proposition was made by one of
NJ saGler's frenGs to form jent committee 10 60
n 1 q IA
| Watson, and SELECT Safe from each TO be burned
Evans 6 Watson egreed tosSid proposition, 6ut MT
heit apponms1t ended BUT AS Messrs se Evans
| Watson had anticipated no willingness on the part
proposed for fair test and so that the pubic which
haa gathered to witness the trial should not be dltp-
the fire proof qualities of the Safes Of equal sizes,
brought on the rounds as above mentioned, aud re.
| quesied the Undersigned to act ss q committee 70
| co dton Of each sale after burning AS suCn com.
| ttee, the undersigned report
the ground, and about two feet apart ana iine aud
Ia 0ak wood placed equal around them and ss
kept up at an equa heat as nearly as tue same could
cracked, and al l45 p N. flame to issue from
several cracks IN The safe; Water was turned on at
| when Lilies Safe opened and everything in It
Evans q Watsons Sale was also opened. and its
on as when put in before the renotSng scoched
| or the sign of fire about them; Note paper. which
as perfect as i went in; the water tubes; which
| constituted the hanbOrn Improvement in Evans 81
| atsOns Eafe, were found TO contain about two
thiIds OF the water originally placed in them showing
| fire as iL had been subjected to.
| The committee had nothing TO DO with the burning
in the furnace erected by NJ. q. sadler and Lille,
cept spectators. They noticed hat on account OF
| The ineauality I'm the OF the Two Safes placed
The rein by SAdleT and Lille (being the first two
m, utiOaed) one IS inches aud the other 3i1), aud
the frnece being Of the same width aoout57 inches,
| Evans & WaIson's sale was subjected 70 much more
hrc Than was that of Lilies. Besides this, roaring
| fre was made around Evans d. Watson's Safe, aud
kent up for thTeequarters of an hour before the fire
at hat end of the furnace In which Lilies Safe
| P6el,T PHSlsned1 40 '"'A'' H. N. FITZGERALD,
| N's N. 2lS N. Third street,
| JOHN g. KERSHAW,
| No. ll2 y. Fourth street.
| JOSEPH WOOD,
| NO. Al y. Fourth street.