Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1879-06-14
CONFEDERATION.
THE POINT BREEZE FIRE REKlNDLe0.
A Strong Wind Fans the fIame-Great
Destruction Of Propery-lOss
Probably Three Hundred
thousand Dollars.

PHILADELPHIA, June l3.-The Point
Breeze fire has broken out again. 4
second alarm has been sounded. and
dispatches from there say the whole
place is again in flames,
ll:45 A. M.-The fire at Point Breeze
rekindled at ll:l5 this morning by 4
stiff breeze which prevailed, and the
flames were famed 10 immense proper
portions. The Atlantic Petroleum
Storage Company's warehouse build
ING, about FIVE hundred feet long and
one hundred and fifty feet wide, took
fire from the burning oil which escaped
from the Hudson, one of the vessels
which have been in flames since the fire
OF Wednesday. The entire works and
surroundings are IN imminent peril.
1920 p. M.-The following has just
been received from Point Breeze: AT
noon the fire WIS spreading, and IL Is
feared now that il will reach the Point
Breeze oil works. 4 strong westerly
breeze blew the flames To the wharf OF
the Atlantic Petroleum Storage Com
pany, and the fire at once spread 10 the
large shed, POO feet by so, Immediately
south of the warehouse, which was de-
stroved "Wednesday. The wind then
veerrd TO the north, and the long line OF
sheds extending for nearly mile 10 the
southwark caught fire, and by noon all
were ablaze with 1900 barrels OF oil
which they contained. South Of
these sheds is the Point Breeze
oil works, alluded 10 in the above dis
patches, and below that point are Il
large number OF frame buildings oCcu-
pied by the workmcn and families. In
the rear OF the line OF the seven sheds
reported on fire are five others and
larger warehouse. These are Scpa.
rated from the burning sheds by an
elevation of ground and from present
indications they will be saved, as well
as the Atlantic Company tanks further
east, which contain l35, 900 barrels Of
crude and 10000 barrels of refined oil.
The brick residence OF Mr.. Wilson, near
the first of the sheds, which took fire
this morning, is burned.
-Atl:l5 the fire had reached the En-
pire shed, where it burned 10000 empty
barrels. At this place is the first ware
house above the Point Breeze oil works,
but il is believed that the fire has
reached its southern limit at that point,
and that the oil works wi be saved.
M.-The fire at Point Breeze,
to-day, was started from the bark Hon,
not from the Hudson. The Hon, which
has been burning for two days up to this
morning. upset and scattered It's burn
ing contents into the river. In tins
way the fire was communicated 10 the
shore. The loss on the Empire stores,
wharf and contents will reach about
$lSO, 900; the loss on the Atlantic Pctro-
leum stores will reach SlOO,OOO, without
taking into consideration the contents.
The wind has now changed 10 the west,
which is very favorable indication.
PHILADELPHIA, June l3, , y. M.-At
2:2j +. NJ. the fire was not burning 80
ficrcely, and 1t is probably under con
troll.
PHILADELPHIA, June l3.--ln addition
10 the loss OF one thousand feet Oi wharf
Wednesday, there have been three
thousand feet more burnt to-day. The
crude oil pipe line from the works Ia
the river, which is used to I'LL barrels, il
on fire at the wharf, and the end has
been cut to head the fire of from the
refinery. The fire has now little or
nothing to feed upon.
The five vessels destroyed at Point
Breeze on Wednesday last were valued
altogether at a little over $4,000, while
the Standard Oil Company lose about
S150,0OO. These figures, with certain
other small losses, make the total lO-s by
Wednesdays fire about 100000.
The loss by to-,lay's fire will not cS-
ceed SlJ0,OOO. Lacompte q Perkins,
whose loss is about 81, 900, are fully in
sured Warden, Frcw 4 Co.'s loss IL
estimated al $4,000.