St. Paul daily globe., 1892-06-06


of TitusvllIe has been visited during
the past twenty-four hours by one of
the most disastrous fires and floods in
all the history OF the region. Oil creek
has oyerfowed its banks from the West
end, above the water and gas works,
to the city line below, and for hours
assumed the proportions of an almost
resisiStless food. reaching almost up to
the line Of Spring street. The city is
without fuel. The street electric lights,
the water works and gas works are sur
rounded by water and inundated. The
Perry street and Franklin street iron
bridges have been swept away, scores
of cheap dwelling houses in the lower
part of the city, on Mechanic sire ct and
vicinity, have been destroyed, and scores
of lives have been lost, some being
burned, but the majority perishing by
drowning. The following is a list of
dead as far as ascertained:
JOHN QUINN, mail carrier, and wife and
two children.
JACOB BERGENHAMMER and wife and
hine children.
MRS. MARY HAYNES and three children.
Three daughters. GERTRUDE, MARY and
CLARA and one son.
MRS. NJ MCKENZIE.
JOHN MCFADDEN and sisters.
MRS. CAMPBELL and two children.
MR.. COPPIE.
FRED REID, butcher, wife and children.
JOHN O'MARA and wife
Two VEUGLE boys and four more names
unknown.
g. S. GASPERSON.
The Scene
presented by the rushing waters surg
ing through the lower part of the city,
as witnessed by thousands of citizens,
was one of utter desolation. When
morning broke hundreds of anxious
people looked out of the windows or
stood on the roofs of the houses waiting
for helping hand, and trembling for
their fate. Strong and brave meu by
means of boats and ropes succeeded in
reaching and saving those who had
secure position till help arrived or till
the waters began to recede. To add to
the horror of the scene, rain fell in
torrents and fire broke out in the
refneries at different points and
the burning oil sweeping down the cur
rent was communicated to other manu-
featuring plants and establishments,
and the destruction was increased a
hundred fold. Among the losses by
FIRE are the international Oil works, the
Hiram Blow Copper shops, the Rico
& Robinson refinery, the Titusvil le
Radiator works, the Western New
York & Pennsylvania Railroad freight
Office, Gasporson's furniture works,
store and residence; Jack CuIlen'S
and the Crescent Oil works of John
Schwartz & Co. The Western New
York & Pennsylvania passenger depot,
built of brick and somewhat elevated,
escaped with little damage. The freight
Office of the railroad was burned with
contents, including
All the Books
and papers of the freight office, and
$4,000 worth of merchandise received
for delivery and large amount of furnl-
ture awaiting shipment. A large num-
Der of loaded oil cars on its tracks were
burned. The Dunkirk & Allegheny
Valley depot was flooded to the depth of
four feet aud uninjured. The Dunkirk
& Allegheny Valley freight depot, well
filled with merchandise, escaped en-
tirely, even damage by water, but a
train of cars, which arrived Saturday
night, was burned upon its track. A
large amount of the loss to the stores,
residences and manufactures will prob
ably be covered by insurance, but in
the confusion it is almost impossible
to give detailed estimates. The
churches have not opened today
for divine services. Rev. Mr.. Steven
son, of the Presbyterian church, and
DR.. Henry Burden. of the Episcopal
church, were out of town, having joined
an excursion party at CandohOta Lake.
Many of our leading citizens and their
wives and children were on the excur-
sion to the lake, and are still detained
there. They can neither reach the city
bv railroad nor by the turnpike nor the
citizens reach them. as there are wash
outs on the railroad at RiceVille. and
the bridges on the turnpike have been
swept away.