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Show iriPlil) HIT l!V FIE Total Destruction This Morning of the Malt House of the Salt Lake Brewery. WERE IXSt llEIJ. Tho buildings and plant are owned jointly bv J. Morilz and Matt Culleu. At the moment when Chief Stanton definitely de-finitely assured the owners that the main structures were saved, they caused a telegram to be sent ordering new machinery ma-chinery and a complete new slock. A temporary plant will be in operation in less than one week. GKNIillOCS COMPETITOR. - Mr. Fisher, a rival brewer, condoled with Mr. Merit, and offered him assistance. assis-tance. "Moritz,". he said. "I have more stock on hand than I can use in a couple of weeks, and you are at liberty to send down and got a supply of grain sufficient to last you until your shipment ship-ment arrives." , APPHE('IATEI) KIXUNESS. 1 The police officers reporting off duty ut 7 o'clock this morning were ordered to the scene of the conflagration before they had time to refresh themselves with breakfast, and but few of the lire-men lire-men had at that hour partaken of thoir morning meal. When the flames were watered under control Mrs. Moritz and her mother Mrs. Louisson, of San Francisco, Fran-cisco, invited the police officers into her house where they were given a hearty breakfast. Boiled eggs, meat,' biscust and coffee were carried in abundance to the lire-men lire-men who were at the post of duty. The dainty and welcome viands restored to the men strength sufficient to return their thanks in cheers to the ladies. THE 1IREMEN. Messrs. Moritz and Culleu are enthusiastic enthu-siastic in praise of the work of the tire-men. tire-men. Said Mr. Moritz: "No tiro department de-partment in tho world could, I believe, produce the same number of men and do tho same service. The meu acquitted ac-quitted themselves noblv, and Mr. Stanton and Assistant Levy proved their courage and litness. The liromen endured such heat as would prostrate mauy men. If any person believes or entertains any doubt as to the efficiency of the Salt Lake department, I would like to whisper a few words of what I witnessed, and they would quickly bo-come bo-come undeceived.'"' ' THE INSURANCE. The loss is estimated at $50,000, aud is covered by insurance in the following agencies: Rogers agency, $3000; Fuller & Youug, 3000; Louis llyams, $15,000; Smith, oT)00; Grant & Co., $10,000; total, 37,000. . ; NOTES. Free beer given to those who labored was appreciated Chief Stanton lacerated the palms of both hands but minded not the pain, Tho brewery foreman marshalled the employees like a general, and they all performed good service. Although high pressure was maintained main-tained for six hours the hose proved strong aud did not burst once. Number one possesses among her firemen experienced nozzlemeu whom flaino or smoke could not drive back. The police did excellent service in preventing theft, and the encroachment encroach-ment of the crowds who witnessed the lire. . FIFTY THOUSAND DOLLARS LOSS. Excellent and Prompt Work by tiio Firemen Fire-men Prevents the Spread of tho Flames to Other Buildings. The southern annex of the Salt Lake brewery, comprising the mall; house and storage rooms, burned this morning, morn-ing, entailing a loss estimated by the owners at $j0,000. The Salt Lake is an extensive brew-, cry plant situated on the side of tho hill near the corner of Teulh East and Fifth South streets. The destroyed structure stood ou the northeast corner, and was of brick, five stories high, with a rear extension also of brick, one story high, aud used for storing malt and grain. THE Hl.AZE STARTS. A few moments after 7 o'clock this morning workmen noticed smoke coming com-ing from the dry room. The door of the room was forced open by tho men, who were greeted upon their entrance with a fierce wall of flame. An alarm was immediately sounded and tho well drilled employees quickly stretched tho brewery hose from the ice pond, about 100 yards east of the building. Not being provided, however, with a nozzle for the hose, tho stream did but little service. FIREMEN RESPOND. A telephone message to the lire department de-partment called a speedy response. Two teams were attached to the machines ma-chines and ten' minutes after receiving the notification Chief Stanton and his men were on the ground. Fortunately the ice ponds furnished an abundanco of water, and four streams, two from each engine, were being directed againsi the flames, which were by that tiino pouring from the building to such a height as to conviuco all that the main brewery building was doomed. "SAVE THE BREWERY," Mr. Moritz requested Chief Stanton to "save the brewery" as there appeared ap-peared nearly no prospect of saving anything contained in tho malt house or storage room. Chief Stanton on one side aud Assistant Assist-ant Levy stationed on the other, directed di-rected the tircmen who worked as if the property was their own and, if not saved, they would be ruined. A HOT FIRE. The malt burned like oil and emitted an intense heat. Tho smouldering barley bar-ley and other graiu produced a smoke so stifling at every few moments the men at work were forced to retreat bo-, yond its bounds to procure air. They would no sooner inhale a few draughts of tho comparatively cooling atmosphere atmos-phere than they would rush back to relieve re-lieve their fellows. ROOFS BLOWN AWAY. The iutense heat soon caused a heavy wind and the tin coverings of the roofs were rolled up and blown to the ground like so much chaff. This fact presented pre-sented another danger as sparks were living in all directions. Brewery employes em-ployes were stationed on the roof of the adjoining buildings and wherever a spark would light would dash a bucket of water. The liromen repeatedly wet d jwn the roofs and exposed portions of the buildings, but the water would seemingly no suouer touch than it was converted into steam by the heat. HARD WOKlt TELLS. After nearly au hour of almost superhuman super-human labor, some hope was expressed that the brewery would be saved. In another half hour all doubt was removed re-moved when Chief Stanton ordered till streams to be directed against the smouldering timbers lying in a blackened black-ened mass in the cellar of the completely com-pletely gutted structure. All day streams were employed in preventing another outbreak of the flames ami in extinguishing the smouldering lire in tho malt and 'grain. THE WALLS STOOD IT. The brick walls remain standing but the east wall during tho prevalence of the high wind tottered several times and threatened to fall. They will have to be torn down however as they aro too badly damaged to sustaiu tho weight of a new structure. . WHAT WAS LOST. j In the burned building about forty I men were employed in brewing. , The building contained tho engine and boiler, brewing kettle, mash tubs and malt plates. These were totally destroyed. de-stroyed. All tho appliances usual or necessary! in an establishment of this kind were also burned, and boor of a large value ready for shipping was destroyed. The boilers aud engines were almost new and had been put in at a cost in the neighborhood ' of $30,000. Absolutely nothing in the building was saved ex'-cept ex'-cept a few empty beer kegs which were rolled down into the street. THE ORIGIN. The blaze is Relieved by several of the workmen engaged in the third story of the building at the time of the discovery, to have started under the malt plates, where an accumulation of dust or graiu became ignited by the heat alwavs maintained under tho plates. Others' are of tho opinion that the fire was the result of combustion in the drying room. WATER SUPPLY. The brewery owners are extremely fortunate for-tunate that they possessed in the convenient conve-nient neighborhood ice reservoirs containing con-taining sufficient water. The reservoir where the two city engines were stationed sta-tioned is about 150x150 feet and contained con-tained about six feel of water. At noon i today the tax on this supply, had re- j dueed the depth of the water nearly ! two feet. ' j ....... - . is . ..... . t'. ,-. , |