The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1879-06-14
THE POINT nREEzE FIRE.


PHILADELPHIA, June l3.-The Point
Breeze fire has broken out again. A
second alarm has been sounded and dis.
patches from there say the whole place is
again in flames.
11:45 a. M.-The fire at Point Breeze
was rekindled at 11:l5 A. NJ, by stiff
breeze which prevailed and the flames
were famed 10 immense proportions.
The Atlantic Petroleum Storage Company'e
warehouse building, about 500 feet long
and $50 feet wide took fire from the burn.
ing oil which escaped from the Hudson,
one Of the vessels which has been in flames
since the fire OF Wednesday. The entire
works and surroundings are in immient
peril.
1920 y. M.-The following has Just been
received from Point Breeze: The flames
are gaining, aud It 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, and the fire at once
spread to large shed, 200 by 50 feet, i'm.
Immediately south Of the warehouse,
which was destroyed. The wind then
veered to the north, and d long line Of
sheds, extending for nearly u mile to 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 allud.
ed to in the above dispatches. and below
that point are large numbers OF frame
buildings occupied by the. workmen and
their families. In the rear OF the line OF
seven sheds reported on fire are five other
and larger warehouses These are sepa.
rated from the burning sheds by an eleva-
ton OF ground, and from present indica.
tions they will be saved, US well as the
Atlantic Oil Company's tanks, further
east, which contain l35, 900 barrels OF
crude and 10 900 barrels OF refined oil. The
brick residence Of Mr.. Wilson, near the
first Of the sheds which took fire this
morning, is burned.
AT las the fire had reached the En-.
pire shed, where it burned $4,000 empty
barrels. This place is the first warehouse
above Point Breeze oil works, but it is be.
lieved the fire has reached It's southern
limit ut that point and that the oil works
will be saved.
2;l6P. M.-The Ere at Point Breeze to.
day was started from the bark lion, not
from the Hudson. The llion, which has
been burlington two days up TO this morn
ing, upset and scattered its burning con.
tents into the river, In this way the fire was
communicated to the shore. Tho loss on
| the Empire stores, wharf and contents
will reach about $780, 900; loss on Atlantic
Petroleum stores will reach $l0O, 900, with
out taking into consideration the con-
tents. Thewind has now changed to the
west, which is very favorable indication.
At 2:25 p. NJ, the fire was not burning
so tiercely and is probably under control.
In addition to the loss OF one thousand
feet Of wharfs Wednesday, there have
been three thousand feet more burnt to.
day. The crude oil line pipe from the
works TO the river, which is used to fill
barrels is on fire at the wharf end, It has
been cut to head the fire off from the re.
linery. The fire has now little or nothing
to feed upon. The five vessels destroyed
at Point Breeze, Wednesday last, were
valued altogether ut little over $4,000,
while the Standard Oil Company's loss is
about Sl50,OOO. These figures with certain
other small losses make total loss By
Wednesdays fire about 100000.
The loss by to.day's fire will not exceed
$l5OOOO Lecompte & Perkins, whose
loss is about 5000, Is covered by insur.
ance. Warden, Frew & Co.'s loss is esti.
mated ut $4,000.