New-York tribune., 1896-12-28
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70 FIGHT rIG BLAZE NJ RrpGEwoop ANo
cor INTO TROUBLE TROLLEY CARS
MALT Axp BEER DESTROYED
r.,ncd bv stin northeast wind. destruc"Ve
o. r,,.,nr n damage of nearly soooo. swept over
| that portion Of Ridscwo0d which dl'l''S !-,s
.our,v and Kings and tho irc Nas 30 ihre'ten'ns
that IA. entire Fire Department ~ the Pastor" w,
trlrt Of Brooklyn was summoned Ns -.
| ,bcrs was an oll-iime nght between 'n' ''s''"'
nr,men Of Brooklyn and the volunteers OF 3"s'.s
rountv and the men and boys who run WIZ ns
,asheen' I'm tho country parts i'sn'WH VT Wv
rout ~ The lasi-namcd faction and h"rSihS P ".
,.,,,,,rs vho turned the hose on th"ir volunteer
brethren II WIS reminder of the oli'n nn'S '"
many OF the nre veterans WHO enjoyed 'n' "'"''
for a time, and then turned their attention " s"'
DUNG the fire. a., ,..,.,,
George Goodman superintendent oi the f'''"
District Of the Brooklyn Heights Railroad a.
o,cIock WAS sitting in the Office OF the company
with the trackmast.r. when he saw volume o'
smoke pouring from the carhous's ahjom"N '"e
Office. The building .s - feet in height Win =
front Of i25 feet and 20 feet deep There are es"
sections they are called. OF railro'" ""ons' ".
there were eoo cars including summer ana 'iosea
oar. stored i'm the she'd IT bitterly cola, An"
the wind was steady. but the conductors anh motor
men plackiy went TO work and manaseh 10 se' o'.
all except ten OF the open cars. TWO OF III" 'oe''
cars and two OF the sand cars
street. about sixty feet wide. and The brewery OF
Wclz a. Zerweck was on fire. the flames attacking
the icehousc "A building eighty-iVe feet IN MFr'e'
ave- and thirty-nve feet high. the icehouse va"
mainly built OF brick. with IN addition oi i'""s
and was stored with malt. 800 bags. ana 'a's.
number Of kegs Of beer Four alarms were sen.
In by Assistant chief John Perry. and spee"'
call making the alarm general one sunimoh'"s
chief Engineer Dale aud all the district engineers
I'm the Eastern District together with Fire 'o"'
missioner Bryant. and Drs. Smith ana pe io"s'
and an ambulance from 81 'athe;ines hosp'a"
The Queens County Fire Department also re-
snondsd with Maspeih Steam Engine company
NO I; Fearless Hand Engine No :. Of Middle VI.
age. Wandowenock No |. of Newtown. nan"
engine of which Charles i. White. Editor OF Ihe
Ncwtown dong island Register - foreman
look dnd Ladder No. !. of Maspeth. and ivanhos
Hook and Ladder Company No. 10. of Glendale. a"
of The Volunteer Fire Department.
The BROOKLYN nrsmen were in possession of the
fire. with the police of the Twentieth Precinct uh-
dor charge OF Sergeant Wlthcrs. to keep back the
crowd They had their streams on the nie ""e"
the Queens County uremen arrived. enc "i'r w,
other The latter were accompanied 10y an cNci'e'
throng of countrymcn. who attempted to los"'
the Brooklyn hremen. and materially ln''''''.'
with the iattcrs work The police drov" back '"s
mob and the country hremen were Stauoh'' ."
the ION Of the sheds at the rear OF the hre"ery'
while the Brooklyn meu fought the fre from w.
top OF the brewery and the icrhous'' Se'e'a'
streams of water We're played or the Queens ou",
nremen. who gamely held ON. however VIM" '"'.
ro,s,ed on one side and froye on The o'her pa'
unaliy gave way TO the superior hre-nghins apP~'
ratus OF the city, - ,.. 40. ..x.d hut
The main building OF the brewery was sa'su. ,os Ss
the sheds we're destroyed. In nghtng me nrs ~ ~
or,man had 10 cut a s.xtcen-inch hole tnroukn w.
hrrk wall OF the main building. through the pa'r pi
Ing wall and Into the icehousc to Hood the in,e,v s
The ,a ma ge to the brewery buildings, stoch "s.
,hinerv and stores more than sooco. anu ~. :.
sheds and rolling stock of the railroad comP'"'
between $500 and $4,000 . . x,s,rs
Patrick j. LAWN. a fireman attscnsd 10 t'nsss ses
Company No a. at De KALI and Thtocp aNss,
rbiia atiemptinc TO mount ladder leaning sgainsI
the brewery wall slipped on the ice ana le'i "a 81,
Cathcrne's Hospital and then taken 10 ms ho.s.