Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1885-11-26
FATAL ACCIDENT.
4 Horrible Oil Tank Explosion
Occurs at Philadelphia.
Several WOrkmen are Roasted
by the Burning Oil.

Several NOrkmen are Roasted
by the Burning Oil.
INSTANTLY KILLED BY THE CARS.
PONTIAC, Mich. New. 21.-This
morBiAg a Detroit 81 Milwaukee train
ran over and instantly killed William
/ Sanbrook and his wife, and their
bodies were frightfully mangled.
DISASTROUS EXPLOSION.
PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 2l.-An ex-
ploslon occurred at the Philadelphia
| LuS7ic company's works, at the
Miflin street wharf. The damage is
not known, but it is reported that
thirteen nen have been seriously
burned. Some have been taken TO
University hospital. Two men are
missing, and one is supposed TO have
b-en burned to death. As the vic.
| Tins are being taken to the various
hospitals of the city, no accurate list
OF the names can be obtained. There
are four men badly hurt al the Penn
sylvania hospital.
FURTHER DETAILS OF THE OIL TANK Ex-
PLOsION.
PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 2l.-Au ex-
plosion of a tank Of oil az the Phl.a-
delphia Lubric company's works
this morning resulted in the death OF
one man and the probable death OF
boy. the seriously injuring Of four
others and a partial destruction OF the
establishment. The victims are Alex.
Banks, aged 40, burned 10 a crisp He
was superintendent of the works and
came recently from Pittsburg; Chas.
Marshall, aged y, cannot be found.
Joseph Robinson, aged 80, entire
body terribly burned and caanot re
cover; Patrick Boyle, hea6, trunk and
exhemities frightfully burned. He
viii die; Chas. Mclean, aged 81
burned about the head and exremi-
ties and Will probably die; Arthur
Groeber, aged 2S, entire body terribly
burned. He will die.
For some time the works have been
running to their full capacity. and
early TINS morning gang Of 100 men
were set at work to repair the stone
! foundation under the large iron still,
which contained 500 barrels OF crude
| oil. Several of the men were engaged
In plasterlng up the interior walls
when the msx-hole of the still was
blown eff, setting fire to the oil, tilt
1 ing over TIE still and causing the
I burning Gil to fall out upon the men
/ below. This explosion was followed
/ by a second report soon after, and the
dense volume of smoke caused tne ut
most CONSERVATION among the men.
The fire departments reached the scene
somewhat tardily and the work OF
rescuing the men was delayed. An
elderly man, whose name is not
known, was foand lying against the
/ fence which surrouads the works about
seventy-hve yards from the exploded
tank, unconscious and terribly
burned
TWO MORE VICTIMS BE.
/ PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 21.-Two more
victims of the explosion, Jas. Robin
son and Arthur Grueber, died this
afternoon.
Alex. Banks was gorking lmmedi-
ately under the task when the explo-
sion took place and while the rescuiug
party was searching for victims his
4 BODY was observed, as the wind car
ried the smoke away, lying close TO
the foundation wall and
SURROUNDED WITH BLAZING OIL.
One OF the men named Michael
/ Cavanaugh VOLUNTEERED to rescue him
and not withstanding the protests 81
I his companions crawled along on the
4 ground. after one of the firemen had
4 saturated his clothing with water.
I When within reach OF the untortu-
nate man he grasped mis- right foot
and in making an effort to draw the
/ BODY out the mans foot parted from
/ his BODY. Cavanaugh dropped II and
/ hastily reached a place OF safety,
leaving the body to the flames. Cay
anauph's face and hands were badly
+ burBed
a few minutes after CavaRagh ez-
capped the tank fell and Banks BODY
was bid from view. Charles MeLait
and Arthur Griber we're also found
lying close to the burning sclL the
+ former being unconscious and ootn
terribly burned. Several other men
who were working close TO the stiIl al
the time of the explosion, were also
/ burned. but their injuries we're com
parativelv slight. The injured were
+ iaken to the Pennsylvania hospital
where their wounds we're dressed. Inc
7 loss win reach about $4,000; lnsur-
ance. Sl7. O90.