Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-06-06
BEER BREWERY BURNED.
THE OLD sCaGNBEKGER PROPERTY


Dosch's Brewery Destroyed ana His New
Hotel Damaged-Dr. j. A. e. keed
Burned Gut, and Adjoining Pro-
perties Injured.
Yesterday afternoon about twenty min
utes before five o'clock the old brewery
| Qormerly ShGnberger's) in of Dosch's new
hotel, North Queen street above Orange,
was discovered to be in flames. An alarm
was promptly sounded, but SO combustlble
was the old building and its contents, that
before the firemon could get up steam the
interior of the brewery was mass of
flames. A brisk wind was blowing and in a
very brief space of time the fire spread to the
back buildings of Dosch's and to SDyder's
and DR.. J. A. E. Reeds properties. It be-
ing impossible to save the brewery the
firemen directed their efforts to saving
adjoining property. The first line Of hose
was laid through Dosch's bar-room by
engine No. and did good service in pre-
venting the entire destruction of tho now
| bodybuilding. Tho second line was laid by
steamer No. through DR.. Reeds yard,
over his balcony and into the garrett of the
back building, which abutted against the
burning brewery. The third line OF hose
was laid by steamer No. 2 through Snyder s
bar-room to the yard in rear thereof, and
soon quenched tho flames that had at
tackled his rear balcony, and then threw
a constant stream upon the brewery and
Dosch's back building. The fourth line
of hose was laid by steamer No. 3, from
Orange street to the roof of Amos Miley's
back-bui!ding, the object being to get
water into DR.. Reeds back garret. The
fifth line of hose was laid through Dosch's S
bar-room, and played upon the burning
brewery.
The brewery was of brick, two stoIes
high, 50 feet wide and 30 feet long, and
covered with slate roof. 1t had large
lattice windows facing Snyder's garden.
1t contained all Of Mr.. DOsch's furniture
which was stored therein for safe. keeping
since tho 1st of April last. It was Mr..
Dosch's intention to remove IL into the
new hotel to day, but he waited !. day too
long. The brewery and tho furniture arc
i total loss together with about S25 worth
of tools belonging to Jacob BiEkala. the
builder. There is an insurance on the
brewery of $3.50 in the Newark insurance
company, and $1,000 on tho furniture, in
the North German. of New York, which it
is believed will almost cover the loss. Mr..
DOsch has also an insurance on the now
building of 81, $50 each in the National
of New Yock and tho Buffalo German of
New York, of all which companies Allan
A. Herr & Co. arc the local agents. 1t is
believed that 5000 will cover tho loss on
the new building. Tho balcony, doors;
window frames and other woodwork are
badly charred, and the glass broken.
During the progress Of the fire there was
an explosion in the second story of tho
back building which sounded almost as
InrrI oc I'm no,o ~ t.
caused by the hot air becoming compressed
between the tin roof and the ceiling. The
ceiling finally gave way with a laundering
sound, the plaster, lath and even some
larger woodwork flying in all directions,
shattering the windows, and cracking the
walls in two or three adjoining rooms.
The most stubborn portion of the fire to
extinguish was that in DR.. Reeds resi-
denca. The flames from the burning
brewery had crept in between the roof
and the ceiling of tho back garret,
and it was almost impossible to get
at them. The building is covered
with slate, put on over an old shingle
roof. This combustiblc material
fed the flames which gradually extended
ali along the roof Of the back building and
reached that Of the front. The smoke was
SO blinding that it was almost impossible
for the tiremen to get near the fire. Holes |
were finally cut in the top of the wall ad-
joining Mr.. Miley's residence, and
a flood of water was thrown into |
the house. At al early stage of |
the fire it was seen that this would |
be necessary, active measures wcrc taken |
to remove DR.. Reeds furniture, most of |
which was gotten out in mo1e or less |
damaged condition, and carried to places |
of safety, much of it being stored |
in Mr.. Lowell's horse collar factory.
Dr.. Reeds mother is an invalid, and rs |
she was removed from the doomed build |
ing much sympathy was expressed for |
her /; and much admiration for the younger |
ladies of the family for the nerve and judg- |
ment they displayed in experimenting the |
removal of tho furniture. In less time |
than it has taken to write it the roof of |
DR.. Reeds house was badly burned, the |
building was drenched from garret to Gel |
lar, tho wallpaper soaked from the walls, |
the plaster lOosened from the ceilings, and |
much other damage done. The extent of |
the loss has not yet been ascertaincd. DR.. |
Reed holds a policy of insurance for |
$4,000 with the Philadelphia assurance
company, of which B. F. Shenk is local
agent : that will more than cover the loss |
ON the building but on his furniture he |
has no insurance.
Adjoining DIR. Reeds residence is the |
residence of Amos Miley. Tho damage !
here will not exceed $500, the principal
damage by fire being tho outhouses, the |
fences, and the rear of the back building.
There is some loss by water and the gar
den is badly tramped down. The loss is
covered by insurance in the Reading mu-
tual, Of which G. E. Vent is agent.
Much interest was felt as the flames ap-
preached Miley's house, as it was known |
to many of his friends and acquaintances |
that he was at the time lying helpless in |
bed.
The loss to Mr.. Snyder's property on the |
north of Dosch's is not more probably than |
5000. The back balcony is a good deal |
burned, the large awning over the summer
garden is damaged, some of tho fruit |
trees arc burned to death, almost all tho |
flowers arc ruined, and the "Jumbo'
fence recently erected is partly burned.
Had it not been for this fence which acted |
as screen against the flames it IS moro
than likely that Mr.. Snyder's property
would have suffered much more severely.
The origin of the fire is unknown, but is
believed to have been of incendiary origin,
as there had been no fire in the brewery
for long time past. Mr.. Dosch was in
the brewery taking nap about half an
hour before the flames broke out. and was
awakened by Frank Reiker, who had some
business with him. At that time cyery-
thing appeared safe, and almost before
these gentlemen had finished their busi-
ness in the bar room tha alar,,, WOO ,,;yo,, |