The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1881-01-26


Expsosioa or an OIL rank.
I PFILADELFuLA. Jan. Shortly
latter , O'Clock this morning an ex-
! plosi0n occurred at one Of the ell
tanks at the works Of the Atlantic
Refining Company, at Point. Breeze.
followed by other explosions and d
+ Ieonaaarlioa, which spread rapidly
among lhc yari5u buildings, and
was no. brought under control lla-
Itil noon. The scene Of t0-day's fire
|is the same rs that OF the disastrous
fire of 1879, when thc buildings. q
lgreat quantity of oil and FIVE ships
( in the river swcre lost ent7iliu. "a
total loss OF nearly S3Q0,UlQ Tie
establishment is owned by the
Standard oil Company, and manag-
led and operated by the Atlantic
Refining Company. it covers about
+ tJrty-fve acres of ground, running
back about half "a mile from the
east bank of the Schuvlkin to the
railroad leading to the whmyes OF
I the international Navigation Com
pany at Girard Point This space
/ before this morning was covered
with substantial structures. mostly
of brick. On the grounds there are
upward Of one hundred tanks, with
capacity OF 100000 barrels.
There were not more than 10000
barrels on the epreniscs this morning.
the greater part Of which was stored
In tie tanks far back from whore
the ire originated. The tank which
exploded first had in 1t about 5000
barrels OF oil, being q large iron
structure, situated at the extreme
. eastern end of the property, about
400 or 500 feet from the river.
Just before the explosion men
were at work pouring oil into it
from q still near by. The origin Of
the hrcis unknown, but it is pre-
sumed by the manager oft the works
chat iD flling the tank from the
still, the oil la some manner be
came heated, and coming In con
tact with the g5s IL the tank caused
the explosion The gas exploded
with @ terrific report, throwing the
burning Oh IN an directions and ig-
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