New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-10-14
DESTRUCTIVE FIRE RS THE PENN.
sNLvANsA OH. REASON
900, 900 Worth OF Oil Estimated ~
Destroyed-AIso, Machinery, Dwellings,
md NOrses.

Co,resr Onderce CT Tie n. Y Tribune.
TITrsyILLE, Pa, oe,. n, I'D.
On Wednesday, the sth inst, At o'clock ?. re,
another of those swee ping and desTnc e confasri-
tons which have So often visited ihr i, district Il
Pennsylvania swept over tie upper portion Of TIE
" Blood Farm" aud the lower part Of tire - iarr
Farm"
The fire originated at the Filkins Well NEXT
adjoining "ODd Burning Well on tie Blood
Farm and was caused by tie most gross careless.
ness in throwing large amount OF crude oil into :hs
engine for fuel, caus Nc an explosion in the chimney
or stack. Th- burning cinders falling into an open
tank produced instant contustion and in less TRAN
five minutes the flats" for nearly bali luie along
the stream were one solid mass OF fire. The ground
saturated with oil buried with equal intensity 10
the more iuilammable material about II.
TIE loss caunot be accurately estimated but i. 10
very large, 10000 barrels Of OIL vas the loSess
estimate beard, and some Thought $4,000 would rot
cover the amount, hen tue tarkaqe and machinery,
engines and building, houses and furniture, &c.
SO rapidly did the fire run along tie ground, that
hor,es coud not be got oat Of the lie Of The ia
nut persisted in tie flames; 10 lives were loci. Ioe
loss will fall tie heaviest on Messrs. Brewer Wat
son & Co., II. Painter & Co.. ke.ie! 4 Co., Whose
refinery, and large amount OF refined 2il WA
burned. Smith & Filkius seki & Co, Collins "a
Co., Dinsmore & Bro, We'debs X bro, AID oIht
parties whose names could not get.
counted sixteen eDy1nes which had been used IN
the wells, some partially aud o hers wholly
deiroyed. Fourteen wells. somo Towing, som;
pumping and some cons auty refusing 10 Do either,
with all their tools and fixtures, were completely
ruined.
Many small buildings which the vorkren oscn:
pied were consumed, with all their iuTnI' IRE and
provisions.
A. this was one Of the best oiprodccing districts
on Oil Creek the loss will be severely ie ADD ne
loss of time at this season Of tie year, IA getting
ready 10 work a. ain, will Yiove 10 be tho eeest
damage sustained by the prolne'ors Of the wsii',
although Sl00, 900 is low estimate Tor what has
alre ldy been destroyed.
Soon after the e became general over the surface,
well the first bored on the " Hat and which ral
never yielded any oil, commenced sp0u,iIs, ard l. .
oil confined in curb OF l. fort ia diameter ami u OF
20 feet deer, took fire and burned with great n.eus.
~ aad beauty as the gas would occasionally liz ne
flame from tie boiling surface, one eoud s-e ne
heated aud troubled oil seeihins over the top and
around the sides OF tue pit. reminding ham tcT Wy u
bi- early ideas OF a Calvauirtlc he'll
But The beauty and sublaiy ot the whole 81 mo
was beyond des, rpton. Tie earsh eomp le;ejy
saturated with oil, burned with undin nisbd iury
for nearly the whole night. The bursting Of t.u Is
covered the surface of tho creek with OIL combining
the two mos. incompatible el,mtIts Ia mature 70
form pyrotechuc exhibition OF rare aud inItn.e
beauty, and added subimltj 10 scene wLicb we -
itself one Of awful grandeur. MA0'NS'