The Rock Island Argus., 1879-06-13
PENNsYLvAElA.

=" PHILADELPHIA, June l3.-The fire at
Polnt Breeze was rekindled at 1875 this
morning by stiff breeze which prevailed
and the flames were famed to immense
proportions. The Atlantic petroleum
storage company's warehouse building,
about 500 feet long and $50 feet wide, took
ire from burning oil which escaped from
the Hudson, one of the vessels which has
been in flames since the fire of Wednes-
day, and the entire works and surround
ings burned.
South of these sheds is the Point Breeze
oil works alluded to in above dispatch and
below that point are large number of
frame dwellings occupied by workmen and
their families. In the rear of the line of
seven sheds reported on fire, are FIVE 9TH
er and larger warehouses, the smallest of
which is 260 feet long by l20 feet wide,
and the largest AGO feet by 100 feet, These
are separated from the burning sheds by
an elevation of ground, and from the pres
ent indications they will be saved, as we'll
as the Atlantic oil company's tanks fur
ther east, which contain 1876, 900 barrels of
crude aud 10000 barrels of refined and
special oils, in process of manufacture,
The brick residence of Mr.. Wilson, near
the trst OF the sheds, which took fire this
morning, is burned.
The Point Breeze fire has broken out
again, second alarm has been sounded
and dispatches from there say the whole
place is in flames.
The following dispatch has just been re
ceived from Point Breeze at noon: The
place is going. 1t is feared now that the
| fire will reach the Point Breeze oil works
A strong westerly breeze blew the flames
to the wharf of the Atlantic petroleum
storage company aud the FIRE at once
spread to q large shed 200 feet by 80
Immediately south of the ware house
which was destroyed Wednesday. The
wind then veered to the north and a lon.
, line of sheds, extending for nearly mil,
to the southwark, caught FIRE aud by moor
all was ablaze. with 1900 barrels of OF
which they contained. At ] p. N. all tn
sheds along the river front as far as the
South Point Breeze oil works, we're il
ruins. The flames spread SO rapidly tha
the Schuylkill harbor police tug, Wave
which was acting with the fire brigade mar
rowly escaped destruction.
The Wave. of Harbor police service,
at the scene and IS throwing water on tn
burning buildings. At the present writ
I ing there seems to be more hope of savin
Stewards refinery, which is in the direc
. line of the FIRE, The wind has now change
to the west which is very favorable ind
cation.
At I:55 the fire had reached Empir
y shed, where it burned thirty thousar
> empty barrels. This is the first war
!. house about the Point Breeze Oil Work
y y but it is believed the fire has reached i
> IsoUthern limit ct that point, and that Il
u y oil works will be saved.
At PIP p. n. the FIRE at Point Bree
y to-day, was started from the bark Ilion, o
J. from the Hudson. The Ilion which h
been burning for few days, up set Ii
morning, and scattered its burning co
tents into the river. In this way the Fl
le was communicated to the shore from t
70 Atlantic petroleum stores, which caug
10 first. The fire spread to the whs
nt of thet Empire Storage Co.. aud fro
I thence communicated to tho warehous
al of that concern. In the Empire stor
eQ were some forty thousand empty barre
on valued at about one dollar each, were entiI
ng ly consumed, together with the wharf a
N buildings. Loss ou the Empire stor
al wharf and contents will reach about Sl8
,h 900 without taking into consideration
ne contents of the tugs Juno and New Cast
7F of the ReG Star line.
- PHILADELPHIA, 3 P. NJ, June "a
lu- 2:25 the fire was not burning so free
and is probably under control. Moth
on further than previously stated has b.
10 burned