, 1866-06-05

1nsasrn~e pe~sfuefIa0 of Prnpersr-
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Exnu><~ Observation-Disclosures " F4tu-
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&&1suatNN< UE~tf0et1aN OF Ff0pEsST-
A~~~ es~r st,cos.Goo-Thre~ fsundred
asiss IIoa7eix>~~
tCcssx.paEd<aez of rninseIphIa Evening Bc1lsstr-l
C1zx rulSr- Fera-. >untay- My -.
Sanek the aaveat OF ts6t. the oil re.,fou$
hsYe been visited By some OF the most d.
stEu<Sse conta<ratsocs millions Of ioI13rs
G. prtpeEty have in u few hours been coz
sCEaed. hundred. o. families u11tle homeless
azE rerrslese- With 1t al she loss 1T 1ife hiss
berc vers -EaaII- Although OIL City tss had
i:s sh==r OF the dangers inehtent to this sex
slnu, tzr md water /. has peea fortunate IN
e.eaptE whoL.s.le eont.=ratinn, until the
resent tine On Saturday morning 1t ten
O'Clock. the startling eFT It Hrr WAS sounded
flttnes we're discovered issuinE from an old
sh-n,y used - Laundry. The people COM
mereed It once to tear down thu adjoining
huife5nKs. bat the darnrs eouamuaicaieI 10 =
ia-1 sable which being tooo enseloped.
attention to saEir= Goods n the s:orra
surrounding In the meantime, wi:h
Eothior to check their progress the flames
sprtad wI.h wonderful Eapidisy, nsu2n:ins,
finn ore side ot the stzets 10 the other. tosc-
nz thoee ~ho we're Eacsin@ their 9oods sos
se:zoxaI, to Leave them AND dy sos theit lives.
Soon she taEnrs reached Ceatze street, ,he
principal hrsir<ss tkotp1ShElSr. ii this
tine Il vas thought that the progress os the
n=e en1lI te stayed. \ high wInd hto@ias
At rhe time esHieu the flames to the opposite
.ite at tie t:seeE, and h sew minutes she
rh<Se were so17e handsome md costly auild-
irg1- The Herr.ntise Building was acnons
tE<a, beautiful structure, SIX stories Ia
hzi@ht- jEss completed II cot Of thtssy dEe
shaEsaEt doIlirA. one a. The haudsoIoest
nxn7e eIi-ess west OF the rooun:aias- 0ppo
6ss.-elz4s house, and bIl ta1ely opened; be-
low Ills a k1e block Of bulldogs Along
the e1si-e s:-tet were buildings varying ID
eo-s f. II &, GO 70 ~, Go. I'll were occupi-
ed SD keavJx stocked Frcm but few Of
these o1itliaEa ~e:e anE goods sased- In the
rs4r Of Centre street wss The lumber Jsrd OF
Fox. Fuller & Co: the ta1ses soo1 casnnan-
psca.ed to the mu1rHse qu9utfty OF lumber
shere Atoksd. euxelcptn- Il IN one sheet Of
bEzzx~ 3s the IRE spread :oHa4d the creek.
vhseh ds.ides he eisE, fears Hefs enseF1 Nm
ed thai The oil 6ztges~ aground as1uZ III
front, would eommunieste the DIRE to the op-
pesixe ride Horses were atIaehed to these,
sne sheT were removed 10 4 safe point
In Na1ch laa: ocE hzsdIe structure IVES ear-
raed u bJ The Ice .otEt+ auce then \ swing
Isoa hss,se Ms GnEshed- The caaes reached
thu pcint Just II the finishing strokes OF the
AXES ToweErd r. Into the creek. During this
time the tames were eVetptn@ everything
te1ote thtm- It was evident that MT thtn&,
eurId check their pFcg1ess. ard the stsen~
reua;ndes Of the ettF ou the opposite s1de Of
TIE eEeek- WhIle they were thus engaged, tt
vas discovered that The 1a1aes were spread
| fn- r1pIdIE to-4x.2s the 6u yanls Of S H.
kh1 & Co. a~Ee we're three aEEe iron
storing tanks, containing thousands Of bag
Fets OF OIL h1ms immense quantities Of Oh
| IN barrels aud Other curahussib2e material ;
the p<up1e were hoSEo1-stfrkeu, EnoEta@ the
6eAstM consequences resulting In their buEn-
| Ing i tex yards from this Eas the new
/ zalrad hsidse. bnf1l bT the Atlantic and
I pfattd IN the ezeek At this point, togethe:
1!:h = steam pcmp attached to the tanks,
| kept the fames af bay, anl saved the entfzs
| ci.y> flso ~ immense uUnbeF OF Lives tEor.
| destruction
/ IL tbs tine. for want OF nste-tst, the fuJ
| OF The 6n1nea he<zn to khate- Aud people tel
selteved ttas Ieass oae-third OF their cit.
would be spared
we're heart rendioS: hundreds Who had com.
to this e5tx ic is infancy. and By dtnt OF hafE
| 3eSeux 10 purchase comfortable home, has
ir@ lost thtir all- and many Of ouF husines
| msu- Who hxd tuaueute s:ock3 OF GOODS u
| s1oze with buz little II any insurance oo tneso
Tie Ka;es Of insurance here are very eEsa
sed the anoaats Of the po1tts asr dtfucal
to obtain
entt1e loss, While The nsr;soee = estimate
Amocr .he principal tosers a.e Gordoz
vhisr Z c. Mercantile Bmld1ag. II
| bni1dire Fas Inst compk4ed Mt q cost
nWtusued he IS D0G; NcIane d Jacob.
kxT8usFe merchants. inaa Is 600. injured &
IS SuU. Reyunldx- REuad1ead d Co., ds
| goods, ro&s rs 900. Injured xoE ~, 900 ri