New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-09-12
MISCELLANEOUS.
Destructive Oil Fire.

Oh City, Pa, September ll.-At six
O'Clock this morning lightning struck one OF
the tanks belonging to the Imperial Oil Re-
filming Company, whose works are near this
place The tank contained about 5000 bar,
rels of crude petroleum, which Immediately
ignited, and, owing to strong north wind
prevailing at tie time, the fire spread nearly
over their entire works. Up to this hour,
A NJ, it is still burning.
The loss in OIL both crude and refined, of
which there was nearly forty thousand
barrels, and on the buildings and machinery
and iron tanking, will not fall short Of
$500, OOO There is no insurance. The oil
works was one of the most extensive and
most perfect in this country, and will be
almost entirely destroyed.
Terrible Cyclone.
CINCINNATI, September l0.-A dispatch
from Bloomington, Illinois, SAYS terrific
cyclone last night spent it's full fury on
Normal, Illinois, where two gales seemed to
converge in whirl wind tearing the large
brick residence of C. Turk to atoms. Mrs.
Turk was thrown into the debris. Her leg
was broken above the ankle and amputa-
ton will probably be necessary.
Other houses were overturned, barns de-
molished, and the buildings on the fair
grounds destroyed. At King Mill, few
miles west of Bloomington, the storm cut
path through maple grove, twisting the
trees off like pipe stems. AT Clinton, De-
witt county, Jack Grady was killed in
house by lightning. A number of cars
were blown Oft the track of the Lafayette
railroad.
A freight train was ditched near Dills-
bOro, Indiana, crushing to death three boys
who were stealing ride
Ashore.
OCEAN BEACH, September l2-The
schooner F0rsbay, not Fursha, went ashore.
The cargo is being discharged. The vessel
is in good condition.
Fire.
MIpDLEBURY, Vt, September ia fire
originated in q paper mill, which, with the
buildings of the Middlebury Manufacturing
Company, the Middlebury Wooden Com
pany and twenty-nine business houses, two
halls, six dwellings, and part of q highway
bridge, burned. Loss $4,000; insurance
Resumed Work.
BOSTON, September 1.-THE shoemakers
OF Cochituatr and Natick have resumed
work at old prices.
als4s. A Constitutional Ssate Capital. -..
CHARLESTON, September 1.-the Su-
preme Court of West Virginia decided the
act Of the Legisl ature removing the capital
to Wheeling constitutional.
Catastrophe in Lake Michigan.
CHICAGO, September lion Lake Michi-
gan early yesterday morning the propeller
Equinox, from Chicago to Bay City, Michi-
gan, with q cargo of salt, and towing the
schooner Emma A. Mayes loaded with
lumbE, was overtaken by storm about
north of Chicago. Captain Wood orth of
the Equinox came to the stern OF the PRO-
peller at that time and called out to cut the
lines. This was done, and the propeller
careened and sunk in afew minutes she had
on board Q crew of nineteen men and also
Captain Dwight Scott, of Cleveland, a we'll
known lake captain, who was accompanied
by his wife aud making q
total of twenty two persons. The first in.
timation the schooner had of the eatas-
trOphe was the shrieks of the drowning.
Tho Mayee could render no assistance
whatever in the terrible sea that was run
ming, and the entire crew of the Equinox
went down. The schooner arrived here this
morning.
Further Details.
.. The Post aud Aaa, in its account of the
>dieaster to the Equinox, says:
TIE drowned captain was Dwight Scott.
at Cleveland, who was formerly owner Of
thu lronsides, 8. d. Cald well, and Governor
Cushmaa, the last named having blown up
1t Buffalo three years ago The two passen-
gers were Miss Minnie Scott, the csptain's
daughter, nineteen years old, going home
from the convent where she had been edu-
Gated, and Miss Scott, seventeen years old,
granddaughter, who lived In Cleveland,
travelling fos pleasure ON the Equinox.
Captain ScOtt was sixty years old. His son
u in business in Cleveland. The story OF |
the disaster 10 told by Captain Lusk, of the |
schooner Emma A. Msyes, which arrived |
OF the harbor at eight o'clock last night |
and brought in this morning. His schooner |
Wa being towed BY the lost propeller mp to |
within lew minutes before she went down. |
The storm struck the lake with great |
force, but the two vessels ploughed their
way without misfortune until two O'Clock |
Friday morning. The crew of both vessels |
we're ready fer duty, that of the schooner
engaged about the sails aud rig
ging. -.-7s71.
The fury Of the storm vas terrible, II
Deem6d several times that certain destruc-
kioa awaited them. No signs however
Dxme from the Equinox that Iii
was not right on board. Her speed was
nneh retarded, but she held her course and
Ifeaned ahead. The night Wa pitch dark,
~ NE water running high. The ttsrm |
'reated sush . fearful din a. to mako Is
Utmost lDpoaaib1e to hear aayshiug but the
.axring 81 he elsments, while the lieht
lssalhls sil!isss 4 ~ scs1 sosss. W
- 81 Rsi.e6 ~ 49, Ct We O'Clock o.
Frtday moenl9g, whsa Captaiu Luhk heard
vuAee hyM " psepel11e ehanfing Cast a. i
oeF line, " whleh W. immedin6aly followed .