The evening world., 1891-07-31
EVERARD'S BREWERY ABLAzE.
Spontaneous Combustion Caused a
Loss This Morning of $4,000,
In the Same Locality as the Three
Previous Mysterious Fires.

Another strange fire occurred in the Ever
ard Brewery at IL East one Bundred and
Thirty-third street a few minutes before
O'Clock this morning.
Each OF the three ;3rmer fres ut this brew
cry In the last few months was caused by an
explosion of some substance in the grain
grinding department. but this time It started
without auy previous warning, though exactly
in the same locality as It's predecessors.
No person was injured. The damage to the
building and stock is about $4,000.
How the fire started nobody seems to know.
During the past three weeks workmen have
been building an observatory above the roof
from the seventh floor.
The building has a frontage OF 100 feet on
One Hundred and Thirty-third street and
runs back to one Hundred and Thirty-second
street. The main floor Of the building is used
for the grinding and storing OF grain, while
on the lower floors are ale and beer ferment-
ing watts.
owing TO some misunderstanding the brick
layers and tinsmiths engaged In building the
observatory did not get to work at o'clock
this morning. Thus no one was In danger.
IL was 7.46 O'Clock when smoke was seen
Issuing from the roof at the northeast corner
one OF the bricklayers gave the alarm from
the special hre signal In the Olllce and nn-
other from the box at the corner OF one Hun
drcd and Thirty-tifth street and Fifth avenue
When three engines and two hook and lad
der companies arrived, It looked as II the
whole building was In flames
Employees OF the brewery had meanwhile
rallied In force to the system OF fire hose rum
ming throughout the building, aud three
streams We're directed towards the upper
story.
The big engine that drives all the machinery
In the brewery was Stopped and the four
lines Of the fire engines were run through the
building.
1t required but halr an hour for the flremen
to get control OF the tirc. The flames were
confined to the front portion Of the seventh
flcor and the ROOF, though an elevator SHAFT
for q few minutes served as conductor to
the lower floors, but did not cause much dam
age.
The wood work, roof and a portion OF the
considerably damaged as well as a portion Of
the machinery and some newly ground
wheat.
Water drenched the entire building going
through the floors
Supt. Dam, OF the brewery, told an EvESING
WORLD reporter that there was nothing OF a
cOmbus iblc nature on the seventh floor at
the point where the fire broke out and there
was no employee there at the time.
The police believe, however, that the fire
was the result Uf spontaneous combustion In
flying particles Of ground malt.
Within a year three explosions have OC-
Cured in this building each Followed by fire
and attended by injury to some Of the men at
work.
The first explosion occurred about a year
ago and was followed by another in few
days. July last an explosion blew out the
windows Of the malt house and three EN-.
ployees We're severely injured.
The third explosion took place last Wednes.
day morning III room on the seventh door
causing IRE which was, however, quickly
put out.
James Kennedy, an employee, was badly
burned about the head and face.
An Investigation has been made Of the ex.
| plOsiOnS which were found to be due to spOn.
taneOus combustion OF the fine malt dust
which tlllS the rooms.