Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1869-07-09
Elastic StOne.ROOflnR.

From the Chicago Tribune
a., We are alwaye pleased 10 call the attention OF
porter having had OCCASION yesterday to cali at
the ONCE OF the Chicago Elastic Stone Roofing
rangements that he ecnid not refrain nom giv,ng
short accountto the Iftbtne readers. This com
pany was organized about year ago, and have
two stories and basement, fitted with steam power
and machinery ample for their wants. and located
on the Chicago, Burlington q Quincy Railroad
between Haisted street and Newberry avenue,
They have established local agents in nearly
300 Of the largest towns in the West, from Buffh-
10, n. Y, to Omaha, Nebraska, where they have
another factory and branch, and are having nu-
meroue orders for material from all directions
daily &C. glance a. their shipping book VII chow
BY the addition Of kaoiin, or hne-ground porce-
lain clay, that y may not run from the extreme
OF summer heat, and also rendering the material
hre-proof: TO this they add a preparation OF die
solved India ubber and gycerine, and the hole T.
thoroughly mixed by machinery. The principle
to the surface OF the felinp The rubber not being
combined but simply admixed, rises to the sur.
,See, Corning ALL n M or envelope oyer the suIisce'
lhe glycerine, which will not evapofste. keepe
cold. r =
Upoa expressing some doubt as to the ere proof
properties OF composition composed Of such in
hammable materials, the Secretary, Mr.. G. Y. Hin
man, proposed to demonstrate the point. Taking
large sample board nearly hve feet square, Mr..
Hinman made fire covering a space two feet in
unmeUeT, WHICH burned IuflOuely LOT ultSen
minutes, when the burning brands were thrown
of and wedge.shaped piece cut from the centre
| to the outside OF the burned portion, and upon
turning II back the boards were found barely
warmed and neither course OF felting broken, and
| the second course unharmed. .r'r. ..
Meesrs. Campbell and Whitman, iusurar 90
agents, who were present, suggested building .
large IRE on the ground. and placing the rooi
above, which was done, and the hre fed with
wood and coal tar, to make as great heat poesi-
BILE After burning nearly twenty minutes, during
which time the sample was SO completely envel.
oped in flames at times that II could not be seen,
the boards were burned through, yet the roofing
/ failed to give way. A few minutes later the felt.
| ing was broken through with stick to allow the
| flames to pass through, and even then the fire
| confined itself to the boards and would not
spread over the roof After burning twenty-five
minutes the test was concluded satisfactorily.
Nearly threequartere OF an hour on both sides OF
| sample, and the roof yet undestroyed We sp.
pend the following certificate from Campbel II,
| Whitman h Wallace, insurance agents:
| To WhOD may Concern:
CHIoAeo, April IA 1859.
We witnessed test OF the Gre proof au alities O
the Oh. cago Elastic Stone-Roohng Company 1T the
works this afternoon and In the description
above given. The test was the most severe, and ID
success the most complete, OF anything OF the kline
upon the surface the material through feednl
| the names, IL from below. The roofing has our un
qua nnd approval, and In insuring building WouiC
consider &c safer risk ic covered with the elastic
tone.roohug, than any other roofing material In ou
| knowledge. CAMPBELL. WHITMAN WALLACE.