New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-09-16
SET on FIRE BIZ IIGHryWG.

OH TANKS ABLAZE ON NEWTGWN CREEK.
ONE Man KILLED BY Az EXPLOSION AID ANOTHER
Br-RxED TO DEATH-rHE FiHEMEN WITH LITTLE
WATER 10 HIGHT TIE FLAMa--LossEs OF RI
FlNrRs
Two large oil tanks in Brooklyn. on Newtown
Creek. were struck by lightning o. Thursday night
about q o'clock IL one OF the tanks belonging To
4oDc & Fleming's Kings County Refinery, there were
30 600 barrels Of oil, bar tina fire was
soon cxriuguished. and without great loss. Hardly
had mis- fire been put under control when another
fash of lightning struck the largest tank ~ the
ward of the Locust Hill OIL Works near the so
called Penny Bridge This refinery i. owned by the
INN of james Donald & Co.. Of No. IA Maiden
lane. Ne,y-York Th1e we're seven large tanks
near the one THAT was tire and as II was I'M
possible to pat out the flames the bremen used
every effort 20 keep them from spreading rms
they were cuab.vd t. go i} P'"yMt 10" 'r" ",.
tanks while the Oh was burning ON 81 lhc HlS'
tank. ADodi . clock yr>lcid'S m"s"'it- '.iI .''
ran low and the TWO steamers "hich i@u De'l
throw ~ seven streams ol water oh tnin l'AA
were obliged 10 STOP Ia" Two Pu" p D." n' 49,
huery were TIE only means of pm Pin- wafer ~
tho ,Ity GatcTWOrAs are uut extended oui ST. lu.
a few moments AFTER the beat became
intense that tank of uaphtha near
los exploded. killing $40 men and setting hr L. sew
cral Other tanks H. the y4ga Foreman kre gan, 81
| Truck No i. near tho tank which cXpl0uca,
| TALKING with Assistant Engineer smith. VINO had
| cnJlge of the fire. Three - iour mou were w!tA
i 81
men ran IL different dlf' ctlOnS. kcogaH ws, never
| seen again, and hi- booty h1d not been found at
dark dst night. the naIucl were still burning.
| stewart DcstIIng . captain o. Tx Itcr employed
| b. the firm. jumped from his boat INTO the mud.
| whence he WIS unable To cXtucatc himself tie
| was burned TO death "Alle standing there. the
| burning on floating around h!in. His body above
\ hls waist. where the mud Reached, was a ch1ucl
mass before ~ cpuld bee taken away. John Cooper
the sp, -iuteudcnt Of the works had hIs leg broken
| and Vas badly burned on tn back
| With a low tide and scarcity of water on the
PREMISE the lire gained RAPID hcadwag until II hal
destroy cd oil be property near az hand BY order
| Of Assistant Chef smith, two barges and two light
| q, filled win crude oil nom the tanks. IL
| save the oil. but also check tine advance of tie
| flames. But about noon tAe boats caught hle and
| were destroyed. Inc Pcun} Bridge. over which
nearly all the funerals cross gong from Grand-st.,
| BrOOklyn TO Calvary Cemetery, Also burned IN
| tie afternoon. Tbs bridge Was au Old wooden
structure and had long been considered unsafe. Adj
| joung tie factory Of Donald * Co,
| partly destroyed. shed containing 300 barrels
| of OIL ready Tor delivery was consumed aud tie
| furnaces were mi lred but safety I'd o. the OIL
| tanks saved them.
| All day great crowds went 10 the
| scene OF tho fire attracted 10y the dense
volume Of black smoke rolling over the hills behind
which .he factories we're situated. The firemen
continued on duty all day. aud had gained control
Of the flames before dark. Ia order 90 prevent the
| oil from floating down the creek old boats were
turned acTos. stream, for IL was feared that n
/ stream Of oil shOuld flow on tho wHlcr II might
ignite and cause serious damage 20 tho boats aud
| other pro DeTty along the banks below.
Concerning the loss by the fire, Charles HOgg, one
| OF the proprietOrs Of tho Locust Hill OIL WORKS,