The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-04-01
FATAL OIL TANK EXPLOSION.

National Associated Press to the Star
PHILADELPHIA, April IA still in the
oil works of w. l.. Elkons Co., at Mifflin
street and Long Lane, exploded yesterday
with great violence scattering flames in all
directions. Thirty feet from the still was
a large tank connected with the still by un-
derground pipes. The flames crept through
the pipes and in an instant the tank was
demolished, the flames leaping high in the
air. Chas. Miller, Superintendent, John
Greaves, Chas. McCrea and Frank Callahan
before they could retreat to a safe distance,
were badly burned. Callahan was nearest
to the tank and the flames suffocated him
so that he died almost instantly. His body
before it could be recovered was burned to
crisp. McCrea was so badly burned that
he will die. He is now at the hospital
groaning with agony. About two thousand
barrels were burned. The entire loss is
about 0O00.
FIRE AT NILES, IA.
NILES, Iowa, April Walker & Dun
hams harness shop, Gotshall's drug store
and the Exchange Bank, NJ. w. Miles pro-
prietor were destroyed by fire. Loss So, 600;
insured.
WHERE WHITE WAS LAST SEEN.
WHITEsBoRo, TEXAS, April III. T.
White, a school teacher made remarks re-
fecting on the character of Miss Brooks,
daughter of the man with whom he board
ed. He was afterwards met on the road by
two employees of Brooks, and that's the last
heard OF him, The river has been dragged
for his body, and the two men are under
arrest.
MISSING WITNESS.
ORANGE, TEXAS, April Up the Sabine
River DR.. Regan was charged with raping
the wife of A. G. Thornhill. When the
time for trial came Thornhill was missing,
and has not since been heard of. His wife
believes him murdered.
TREE PEDDLER DISAPPEARS.
CENTRE TEXAS April 1.-Walter L.
Barnes, travelling for an East Texas nursery,
has disappeared and with him a consider.
able sum OF money.
FURIOUS PRAIRIE FIRES.
Sioux CITY, a., April 1.-The Journal
has startling reports of the ravages of de-
structiye prairie fires up the Big Sioux Val
ley and throughout Southern Dakota, and
merchant of Eden. in Sioux City, tells
narrowing tales of the losses in that quar-
ter. On Saturday, from his store door (the
town occupying an elevated position), he
counted thirteen farm houses in flames.
and he says more than forty in that vicinity
have lost verything-houses, barns, seed,
grain, &c.
A large Norwegian Church, five miles
from Eden, was burned. In the same
neighborhood child, it is reported, was
fatally burned, and its father was terribly
burned in his efforts to save the chid's life.
Northwest of Beloit Norwegian named
Nicholson, while working to save his prop
erty, was caught in the fire and so badly
burned that he can not live. 1t is reported
that two other men in the same locality
were burned to death.
MILLS BURNED AT oswEGo.
OswEGo, N. Y, April 1.-The Premium
Flour Mills, located on the Varick Canal,
this city, were destroyed by fire this morn
ing Loss S1l 1000. No insurance. The
building was owned by ]. G. Jankins.
DEATH IN A FERMENTING TUB
CHICAGO, April 1.-August Bens Ger
man employe Of the the Phoenix Distillery
fell into a fermenting tub last night and
was smothered to death. He was aged for
ty-five, and leaves wife and five children.