New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-11-01
RAILWAY NEWS.
A CONFEDERATION ON STATEN ISLAND.
DESTRUCTION OF MAYER AND BACHMANs LARGE
brewery AT CIIFToN-THE LOSS NEARLY

| A CONFEDERATION ON STATEN ISLAND.
| DESTRUCTION OF MAYER AND BACHMANs LARGE
BREWERY AT CuFToN-THE LOSS NEARLY
| 100000.
One of the most disastrous fires ever known
Staten Island broke out yesterday morning about
quarter past 10 in the immense brewery OF Mayer q
Bachman at Clifton. Tn fireman, Louis Becker, had
left the engine-rOom for few moments after banking
the fires in the furnaces when he observed large vol
ume OF smoke issuing from the roof OF the malt
shed and ice-house frame structures adjoining the
boer-house Flames quickly followed spreading with
astonishing rapidity, the inner woodwork OF the
brewery consisted of yellow pine and soon the fire was
beyond control. An alarm was Immediately sent ont,
but the local fire department did not arrive until
nearly half an hour later when it found that the
flames had communicated with the adjoining buildings
The brewery was provided with four fire pumps and
nearly 5000 feet Of hose and an attempt was made by
the employees OF the brewery to bring these into use
But the smoke and flames forced them to abandon their
operations almost they had begun. The pump
OF the artesian WELL which supplies the brewery with
water was in the midst of the names thus cutting off
Immediately the only available means OF obtaining
water The fire companies having soon exhausted the
supply obtained from the neghbOrng wells and cisterns'
were also obliged to cease there work on the burn
ing building and turn their attention to the sur
rounding dwelling houses. The inmates OF these
in state OF great excitement, and began to pack
up their household goods preparatory to removing them
The heavy brick walls Of the brewery and the recent
rains however kept these from being destroyed
by the flames. The fire ragged fercely for nearly two
hours, and the wind, which was blowing
strongly from the west scattered huge cinders and
burning freOrands the neigIboring houses. and
carried them oct into the bay, nearly quarter Of
mile distant.
Both the members 81 the firm in New
York when the fire broke out. aud did not
arrive at Staten Island until late in the afternoon,
when the buildings total wreck. The buildings
occupied nearly half an acre OF ground Two large
buildings, six stories in height used ice houses and
storage vans and recently erected at cost of $4,000
total Oss there being insurance upon them.
OF The other Oeses that stock including 200 tons OF
ice, 1000 bushels of malt aud barrels Of beer
$lSO, 600 and buildings machinery and fixtures
100000 more making total Of nearly half million
dollars. The buildings were insured in the Liverpool
and London and Globe and other companies for about
$2jOO0O. The only property eavcd is the stables which
contained sixty horses aud twenty-five large brewery
trucks. The books, papers and safe removed from
the office discovered. Mr.. MAYER intends 10
begin rebuilding ns soon "a possible. Meanwhile the
OF the firm will he conducted In the old Park
Brewery in SiOpeton The origin OF the fire is mys
terry. although It Is supposed to have started from the