Morning journal and courier., 1885-09-28
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 Saturday Nights R1k Fire. In Fair
 Haven - The DesfFuctlon Of The
 Quinnipx MGemPany's Brewery
 About 6 Insurance Messrs.
 Kends6 "a Spitt1er's Review of
 Shortl f 10 o'clock Saturday night as Watchma Bseph Hugo was going his rounds at the bfV kery of the Quinnipiac Brewing company, formerly Schleippman & Spittler's, situated oh the corner of East Pearl and River sts., Fair Haven, he discovered fire in the malt room, which is in the main build ing in the northeast corner of the second floor An alarm was sounded from box No. 75 and shortly afterwards a general alarm was given, bringing all the engines to the fire, which was raging iercely. The walls of the building above the basement are of wood of double thickness, coated between with tar, and made good food for the flames, which for long time baff1ed the efferts of the fremen, and not until the building was burnt to the ground was the ire got under control, and steamer No. did not leave the place until o'clock yester- day morning. The brewery was built about five years ago by 8 joint stock company. It was extensively constructed and cost S4O,- 000 It was three stories in height. An ice house one story higher was subsequently, put on, and the foundation of another addition was laid O few days ago. The work was done by Thomas F. Lowe. The firm Of SchleJpp- man 6 Spittler conducted the business until a few months ago, when they made an as- signment The equity in redemption was purchased by N. W. Kendall, of New York, for $5, 900. The property carried mortgages Zee f0 hnT7te e70 State of Connecticut holds the first mortgage, which is for S19, ,000. No fire had been kept nor light where the fire started, the origin of which is mystery. One theory enter tained is that the place was set on fire.
 About 10000 people witnessed the fire. As steamer was going around the corner ot Chapel street from East street the forward axle broke and the engine was upset. Driver Jackson was thrown from his seat to the ground, but he held on to the reins and stop ped the horses, escaping with few bruises. Engineers Read and Nash were thrown vio lently to the ground: Read dislocated his right shoulder and Nash sprained his right ankle badly.
 The members. of steamer who were badly injured at the accident on Saturday evening, the extent of their injuries at that time not being fully determined, were quite comfortable yesterday considering the nature of the injuries they sustained.
 
 shoulder was dislocated and who was badly shaken up, was removed yesterday to his pa rents' home in Allingtown, where he will re- ceive good care and be kept quiet.
 Samuel O. Nash, assistant engineer, whose ankle was dislocated and hip badly injured, is under treatment at his home 92S Grand street. He seems to be the worst hurt of the three. William Jackson's arm was badly sprained and swollen, but will proba- ply be all right in few days. MT. Jackson was the driver. Had he been strapped in his seat he would surely have been killed, as the position in which the engine fell indicat- ed. A series of accidents seems to have be- fallen this company in the last few weeks, as William Daley, another member of the com pany, was hurt about three months ago while responding to an alarm and had been laid off duty, having only just come on few days since. It is estimated by good judges that it will cost not less than $1 ,006 to repair damage to the steamer. The job of fighting the disabled steamer and taking it to Bigelow's shop for repairs was given to Smedley Brothers, and she now lays over in the shop pretty dilapidated looking affair.
 AS steamer 5 was disabled yesterday steamer overed the boxes steamer re- sponded to and steamer covered steamer 4's boxes.
 Assistant Engineer Wilbur A. Peck, of steamer 8, and Charles W. Gesner, of steamer 3, take the places of the injured engineers, and Hose Driver Phelps takes Driver Jack sons place. It will probably be some weeks before the injured engineers will be able to resume duty.
 Mr. Spittler went to New York yesterday morning on the o'clock train and returned last evening and met Mir Kendall and MT. Mr. Spittler left again for New York last night on the boat and returns this evening. Messrs. Kendall and Spittler owned most of the property burned. Mir. Kendall said the {Ia1 ha- tween S65, GOO and $70, ,000 and that policies to the amount of $10,000 expired recently and had not been renewed, and that the in- surance was all placed through Charles Will sons and Cannon's agencies. We estimate our loss, said MT. Kendall, "at $100,O The property was appraised after the assign rnent of Schleippman & Spittler few months ago at $109, ,O00."
 MT. Kendall inquired of Mir. Spittler as to the amount. MT. Spittler replied that the appraisers figures were almost $110, ,OOO. Continuing, MT. Kendall said: ''Our loss is serious, on the cessation of our business and the loss we sustain of our grip upon our GUS toners. Our trade is almost entirely in the New England States. The brewery was built and equipped in the best manner. MT. Spittler, who superintended the work, is one of the best in the country in that line His business was, for years previous to coming to New Haven, the building and fitting up of breweries, in which he is an expert. The equipment of the brewery was frst-class. The president of our company is William Northwood, of Detroit, Mich. He has small interest. Mir. Spittler is secretary and I am the treasurer. We cannot say yet definitely as to rebuild ing, but shall probably rebuild" MT. Ken dali had arranged to remove his family to Fair Haven this week, having secured the house No. POT Lloyd street. He has for years past resided in Brooklyn, N. Y.