, 1866-04-10
DESTRUCTIVE FIRE.
Burning Of Henaber:'a Brewery n 50
F1n1. L0a. $50 900.

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PRn1. Lo4. $4,000.
From tie ST. Psul P,oueer, april 1atl
We briefly mentioned In yesterday u1orn.
iDe's Pioneer the destruction Of Bensberg's
Brewery By fire, but owing to the laleneas' oi
the hour at which the fire occurred, aud the
distance from our etflee, We were unable to
give any particulars. No ataEm was given BY
our fire bells, as 1he lateness OF the hour md
the remoteness Of the fire ,Was thought to
render any efectual MD Of no avail. the build.
Ing being wrapped in flames when first discov-
cred here.
The origin Of the Ere is as yet undermined.
Mr.. F. 4. Renk, The lessee OF the brewery,
says that they had been brewing during tho
day, and had the cooling vat full OF beer.
About half past ten O'Clock they examined
the vat to see il the beer Vas cool enough to
draw off, Finding that II WINS not quite cool
ed, they waited awhile. In very few minutes
after this, Mr.. Renz heard or saw the fire IN
an upper room where no fire had been used
this winter, and, indeed, had never been used
When first noticed By hfn It was very small,
and could easily have been quenched, had
water been At hand that moment. Be-
fore he could. give the alarm, however,
mud return with wafer, the flames had
gained such headway that Il was impossible
to check them. 4 tank near the roof had
been constructed alter the fire year ago,
and hose were on hand to attach to it, but
tAe neaI aua taPlu P1oX1Gss u kAe uie cuL Oh
access to it. The whole force OF the brewery,
eight men In all. went vigorously to work to
Q1ench the fire, but in q very few moments
saw the game was up. They then turned
their attention to saving what Dovahles they
could, and In releasing The cattle and horses,
OF which there we're 100 head, while Mr. REM
endeavored to remove his furniture and
household effects, which we're in the residence
attached to the building, IN which he par.
liaIlv succeeded.
The fames sped On IN their work Of destruc.
ton, and In about two hours. what was be-
fore the finest brewery and distfllesy m the
Northwest, WIS bnt heap Of blncke1ed aud
ernmblInsg ruins, and smoking ashes, q sad and
melancholy sight.
The +" North Mississippi Brewery" waa built
IN 1853 by Charles Rauch, Esq, OF this city.
careful manner About eighteen months af-
terwnrd be sold the premises to the BenEberg
Brothers for ~, ,000. This was when proper
ty and material was at it, lowest rate. The
BenzbeIg's added to its capacity and sfze
nearly every year sipee then. Inst season q
stone addition was built At q cost Of Sit, ,000,
and very much new machinery added.
had very complete set Of machinery 70,
brewing, there WAS full and finely equipped
d1st11lery, with the stills, ETC., Of the best and
most improved workmanship, and 9rist and
feed mill with two run OF burEs. The ma
chinery was propelled by hne steam engine
which, being IN shed detached from ths
main building, was saTed, and was about al
that was saved. The brewery and machinery
was valued at about 545, 900 before it was de-
judges that at present prices Of material and
labor, 1t could not really be rebuilt aud
equipped FOX much greater aum-perhap:
3GD, 600 or sc, ,0M.