The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1880-05-15

sunday afternoon, gas explosion ia a
stove N the dwelling Of Justice Cline, In Rex.
lord, ii miles southeast Of Bradford, Pa,
set the house on fire. The flames spread
among the frame structures in the village
until so buildings we're ia ashes. iDeIudiop
the principal hotels and stores and tho Ken,
dali and Eldridge Railrond Station. Forty
dderricksi the pump station OF the United Pine
LINES, aud two tanks, containing together
over $4,000 gallons Of oil, were also banned,
a large force OF men was set at work con
s'ruellng dam to prevent the burning oil
IRON running down the valley, and setting fire
to lhrse other tanks containing each $4,000
gallons Of OIL
A fire in Allegheny City, Pa, Sunday even.
ing, which started in the stable of Keifer,
Steliei Cos. tannsry on Allegheny avenue,
destroyed that tannery, Witlackis tannery
and twenty-eight other buildings, slaughter
houses, stables and dwellings, on VALLEY.
High and Filbsrt streets The locality being
situated between two hills, it was almost i'm.
possible for the fremeR TO get at the flames
until they had nearly done their worst. The
loss ON property is estimated at Sl25, 200.
About twenty poor families are homeless,
escaping with nothing but the clothing they
had on. II was rumored that young girl
persisted in the fames. The fire Is supposed
to have been started by two boys who were
playing in the stable.
Two wooden buildings in Danyillc, Va,
one occupied for the storage of tobacco, and
the other as a grocery and liquor store, wero
destroyed before daylight Sunday morning,
by an ineendiary fire. Samuel j. Croxton,
who slept IN the tobacco warehouse, lost his
life, and John Does, n fireman, persisted in
attempting to save him. Over 600 pounds
ofleai tobacco were consumed. Hnse, LOOMS
Co.'S. extensive ice houses, on the river
front at 81. Louis, were burned Sunday morn.
ing IN tremendous thunder storm Over
10000 tons OF ice were consumed. The loss
is estimated at 500, 900.
Inc Mount Olye House, IN st. Louis cOun.
y, was consumed by lightning Saturday
night.
fire at Undertook, N. Y, ON Saturday
night, destroyed ten or eleven buildings, in.
GLIDING the post.oiiice aud two hotels. Loss.
$4,000. The stables Of the LehiEh and
Wilkesbarre Coal Company, at Wasamie,
were destroyed by FIRE Sunday with 81 mules.
The Queens Lake Ice House, in st. Clair
county, Mo-, was consumed BY lightning on
Saturday night. The loss is stated at Si5' 900.
While "torpedong' the well of the Shade
Oil Company, near bradford, Pa, Nav 9, The
we'll caught fire, and the fame spread rapidly
through the woods to the other oil propsrly,
including wells OF the Oak, Shade and Mccall.
mont OIL Companies, near Summit. BY four
o'clock in the afternoon several miles Of ter
ritory had been burned over, 800 derricks and
a vast quantity Of oil had been destroyed, and
the village Of Reno city, comprising 100
houses, ten miles from Bradford, had been
entirely burned down. The fire was then
under control. The loss is roughly estimated
at 100000.
The lnas hy tkn &C.. a, U;Ii:.....-.-. II
on Friday evening Of last week, is estimated
at 100000. The amount Of lumber destroy.
ed is less than was at first supposed, and no
mills were burned. The insurance on the
eleven lsnements destroyed is SIS, 900.
In the vicinity Of Concord, N. H., exten.
siye forest fires are burning, causing much
damage TO properly, and delaying railroad
trains. One man lost 5000 cords of wood.
Several towns and villages are threatened.
All the fires around Rixford, Pa, are now
sxtinguishej. 10000 barrels of oil we're con.
sumed, which with tanks and machinery,
make an aggregate loss estimated at $780,
900.
A cheap lodging house, in st. Louis, was
burned before daylight Tuesday morning, aud
four men--one OF them blind and one crip.
ple-perished by suiTOeatiou
The hospital and stables Of the Carbon
county (Pa.) almshouse were burned on Tues.
day night, with 0 horses, "a head Of cattle aud
40 hogs.
-Four large bark sheds, at the recumseh
Tannery, at Everett, Bradford county, Pa,
were harmed Wednesday. Loss, so, 600
Large forest fires were raging in New Jer.
sey, opposite Milford, Pa, on Moaday night.
L. is said they were started by ineendiAries.
Another disastrous FIRE started Wednesday
in the timber land ut the head Of Foster Brook
Valley, eight miles from Bradford, Pa. The
flames swept over the ridge and down Tram
Hollow, destroying timber aud oil rigs 10 their
path, and almost entirely burning down the
villages Of Oil Centre and Middaughville,
Wednesday night two oil tanks at different
| points in the path of the conlagration--one
containing $4,000 barrels Of petroleum. the
| other 1OOO-were N are, andthe town ofDuks
Centre, contrasting about 1000 inhabitants
was threatened. A mile above Duke Centre,
n nitro.glycerine magazine, in the path Of the
flames, exploded with tremendous force. II
is estimated that 200 rigs had been DESTROYED
up to Wednesday night. Only one casualty
| "a reported; man named William Reed, was
dangerously injured by falling tree
| Forest fires continue their ravAges in Penn.
sylvania and New Jersey, the loss amounting
to many hundred thousand dollars.
/ The town Of Stuyyesant, n. Y, was de.
s,royed by fire Thursday Loss $500, 900.