Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1890-06-24
TIE BREWERY BLAZE.
Another 10 the list CT destructive
FIRES

! Tnf zine Aioritz & Cullen, own
err Of the salt Ilase Brewery, are
the victims, Al scented quiet in
The brewery It the corner Of Fifth
south and Tenth East streets this
morning ut 7o'clock when the men
came down from breakfast. 4
moment sf}eTward the shout Of fire
was Hsised, and n glance at the sec
e'td story Of the south wing showed
that the place was in flames, which
were shooting ogt Of the wfndaws
and tapping the ,-cUE. The centre
Of the fir . as around the malt
elevate, bat 50 quickly had the
b'sEe spread that ii looked as though
the whole structure and its contents
were doomed.
Immediately uPUr discovering
the Grea telephone tiessage was sent
10 the re department. and the
aiaVr, was sounded. Ii Is near
ly two miles from the hall. hut the
iiremen with the hose cart aud
steamer made excellent time. Soon
afterWarl another Steamer came
along. At the foot Of the steep biil
leading up T. the brew ery the horse
were stcgpec, heiu- rrsi.ig 10
get up the grace with the
great lJai 5ehiui them. An
otheE team vas procured, and
the two span got the engines into
position. In about twenty minutes
from sounding the alarm, the water
was thrown on the building-yery
quick work under the circumstances.
The iiremen were few in number
Toe few for the work in hand-ggt
they went at il with n viii. Fine
coEnice anu steps OF the central pyr-
lion Of the brewery, the destruction OF
which would almost have ruined
the pTOprietoTs financially were
blazing, and here the Crst efforts
were directed. There was no
hook and lauder truck at hand.
tut hy means Of borrowed lad
GSrs access was gained 10 the .OoI. /
the hose was drawn ssS. and soon
the flames were f5Ight back 10 the
portion al size building where they /
had originated. When this work .
lad been accomplished, there W.- a I
sreat feeling OF relief.
In the south wing, the portion to 4
which the firr vas now confined, /
the wEols = The upper floor and part [
% the first story was burning
thief Stanton has prJiiIeG ~ past 1
experience, and this time he went /
n the fire IN iiT@'-'-.as~ style. Three
streams Of w-ter which was obtaincd
from t!'- ice pond by the steamers,
We turned Oh the burning mas.,
ami the fire was fought >. close
quarters. BY this n.e--s L was pre-
vented from spreading. and even |
The Ch3rHga .iOOr Of part Of the 4
upper story was eXtinguished. In
it-c'5t an hour the blaze was fully
Under control. though from that
time on the man md a great deal eg /
hard work.
The lower floor in the east Part Of !
The snE.n wing was protected from
-he flames, aud was KEEP; as clear
from cinierS and salJhc a. was hos
slh!e under jhc circumstances. But I
the inte-se hee' damaged tac gvsin
.Hi mSlt 80 that they ar a,-rast an
entire los for brewing rl:ipuses. Up Z
10 three U'cicCk t'lis afternoon Ma
ur Stanton sad his men Were at
vors, anu Al that hour were about
-gsed cut, but all danger We
passed. They lab1r.i ha-d and
well, and are dese-"iHg Of credit.
As q the r1Gse OF the fire. there
S little iCubt that twas spontaneous
'CrluU-tiun in the malt in the el=-
-ator shaft. No Ere was kept near
here ami only electric light j. used
p the uuildiug. Even these were
DOT ia Use, A. T. had been daylight I
or two hours.
Mr.. Norltz places his los Z not
Is, than Ssp,glH. The south wing
4 the building cost -I4 OJl, ana
MS Is daH-E-i 10 the cxtcu.
u about Sln.OgG. The re-
Egigg!vT Of the loss Is on machinery
.ni stock. In the excitement Mr..
dOritZ may pat his damages SlU.ODO I
0o high, hut they aIr very heavy.
L j. probable that the insurance will 1
-ume near covering them.