Deseret Evening News | 1897-09-23 | Page 1 | Big Brewery Plant Burned

pill ltltEIItV PIANT nUINm IH I J1iNT I John On1 1O1hiloiloluellt at IIroties Or tip In blitk I Tncrovie WIN Sept 23Early this ng morning fire Was dlecoVered fan roof I ot the brew hou e of John Ound Drew I Ing tornnn > 8 plant The nlghtwatch man turned In the alarm and although every tire company fn the city r Inled nothing but th bare walls ot one ot the mos extnlve malting and brewing alnlllflm In the northonest remains The root and In n11 woodwork were dry as tinder and Ottnht I the flames spread rapldlv to the other buildings of the Plant The malthouse I contained several carloads of malt and about B 100 bush Is of birleyvvhlch was totally dtrod The cold storage contained about 1 000 bbl of beer which Is also des Irojed The total loss will exceed S300 000 about half of which Is covered by insurance Tile plant will be rebuilt The output out-put of the brewery woa 100000 bhls a War and It employed about ICO men I was founded In JIM