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Show The Eagle Tlicuery IShtihm!. About 12 o'clock lust night a fire was di-covered in the Eii;lc hrewe-y, on the eouthe :-itt'rn out; k 1 i t s of the J city. As soon as word could bo sent the alarm boV.6 bpgan ringing aud a detachment of firemen with apparatus appara-tus started for l he scene of the blnz?. However, being such a long distance from town, the delay necessaiy in brut ecudiiig word from the brewery and afterwards getting there, gave the fire a chanca to got fiirly started. Another difficulty in the way was the luck ol water, it brinz a rather searoo article iu the vuinity, and that to be bad could jonlybe utilized witl difficulty. By the time the hose w.is in condition ,to throw water on tbe building, tbe entire roof and nearly all ibo wood work had been burned away, and the iDterinr was all abUzo. The walla hying built of brick, iu an unusual y dilb-Unhal manner, witl);t:,od ibu action of ihe fire, and, it is believcdj will remain in good coudilioo. The wheat, barley auJ malt stored in the brewery are all burned to ashes, aud everything else iu the building, with j the exception of a few ai tides bat had hastily been carried out shortly after it had been ascertained ascer-tained that the brewery was on fire. Tu the cellar was a great deal of beer, to save which, at last accounts, the firemen were eudeavoriug to obtain water, but with what success is not known. Mr. Burns, one of tbe proprietors, says Ihe building coat bim all of $15,000, and it is questionable if anything, any-thing, other than the bare walls, will be Baved. The origin of the fire is entirely en-tirely unknown, and do reasonable cause can be given. On Friday, Mr. Burns says they bad a small lamp aud a caudie in ti e upper story while working among the barley, but that the lire originated from thif, is seriously questioned. Of course, there is talk of incendiary, but, as in reply to tbe other suggestions, sugges-tions, Mr. Burns says be has no idia whatever s to who would do it. The fire is still blazing hb we go to' pree?, though there is nothing left to save except tbe beer in the cellar, and to preserve this the firemen have 1 have concentrated their flTjrts. |