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Show THE BBEWERV BLAZE. Anotbrr (o lite U.t icf Vctn:ctlie FTrci Ttii ti"ue Jlorltz A Cullec, owner- of tlie Salt IirtCe Bruwery, are the victims. All seemtd ijuitt in Uie brevreryat the corutrof Fifth .-"oulli ail J Tenth last streelt tliis niornins at T o'clotlt 'tlitU the men came tloun frctn breakfatt. A moment ?ft-.rvard the shout of Are wai ntrsed, and a glance at the second sec-ond story of the -outh wing slmwral tliat the pla.-c as iu Xlanw-, which were shooting out of the n forfiws and lapping t!e era"". The centre of the lie- "xas around tlie malt eeYs5r. but to cjuickly had the l&ite spread that it looked as though the n hole structure and Its contents wt re doomed. Immediately u.wv J!o.ering the lirea tt-Iqhcrr niejiage tins sent to tlie fra dejarlmeut, aud tlie ala-r Was Mounded. It I nearly near-ly tu o miles from the hall, but the lirtintn mth the hose cart nnd sttamer nndo tscelltnt time. Soon aftertt-ard atiethtr Knttiu came along. At the foot of tlie steeii hill ieadi ug up to the bn w cry the htfrsf ' were M-ppttS, t-inj; ttnii-'e to get up the ffratte Hul1 (j,t. gnat toad "Jehin'J thiui. Another An-other team a-as procured, aud thett- SjUligot the engines iuto position. In about twenty niinulis Irom ivuiiiiing tliealanu. the water was throw noil the buiIJiug cr quick work under tliecircumstauces. The llremen were few in number too few for the work in h.uit!- Mit they went at it with a tilll. Tin. cornice aud -tep& of the central jrjr-tiou jrjr-tiou of Uie brc t ry ,lhe destruction of which would almost have ruined Uie itTuprittori linauc-ally were blaziug, aud hire tlie "!rtt illorts were directed. Tlicre ttas no hook and laddtr tmtk at liand, but by means of liorroweil ladders lad-ders access was gained to thf :oof, the hrK,e was drawn "p, and soon the flames werfjU4lit tiack to the pjrtiouof the iKiiltliugw litre the Jiad eigiuated. Wlitn tins work ad been accomplished. thtrt!;a I great fetliiigot nlitf. I In the south winj, t"ie portion to which the fi- was now coulined, tlie w l.ol- it Ihe upper floor and part of the first story was buruW 1 t'hitf Stanton has prufittsj l. past experience, aud this tlal? he went I at tin lire in fir---ass -ti Ie. Three i streams of i-ter which w'asobiaiuoil j from W ice imd by the steamers uero turned on the burciug ni.t, ' and tin. lire was fought r' liuse I quatter-. Uy this n-.-nS it was prevented pre-vented from jTS.ndiii. and evtn tlie cliirrt' "loor of jart of the upper -tjry was extinguished. In abotitan hour the blaze was fully under control, though from that time on the men Ind a great ileal ef hanl work. Tlie lower lloor iu the tail rt of the smith wing was protrttetl Irom tlie llamc, ai.il was kepi ns rl-ar from niders and rmuVf a tvas iv.-sihle iv.-sihle undtr the rirtumstauec. itut Uieintet se lieftl damaged tlie jtrsln and mslt o that they .ire alr.iojt an entire lis for brcv lag ijrjw-t-. L'p to three oc!ec!; t'-is afternoon Major Ma-jor .-tantcn and 111 s men were at work, and at tliat hour were atoul fagged out. but all tlanser -jr: iased. They Libop-.l lard auj w ell, and are deserving of credIL As to the c&jio of the lire, there ishtt!eJoubtthatittassnutaueous ccrabuilion in the malt in the ilr-vator ilr-vator shalt. Xo fire was kept near there and only electric light 1- used in Uie building. lvcn tht-e were not in u, as it had ln.cn davlizht for two hour. Jlr. Montz jilsces liU !os rl not le-othauSSit,Oi).l. The s-wlh wing ot the, building ctyttsUOOO, and this is tlanu-ged to the extent ot slam Sln,UW. The re- u-aiiarar of the lo-s is on macliimry and sloik. In the ejecittment Mr. i Moritz may put his ilamages Slo.ouo too high, tail they ate vtry heavy. It ! pro! aible that the iniirime will come near covering thim. |
