The Red Cloud chief., 1888-05-18
OIL y IN YLANHA

On CITS, Pa, May 1A-An iron tank
containing $1,000 barrels Of oil w miles
up Oil creek was struck by lightning yes
terday and the oil boiled over. setting Dire
to another tank on the opposite side OF tho
creek containing $4,000 barrels. The Key.
stone refinery, . short distance from the
fire, 10 in some danger and wing dams are
being built In tho creek TO protect property
along the creek. The oil and tanks are
owned by J. B. Smithman.
Lster-The oil tank DIRE IL now believed
to be under control The great overflow,
watched for with 90 much terror. occurred
shortly before twelve o'clock this morning.
The tank vomited its flames and contents
and huge islands Of burning oil, some
Of them 100 feet in diameter, fOated down
the creek. The booms proved useless and
the fierce mass Of fire swept on, burning
several dwellings, the Western New York
& Pennsylvania railroad bridge, two miles
below, and q large barrel factory. Tho
oss is estimated at So. OOO.
~DIssTON's DIRK BURNED.
PHILADELPHIA, May H-The large brick
bull ling which contained the steel works
ana rolling mill CT Disston's saw works at
T'scony was totally destroyed by fire yes
terday morning. Although the fire depart
ment responded promptly tho structure
was in ruins within an hour, causing q loss
Of $3OO,OOO. IN which there is an insurance
OF S19l, QUO. The mill was the most COM
plete Of its kind In this country and the
immense amount Of machinery used was Of
the most approved kind. Hamilton Diss-
TON, the head Of h firm, left the city q
lew hours before the fire for q pleasure
trip on is yacht in Southern waters.
A TRAIN o E OVER A TREsrLE.
YUMA, Ariz., May 1.-THE Southern Pa
citic westbound passenger train jumped
the track near ella Bend Saturday morn
ing while passing over a new ~trestle, and
an emigrant car, the smoking car, day
coaches and one sleeper fell from the trestle
to the ground, q distance Of four or five
feet, turning completely over. Mrs. Good,
OF England. an emigrant passenger, was
instantly killed, leaving her husband and
three small children, who We're travelling
with her. Two other passengers had legs
broken and a number Of others sustained
slight injuries. The emiGrant car was COM
pietely wrecked.
SUNK.
MILWAUKEE, Wis.,, May H-Thc iron
propeller Clarion ran into the schooner
Monguagon In the harbor yesterday, and
sank her in four minutes. h crew had
barely time 20 escape with their lives. The
sunken schooner carried q full cargo Of
coal. 1t is charged that the Clarion was
racing and attaiscd so much headway-"S
to be unable to make the bend in entelnS D
the harbor.
STRUCK BY A TRAIN.
NEWARK. n. j., May IA train on the
Baltimore 4 Ohio railroad struck John
Skinner and Thomas Johnson last night.
instantly killing the latter and seriously
injuring Skinner. The men were walking
on the south track md STEPPED over on the
north track to avoId e train coTllng in the
other direction.
ALOCoMOTIyE BOILER rNPLoDES.
CUMBERLAND. sd. May 1.-THE boiler OF
an engine coming east On the Baltimore &
Ohio railroad exploited yesterday morning
when midway between keyser and Cum
berland. killing Engineer Woodruff Of Mar
tinsburg, ". Va, and his fireman, Miller,
CT Gu III oerland-
THROWS FaCM ais HORSE.
EARE0DsBugG, Ky. May 1f-Robert
Teater, tweuty-oue years Old, living at Ne
va, this county, was thrown from his horse
this morning. Tie animal then kicked
him in the head crushing his skill He
lived emily q few minutes.