Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1866-04-07
TELEGRAPHIC SUMMARY.

2lst, and was entirely consumed. A
portion of the front, and the entire rear
and side walls have fallen. Va
The Enquirer Office, with all its con-
tents, is completely destroyed. Is
The fire spread across Baker street to
the Adams Express stables, and TO sew
eral buildings on Third street. but Is
now well subdued.
The total loss will reach Two millions
of dollars. Mr.. Pixies loss is estimated
at one million. He has an insurance of
thirty-eight thousand dollars only
Very little property vas saved from the
building, excepting the money aud
papers In the Office. The actors lost all
their Wardrobes-- Adams Express Co.
saved their valuable packages, but
everything elsewas~ lost.
Among the sufferers are r. W. Car
roll 81 Co. Book publishers; Wheeler
L Wilson, sewing machines; A. @. Pc,
tiers & Co., music store; s. Trowbridge
4 Gurlich, photographers; Bryant,
Stratton Il Delanois Commercial Col
lege; Harpel's Mercantile Printing Of
fee: F. p Holiday, boots and shoes;
s. Holmes Il Son., paper hangers; Ill.
d. Baldwin, pianos; Niblett Il Atkins,
saloon; J. W. Langly, cigar dealer;
Buckeye Billiard Saloon.
The fire broke out about half an hour
after the audience had been dismissed.
Its origin has not vet been fully ascef-
tanned, although the supposition is that
il was occasiOned bs the explosion OF
gas. The fire spread so rapidly thata
five minutes after the explosion occur
redlthe. whole building was In flames.
The event has somewhat dampened the
spirits Of the community.
The crews of theSpanish fleet on the
CHILEAN coast, are suffering from confne-
ment and want of fresh provisions. The
Spanish frigates Villa de Madrid and
Rlanco. were repulsed IN an attack on
CHILEAN forts, at the mouth of a river,
in which was the allied feet.
The Notifications were rstronge and
had mounted gnns from the PERUVIAN
frigate AdmaZOnian wrecked on the bar.
The Spaniards attempteditO shell two
places and to reach at long range the
SQUADRON inside. The fire was hand
somely returned by the fort. The
BIauco was considerably damaged. They
returned to Valparaiso. 49,, +. +.
The greatest fire ever known IN oil, ex-
cepting that of Maple Shade two years
ago, has nearly exhausted itself at Pc
troIeum Center, Pa, March p, leaving
AFRO. has nearly exhausted itself, leaving
a horrid and fearful amount of ruins
The conhagration. began at the Ocean
well. where two men were. engaged
calking a new tank confirming 200 bar
rels. One of the slaves being forced
out at the bottom, the oil ran down the
run communicating with an, engine
house, aud there it caught fire.
From this poifti it spread rapidly tt
the oil tanks of the Ocean oil company
the Arctic well, No. 20, Patterson &
Dickey's, No 10, and thence down tn,
run, enyeloping all before it IN one huge
mass of flame, with no earthly means
of checking the fearful tide. On i
rolled. sweeping everything combustiblt
before it. 1t soon found channel into
Bennehoff Run, catching in its way
three refineries, thirty or. more build
ings. and several wells in progress o
drilling. In less than fifteen minutes
from the breaking out of the fire, it wa:
emptying itself into Oil Greek, at the
month of the run, thus presenting tG
the eve a terrible mountain of black
smoke and flame, nearly a mile in length,
The damage is estimated at $50, 000
Patterson & Dickey, with the Ocean Oh
Company, are the heavist losers. =
Twenty thousand barrels of oil were
consumed. with the tankage- Some
eighteen engine houses, derricks, en-
zines. and the whole pharaphernalia FOL
+ I'd
The Bennehoff Oil Greek Railroad
sustained some $500 damages.
Two mer are reported to be serious
" burned; three fatally, and one,
Frank Mckenzie, has Just died at the
NcChutock House. He was the most
borrid sight ever witnessed, being
nothing but blackened charred mass
of flesh. When extricated from the
devouring element both eyes were
burned out and he, was In every way
understandable. Another man is re-
norted to have been burned TO death in
a derrick, and one jumped from the
top of derrick so as to save his lie,
and was slightly injured.
Official information has been received
of the ratification of the treaty between
the United States and the chiefs and
head men of the Winnecongin band OF
Dakotah and Sioux Indians. These
Indians bind themselves to discontinue
for :the future, all attacks upon the
persons or property of the other tribes,
unless first assailed by them. and to
nsa their influence to promote peace
everywhere in the region occupied OF
freonepted by them. The bands agree
TO withdraw from the routes overland
already established, or hereafter to be
established through their country, and
N consideration of this the United
States agree to pay them ten thousand
dollars annually for ten years In such
articles as the Secretary of the Interior
may decide. 80 - %,
About 8 O'Clock, on the evening OF
the 26th, as Robert Henry Henderson,.
we'll known as the drummer boy of the
Rappahannock, was entering Eastman,s
COLLEGE. at Poughkeepsie, he was set
npon by three burglars, who fired two
shots at him in quick ;successlons the
halls striking a testament In the breast
nocket of his coat, doing him no injury
whatever. HendershOt- Immediately
drew a revolver and returned the fire
rapidly. During The confusion the
burglars made their escape. ID Upon an
examination it was found that an at
TEMPT had been mad5 to carry off Hen
dershot's beautiful silver drum, which
was presented to him by the Tribune
Association, and quantity OF money
belonging to the library fund of the coli
lege. '' - e :.