, 1874-07-14
FIRES.
Particulars Of the Great oil Fire at
Wcelfawken. -
$4,000 Barrels Of Oil. and 10000
Of Naphtha Destroyed.
The Total Loss Estimated at
$500, 1000: i
Record of Minor F|ros.

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II o'oto " ,s'f1oF ftros'
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o"t Vaa-klro at WoohnxylkcM
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pnfns ss s hs fs saa5e1 nS1e nss' s.ss% Post ,s
about ouartor boforo nc1oc,s ~. ''van, ',a,
struck onn of tho ,oroo.t t..,.e w. .' 4'ntu4
Of TIM Er,o na;ossr na talhs IN tno OIL yard
Nd. about opposite Thtrtfoth street thia e,tv
a column OF flame sl,ot into tho air, from III,
tank and in q moment tile vho,n nc,o,1,or,oo;
was alarmed Tho ,ror1,,no,, 4, 49, o1tnoo' ,nr,
= 9n'oaiy ofganizod BY tho yard.maator. o. l.
MafVln. and dtrected streams from Dabcoc!, OK
t1nguishors upon the burning tan1,. 1e;r orror,t
aoenied to be successful, md il, abort limo Ii
,tinguiBl,. VA
nowod fury, aud commna,o ,gith "tsn a.',.,'as ~,
tank iew Yards distant, to tho " top of nSs ~heh
i've mon had mounted with oxtinguisters, TIo
cover OF tho second tank was forced into tho mir
Tor several foot by IN explosion OF gau, b1t fiji
Daok as int Its placo. Threo Of tho mon upon it
cd down. while tIo ffti, was ttro,sn OF Rv ti1o
shock, receiving eovoro injuries. Tho jattor ro.
eoiycd surgical caro- at noighboring hotol.
xors ~ wae On n9" evident thet all the property in tho
y, locomotive Was always kopt 10 tic yarti et
night with steam up, and two moro quickly ar-
f1yea from Jersey City, in answer to d tiiepStoh.
srae nne, n,,n sno oreoton TIC Of Yard Master Marvin
sn. On she iour switches With extraordinary quick
aoesb,. anu removoa to distance from danger
without ~ any taking fire. N'e'A
/ Ihe tank struck by lightning contaInaf1 IN. nm
| phfIee OF crude petroleum, and tho tank nert
!gnlsoa contained 900. Tho fro then spread to
t"o tanks containing 10000 bnrroIs oach. Dia.
patacnSs Ena % ior d led boon son in nll diroctiona
from Union Hill, Hobokon; and Wost 9Th Hoho'on ,a,ua
Their efforts to check the flames wero a1noat
useloss howevor, sayo that BY cooling ti,o t. nRa
a. as y9t unsc9thod their destruction was tempora-
:. In addition to tho tnnks already mentionoa
thoro was ono huge tank ooustructad tn ho1d
"a , goo burro1s, but ut the tmo containing about
gyVS Goa,n oa1soa nfe. I9a lees and ton small ans oaeh
,nainod untouched by tho firo for nlony Loura
out aoyosA Of tho others woro in ila1ucs boforo
m!9hhtght: @ha it: n.
red flames, s,1rmountod by eroat % ynImmoa ~ NJ
sEnoke, SHOOTING upyarda to n t,rsHt ,,oiht 5 "
belng visible at an fmmopRo diBfnnce. 49,"
syo ,I eps and two lighters woro ytug ut tho
canal-boat, loaded with wood, boloneinr to }!ont
Darker, could not bo moved in t2me' md 1ps. waa
burning aSat, to tho, th9 waters edge this morning.
Of Il tso a1 % oS0e sknda hs morning
loud report but with sort Of ruabina sound ndIu a
tho bottom apparently gavo way. frhis atn,od Nd
upon piles' near ono Of tho p1ers. As It ripoei
open the blazing oil ran out aad spread over The
Of tho tanLs rameinin9 ILL., ' 70 save any
caught fire. and at about O'clock tIia mornngg ang
the immense e. .0o0-barrel tank, tho lust Of alf
oc9sme T1'raa converted snqrt. s to mass Of dame
one about 400 foot long aud tho otlora Of 2o1
Tnrab5yas 8u9fby DESTROYED .,o together with
wood about $50 feet IN length. Fortunately thfs l
!Warohouso had boon reeenfly cleared Of most Of
ft8 contontH. but. within 1t and upon tho niora
apDpt ! 2o0o barrels Of retincd oil wore consumed
inge eaeh about 6ox1oo feet caught fire 1t about
n:oo Q clooK a. na, and woro speedily burned tn
tho ground, together with tho sha;ls, % oto'. nd.
1pa,nlng. 1,,g Ino crude oil pumps md other ma
ehln9ry Waro destroyed, and tho blazing oil
tho ties Of the railroad tracks WHICH rSn in o %
h9@T tno tr yafds The treatework Of tic branch
Gre at about 10 o'clock this morning ana ua"sn 1ss
rhe Upper warehouse, largo brick structure.
M d. considerable distance from tho tanks. bad
Df Lumber adjoining It was already in hla1n il
and 1t ID doubtful If the building cai, be- sawo9
It CONTAINS 1i.,'n put small quantity Of oil. h
a1eoa a1S atsn5 before 70 oelook tl!s morning tho
n immonso distance Another tank orplodcd 8
about m hour ]ator. All, however. oontinuo tn II
'arn With scarcely diminiBhed fury, An i'm b
nonso PM 81 black smoke hangs ovor tho Yards c.
Trough which volumes OF fire roll stoadily m. m.
lAo water 11oar the docks Ia covered with Al
'urnlh8 on, md oven standing pools nonr tba IL
'aTaa ~ aro oyorstd With the blazing lquid, tt
Iho tiromen wore still busy this morning. but n
ould DO little etfectuai work save to &,tcF III 9,
gGlnst ~ . further extension Of the flames. 81
Inc n: Erie Railway Company suirora the loss
y ane obstruction Of the buildings, piora, tanLg.
taifoad-ties, trestles, nud The gen
Fal !! cquipments of tho yard. OF its rolling y,
tock only three coal-cara were burned, Tho oil tt
IT, IT, ,,I omneo ny number OF dealorB, chiefly in
w wy at
euEs' oWeet -, thinks that at least G0.000 o,
a. attota u W VIII ba conel1mod and others piace
10 number at &c, goo. he thinks that tho entire Of