Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-06-06
o,,rH BY FIRE AND FLOOD.
hundred Lives Reported Lost in the
oil Region.

Oil Region.
AFR STORIES OF DESTRUCTION RECEIVED
-, ,rr. CITY AND ILLE-HEAKTRESD-
..rvES-yASr DAMAGE By WATER AT
,,sRy ,yp MEApvILrf-
- i. the history Of the oil country has
,.F,..-. such disaster. excitement and tur-
Gal Citv witnessed yesterday.
,.u45 O'Clock yesterday morning that city
10y fo- miles around was startled bv
.-i1us occurring almost simultane-
The Associated Press correspondent
,i,..,a Oh Center street directly in front
30 J,--ist Office and on the approach to
..r ,-..., H~I q. The creek is now raging
-. Al aba..t II. 30 upon the opposite side
.s..,-,-r, a greenlsh fund floating on the
rnticeublr This increased rapidly
....--y and extent. AMI ut last covered al
..-l-.Ig III. ysilpa mud'lv waters of the
, smell rf 60 and oil was perc-ptlble.
f--v,raI -.I.ris!TsH were discussing the dan
' mill The Oh catch Ere. Hardly were the
.t,rr,. when about two hundred yards
o. -ta stream a mas ~ hismes was seen To
-..f Lr4,'aAar'L
- vrI.G u hundred voices. and the
,---,-s.i lls,. ,t.Inuc,icd cattle and started
.. hills i.ur!!y hail they started when
-. rgrlp.i.u rent the air and The entire
49,. ..r . .u.l-rI!~ ~ feet 'n Zach sl''t seemed
.-i-s-- urt-- of tiHme and smoke. The
-.-..r..s- crowd Shrieked ma,.ly in their
49,. 70. ....t-.r. Women and children were
H .....iar foot rui ab1ut tveuty were
.f. .-.i-taI .uI hid "a ID, pissed up by
oh. ,-auI-r tsId> and carried out of
49,. cal creek ,, no: usrl.n; more
.... srs.f ..,.-u 90 .LI~ point, where II emPtIes
.-.r ,a. Ni---u' - uver. and about 100 yards
r.-.,...rr -- u.DJ.h i The iron bridge of the
- ~ rI,tull aud ohio railroad
A. ... fu..-.....r~ further ny the stream l. the
- .,...s. ga. uri,i-,. Of the city. connecting
n. -.-rf sal with the city proper. On the
....t." -.a creek l. Trinity Methodist
,s...,,. u... -j.ie Of Center street and the
r---.rI .l.., ..ul oil "NchauSe opposite. Across
IL. ..-. a,t built up -!Iarcly from the wa
- .r.-. ....- fHt hotel aud livery stable Of J.
D. r..F...I .rI -r,- furniture house of Paul
- rf.-. l.uidI1g- ,grre bull. ,,u It narrow
.......,....- -,.. rr,L .uI The ldIlS which RE
....I,.. i.-,,u lately back NJ .hraI-
HUE>IN0 TAM.
,r.-.a Ff'.a uir from the pnSt-oifice north
- ..,. ~ W,-,.cru. New York and Pennsvl-
-. ..,.-.a, d tals iLed with gasoline was
...-,...-.r.t -I..Ir.-. some young men noticed
a.. ..-r Wa baking. and knowing its ex-
,r..l., ra.s..- .u3 eng "a shifting engine
.-....I. BEN a- tils 10 "a! the hill. where thew
=. ... s-., -.r.u- I...1 ~ III" engine PASSED.
..5 ..--,,i .arTsI sigh. mass of hame shot
s...Ir.l s-,. into ,.s air. and the earth
1900. Q .I-L. aiih au awful treuior The
,a.rr. ..i ar,llaH weTe seen Jumping from
o.. .I AMI 10 l. supposed that they were
I.-r.I =. ..safh or allied BIZ the force of the
,..-.-rl, T. an instant the flames swept
... ID, ..-rr ttg entire upper part of the city,
= 4 F-y-f la ole H..
.-r. Ana r.,u. women and children who
W., .iH-r.g from their houses were caught by
Oh. G-a.ls aimee. st.l If not burned TO death
u.:-.rhr Hrg. d-uaurl in the raging food.
SOL, q. -.--,.v bodies have been taken from
d. L-si ..ri ..rr ling Oh the railroad track
--se-.;rIlfl- HaItIug for their friends to come
aLi alLI krm. 1t the same end of the city
~l- a.thrr iron and wooden bridge, which
usr- t.sl i've minutes after the fire started.
o.. hes, J.uu structure being broken and swept
auu. Gs. So, mach LindhrS wood. From this
Do De .E.hWfrd for a quarter of a mile the
came --NH D. destroyed.
F.uHTING TIE FLAMES.
To. liz, apartment made heroic efforts 10
8 % I'll ''ames. and the men risked their lives
every instant. a. It was not known at what mo-
u-t 10" of the immense oil tanks above
sa..i! ta--r aud send their burning contents
l... Grpu them. The Imperial Re fining Conn
t--:lg.. and u was greatly feared that the
gI.tn,. = oil SoulI again coIae down the creek
E.-.. SONS furniture house, a tOur-story i'm
ugs... aaiidrUg, u,.s swept away with 100000
E.rh Ui stock furniture. &c. EeinbOlds hotel
e., livery stable we're destroyed in IA few min
r.a- stJ Mi EeMbOli and two others. who
ave not been Identified were burned to death
th-ss three budie, have been recovered. and il
Not known how many more are lost at this
1riu-
About half the third ward was DESTROYED and
4 IRE wa still doing Its awful work in this
art Of the city 1t H. almost impossible to find
words % describe tins awful calamity and no
o1-r-~ arlv Idea of the number of the lives that
Iay- been lost fOr miles up the creek on both
..r-- every thing il IN ruins and hundreds of
:G,Iss have been rendered homeless The
4r, came - suddenly and 80 unexpectedly that
Ter. H-tie. If any. property has been saved
...lg THIS stream. and the sky for miles around
D. -t.ii block with the smoke from burning
L.eillrs- and oil tanks.
PEOPLE PANIC STRICKEN.
Vhsa the two explosions occurrpa people
urr slsckei down by the force of The explo-
SIN. AID every window for two squares along
'y-tr- -rI,e- was broken Fallen glass added
O., fAr ..ar ger ami several people were slightly
,--. u-- suuuE girl was picked up out Of the
L-ti p. tlt street. after the crowd had passed
.'~r a.-- she was badly bruised and cut. but
1t -yl-s--ly injured it il thought. The panic
e. 'i> -iar Sas something awful. and it was re-
''--att.r LnI- nome were killed by the horses
i.. ''l- VIII mob. a. II WAS Case of every one
'"- himself The flames and smoke covered the
rr'tr- lower part OF the town. and il seemed
q. he e-tIre city was doomed to destruction
Joe SAFER IN Oll creek is falling slowly and il
L -Hi-l the worst Is over and no more lives
oil. '- .u-t. The creek is about fifteen feet
a-' ro" and aJout 100 Yards wide and in the
memory ~ ths oldest inhabitants mas never
.''.. Cd, h'St before. In the upper part of the
g." "A.'.; 100 dwellings, have been destroyed
~ h:r' AM owing I" the depth of the water,
IN" IRE 1-lSr'meut could do little TO stop the
i1I->. IAl> part of the city cannot be reached
a. a. anI >eue street uptown within four
s...are- u The postofice is biocksded with lum-
~ -L-'is and roofs Of house which have foated
down from above
N,'lii.s seems % DC exaggerated and affairs are
al.-Las The sight from the hill above town is
~ ahd almost beyond description. The loss Of
aoitlN !, estlmated from $3.50. 900 to ell
10 D pm from fifteen to twenty
& hsd been recovered and identified and
~ e7AaL Isl VIII figure up much larger, some
A---s u a. high fifty. The third ward
-loA seneca street bridge 10 within nearly
80 o. ne LAKE Shore depot, is as level a. a
G Glowing are the dead so far identified: VIM.
- Il5ier, Franklin: John Reinbold, Oil City;
-ai'-- Miller. Oil City; Miss Minnie Rusheil.
r,..-9'Aie. Pa; Daniel Sullivan, engineer Oil
~ ~ James Holmes. barber, OIL CITY; William
5 ~ Oh CITY; Miss Emma Briggs, Oil City;
n =, Koran. OH City; Ed. Heating. section boss
" Y, y l. and r., Oil City: Mr.. Terwillger. Mr.
I@Aei' Sheridan Wick Mason, Mr.. Baker, book
etril- stopping AZ FNcbapgs Hotel. Mr. Jobn