New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-01-11
CHEAP KEROSENE OIL
WARNING TO MANUFACTURERS AND DEALERS IN
EXPLOSIVE BURNING FLUIDS.

WARNING TO MANUFACTURERS AND DEALERS IN
EXPLOSIVE BURNING FLUIDS.
or late accidents from the use OF kerosene
oil have become nlarmIngy frequent that Coroner
Keenan, determined to thoroughly investigate tho next
case that might be reported 10 him. and see whether
many OF these explosions were not the direct resut OF
using poor quality of kerosene OIL Such opportunity
wns afforded yesterday, young giF PANIED Tabtha T.
Croppcr having died No ~ Clntonst from the effect
Of burns about head face body auh arms caused by
tho explosion OF n kerosene oil lamp Monday night
last Mrs. Margaret CrOpper aunt Of tho deceased
girl testified 10 tho burns Of the latter aud the manner
n which they were received No but the deceased
so far known In tho az the time the accident
occurred Mrs Cropper testified that she purchased tho
kerosene oil from Samuel schoonnaker. who keeps o
paint store No 49l Granish and that sho paid 10
cents gallon for IT, In order 10 completely test The
Keenan, gave 10 Mr. Giuseppe Taglinbue Of Mount Yer
non West hester County who ba. invented Al instrn;
bought by Mrs Chopper, order that might be tested
The Coroner also privately sent boy To the store Of Sr
osene OIL THIS he did aud Mr. Tsgiabue Ia ike manner
tested this Tho oil purchased by Mrs Croppor portion
OF which was In the lamp when n exploded, on being
subjected to tho yaporzng test found TO be es and
the burning point So The yaporzipg pont should DO
At least go, and the burning point lOo The yBporTRR
point Oi the second specimen hat purchased by the boy
found to be CO. aud the burning point the same. IL
Gus for burning amp, The price OF henze per gallon,
is 20 conts Samuel schoonuaker oi No IO1 Edrdge 81
s snd sSa t Rsrose s had dealt S past
and sold tho above place for about eighteen months
witness considered himself judge Of the OIL and bought
but the best; bought direct from Reiser CO.. re-
ners, whose mandatory Is back OK Wiliamsburgh he
lie had bought from them for about fifteen mOnths the
regular market price Of tho article three weeks ago. was
thirty five cents, which witness paid on Dec. 10 lie re-
duced the price Of the article sold by hun 10 thrysx
he did not recognize tho cHn shown ever having
been filled by him Ia formerly tested the oil bought by
him. but had not Of late lie could depend upon the re-
hners from whom he purchased.
Adam Reser OF No. 2C6 Loonard-st, testified that no
inf kpru oil Ie
Of North Tenth and Fifth-sts Brooklyn, L. D..
and manufactures kerosene oil from crude pc
troeum; no had sold 20 Mr. Schoonmaker for
many months past Witness tested all the oil refined by
bin with Tagliabues pyrometer and sold none below
the 100 test Coroner keenan, than charged the Jury,
nindng them that law passed In 1865 by The Legis-
nture prohibiting the sale OF Kerosene below certain
standard Pure Kerosene oil, shown by the testimony
of the eIt who had testified before them, per
fectly safe In consequence however, OF the sale Of
vast amount OF impure material great number OF lives
had been lost and vast quantity OF property destroyed.
1t the duty OF the jury to protect the public from
these caames by rendcringa verdict against the manu-
and vendors Of these dangerous explosive
pounds The jury rendered verdict that the deceased
came to her death by the explosion of lamp containing
"a mixture OF kerosene OIL and benZine They hnd the
manufacturers OF the mixture. Adam Kcser and William
Labenhemer also, the yender OF the same, samuel
schOOnmaker guilty OF culpnble negligence aud they
further recommend that proper means be taken 10 have
all oil etailcd Ia this city properly tested be-
fore the sale" The Coroner held the manufacturers of
schooniker In the OF $500 TO await the action Of
he