Do You have Info about Diamond Distillery?

Greetings,

I am very interested to know if You have Info about Diamond Distillery, aka Maddux, Hobart & Co. it existed in Cincinnati, Ohio from 1853 thru 1918,

I am especially interested in any PHOTOGRAPHS of the Distillery.

It operated at least two (2) locations simultaneously: 

1. 100-400 blocks of East Pearl Street between Broadway and Ludlow streets, across the street from the Oberly House hotel and also near the Lower Market on E. Pearl Street;

2. at Millcreek and Gest Street was the larger distillery operation several city blocks. 

The East Pearl facility was completely destroyed by fire on Jan 1-2, 1908, but I believe was rebuilt some time later.

Perhaps You had a family member associated with this once great establishment.

Any information, articles, paperwork, etc. would be really appreciated!!!!

Thank you,  Stephen

Cincinnati Daily Gazette      January 2, 1882   pg 8

NEW YEAR'S SOCIALTIES-  GENERAL REJOICING OVER THE BIRTH OF YOUNG CALENDAR YEAR....... 

At the Diamond Distillery, Mr. Fred. Kinsinger was confronted by a deputation of fifty employees of the establishment, who presented him with an onyx watch charm and sleeve-buttons..........                                                                                           

   Messrs. Maddox & Hobart, proprietors of the Diamond Distillery, on Plank road, yesterday had David Reubans arrested for stealing a quantity of corn from the establishment.

Dallas Morning News             January 2, 1907 pg 3

FIRE RECORD -   DISTILLERY BUILDINGS BURN.

Diamond Company at Cincinnati Sustains a loss of $100,000.    Cincinnati, Ohio, jan. 1 - The first fire of the new year took place early this morning when the entire series of buildings owned and operated by the Diamond Distillery Company from 415 to 425 East Pearl street was gutted.

About 1 o'clock the alarm was turned in.  Shortly after the arrival of marshal Henry Bunker, a second alarm was given and then a third followed.

In a short space of time, the entire building was filled with flames and a dense smoke came forth that made it impossible to see objects ten feet away.  Several families lived on one of the upper floors of the incandescent light and stove store that adjoins the Diamond Distillery on the west.  They were assisted out by policemen.  At 437 East Pearl street, east of the fire, William Swartz ascended to the third floor of a tenement and brought down a little girl who was nearly suffocated by smoke.

The fire is supposed to have started from the communication of the flumes of spirits or high wines with fire in the engine room on the ground floor.

An explosion took place at one time that nearly forced the firemen off a roof.  At 3 o'clock the fire was under control.

The company is now owned and operated by W. N. Hobart.  Lowell F. Hobart stated that he could not compute the loss, but that the building and contents were covered by insurance.  It is thought the damage will reach $100,000.

Lexington Herald             August 11, 1908    pg 1

SIX MORE DISTILLERIES SUE THE GOVERNMENT   (Special to the Herald.)

CINCINNATI, O., Aug. 10 - Six Cinnati distilleries sued today to enjoin Collector Bettman from enforcing the new branding law.  The injunction granted several weeks ago was at the instance of one distillery, and every distillery will have to go through the same legal process in order to retain the enforcement of the new law.

The distilleries who sued today were Straus, Pritz & Co., the Union Distillery, the Diamond Distillery, Frieburg & Workum, Fleischmann & Co., and the Live Oak Distillery.

Lowell Fletcher had a distillery as early as November of 1851.  Fletcher was an acquaintance of William Newell Hobart's father and after William's schooling, he trained with Fletcher at his distillery.  When he became a partner, the distillery was called Fletcher, Hobart & Co.  Lowell Fletcher died in 1874.