Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-06-13
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THE POINT BREEZE FIRE.
It Breaks Out Again.
GEN. HAZEN SUES GEN. STANLEY.
INDIAN COMMISSIONER HAyT'S TRIAL.
COLORADO RAILROAD WAR.
FALL RIVER LABOR TROUBLES.
THE POINT BREEZE FIRE.
1t Breaks Out Again.
GEN. HAZEN SUES GEN. STANLEY.
INDIAN COMMISSIONER HaYT'S TRIAL.
COLORADO RAILROAD WAR,
FALL RIVER LABOR TROUBLES,
THE GREAT OIL FIRE.
Flames Broke Out Again at Point

THE GREAT OIL FIRE.
Flames Broke Out Again at Point
Breeze.
PH1LADELPH1A, June 13.-The Point Breeze
fire has again broken out. A second alarm has
been sounded, and dispatches from there say
the whole place Is again In flames.
An Immense Building on Fire.
ll;45 q. m.-The fire at Point Breeze was re-
k1ndled at 11:15 am, stiff breeze which pre-
vailed tanning the flames to immense proper
tions. The Atlantic Storage Company's ware
100 rect wide, took fire from the burning oil
which escaped from the Hudson, one OF the YES
S Sels winch has been In flames since "Wednesday
now In immense peril.
The Fire Spreading.
PHILADKLPHIA, June 13, 1920 o. m-The fol-
lowing dispatch has just been received from
Point Breeze: cat noon the place is going. It
! is feared now that the fire viii reach the Point
Breeze OIL Works. The strong westerly breeze
blew the flames to the Atlantic Petroleum
to the large shed, 200 feet by so, Immediately
south of the warehouse, which was destroyed
on Wednesday. The wind then veered to the
north, and the long line of sheds, extending for
nearly mile to the southwark caught fire. and
by noon all were ablaZe, with the 1900 barrels
OF Oil which they contained" South of these
sheds Is the Point Breeze OIL Works alluded to
In the above dispatch, and below that point are
large number OF frame dwellings, occupied by
the Workmen and their families. In the rear
five others and larger warehouses The
smallest of which is go feet long by 100 wide.
and the largest 400 feet by 125 feet. These are
elevation Of ground, and from present indIca-
ttons they Will be saved, as well as the Allan
uc on Co. tanks further east, which contain
refined and special oils. in process Of manufac.
tuie. The brick residence OF Mr.. Wilson, near
the first of the sheds, which took fire this am,
At 12,45 p. m. ali the sheds along the river
'front.', as far south as the Point Breeze Oil
Works, are In ruins. The flames spread 80
rapidly that the Schuylktll harbor police tug
narrowly escaped destruction.
Hopes Of Saving the Oil Works.
PHILADELPHIA. June 13.-At lis p. m. the fire
had reached the Empire shed, where 1t burned
warehouse above the Point Breeze Oh Works,
but 1t Is believed that the fire has reached its
southern limit at that point, and that the Oil
How the Fire Started.
PHILADELPHIA, June 13-The fire at Point
Breeze to-day was started from the bark Ilion,
and not from the Hudson. The IliOn, which
has been burning for two days, upset this MORN
river. In this way the fire was communicated
to the shore. later dispatch says: From At
lant1c petroleum stores. which caught first, the
nIe spread TO the wharf OF the Empire Storage
company, and from thence communicated to
the warehouses OF that concern. In the En-
p1re stores were some 10000 empty barrels
valued at about one dollar each0 which were
entlrely consumed. together with the wharf
buildings. The loss on the Empire Stores
wharf ana contents win reach about sls0. .OOO
The loss on the Atlantic petroleum stores Will
reach 100000, without taking into considera-
tion the contents. The tugs Juno and Newcas-
Tie OF the Red Star line, and Wave, OF the har.
Dor police, are at the scene, and are throwing
water on the burning buildings. AT present
writing there seems TO be more hope of saving
SteWart'S refinery, which is on the direct line
OF the fire. The wind has now changed to west,
which is a very favorable indication.