New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1866-08-06
Fire. in the OIL Regions.

EXPLOSION AND FIRE on GREAT WESTERN RUN
THOUSANDS oP DOLLARS woRTH or PROPERTY
SAVED THE PITHotR FIRE PROM 1900 TO
1900 BARRELS or oil BURSgD--27 WELLS AND
RIGS DISTRIBUTIONS or PROPERTY Sl3j,000.
From The Ti,u,vlc Herald. Aug
About o'clock yesterday morning, an explosion
place in Joohnrrel tank. fnll OF OIL belonging TO no
Barker well Western Run. which immediately scattered
the burning nad in every direction Ia few minutes w,
Shot els aad did take them long construct dam 70
the oil Alter making the dam high enough 10 hold
all the oil that cord possibly down (Which
required about twenty minuie' they returned TO their
different svoeaton. perfectly satisfied mat tsi' time
nt al events they had saved thousands OF dollars
worth Of property which without their assistance must bavo
been DESTROYED IN. origin 81 The Ie hO rena
the door closed thus allowing large ,mount OF go, to
sSe1mac new .s' 9T oS sSs e fpeSdaon s
and q the hsppcnedi 10 strike piece OF
thewird blew the door Of the tsnkhouse open letting
large gas which Immediately gnited and burst the
b.rned very severely Nelson the usiug
pess very badly larea as also his Sw workman Patrick
Mcdonnell DAVID H. Dudley also had.his arms and face
severely burned They conveyed 10 adjacent house
where their wounds dressed by DR. H. C. Patterson Of
barnod although their injuries viii disable them for some
The well wa. owned by Bros and Barker and the
loo, viii be- about 81 oOo Part Of derrick on lease NO
Frou' The Pi,hoe Record. Aug =
Yesterday morning between the hours of 8 and
o'clock one OF destructive fires that has Tor
United states Petroleum CompaHys lease Homden Farm.
rapidly spread sidecfOn. DESTROYING an Immense
amount property At the time the FIRE broke on; the engine
being by wood dre instead OF gas usual
the sucker rods %efe o.sg @ e prp0,s
with the escaping aud In moment tae flames shot TO the
top IL the derrick and fired the tank As as the oil 10 the
tlnl was on m the flames spresd with fearful spdiy
nneating with all the Deghbsrng well. Ia an Incredibly
short space Of time All the wells on inc nea STATES rSo
the Sumner Pratt tract the west aide OF the cresk be-
side number of wells smaller tracts asd leases In that
yen
Ptole Creek and the loss falls severely on the work
we have gathered The following psrcn-rs regard the
nrc.
THOMAS noLMDEy FARM
wen No & tBarehID NJ. Runales. Superintendent
iely destroyed-derck, engine engnehou,e, and three
tanks containing go barrel, OF OIL
Two wells on lease ~; tank saved.
No 90 new we'll tanks containing 700 barrels Of OF burned
Mr. Runsles Of the firm Of whippe Runal.s owned
half interest in the above wells
On c United Companys tract No &C. engine house
aud snrc rig were destroyed together with the tanks aud
No a. entire rig aud tank.
No. - zig and tank
No o.. where the FIRE originated. rig sad tank.
No a. with everything connected.
The number OF i,nks DESTROYED on this lease wa, H.
tanning 1850 barrels OF oil Loss on the lease is estimated
The sngirehonsso OF No 81. owned principally by Capt
Kmba pulled down stay the progress. Of the IRE
aIhe snepes Of new No ~ ana No. 20 are not injured The
latter well will be started up today
Old No ~ burned. Engine Injured beyond repair The
well viii be cleaned out anu cased briore starting up again
ROCKER FARM
Three wells rigs destroyed Jesse No t. two
lease No - and on Lessee No. The tank Of The last
named well contained / 600 hbls. Of oil
No, aud ION Williams Reserve we're burned. No oil
On the Sumner Pratt ,ract wells were destroyed as
follows Two wells lease No lease No ~ three
on No a. ons (the EwooD the tract No los.
one ON No. lO, and the old Fisher well Ne. liV
Inc ONCE and buiidDgs belonging the COMPANY
were destroyed and all thu h0use gne and Of
The abcvensmed wells This is the property OF Ms,r. Whip
pie & Rulaes az Chicago
be amount ~ oil burned this 1000 barrels.
IN, company slso lost large qu0ntitv OF empty birels
The Rocker Farm Company lost hrss engines and two
anss together With about 80 barrels OF OH and large
amount 81 othsr property
Twen'y.eVen wells burned together with their entrs
fes WIN TIE exception OF two engines Twenty
more of those wells producing. and among
some oi the best welx inthe oil region.
1se entirs oss oil IL between 1900 and 1900 bar.
irs of this 100 belonged the United States Petroleum
lompaN. ftJj 10 Whpple aud Eunale Sumner and Pratt
.!ae. all NV barrels ~ We Eaalsg IaII sValgpY