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ance OF those living near at hand, who were
doing all mortals could do to rescue those
threatened with death by water or by fire.
In some cases there was success. But the
high water and the absence of boats, to say
nothing of running into sheet of flame,
rendered almost all efforts to save the poor
victims vain
Above Monroe street, on the Fletcher
flats, people were driven from their homes
and some may have been drowned there,
but none perished from fire, the water on
Monroe street reaching to within few rods
of Spring. 1t came nearer to the crossing of
Spring and Perry. Several persons per-
lshed near Monroe street. Families on
Monroe, north of the mill race, up to the
crossing of Spring were driven out OF their
houses, but were able to return to-day.
But there was great terror in all the north
western parts of the town west OF Perry
street.
The first at the Rice & Robinson and In
ternational reineries, one on the north of
Monroe and the other upon the south OF
the street, all day Sunday and even until
Monday morning menaced the people in
the northwestern part of the town and the
escape was a wonderfully close one. The
wind produced principally by the cont1a-
grafton blew from the southeast.
One Family's Exciting Experience.
Miss Lizzie Luers saws that her father,
mother, three brothers and herself were in
house on Mechanic street. The first they
knew was when they heard some neighbors
calling for help. They determined to stay
in the house and went upstairs Lizzie
finally persuaded them to attempt to escape
and went to the rear door and pushed away
the burning oil and rubbish with her hands.
They all went out into the water.
Lizzie went back in a few minutes and
saw her mother on a plank, evidently un-
conscious She called to her and received
no response.
Her father seemed to be dangling on a
clothes line IN the water. He called to them
Good by children, if 1 never see you
again" The four children were all saved.
Lizzie was Joined by Ed Bartholomew, a
barber, and they finally landed on a piece
of sidewalk, but were soon forced by the
fire to jump into the flood. They swan
together and finally reached a telegraph
pole, and from there jumped on a passing
pile of lumber and escaped by the aid of
rescuing crew. Bartholomew is badly
burned.
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FIGHTING THE FIRE.

Dangers That Were Avorted by ths Exer-
tions OF the Peop!e-Cind,rs That Flew
Through the Air-The Roofs Were Wet
AMI They Did No Damage.
TITUsvILLE, June 6.-[SpsciaL For a
time cinders from burning wooden material
as large as mans hand filled the air and
were carried great distance. They were
rained upon the roofs of houses but the
shingled roofs were thoroughly soaked with
the rain which had fallen the night preced-
ing and not single building caught fire from
the winged flyers. The inhabitants of
the Second ward realized their danger and
very naturally they were in great distress
of mind. The fire at the Rice & Robin
son works was attended with painful
anxiety.
The stills at the southeast corner of the
yard were wrapped in flames and the dark
est possible smoke. To the northwest was
the TAFT House, which took fire at about
o'clock in the morning. An explosion fol-
lowed, and this caused great excitement still
further north, because some distance apart
were two iron agitators, each holding per-
haps 1000 barrels Both these agitators
were filled with gasoline. If the gasoline
from either should have caught fire wide
spread confagration would be sure to fol-
low. Fortunately the wind from the burn
ing oil in the stills was blowing steadily
from the gasoline. The fine brick office
was burned, but the books and. papers of the
firm were in strong vault and were saved.
The fire at the International Oil Works
was advancing westward. The barrel house
and other buildings one after another took
fire. The heat became so great that the
buildings upon the bank to the northwest
were in danger of igniting.
The old fire engine was brought up and
water thrown upon the burning buildings
But box freight car standing in the water
several feet deep and partly across Monroe
street, took fire upon it's end next to the
International, and burned slowly for long
time. 1t was in dangerous proximity to a
building covering two tanks filled with oil
in the yard of Rice & Robinson. There
was a swift current Of water rum
ming between this building and the
edge of the water on the north.
The wheezv old fire engine could not throw
water on the side of the building next to
the car, which was not all ablaze Money
was first offered to any one who would take
bucket across the swift current and extin-
guish the slow fire on the east end of the box
car, but none could be found to do it.
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A BLOODY BATTLE AT sToCKDALE.
One Man Killed and Several Wounded In O
Hraw, Among Foreirners,

One Man Killed and Several Wounded in a
Brawi Among Foreigners.
MONARCH, WASHINGTON COUNTY. PA,
June 6.-Word has just reached here of
fatal riot which occurred at the mining
town of Stockdale, several miles from here,
Sunday morning. A lot of Hungarians
who had been drinking all day gathered in
boarding house and started a free-tor-all
fight. Superintendent Charles w. Bray
nell was called in and tried to quell the
trouble, but WAS thrown out of the house.
The pistols were drawn and several shots
fired One Hungarian was shot in the head
and instantly killed, while three Slavs
were wounded. One woman in the party
was shot through the arm.
Finally the riot assumed such proportions
that word was tclegraphed to Washington,
Pa, for the sheriff's assistance. A posse of
citizens surrounded the place, but were
driven away by the furious foreigners, who
carried away their wounded and escaped.
The dead man was lett lying on the floor.
He is a miner, name unknown, and every
effort is being made to find the murderers,
with but poor success, as the foreigners say
they know nothing of the affair.
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COMMITTEES APPOINTED.
They Will Ascertain the Needs of the Peo
PIE and Report To-Day.

They Will Ascertain the Needs of the Peo-
PIE and Report To-Day.
OIL CITY, June 6-[Special. dictator
Scott reports that the meeting between
the Pittsburg Committee and that of
Oil City in the Oil Exchange
terminated most satisfactorily at midnight.
Johnstown places were cited as examples,
and doubtless the method of relief will be
similar.
A committee of Pittsburgers was ap-
pointed, consisting OF Captain J. j. Van
dergrift, John Eaton, President Oil
Well Supply Company; George Heard,
of the Natural Gas Company OF West
Virginia, to go to Titusville in the
morning, where they will confer with the
citizens as to their needs and the
best manner of satisfying them.
This subcommittee will report to the
remainder OF the committee in Pittsburg
tomorrow. The Oil City Committee was
composed of G. R. Hukill, Chairman; w.
V. Miller, Secretary; H. H. Stevenson,
Treasurer; o. P. Swisher, H. H. Read and
John Klein and j. B. Scott, President
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CHARITY TO THE RESCUE.

Prompt Relief Work a. Oil City-Cash
Pouring In-S3O,OOO Now on Hand
Ladies Mob ut work-The Calamity a
Leveler.
OIL CITY, June 6-[ Special. THE OIL
City Relief Association, in whose hands the
direction of the work has been put, met at 9
o'clock this morning at the Office of n.
Clark and proceeded with the arrangements
for extending assistance and collecting
funds for that purpose. For each ward
committee member, as appointed at Sunday
evenings meeting, paper was drawn up to
be circulated for subscriptions. The associa-
tion decided to assume the expense of fitting
up o temporary building in the Paul block,
ON Seneca street.
The ladies representing the Relief Associ-
alton committees in the several wards held
a meeting at $50 O'Clock at the office of
George 2. Hukill. Each of the three men,
bers of the compiittee In each ward was ap-
pointed with as many more OF the ladies
OF the city as will do so to solicit supplies
OF all kinds, to be left at relief headquar-
tiers, No. 21O Center street. Excellent work
is being done.
Charity Scftening the Sorrow.
The whole city to-day is city of charity
and sorrow. Many messages making con-
tributions and extending coincidence have
been received. The members of the various
churches, true to their promises, have ex-
tended the use of their homes and individ-
ual service in aid of the injured and home
less, and at the present time selfshness is
not known quantity. Men in broadcloth
and ladies in silks We'd with the man in
rubber boots and gray and greasy oye erals
in the work of rescue.
The citizens of Franklin were prompt in
their proffers of assistance, and many came
here working like natives in fighting fire
and assisting the wounded.
Upon Center street, near the Allegheny
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purchasing committee to buy provisions and
other necessities at the expense of the Re-
lief fund
MI. Petterfeld, of the Oil City Fuel Sup
ply Company, was on the ground yesterday.
The break of the main line was repaired on
the Southside and gas was turned on for
Pleasantvllle. It is hoped by Tuesday
night that consumers can be furnished with
gas as usual and to that end the utmost ex-
ertions will be made. Hardly any more
loss is more sensibly felt as most families
are without wood or coal for their stoves
and their stoves have been fitted up for the
use of gas
No Mails Received Since Saturday.
Postmaster Shattuck says that the out
going and incoming mails of Titnsville had
been stopped since Saturday night at $50
o'clock, and the mails on the train bound
for Cory were brought back by teams
to this city. The mail that left
here was dispatched tonight over
the D., A. V. & P. R. r. at o'clock,
being delivered to East Titusville. q dis
tance of two miles, the load being 13 heavy
sacks, the largest in number and weight
ever sent out from this city at single mail.
Postmaster Shattuck wired the Chicago
clerk, Miller, of this division at Buffalo and
asked that the railroad postofficc clerk, Mr..
I. Roves, be detailed 10 come here and take
charge OF the mail, which request was at
once complied with.
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DRIFT OF THE FLOOD.
Traces of the Oil Country-s Terrible Dis
aster Are Found Along the Allegheny
Rivera Pie aud Milk Restaurant Sigr
Gas: Upon the shore.

Traces of the Oil Country-s Terrible Dis
aster Are Found Along the Allegheny
Rivera Pie and Milk Restaurant Sigr
Cas-; Upon the shore.
Traces of the Oil City disaster are be-
coming very scarce along the Allegheny in
the vicinity of Pittsburg. The water has
lowered - inches in the last q hours and
will soon reach its natural level
Hundreds of boys upon the shore and in
row-boats are still pulling in the dritt-wood
which continues to pour down in considera-
bic quantities, and occasionally a solitary
rellc-hunter can be seen rummaging among
the debris which has been grounded in the
numerous curves of the river
A DISPATCH reporter coming down the
river in a row-boat encountered two first
class specimens of the genus tramp" just
above Snarpsburg, who were angling un-
successfully for an object resembling a rub
Der football more than anything else
When separated from the small tree IN
which II had become entangled and opened
il proved to have been originally large
box OF cigarette packages wrapped in coarse
brown paper and securely tied with hempen
cord. The contents, though reduced to a
pulp, were eagerly seized by the tramps,
VINO spread them on pasteboard and upon
the ground to dry, in the meantime chewing
LARGE quantities in great complacencv
Midway between Sharpsburg and Pitts
burg a young man was chopping into
kindling wood the remains of the sign of
an Oil City restaurant, and to a fragment of
a door near bg, hanging loosely by one
corner, was a gaudily embiazoned tin ban
uer, conveying the information that the
happy combination of pie and milk could
be struck at the modest outlay of 10 cents
A mile further down the river a crowd of
urchins, with more zeal than success, were
endeayOring to extract melody from what
had once evidently been valuable guitar.
George Connors, a water-color artist, was
s1etching along the banks. He exhibited
an immense package of letters which he
had found among the wreckage, plainly in
feminine chirography, though almost en-
tirely illegible. They had probably be-
longed to some actor or actress, for among
the letters were number of photographs,
four OF which could be recognized as those
OF Kyrle Bellew, Robert Mantell Stuart
Robson and Amelia Glover
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BIBER & EASTON.
DRESS FABRICS, INDIA SILKS,
WASH GOODS, PARASOLS,
GAUZE UNDERWEAR.
SEAS0NABLE. COOL. CHEAP.

Our stock of Wool, Silk and Cot
ton Dress Fabrics is almost without
limit. All are of this seasons i'm
portation, fine in quality and artistic
in style. Purchasers who have de-
layed the selection of their SUMNER
WARDROBE will find the best ma
terials for the price of commonplace
goods during this early June sale.
We call SPECIAL ATTENTION
to our offering of PLAIN AND
PRINTED INDIA SILKS at 45c,
soc, 65c, 75c. These are wide,
serviceable, cool and in every sense
the most desirable Dress Materials
for the coming hot weather.
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FEARS OF A FAMINE.
Want and Starvation Stare at the People on
Every side-The Hungry Fed by the
WeIl-supp1ied Regardless of Where the
Ia fof

Want and Starvation Stare at the People on
Every side-The Hungry Fed by the
WeIl-supplfed Regardless of Where the
Next Is to Com, From.
OIL CITY, Pa, June 7.-[Special 1.-The
dread aspect of famine stared hundreds in
the face to-day and previous to six O'Clock
this evening the gravest apprehensions
were entertained by citizens of
wealth as well as by the poor
untortunates who were driven from
their homes by the uncurbable elements,
fire and water The devasted district was
thickly studded with provisions stores and
butcher shops, and the total wrecking of
them has prevented anyone from purchasing
the necessaries of life The consumption of
the city is very large and is without an ex-
ception supplied daily and as no one
anticipated any such dire disaster the larders
were only supplied with enough to last over
Sunday.
After the terrible calamity the hungering
ones were fed by the citizens who were bet
ter supplied, the latter never thinking of
being unable to replenish their stores in the
morning. Added to this awful state of
want, the gas supply was cut off at 6 o'clock
Sunday evening, and there was neither a
light nor fire in the city until about
o'clock tonight with the few exceptions
of those who could burn coal. AS result
the city has been practically toodless for
the last "a hours. The restaurants have
turned hundreds away, and those who were
fortunate were obliged to put up with can
ned goods, old bread and dirty water.
The hotels served scant, unsatisfying
meals and to the request of all made the
invariable answer that 1--WE are doing our
best to please; don't complain" Among
the destitute the suffering is something aw-
full to witness I came upon a crowd of
tired, dirty-faced folk, who had long
since spent their tears of bereavement
for lost friend or relative There
was the peaceful look of despair and utter
helplessness upon their faces as they pitt
fully appealed for aid Some had not
tasted bread nor meat since Sunday save an
odd crust or crumb some more fortunate one
had given them.
Want, desolation, destitution and sick
ness stares one in the face from every point.
Clothing is as scant as food is scarce. The
ruined people are half naked, and their
muddy water-coated clothing when not torn
to rags tells the pititul tale The relief
train was welcomed, but it cannot take care
of fifth. WEST
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TRIP OF THE RELIEF TRAIN.
THERE WAS BUT A SINGLE SAND
WICH ON BOARD FOR LUNCH.
The Starving Benefactors Finally Find Re-
freshments-A Journey That ResembIed
the Memorable Excursion to Johnstown
Three Years Ago.

The Starving Benefactors Finally Find Re-
freshments-A Journey That ResembIed
the Memorable Excursion to Johnstown
Three Years Ago.
GFRoM STAFF CORRESPONDENT
OIL CITY, June 6.-The experiences of
the memorable relief trip to Johnstown
three years since were revived to-day At
$3.50, ar hour earlier in the day than the
Johnstown relief train left, that for Oil
City steamed out of Union station.
1t was difficult matter to run the special
through. Exasperating delays began even
at Union Station yards, in Pittsburg, and
way belonged to other trains. 1t was only
by series Of lodgings that any
headway was gained at first and
then it took 45 minutes to make the run be-
tween town and Forty-third Street Station.
From Forty-third Street Station the run
was better until we met the excursion
trains. At Parnassus David McCargo came
on board when the reins of power
were relinqushed to him by Passenger
Agent Anderson. The train righted itself
between West Penn Junction and Kittan-
ming, making the 16 intervening miles
in 10 minutes. At Kittanning a
pause for sandwiches, and then another
superb run and Red Bank was
reached, 10 miles being covered in % min
utes. From that point speed sensibly de-
creased, and when Oil City was reached it
was 9:2O o'clock, and the distance had taken
almost six hours to cover.
The train had left Pittsburg in the sun
light, had paled into twilight. that deep
ened into darkness and the summer day had
been transformed into fresh June evening
Six hours lay between Pittsburg, prosper
ous and peaceful at home" and Oil City with
its hundreds Of homeless ones and heroes, but
yet hardly guessed. The long run necessi-
tated a thought of luncheon. Only one
package of sandwiches was on board. Every
one mentally wished for the titbit but
nobody openly claimed it.
The hungry men when the little
bundle done up in the paper was hanging
eagerly watched to see its fate, while those
facing in the opposite direction watched as
eagerly its reflected fate in the mirror.
Dignity vanished in the face of hunger
The Director sat in his shirt sleeves. The
Mayor at every station made q rush Tor the
restaurant, or its excuse, which principally
does business along here
AT Kittanning the Mayor, after foraging,
came on with pile of sandwiches whose
base rested near his waist and Its apex
against his chin. A telegram an
our arrival at Foxburg
and there box of luncheons was hastily
passed through ihe window. Coffee fol-
lowed and tea and finally the height of
luxury was reached, when Major Logan
appeared with a jar of mustard.
He was the host, for having real
lied a. an early hour that Oil City was not
to be reached by dinner time, he tele-
graphed to Hutton, and, thanks to him,
there were hard boiled eggs, cold meats and
other things that ordinarily we would call
bad, but which tasted under the present
like very good living indeed.
MARION CRAWFORD GALLAHER.
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ng swift The body rolled over and over

ming swift. The body rolled over and over
until lost to sight.
The first funerals were held this after
noon, three bodies being inferred Oil City
has telegraphed for caskets, but there
will not be enough here to bury
the remains. The bodies of Rabbi
Copeland, wife and child have
just been brought here from Oil City to be
inferred. 1t could not be learned whether
they were burned or drowned. A constant
stream of country people in ali sorts and
kinds of vehicles have been streaming into
the city from daylight ALI the hotels and
restaurants have been eaten out and hum
dreds of strangers are walking the streets
tonight for want of sleeping quarters.
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THE DEAD ALIVE.

A Small BOY Found After He Was Supposed
to Have Been Drowned.
Frank Keefer, who lives on Thirty-eighth
street, was in bathing at the foot of Thirty
fifth street yesterday and being caught by
the current was washed down to the Black
Diamond Steel Works. In the meantime,
his clothes had been found on the bank and
it was thought he had been drowned.
Graphing irons were secured and the river
was dragged He was finally found at the
steel works sitting contentedly near fur
mace by his overioyed brothers and taken
home
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FOOD FOB THE sUPERsTITIOUs.
A Cloud Placed on an Express Run Tha,
Was in Great Demand.

Was in Great Demand.
OIL CITY, June 6.-[ Specidl IA singular
coincidence is connected with the calamity
here that will doubtless give food to the
superstitious for many days The Adams
Express Company has been using the ALLIE
gheny Valley Railroad for the last 20 years
without an accident until last Friday
when Messenger Metz was killed and Mes
senger Nelson was injured, and was followed
in such quick succession with the horrible
death of John O'Leary.
Heretofore the position has been consid-
cred sinecure on this account by the ex-
press messengers from all parts OF the
country, and a run on the Oil City
route was desired by all men of
the express business, but now that
the record of peace has been broken with
such deadly effect there is doubt in the
minds of the more superstitious regarding
the desirability of the runs and some men
hesitate.
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Trusses. Etc.

Careful fitting of trusses. supporters,
shoulder braces, artificial limbs, etc Artf-
ficial Limb Company, 9O9 Penn avenue near
Ninth street, Pittsburg. Open on Saturday
evening until Q o'clock
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OUR WASH MATERIALS

Embrace all the newest textures,
colorings and designs from Challies
at SC to exquisite French printings
and reaves at 25c and upward.
Examine our wide range at 121ac
and'15c.
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DE Wits Little Early Rfsers. No gripping,
no pain. no nausea: easy pill to take.
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ESTIMATE OF OIL CIIY's LOSS
Opinions Differ, But 1t VIII Likely Excee


a Million Dollars.
OIL CITY, June 6.-[ Specia,. There is a
wide diversity of opinion regarding the
total loss by fire and flood and it is difficult
to get anything authentic.
The total insurance has been obtained,
and will be found to come to about 500, 900,
while the loss may exceed 81, 100000.
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Fire Breaks Out in a Steam
Still but It Is Kept
From Spreading.
RELIEF FOR THE NEEDY
Forwarded to the Committee by
Telegraph From Many Points.
RAILROADS TIED UP BY BREAKS.
Washouts ALI Along the Line That Will
Ta6e Eays to Repair.
SCRAPS OF NEWS FROM THE SAD SCENE
[FRoM A STAFF CORRESPONDENT

tFRoM STAFF CORRESPONDENT
TITUsvILLE, June 6-At about 10:40
o'clock to-day a steam still burst into
flames at the International Oil Works, and
the service of the department was required
at that point. The direction of the wind
from the west rendered the work of guard
ing two adjacent stills comparatively easy
and prevented spread Of the flames to the
what is left of the Rice, Robinson &
Foggan refinery and tannery. The still
belched forth its black smoke and flames
during the whole day, and an ever changing
crowd of spectators watched them as they
thrust skyward their fierce forks. The fire
was confined to the place Of origin. The
loss swells the aggregated amount.
At Boughton, one mile below here, the 10
wells owned by Messrs. j. P Crosley and
John Mckay are entirely washed away
with all the dwelling houses, probably 20 in
that section.
Late this evening the fol1owinp contrihu-
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FOR THE ADDITIONAL CONVENTION
NEWS AND GATH's LETTER SEE PAGES
., q, md IL.
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