New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-06-07
,,or,p1y 400 LIVES LosT-HoRRIBLE coNDI-
TON OF THE INJURED-rHE FINANCIAL Loss
IN THE FLOODED DISTRICT WILL
AMOUNT TO SEVERAL MILLIONS
gOR RELIKB.

and effects so far as this place is concerned lhe
inmates of the hou-es had but to choose now U"
die. either drown or be burned to death mere
was no escape and many chose the easier oea'i
md iumped into the water but even there the
fro fonud them. and every body so far recovered
shows that fire did the work of destruction
At G O'Clock this morning the fire had burned
itself out and the burning oil had passed away.
The creek and river however, have continued I"
r,so and much of this place will still further he
flooded. But tlerc IS little left along the OH
Creek which the food can damage. The lire mas
,ef. nothing on which the waters may prey.
PARTIAL LIST OF THE DEAD.
Following ia a list Of the dead at OIL City
whose bodies have been recovered;
AIKEN, Edward
AIKEN Frank
AIKEN William.
BAKER, Charles 49,. ,.,
nAKBR. william, . book agent; res'deoce unknown
BRISTOL. Mrs. J. W.. of Rochester -, .s
UNKNOWN NAN. thought 10 be J. W. nfis"@' ''
agent Of Rochester, whose wife Yves kineo'
CROUCH Prank
pORSwORTII. james.
GoopRIOII. Frauk city electrician
MOI MES James twenty years old, Of Jamestown N. r.
o barber. and p
KEATING, Bawasd. section boss Of W. N. T. Gnu r.
r.. r. . ao xoar. ND
~. ,,s forty yss,. old and aged fourteen years.
were found In the ruins burned and drowned
MCPHERSON, walter.
MILLER CHARLES.
MILLS Mrs. j., ana nve chiloren' ...1
MORAN Ambrose f., aged twenty-seven years o,o""eu
,n sepeca-st He single, and his parents h'e ~
No 80 Bartettst., hochesNf'
OIEARY. Mrs
PEINBOLD John 3. - xu -
pIIxxE F. " r. Of Carthage. N "; nc was .ere o'i
bus,,ess visit. He walked TO the ofiuse WIN i.s~
wit, R,stol the book agent. and Shane?. the oper
hrih0e W
shared the fate Of his companions and was burned "
crisr. q member OF the l. " y. - 49,.
ROACH. Mrs. John. twentyeHht years ou, " =. ,ns,
Seneca-st., and ctlId they were oro"ni u, % . -,
home her husband and children were saved ous IN
irving to rescue wife Mr. Roach was purne1 >" "sS
that his life b despaired o. -. ..,
pocEpS JONES' hfty-tire ycars olo OF CinlP 1s'".
,aovsd ss one Of the he and his son tfea 70
float down the creek e small raf. Ihey % VIZ :" w . VIZ
water the gasoline took nre' anu sey , ,.c 80
ths creek To avoid They aro botn fep"r'e0
be drowned. o., ..,o,,,,h
sHAFFER Henry W.. twenty-five years olo' 'e'esr'p'
operator =, - ., ,ho ,oa.,
STEWARD. willie, birneu' lie can0 i'll 0"' VI Wv
from Siveryvlle -
SULLIVAN Daniel forty years old of Seneca-~''' u'
married. was helping rescue women ana chiiorh ""'
explosion occurred "a, >, .,so
sacr,aced his NE in q attempt 70 save woman
and her children ,,,,
TTRwILIIGER. w. d. r., O wellKho"h ioch' Po"~'' s
resident a Paece Hill he drowned by the caI~zhs
=, hoa. m which he has rescuing he mperlcd women
and children He married and leaves family
WATSON, Frank. fDnrtoen years old' . ,
-FOUR UNKNOWN PERSONS. found one mile aoo'e inc
,yas,.r, NevYork and Pennsylvania Railroad Dru.e.
TWO OTHER UNKNOWN PERSONS.
BOY name unknown short time before the hre ne was
found elf, cling % plai the creek and rescued p'
a,sd few minutes after being taken from the water
while the little fellow being taken out his rescues
cav deod baby floating down the river with the driit
SOME OF THE MANY MISSING.
among the many missing are
nRICs Miss Emma aged eighteen; Is missing ano nA'
not since her mother WIS DAhe" ou' Vi "
house In Seneca-st
R1Ipys - mill hand fortvhve years old
prpNs Iomes and H. Daugherty. OF ClarRs summit
m-y have not been seen since the explosion and are
thought to be drowned
EAKIS William. carpenter, aged h''y'hvc years "d
b, :wo sons Frank and Edward E"sin, both maTrea;
they are thought TO have been drowned a. inc iA'"
home Scnecast
FEENY p j.. wife and three children
FETTERS, Mrs. Levi -,
HARKINS. - twenty-five years old. single; he lived
at Com Planter Run. and was In a rescuine party
UAnSD NFRfTZ J., and four children
uAsSONFRITZ, W. j. an employc Of the western Union
Telegraph Company he was at lone before me en-
posion and supposed to have been burned to death
drowned. - l.,
KAPIIN. Mrs. David, whose husband has store IN
senecast and her five children they are reported 70
b. drowned by the Deighbors.
LEONARDS, H., wife and three chi'areh. - .
MILLS Edward. hfty years old. employed In the '" ~
Y and p. r. Il. shops.
RICHARDSON. Samuel. Of the OH Well Supply EngIne
Works and four children; they have not been seen
since the explosion.
WICK Sheridan trying 10 rescue his team OF horses
when the explosion came. Eycwitnesses say that ne
Jumped In the escape burning TO DEATH aio
drowned.
The following are among Ule inJurel'
BRIGGS. Mrs Sophia.
BKU ELL Hoary, forty years, his vile ana Iour
children one OF them the mothers erms was w"th'
ne
mel when the shock came. They had no time " Rc'
into me tunnel the sheet Of fire was upon their
The mother saved the youngest child by running 70 he
,rone Inc father burned badly that he viii
die His daughter Annie, aged nine years. and son
John ased nve years will also die. They inhaled The
name and no. air. One daughter, aged Six. burned
but not fatally
COBURN CtarieS
CONNOtS, Mrs Charles
COX, George.
pEyINNEY. Mrs. Charles.
TEENEY. Patrick.
FREEMAN. Mrs.
FT,ITZ Eugene sixty years old. a panter unmarried
uAssONFRITZ. Frank. aged c ghtten.
HAssONFRITZ, Louis who Will die
HAWKS, Mrs. John T.. she can hardly recover.
HAYES, Myrtle, her daughter she may also as.
JAMES. Fdwar1
MAGEE. II. Ii.
ROACH John, thirty1ve years OLD
RUSSELL Miss Minnie. OF Pcttsve Penn.
6INIER, Matthew.
STICK. George.
TESMER, -. child Of Joseph Tesmcr
ULANDER. John.
The rising waters interfcred with recovering
the bodies OF the victims in Oil City proper
The fiery food destroyed one mile of property
alone the creek on the west side Across the
creek from the main portion OF the city, not u
house is standing between the creek and the bil
and not n vestige Of life can be seen except the
many searchers for the dead.