, 1880-05-22
OIL FIRES.
Destruction in tho Bradford DlstrIct-
Ton Days Of Constant Ferll Lead1nE
tn Exciflttr IIlclE1eufa

10 hxcitine lnctaents,.
,3''isa.;s n oy Ny1 1sT sor1 ls orcst fires
OF tho Inst ten dnys ]Rve swept over ail:
nrcn Of country ahout 30 miles in length. and
~ NJ, avorn,,', With ~ ts,rea ,niins IN the
n Rrafsi -" II nj resiou and M H destructive ] ia,aes
are still raglngin various places. Not u day
has passed since bIuy o that tho loss Of oil
Wrius.m cnntue houses, plumbing machinery,
and tGnla, has not been reported. Since Hut
uate rev eity, h'x1osa, ~ echt,S, o,let
portant petroleum centres, have boon entirely
destroyed. leaving 150O persOus homeless,
i ,G th",r ha,or. or o'
TICS" WIFI thelr ehEIucs' polle1s, "nu eS-
penslyo machinery ana tn thousands '. s Of acres
Of valuable timber. Tho heaviest fires were
preal,i aly y "Iv v n nj, H. t e srIfo,a 'v f @
of uusloubted inccnd'ary origin was startcs'
IN tbs woods A. s sa OF n.Fsongf r. ns hS ,s
r,vs .n,,ti uuohinory OF flyo, nrolnciur oil
.,as,,. .asn u t, v,tn,, oo,.ain noo w. sroa
Wy,S nr a ~ oliK; atili nr;t;nn is,..T IVY mnt,a
re i rasns n y @ II MurIa i beoS Valley and
i,rso q ~ cl . y ng'li,Ing t,,ag y asMay !r9 1o
'v %tut R W.T. y y iraoth;n @ ,yt III sser,c. Gn
nanS' Mnt ,s't ro,r ~ naorv y; @ XIV IN Scat M
Timber e reeisee tie dS5iisEs dMs.tf@oyed f. @
during tlie last few t!ays. b:stdes the bs'ild.
Es aeSsaf" sato, " f ,c T Mave hce,, a.,
0uses agtaenea 1Fn tave hEell
!ng locality, where thc buildings were seat
teres! uhgl!t i4T savotal miles, 1ilo iifH sWept
ttoaFf nft t.s aso' li9Iw' W. t toy ya',, S oI aarrIS
MHrv cscnp d. tror Ills sreat sS 6lrned is.
Tlot tlle lte u stiii tceulng " iinlty vi .ilo
A. thS a' sSes In, IN f! fsts oa s. ffGn m The ts
% Fl tho a,r ~ presuntng ] grand appearance at at
night.
No unc llot acquainted with the character
of MI oil district such ~ tho Bradfofd region
wells aro ali flowing oncs, md arc constantly
pouring forth streams Of lnilnntmable lnate,
rinl. ,Net+works of plpc.!lnes conduct thee oll
III MI directions through tho field. ThI
Ill tho surroundings nre ltterully saturated
with cr,ltlc petroleum. The plltlttles III tho
rontls nfe but depths Of oil. Tho region Is
cut up by deep TGylncs Or Rnllcys nnl tlio
rs Is Weii % rs every nyHiiablo rod IN the Valleys
nnpid strcalns course tue valleys mud tumble
down the mountain sides. Th0nll towns are
st stTtetsl %!tloat regard ea s 70 sontIsHlty to
tho wells, Dprr1rks riSo from tho very door
Snrds, on tilo streets, aud tower n6oye the
buildings on every side, In, tho. nlitlst
rouiMlings sAtWrilted with oil mud tintlcr.box
buildings rnItroais will locomotives Kcattor-
lng showers Of sparks every hDnr In the tlay
pcI,utrato all parts OF the. region. Nn.nrnl
ras Is conducted FROM wells 70 thu TOWNS. ls
nt tic oii-wuils Ns fuOl, md from pi,lcs sot 1t
Intervals lit tho ground er,is pillars uf iinlnu
| twenty fuut ind more III hight. Nitrp-glycpi-
ins factories are erected e collyenlcnt pi,lnts
daily transported oil wagons through The oil
| districts for usn III ltrwly.rllcd wells for
| starting lho oil, Turks holding frl!n 1000 to
M.O0O barrels OF petroleum. each nDo,,lld ii
| every district, IjiD p,v,llNturp explosion OF q
niiT6- -elyrcriMc torpt.tit, tl,b uiEiltlue pf i
spark from locomotive. or ln.pFsitlent light.
.isi-boxcs chilled dwellings; Ii sufficient 10
turn tio whole co,,utry for miles around Into
n sen ri flnunt In III, ImuutlIbly si,nrt tfmr. x
| mil in n Ynw hu,tra tuIi tnfrs nj Territory Wns
swunt liz ilr,,. muro tilnn lid oil wells, i6O do
barrels it oif, allii tic wIolp Of Row City be-
iiEhtinw thn S,s Il, liar store ut Rixf0l1i. Th0
cifv win tisstrt,ys,l. with lnre,s number IT
walls nni1 lin dO1 hnrraIs nf Eli wnrn Gnu
s,,nied. u, Thlyo sluys nfterwar,l u sr,ark fro',
n lncnn,ntlr" afnrt;,,i !, ira in Tram iioiiow
mir f'ttw Norrisi,.,rsr mi d,anfr. nri NslT