, 1866-03-25

peStA.
From tsur speetsi cor,rspondrntI
iIuTHx eu- 9. w., March II, 1sfG,
sent you despatch yesterday giving you
4 ensdrnttd account of tLr burning Ut oil al
the Lester well. sluce that time have OH
tanned soInc tsrt1 from teo*e Who Witnessed
the Huair, and who Hero soruc Of the1u lsarti~
rlpants, that Will Interest many OF yous
seaders. ,tr, David Martin. the Sup.Etn,end.
cnt OF the Companrta intcrrsts here, and who
init recently, for 1h- lasi scvtu years, has
oecup}ed tho very responsible position Of
b1ldgo.Luiluer lot The Chicago, ijarliagtou d
Quincy Railroad, Of your STATE, In the rtu-
totmnnco oi hla dui&cs, nj about II O'Clock p
H., was examining the additional OF Last tank
erected for tie reception Of eA. with = lantern
In his hand, wher The eaa communicating
with the light caused q terrific e1plos1on, aud
severe Injury 10 him, burning lis face aud
severely. Notwithstanding his painful !nju.
rse. he lad Tho Presence Of mind snl iurtltndn
u stand lis ground aEd Issue ordcrs to draw
the plug lsnm the tank, paa.lng the oil out Of
Il inlu The rarfnc, and thcn send bis u.cu At a
pts,per distance below 10 DIM the etrcan1,
ant, sAus save the uu that thr tarnes had uni
cunsutued. su1nr tOrtr 10 nftY halrcis then
attach eAhle u The burning tInk and .isxw
Il from ils proximity 10 the three rcmalnlns
oaes FLIED ~lth oil ~ they werc, 10 the e1-
t4nt Of s,fne ln bAFzcls.
one lamillaz will he flsghfui connagra4Ion
Of such Al a.uuui If petroleum can we'll au-
lctst1nI ttr importance OF thus checking
| it, fury before It's extension tn the Nbolu
nass, saving ~ Il did large an,ount Of prop
ertt hut one can hardly tes,iEc how ptrsou
burned "a MA Mr. Martin, End writing In
I ns,ntk hHf hy md jxApA hta
efficiently. aud thus sarc lssrt an1ount Of
properfY which Otherwise would hare fallen
an happy 70 inform Sir. Naz,ia's
! friends Ial he u now doing a
" ell ~ could s'~ rrrecsed, nader shr charge
saving proving true ti4st ''thc hsif Of the
tamc dog will cure The bite" tying - ho does
cncascd IN cotthu, Aatura&ed With rofncd po-
IroIcu1n, remedy for bttns sud scalds thAs
ynus numerous realcss would do well 10 70
member,
~ 70 Ftu!snis,o. II Is, y34r etee1ene<, t,,t
King II husuburf, l CAD only *ay that II Z
4cusr Or two ns the leu4less would aeceIt pen
sat,sls and aGrre 10 rctlte Iroiu public lIic, I
sUihcien1 suE might be raised tur that pnr
pore, and tans rid both Governments nf !
r7iern4s burticn, and Also kase thcir ticIuert
followers rum becoming Iauprrs By thci
contributions To tha fund tar the "rescnc Q
Ireland from tho hanlis nf ihc NfftonA," III
rr1liy 10 furnish = luxugious living to thns
"ilesd Ctntrssa snd thelr satellites Po..
| Fat, ! fear. l. ever destined 10 bc the prey G
| loua..,luutked declulu.css and drnaE Eoxucs
Thu u ht~tory In hie case, am: must 10 cor
.t.lue until he rAchtw* hiskey aud thu llks
ard rt1ikes cut for hlussslf, regardless 6
hra~ lug !ealcrs.
q1lsRtrysxts EcTr Nsr pr1tEtfnus, and ever
thing promises vril Tor lhe future. A con
fauy composed mo-1ly Of Il!iauis men, has
otesu!scd tbemselN+s. Tn Ter general law I
The proT!ncts, fpt thr e"uSleuction Of . briag
acfDta The Thames TO a.rGtn1trIatr the Ii
. / ssrsAlng lnttrvAtA ceu{yh here, AID have a
| 70 applied 10 Parliament ...E charter - col
-truet hoEse railway La onrcctiou With Il
LetIs rAct With oil prvdu, uon.