The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-12-01
ANOTHER PETROLEUM CONFEDERATION.

Destruction Of the North River OIL Ware.
housing Company's EstabIishuent--B etwecu
sig Thousand and Seven Thousand Barrels
Of Crude Petroleum Burned-Loss About
$4,000.
Shortly after six O'Clock iast night AFRO broke out in
the extensive oil sorehouse the North river at tho
foot OF Twenty first and Twenty second Streets which
entirely destroyed the building and It's contents bssdes
making serious inroads on an adjoining lumber yard
Tho warehouse was a brick structure. two hundred
feet squar rising but story above the ground and
rooted with slate Tho building belonged to Barras
Hazleton Co, and occupied during the sum-
mer by J. A. Bostwick M an oil storehouse. Lat.
teriy u has been used tho depot OF tho North
River Oh wasshousing Company a. Brown 4
sonl, and at tho tme OF the connagraton
contained nearly seven thousand barrels OF crude OIL
valued at $40 pcr barrel approxmaing In tho aggregate
$4,000 -Four oil cars lying s,onse,hA tho building wore
also destroyed. Three Of these carried two nny
barrel tanks The fourth had been loaded with
about forty barrels OF OIL which during tho afternoon
were placed inside OF the building Tho oontenls Of
three OF tho tanks had also bsrreed and stored
while the remaining three stood filed al the time Of the
FIRE The eatre stock OF OIL with tho exception OF one
thousand barrels. bslonged 70 D. Brown a Son Ono
thousand barrels belonged TO Josiah Mays Sons
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Tho warehouse was constructed with view TO the
rsks 10 which II would ba subjected The Fire Com
mIssonsrs had required tho company TO build up tho
doors with brick 70 the height OF two eo above the
facs q tho sroGnd 70 prevent nooa Of burning o.,
pipes we're introduced into the b ildng 10 manner
that Il was thought would enable deiuge TO be poured
10 and eIectually drown out any 1re and the whole
It was considered nreproof warehouse.
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The disaster II attributed 10 the bursting OF oil
barrel although lhls Is only conjecture Tho nrs init
nation OF II was received by MI. ". D. y Hinmsn, the
foreman Of the establishment, In the following man
ner:-Mr Human has In the habit Of sleeping at
tho ofios which located the northwest corner Of
the building While In tbs act Of preparing his sieepng
arrangements for the night explosion occurred
among the oil barrels. tho concussion throwing LIN
nearly across tho room. dense voium7 Of smoke
rushed in through the demolished partition, and Mr.
Human almost sarocasd before hs could effect hs
escape.
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In yery fsw minutes tho nrst explosion the Inn
mense building . furnace fed with nearly seven
thousand barrels oil crude oil, and each barrel hke
bomb shell contributed 70 the demolition Of tho struc
ture which was for part thro~n down 70 its
vory dense volume OF black smoke rolled
away from The burning c,s chns W. .1s
second street into somethins very like pond a
torrent OF the blazing liquid poured from the ruined
over the surface q the water At time
sheet Of fame extended entirely across tho strcct,
and Threatened destroy the lumber yard belonging 10
Mr. Chnlrss Horerberh, on the opposite side but me
strong wind blowing OF from tho river drove II back
again leaving tho properly only ssp".es % danger from
building on Twenty frs, street with bsir tanks
destroyed some idea Of tho intensity Of tbs heat can
be from tho fact that the rails OF tho track where
tho stood warped and brought almost TO
white heat
OTTER Lossts
Adjoining the oil warehouse ON the east, towards Eev-
cnth avenue lumber yard OF McCsve Brothers. pack
log boz manufactured presented prospect for sl fur
Their destruction Tho wiud blowing freshly In that d.
recton carried the hot flames from tho burning oil d.
recy against the piles OF lumber. This nrtmen iaborcd
unrnsy 10 keep the conagrston confined 10 Us original
limits and succeeded far 20 prevent the loss Of
moro than q single tor Of lumber. accsve Brothsfs'
loss Is estimated about 5000 They were fully IN
sured Charlie. Hodsrberh lumber dealer, on the north
sdc Of Twenty second str ct suffers damage % the or
tent Of probably 81 900
The oil xarsiouse wss valued at between 81 900 and
o. 000 being chesply ooDtrctef THIS and the o-s OF
p Brown son IL partly covered ~ insurancs
The fre department out IN il force aud worked
with Vim The Metropolitan Fire Departments pro-
peer John Fuller early 10 the scene Of action
and did good service though from lack OF sufficient
quantity Of bose ths greater part ~ her scenoy was
lost She throws powerful streams hut only one Of
them could he brought 10 boar on the IRE.
An incident Sccnrfei whch gsye matters unge o.
tho adirrous group OF persons vsrs standing an
enbank meni b1i fsw yards foa one OF the burning
tank cprs tank supposed TO DO entirely empty. and
which had not yet fallen victim ~ the flames. all nj
once gave symptoms Of erupt on The effect upon
the group magical aud 10 tho twnklng or an -yo
some seven o,shi perspns sers heterpgensoasy
mved M 10 d pride NJ soft mud quite deep -ng9gh 30
aubmsrrs evsry OF them