The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1864-10-07

A BoARDNu- HoUsr TmEr.--An individual
calling himself Charles Foster has been going
round the boarding houses lately, aud stealing
everything be could conveniently carry of. A
number Of coats and silk dresses have dsapp ared
rather mysieriOusly az places where he was STOP.
ping. He was nually arres'ed upon ths charge
Of taking silk dress, which was recovered 40
pawn office, and traced 10 Foster. lie had a
hearing, and was identified by several boarding.
house keepers. Tie will have a further hearing
on the l4th inst, az the Eleventh Ward station
House.
A SorD1EB FIuCrD.-Th3 morning Rlobel
Wartcn, Elizabeth DAge1g.r, Nuy 4. Robertson
and Mary Hackc!, an q Jb,i MS q Loudly night
were before Alderman Carer charged With rob.
hing one Of Uncle Sans ,olyr8l volunteers OF
$3.50. The soldier visited The females, who
resided in B, diUrl steer, below S'venth, aud
while IN that place his attnti u v'B engaged by
one of the par ies while tho other lied bis pjcIS-
cts. The yOnug mIn appeared % hc ashamed Of
the company be had been 10, az be refused %
give hts nome 70 the Alderman Only $50 Of
the mOf ey was recovered. lhc accused were
sent 10 prison.
on WoRKs ON Fins shortly after O'Clock,
this morning, the oil works belonging to Tefsrs.
Logan Lloyd situated at the corner of wash.
ington avenue and Twentieth street, were dis
covered to be on fire. The greatest CONSERVATION
picNAAiSA vi ANgDutAL VI luN iio7o plONllhlly VI
these oil refining works to Mcssrs. Richardson &
Oyermans gun and pistol mauufictory, who at
the present time are executing large contact
for the Government.
These oil works occupy q space Of gcOund Of
| over four hundred feet, running parallel with
! Washington avenue, over which the Baltimore
ana Wilmington trains are continually passing,
| and in the event Of any explosion having taken
place, the whole track must have been dos rDyed,
IRON the immense quantity Of oil slowed in bar
rels ready for exploration. besides numerous
wells OF crude spirits; and also an immense
boiler holding 10000 gallons. The main build
ing consisted Of engine house, cOuning-hOuscs,
and stabling, at the back Of which are the rctOrs
five in number these are continually running
day and night
The first intimation Of the outbreak was given
by Mr.. Disher, Government contractor, whose
premises adjon the oil works, in fact 80 close that
the waste water from the still runs into his pre-
misses, and the retorts are not more than four
| yards from the wall of part of his premises. His
| attention was drawn to the brick work of the
rctorts assuming Kissing sound when all al
once the entire top OF the still become enyeloped
| in flames.
Instructions were given TO the engineer to draw
| the fires from under tho five stills which were
| then running. At this time the entire top of the
reterts was one body of fame when the idea sug
| gested itself TO cndeavOr TO smother the flames
| with ciDder ashes. Upon this, a body of meu
| ftom the gun factory mounted TO the top Of the
/ retOTts, and by q continual shower of ashes
which were passed up in buckets, happily sue
ceeded, after some thIec-quarters of an hour, il
stay ing the further progress of the flames, thai
| by the time the first steam fre-engne arrived
(the Delaware) IL was found unnecessary TO com.
mence playing upon the building.