, 1866-03-26

@4ASAANOhN&
the Confla9fation-E1eroI of tho su-
perfutepdent-Fenlan oil Pros
peets.
From onr Special Correspondentl
boutwell,, c. ", March II, 1866.
sent you despatch yesterday giving you
. condensed account Of the burning oi oil at
the Lester we'll. Since that time hare Oh
taincd some facts from those who witnessed
the affair, and who were some Of them partl.
clpants, that will Interest many Of your
readers. Mr. David Martin, the superintend-
ent OF the company's interests here, and who
until recently, for the last seven years, has
occupied. tho very responsible position Of
bridge-buildsr for the Chicago, Burlington d
Quincy RaIlroad, Of your State, IN the per-
tormanco OF his duties, At about II o'clock ..
n, WIS examining the additional or last tank
erected for the reception Of Oh, with lantern
In his hand, when the Gas communicating
with the light caused 3 terrific explosion, and
severe injury to him, burning his face aud
hands md all exposed parts Of hia person
severely. Notwithstanding his painful inju-
rics he had the presence Of mind and fortitude
to stand his ground aud Issue osdcrs to draw
the plug from the tank, passing the oil out Of
1t Into the tavine, and then send his men ut
proper distance below to dam the stream.
and thus saTe the oil that the flames had not
CONSUMED, some forty TO ftty barrels then
attach cable to the burning tank and draw
ones filed with oil as they were, TO the ex-
tent OF some 500 barrels
One familiar with the fr1ghful conaagratIon
Of such IN amount Of petroleum can well uu-
1erstand the Importance Of thus checking
It's fury before Its extension to the whole!
4 Ia r.
ertJ but one can hardly realizo how . person'
burned rs WAS Alr. Martin. and writing In
agony. could stand by and Issue his orders 60
efficiently, and thus save large amount of
property which otherwIse would have fallen
. prey. 10 tho dsyouring, element,
.n5, aa h3ggRy 3gsRey tS 2, inform # INV Ar ods Maritime
Wei Is could be e4pected np apscr the aS ehares
Of good surgeon, and out Of danger, the old
saying proving true that "the hai7 Of tho
same dog will cure the bitc," lying as be does
cncased In cotton, saturated with refined pe~
troleum, remedy tor buns and scalds that
your numerous readers would do well to re-
member.
As to Fenianism, it ia, par excellence, The
King Of humbuss. lean only say that If a
Ecore or two ofthe leaders would accept pen
siops and agree to retire from public Life,
sufficient sum might be raised 1or that put-
pose, and thus rid both Governments Of q
Er1eTous burden, md also savc their deluded
followers from becoming pauperb by their
contributions to the fund for the "rescue Of
ITeland from the hands Of tho Britons," but
really 10 furnish a luxurious living to those
"Hcad Centres " md their satellites. Poor
Pat, fear, is ever destinad to be the prey Of
loud-mouthed dectaimers and demaeogues.
This is history In his case, and must SO con.
tinue until he eschewa whiskey and the like,
and strikes out for himself, regardless OF
braTlipg leaders. =
Oilinte1csts here are prosperous, and every
thing promises well Tor the future. A COM
pany composed mostly OF Illinois men, have
organized themselves, under general law OF
the provinces, for the construction Of bridge
across the Thames TO accommodate the IN
crcasine interests centring here, md have al
SO applied to Parliament for charter to con-
ee fe no t so ht 9oa ee xn as
keeps pace with oil production.
VIATOR.