![]() That same year, he formed a partnership with Schmidt and incorporated the Fuhrmann and Schmidt Brewing Company. Schmidt and his brother, Frank, studied the dry goods business and established a general store, which they operated until 1896, when Max moved to Shamokin. He received his education in his native country and in 1877 came to America, first living in New York, then Shenandoah. Max Schmidt was born in Schlawe, Prussia (now Germany), on Dec. In 1895, Fuhrmann moved to Shamokin and began negotiations to purchase Eagle Run Brewery from Markle. Founder Charles Kaier bought Fuhrmann’s stock and terminated his employment. Kaier Company, a popular brewery in Mahanoy City.īy 1885, Fuhrmann, who had accrued $25,000 in company stock, sued Kaier for not properly managing the brewery while he was on vacation in Germany. The following year he became a salesman, then plant superintendent for Chas. He received his education there, later moving to Dubois, Pa., in 1883. Philip Henry Fuhrmann was born in Frankenthal, Germany, on June 16, 1863. Around that time, Markle began manufacturing what would later become F&S beer. In December 1871, Martin Markle purchased the brewery from the Douty family and made extensive improvements. Douty started Eagle Run Brewery, a small ale and porter producer situated at the base of two mountains across Route 61 from what is today the west end of Tharptown. Fuhrmann, the origin of F&S beer actually dates to 1854, when Thomas Richards and John B. ![]() Founded in 1896 by German immigrants Max Schmidt and P.H. SHAMOKIN – Many businesses have come and gone since Shamokin was incorporated in 1864, though only a few are as memorable as Fuhrmann and Schmidt Brewing Company. Origin of F&S Beer dates to mid-19th century company endured for decades More: Empress of Ireland Fuhrmann and Schmidt Brewing Company ![]() Numerous books have been written about the sinking of Empress of Ireland and several films and documentaries have been made. The Canadian government has passed legislation to protect the site. Many artifacts from the wreckage have been retrieved, some of which are on display in the Empress of Ireland Pavilion at the Site historique maritime de la Pointe-au-Père in Rimouski, Quebec. The wreck lies in 40 metres (130 ft) of water, making it accessible to divers. (The transcontinental CPR and its fleet of ocean liners constituted CPR’s self-proclaimed “World’s Greatest Transportation System”.) Empress of Ireland had just begun her 96th sailing when she sank. The liner, along with her sister ship Empress of Britain, was commissioned by Canadian Pacific Steamships (at that time part of the Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR) conglomerate) for the North Atlantic route between Quebec and Liverpool in England. The number of deaths is the largest of any Canadian maritime accident in peacetime.Įmpress of Ireland was built by Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering at Govan on the Clyde in Scotland and was launched in 1906. Of the 1,477 people on board, 1,012 died. RMS Empress of Ireland was an ocean liner that sank in the Saint Lawrence River following a collision with the Norwegian collier SS Storstad in the early hours of. There was an exposition about the Empress of Ireland in the Canadian Museum of History. ![]() How are you? Do you think that the origin of my bottle (wine? Beer?) from wreck of the Empress of Ireland can be Fuhrmann and Schmidt Brewing Company? What do you think about that? Here is the story of this American company (see file attached). The inscription seems to be F & S L T P S T HĬourriel: Francine Saint-Laurent | Bienvenue E-mail #2 I was wondering if you could help me to find the origin of this bottle and the name of the brewery? There is some photos: I took some pictures of the bottle and the inscription on the bottom of the bottle. Lawrence River in 1912 and had 1,012 victims. This bottle was a part of the débris left from the wreck of the Empress of Ireland. What do some of you beer bottle collectors think? It’s also neat to see her try to solve her mystery. Another example of how every bottle has a story and how we connect with these great pieces of history. Let’s look at her e-mails and see if we can help her out. The e-mails also referenced the Empress of Ireland which rang a long forgotten bell in my mind. Recently I received a couple of e-mails from Francine Saint-Laurent in Montréal (Québec) with questions about a bottle she had in her possession. My bottle from the Empress of Ireland 08 April 2015
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