Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1906-03-31
A FIREUP TOWN
An Attempt to- Burn
a Building.

II IS not often that a newspaper
can get a scoop on the whole world
oy announcing that an attempt viii
oe made 10 burn down a house.
We can name the hour 4. SOP. NJ
next Monday. April 2. The would
oe incendiary IS Mr.. r. A. Gould
president Of the Maryland Fire
p, ofing and Paint Co. The house
ne val attempt 20 destroy IS a n.n
one and VIII stand quietly 70 be
burned in front OF Griffin & Ro.rs
store OF Duke Of Gloucester S..
The fact is Mr. Gould IS goinz 70
SCI this house or fire 20 6emons,-a.e
tie fire-Tcsistng qualities OF Gi5rsl-
tar sheathing. roofing paper and
pant. The house wil be filed with
CO. bustib.es. saturated with three
gallons kerosene and then set on fire
Wil the tnder-ike building burn7
Some say i VIII. but Mr.. Gould
says NIKE Well. We shall al
see Monday.
Ire Baltimore and many other
aiding Maryland papers attest the
ire proof qualities OF "Gibraltar.
ga.nt. Inc Herald SAYS.
The Maryland Fire PROBING and
amt Company gave an exhibition
y rs V braltar" fire proof paints
Wednesday evening ID front OF the
courthouse. Il was Witnessed bv 2
.arge NUN Der OF city officials. anoDr
-aem beng Chief Horton and dis
tr.ct Chief BurkharGt OF the fire de-
Partmert. who said the paint. which
IS guaranteed 10 protect a building
rom tire. would SO protect the build
rs until the department arrived.
which IS the greatest advantage In
any ire. A .arge frame building
made tom pitch pine. was erected.
coated With the fire proof paints.
znc surrounded with excelsior and
Sincling wood and thoroughly ssu-
aztec with Goa. oil. The interior
containing the same combust.b.es
vas SET or fire and burned nercelv
tor about twenty-five minutes. dur
.ng which tune the house appeared
10 oe uncamagec il every way.
FroT 10 the exhibition Mr.. T. a
Gould. president OF the corporation
ana owner OF the formula. delivered
a short lecture as 10 the merits and
qualities OF the paints.
Here IS what Peninsular News. OF
Milford. Del says AFTER seeing
the test made.
The Maryland Fire Proofirg
and Paint Company. of Baltimore.
Maryland. are placing on the mar
<et nigh grace ready mixed paint.
ne quality OF which compares with
my paint manufactured In this
'ountry and the price OF which IS
10 higher than any other goods on +
ne market TINS paint is solo I'M
.er the name OF Gibraltar brand
nc possesses the strength. Gu-abii-
y anc Fl-eprOOt qualities that the
amous Rock or Gibraltar POSSESSES
4h.nk OF K. paint that costs Won /
10 more than any other and hav.ng |
be power Of resisting fire is II NOT
'oncertu., The claim made bv the /
iaFy.and Fire PROBING and Paint
.ompany IS not a wild one. but one
disseminated by actual tests IN all OF III
&c principal cites OF the United II
tateS, and right here al home n
wo VIVID Illustrations OF the paints
IecuveneSs II resisting fire have
ken place. first or August 0th.
hen a small building was coated III
tn paint and subjected 10 twenty
lnutes contact with the flames
ON which 1t emerged practically III
injured On August 18th the
me structure was again surround
by cOmbuSubles and withstooS III
z twenty minutes test OF fire
neSe tire-reSisung qualities being in
good paint. having the same prop
ties as other paints. and being ~
oduCed IN a. shades Of color. and Il
costing you no more. /,
YES you Fire Insurance Tor moth :
g." =
MeSsrS. Griffin & Rolf VIII be 4
c agents here Of this truly won
;rtul paint, and If what is claimed