Daily globe., 1880-07-17
SETTLING SEA OF FIRE.

BRADFORD, Pa, July 16.-Solid shot were
fired into the second burning tank at
Custer City at l o'clock this morning, to
draw off the oil and thereby prevent an
overflow. However, the work was commenc-
ed too late, and after the oil boiled over furi-
ously and set fire to third tank, one which
is now seething sea of fire. There we're
three other tanks in the immediate vicinity.
The last burning tank at Custer City spent
its force at s o'clock tonight. Three were
burned in all at Custer, and one at Kansas
Branch. The loss on these, together with
the wooden tanks destroyed by Wednesday
nights storm, will reach $130,O00. The
loss on the oil in the iron tank burned is
sustained by general average assessment on
all portions of the united line.
NEW FIRES STARTED BY LIGHTNING.
New YORK, July 10.-A dispatch from
Bradford, Pennsylvania, gives an account of
another thunder storm which passed over the
city this morning Considerable damage was
done by lightning. A rig near Custer City
was struck and burned, two oil tanks, one of
1000 barrels and one of 600 barrels, on the
west branch, were also struck, and the fire is
now burning. Great excitement prevails in
the neighborhood of the fire. The people
are out IN force fighting them to prevent
their spreading. The amount of damage will
be very heavy.
WOODS FIRES.
ST. JOHN, N. B., July 16.-Fires are raging
all along the line of the st. John & Machias,
European and North American railways,
through to Mattowamkeag. Last night the
fire swept the railroad between Cork and
Harvey stations and burned the bridge across
Lyons stream. The bridge was nineteen
spans. The woods near Harvey and
McAdam are on fire.
RATIFICATION ACCIDENTS.
CINCINNATI, O., July 16.-The Ilmaes-St0r
special says the ratification at Frankfort,
KY, yesterday, was followed last night by
fireworks. A very general discharge from
firearms took place, and Robert Craig, while
leaning out of third story window, received,
possibly, fatal shot in the left side. Frank
Redman had an eye put out by Roman
candle, and one old man received the con-
tents of shotgun, fired at long range, in
his back.
FATAL TRACK WALKING.
ST. Louis, July 16.-James Ogden and
Chas. w. Rogers, two stave moulders en-
ployed in Gagh & Harland's stave foundry,
while walking on the track of the Wabash
railway near the Union stock yards in the
northern part of the city, were run over by a
train backing down the track. Ogden was
instantly killed and Rogers had his back and
one leg broken.
LAKE MICHIGAN WRECK.
MILWAUKEE, July 16.-The schooner Du-
val which was capsized last Friday was
found and righted to-day but cannot be
brought to harbor. The bodies of captain
Doods, son and one seaman were found on
the deck and it is supposed that the bodies
of the rest of the crew are in the cabin.
HOTEL BURNED.
The Northwestern hotel ct Fort Howard
was burned last night, a number of guests
barely escaping with their lives, with the
loss of clothes and effects. Loss $4,000;
insured.
PENNSYLVANIA CYCLONE.
CHESTER, Pa, July 16.-A violent wind
storm passed over the southeastern portion
of this county this afternoon. In South
Chester thirty-fve houses were unroofed,
seven partly completed dwellings blown
down, many trees uprooted and much dam
age done to barns. Two men were badly in
jured, one by the overturning of stage.
WIND wHIRL.
HANOVER, N. H., July 16.--A whirl of
wind swept over the easterly portion of this
village this afternoon, lifting couple of res-
licences and some barns from their founda-
tions, and completely wrecking them. Roofs
we're torn off, chimneys levelled, trees up
rooted and fences prostrated. Two men
were severely injured.
SERIOUSLY INJURED.
BOSTON, July 16.-Ex- Congressman John
Bailey, of Lynn, was thrown from carriage
at Nahant this afternoon, and had his hip
broken. The injuries are considered very
serious.
MILWAUKEE, July 16.-Last night Louis
Scneller and John King were drowned while
bathing in the river at Green Bay. The
bodies were recovered this morning. The
body of an unknown man was found float
ing in the river at Green Bay, but could not
be identified.