Democratic Sentinel, Volume 13, Number 28, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 2 August 1889 — A BIG BREWERY BURNED. [ARTICLE]

A BIG BREWERY BURNED.

A 8300,000 Loss by Fire at Fort Wayne. Fort Wayne, Ind., July 17.—At 9 o’clock Tuesday evening the extensivebrewery works of C. L. Centlivre & Co., known as the “French brewery,” took fire from a cigar carelessly thrown in the malt house. The works were entirely destroyed. The loss will reach $300,000, with only $50,000 insurance, Monday a representative of an English syndicate was here and offered $400,009 for the plant and negotiations were about closed and would have been compeleted this week. Three employes in trying to save thebooks were severely injured by the explosion of an ammonia tank. AlexanderDuaing’s left leg was torn off;.Charles Noll, Chicago, was badly burned about the body and will probably die. Charles Yonkers’ left arm was broken and amputation will be necessary. The injured were taken to St. Joseph’s hospital. The works are two miles uorth of this: city and the fire department could not get there in time to control the flames. Brownlee has just thrown thenotes of a speech from his pocket when> a gust of wind blows them into a pool of water. Brownlee—See that speech go for the water! Smithson—Yes, it was so awfully dry.— Drake’s Magazine. .