New-York tribune., 1873-03-12
TIE FIRE RECORD.

IN BROOKLYN A BREWERY BURNED - Loss
ABOUT 10O,0O0-TwO MEN INJURED.
About noon, yesterday, the large fve-story
brick agerbeer brewery Of Casper Ig al Lorimer ana
schoessts Brooklyn, E. d. took fire. and after burning
for three hours entirely destroyed notwithstanding
the efforts Of the Fire Department 70 eTtingush the
flames Dense volumes Of smoke were first discovered
issuing from the windows the upper floors Of the east
end of the building used for the storage Of ioe The
fremen with three steam engines, who responded 70
the first alarm found 10 be inadequate TO the work
OF subduing the flames. and two other alarms were
sounded. 20 which the reserve force promptly re-
,ponded Immediately on their arrival the hremen
carried their line OF hose up the stairways into
the upper Hoors and while at work were suddenly
shut of from the entrance by the raging flames and thick
smoke The hose also took IRE the stairs and the men
feared that they would be burned TO death Their com
rades outside shouted TO them TO come down, which
they finally managed 10 do by throwing themselves on
their hands and following the line of the charred hose
Had they remained in the building few seconds more
they would have been lost. Another man. william E.
Jenkins a tin roofer who working in the cehouse
WAS al 80 cut off from the by the flames and smoke,
and then jumped from window. His clothing sat
urated with benzne which he had been using took fire.
burning him horribly. BE was caught By some hrenen
on ladder the burning shreds had been torn
from his body he conveyed 70 his residence No. l54
+ sAInslie-st., where he will probably die.
The walls OF the ice-nouse lined with cork and
shavngs and burned readily. The floors below used as
vathouse contained 5000 kegs OF beer. all Of which
was allowed the floors and out into the gut
ters The building IT'S by 50 feet in SIZE ana the roof
was surmounted by large cupOa. Other portions Of
the building were used offices and stables. The
building had Just been rebuilt the site Of burned
in september last and the owner overcome by
the destruction of business that he fell into at and
was carried TO his home az No. 60 5ehoesst The ice
house where the fire originated, preparing for
large supply Of beer for Summer consumption, and Jen
kins who was cementing portion Of the floor, fooshy
placed spirit lamp a Of benzine. causing
explosion.
The loss is estimated at 100000 building stock and
machinery The insurauoes $ follows Citizens
Company, 1850; Phenix, $780, Continental. A,525
Yonkers tl325 LenOx. A325 National, s4325 Stand
ard t4s2s Empire City, s,525 Clinton. A.s25 Brew
ers' and Maltsters As2S Germana. $3.50; Guardian
s4S2s Adriatic, $aS25 LOrillard, tS25 Safeguard
s4.s25 Hoffman, A,525 total. ss2.l75
Mr. jenkins states that he cementing the floor
with rubber cement. and used nsphtha aud benZne TO
in the material. he had globe lamp which he placed
on the floor while working. strong vapOr arising
from the cement and the Of benzne, and suddenly
An explosion occurred. caused by the taking fire
from the lamp He tried to put the fire with his hat
and bag but was badly burned while doing so. When
he got out on the he found that his hands
fire. and put them into pail OF water TO exnguish the
aames Henry Lanken, a workman who Was assisting
TO extingush the fire. cut OFF from the by the
smoke and Jumped from third story window to Of
the surrounding sheds, breaking his shoulder. He
removed TO the hospital.
AT NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. OF LIFE.
INDIANAPoLIs, March 11-Midnight.-The
Woodburn sarven Co.'s wheel works are now burning
and will probably be total loss. Chief Fire Engineer
Daniel Gazier instantly killed by falling wall