The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-10-05
AN OIL DIS TRiCT.
Petroleum i1 New York = .Dead Letter"
statute an Warehouses ~ho1id he Sepa-

lres IN tils and other citee, originating or resulting
from tho improper storage Of oombua,ibe and explosive
compounds or materials, and the accumulation by deal
u unnecessarily large amounts Of highly inaam.
mable substances. passed eulitled I'm act 10
amend reduce act tho sey@ acts relating v
buildings and the keeping anil STORAGE of conDastib~
material, city u he~ York" rhs MY arrt see.
ton Of tha law provides that person shall keep upon
falc, Ia any place building within tho cor
poraig hints o. tho city ~ Nov YORK. any crude poira
leum earth rick Oh, any 81 It's produo.s except
under D. following provisions ;crude petroleum. EARN
rock Oh Any n ~ prodgoa, may b. IN 10
lached md properly ventilated warehouses tho outer
walls Of which shs be n stone, brick iron opccav
adapted for tho purpose. BY having raised ris les-,
two feet high tho ground hoor u which s4a b. a
least Zee, below the Lowell d tho adjoining
yard, conrrnoiod actually prevent lie over
such snbs,ruccs beyond Tho premises whore no
may kopt stored which aid warr'uascs shall
not be occupied IN any part dwelling. ana II les
than nf,y feet from any adjacent dwelling, tho
must - separated By brick stone val, leas,
ieet IN height aud Nixicen .hes thck. - .
And shen stored shove The cellar basement y sny
s'oie o. buhdihg sud hsrr,lg q forty no
aIons eseb metallic vessels tank Tor convenience.
~ retaining ho auaEti,y or ssch refined nils eha 10,
"tcced IN ~" vhole tho contents ~ ton barrels
whom hold y Theoretically sealed metallic package To
one hundred barrel aul Nhen .oned p cellar % aso
Tod ~ r n brick ~ stone ga n l~ss,
'wo fcei below ne .e.e y ~ rswak street. ~ Fua
Qdaoept, Ae Whole qaaDgiy shal not c,c,od ite ION.
,fnl- e hundred ard my hsrrtis unrp stored n
war'hoptea specially adaptei tcr VA, purfose
gufcd snr tbt dof.s~ ~ sfua ffr0erfn md fhls
Won roN.d siso lhnf NC qr4nitf ~ 'at 0'M erratsr
1, m ne barre shaii he stored - KEEP auy hniirr
oocuped ~ On, latt thereof 4 dWoint"
The preceding aud Subsequent Heclions ~ ~ ~ rro
vide a'so ~ ~ l1opcf uianhr fpr tho stofaso and
lefns ~ Euno saef eun cotton, ntroRl, cefre. ian.
zrr, nap,ihr tufrentnc. yarnish. csnrhene aic1lof
~ finr Hnid, rot'n, s3iphgr, pn"ph1rn* ethnr b.
originating alto ~ prser SAyf. iny Ia 70 a4f,ws
,hn law and pre- cnts The peua'tes FOR viuls'oa, u
ia" same
-r7u,aysr lsata.trisx ~.Nrrp
At no time since IT, Invention ~ those explosive ~
rpmbusfihle .nhfanc. hs esl6 ffa lack ~ ~ ,'a
nead ~ oncout and stringent igalalnn ~ prov +
atiosf the urrsnee III ti,i ,,,r,e. ,..4h
co ely crowded conrruufNrs hiu invay ahlv r~Ht
foul mos - ncsiiie~ whsre ,~sa are
~ considerable qIan,t,ea lhe nsai hr- ~lca III So
ssor % ~ large portion ihe lpser par' 81 mis-
r.tv hsd IL ore.n in : Narebasse vheh CON erra
quantity ~ aiirsrc TIE Disastrous street nre
" London, Which hArnHi upsafdM - ,so mariha snd
holscs demonstrating thu, even they wore 80, III.
PROFIT va confined q H aiiy " ~bch greaier ras
on ~ tbe materials tonssncd wete ~ coInbaelA4~
nfrre, igan. the eonnasra'n II 1895 10 rhil1d rha
originated IN an 81 rsrclcrse. shnh coniainsd such
t,rga amount thai ~. burning nbii swept alpng Tho
sr ct, AMI, n0w ~ pstf the alrss. hsk lho
TACO - The river gazing ne Shipping AMI 'hililhs
heat great that thu nremsn cot a not
Approach enough - or s,an IL check ~ - a.
vocation. AMI ~ the sr~ei. The more power III o.,
rlosvss We have IN irs'aess To- he nro..v
r'o~ion ~ Sau Ffannisa ist gIatny Th@ alerfn wkt
tolinw no Of thr latter esssstr0phs
SIN ffesh within NJ asin1s % al, and 10 somewhat
gard y another accent wAh norh hot snieee IN H.
scton powerful IN rfafslffion 10 - buk.
oe~truciss" ~ ~ EN- -. nnd rxsgH 10 q"ansura III.
ncent IN render the iovAasaton In ,laa rsf-
ton ~ Raaen lane lsng D~two~n wiism strrs, and 80
docks on The Fast rvr, and 'hs immediate portions ~
pearl Troni and water 'n.rsctlng n 10 atty
wh'ch may appropriately - i.rras.i
ms rvrsHAats HFfRfI
within this cltnpass'Xely tlnits1 There m.
ward ~ thirty ~achOa -, rscn earrytn4 es,es
slNc trad. IN crds snd reanoa reck neral OILS.
The amount cnii aimed each ~ tie@ establishments
saries FROM thiftyryr forty 20 uifes hundred hsr
'cs, and ~ii probably s.vc aggregate 81 bct~eea
THREE and four iloasnd Boa.a.s shs.s there arc "a
houses doing iarg~ trades 10 b-nylrs yvni.s
cnmph"nc alcohol and ethey highly c,rnbs~ o'e ,ns,s
rails The remaining hasinss ~ tns inEeiiste v,clnv
e"nsisis tnhinir n ps,nt.. hemp rhx oansss, pofk
nsh, Ac. forming altogether d~.irabie banquet
tie ire god couli Nrs - ptesd~ Over An inspcson
~ tbs or.lty leads the conclusion that e~~ry psus
son ~ the foregoing ssas'r y openly and nsgrsuy va
lated Al different Irf1odf AMI N variety ~ forms
Tlcrn v 10, building 10 the distret which has bs.u
erected ~ih vis~ " tho sfs prop.s 20
,rrlenn - required ~ lss ~his ~ u d0uhsfsl TIER.
srs more Than 10 ~ch h,ys hsen altered 70 any coo
siderable extent for he n'nc purissa In mst0rsy ~
them Tho oil y STORED barrels tho frss rf vh,eh
n ever instance = Elevated fsou one T. t~o 90 alys
TIE Sidewalk, whhe tie "sli" pfscrbcd ~ The Als'ys
cited staflis M ye, in'rniaesd ~
oh~r here ~ foienfn ct ugh
b. ,se ~ bur.ng tho barrels and -~ndlng ssv,h
:" The streets tsrrc.f u nsu~ isrssbl~ the lava
tfsf ~ ono bullding ngrnbrrs o. the con
tall from hny Ia hundred ,a,rrsis ~ oil
houses 'osm alne.i csstiav.ss chain. ss~h ~
shch Sgaid I'D 10 The volume ~ tho burninf
sni rr''fasr sucnsssion sf explosions 1iis nAiur.
u a." sroari sbt' - h~r~ l.S sni nciring
~ TIE aac.-, 2nd Consequences fosrw or leo ~ no
suppes 1he staipt~ Ai.b defn~s The rlaee vbch
shs4d inicft y b. seen hs bugdlDss, ant rp~.in..
fanhsr ~ deposited for worass " frs
niss~ eefniaaTi 49, aS" Dr. Fhs iessi'y ~ aa~ noe