New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-06-07
SCENE OF DESOIATION AT IIIUSVlLlE

clhtbs railroads, reflnerlcs, private dwellings,
etc.
Those whose bodies have been recovered at
| Titusvle
| BINGENHEIMER Mrs. j.. ana seven children
| CAMPBELL, MR.. Frederick and two cmidreh'
| CASPERSON. Mrs. c. +.
| COHEN, Miss Coda
| COPY Frederick.
ENGLEsKY -. and son.
| FOSTER. Frank G., twelve years Old
| FrRMAN. Mrs. coor'd
nAEHN. Mrs Mary. and four children. Mamie Gerue'
| Peter and Clara. ..--- Do.
| JACOBS. Mrs. A., and child
| LUERS, Frederick.
LUERs. Mrs, his wife,
McFADDEN, John.
| McFADDEN. Mary. his sister
MCKENZIE Mr., Neal
| oEMER Mrs Lena, and two children.
| PEASE, George ,
| QUINN, Mrs John. and two daughters. Nellie and
| Mamie
| REID Frederick, q butcher.
| REID Mrs. Frederick. his Wife
REID Amelia. twelve years old, her daughter.
| RICE. Mrs. Della.
| RICHIE. Henry. Of Buffalo
| SPIE'iEL. two children OF Joseph Speee Vi ""f'"'
UNKNOWN MAN pcddier OF picture frames
Following are among the missing
BRICE. Mrs Henry.
FOSTER Lille.
| OsMAN. Mrs. and two children
RULBE -. and Of Mcchanic.st. they were seen
10 disappear under the waves BY Mrs Rubc.
| wUAIEN Frank his wife and daughter; son saw them
! drown.
The work OF searching for the dead Is being
prosecuted with the utmost vigor, as the weather
| il beginning TO grow warm and the odor OF the
charrcd remains of human flesh AMI animals Is
| bcginning 10 &c manifest
Coroner Strousc empanecd his jury this morn
| ing and then visited the various undertaking cs-
Establishments and viewed the bodies. To-morro"
will he devoted to going over the ground where
these people met their death Coroner Strousc
said that in his Judgment the verdict could he
nothing else than act Of Providence. since from
oil that could he learned no human beings could
be held directly or Indirectly responsible for the
| great catastrophe.
George Stephens. a prominent merchant here.
SAYS: The fire was caused by a spark from Il
passing train on the Western New-York and Penn
syvania Railroad, which ignited the oil in tank
alongside the line The oil set fire TO every build
| ing with which il came in contact. Mechanlc-st
was known as a residence street for the poorer
classes and was simply swept out Of existence
| not yestige Of dwelling on that street remains
standing This is where the greatest los, OF life
occurred The fire and flame combined was 50
sWif in its destruction that whole families were
swept away leforc they realized that there was
the remotest danger
| FIFTY LIVES sAvrD.
II is said that had it not been for the heroic
| work of Tony Daub and William Bennett the
death list would have been increased by over
| hfiy llrs. ~ o men SET out In skiiIs and ny
| lcrcue1n efforts succeeded in placing the occu-
pants of threatened dwellings In secure places.
IL was hard work. the current was strong, and
number OF the occupants persisted IN their STATE
mcnt that there was not \ particle Of danger
They were simply removed by force. md To-day
wcp loud in their praisc 10 the rcn whom they
were 50 ready 10 abuse last plight
Tie foliowin, is list Of the works and build.
ings destroyed ae near as could bc obtained:
IdrAt Halo. lumber. loss " 600 IT, D. Fletcher. Ave
or dwellings loss 5000. Mrs. Antllt house
trnd loss $500 Frank Woods. oil refinery. loss 80 90
l.. nccbe sons tanncrN loss $50 600 Mary Ann Ken.
nelly. dwelling. los. 81 ooo freight station Western New
YORK AMI Pennsylvania and freight train. loss $4,000;
| Ira Blow. coopcragc - OCO: Mccarthy. coopcraye.
5000 J. \. Loscc. radiators. Perry Stotcn. 10000
| NJ HCugh,alnG. dwelling and shop. a. 900; George
stephens. shops. building and stock. $4,000; American
Oh Works, $1,000 Rice. Robinson & FogRan. refinery.
900. J. T. Thomas International refinery. $4,000
| Standard OH COMPANY loss not known. az the buildings
| were Old aud the tanks empty
| Had it not been for the efforts Of two men
named IIartz and McCaulcy. aided by two others
Whose names could not be ascertaned, the fire
would have extended still further and perhaps
They were caught and pinned in by the flames
near the American Oil Works. and 1t meant
salvation TO them II they could prevent the
works from catching fire. This their only
HOPE, and realizing it, they rt to work with
buckets and by constantly throwing water on
the tanks and buildings. they succeeded In saw
ing their lives, the works. and possibly the west
crn section Of the city.
| TRAFFIC OF ALI. KINDS STOPPED.
The town Is in a fever Of excitement and
| many are the anxious inquiries being made all
over the place The tracks are washed away
in sections above this city for distance Of
probably fifteen or twenty miles. that travel
il cut of both to the north and south Oil City
cannot he reached except by driving, and horses
and carriages are scarce. Travel will hardly be
resumed In either direction for possibly three
or four days and it will he many weeks before
| the regular run Of business is started.
I'm a talk with VI. w. 1ruesdalc editor Of 80 The
World,r who had just arrived from Canadohta
Lake. hc said People here do not realize what
an enormous loss we have sustained. They are
only looking now at the number Of deaths and
the financial loss To TtusviIle proper. | have
| lust cone from Canadohta Lake, which Is about If
teen miles above this city, and found that every
bridge in the country, with the exception OF three
| railroad bridges, has been swept away This
| takes in all the bridges between here si,i Cory.
In addition 70 This. tie roads have been 81 badly
torn up that it will cost an immense sum to re-
pair the damage done. The party with whom !
came had to fell trees and construct temporary
bridges in order TO get back TO this city"
Hundreds Of families are homeless, and great
distress prevails. Assistance is needed and that
quickly, q, while those remaining are doing all
in their power TO aid the suffering and afflicted.
they have not the means at their command to
continue the assistance long Clothing and food
are both essential Committees have been organ
lied to make systematic arrangements for the care
and comfort Of the destitute, and for the burial