New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-06-07
THE SCENE OF TIE GREAT DISASTER.
TEN uAMI.rrs on OIL CREEK BETWEEN OIL
CITY AND TITCsNlLLE

TIN HAMl'tlN w VII N'''-''''
CITY AND TITUsvILLE
ptisbury June 0-Oll Creek. the scene Of the great
disaster rises In the northern part Of CrnwoH County
and flows in generally southerly direction to Titus
ve and from there almost due south TO the Allegheny
piver nj OF CIV Just below Ttnsvllc 1t Is joined
by East OIL or Pine Creek. Between I1tuSvlle ana
OH CITY there nine haInlets where oil wells nave
ben sunk which have attained the dignity OF post
Offices. Altogether these hamlets have population
OF about 1000. From THtusve toward OIL City, In
order. the towns are:
THusvilc SOB Bouhgtpn, about 100; Miller Farm,
about 1901 Meredith. about 200; Pioneer. about 100 I;
Petroleum Centre, about zoo Columbus, about 300 !;
Rynd Farm about 800 Housewife, about 300; Nc
Clintock about 1907 OIL City. 1882.
The eighteen miles between rtusvllle and OH City
probably represent population OF from 10000 to
$4,000. OH City proper lies between the Allegheny
River and OIL Creek Just the old city Of Pittsburg
lies between the Monongahela and Allegheny rivers.
In rchlstorc times the waters OF OIL Creek cut out
for themselves valley IN eighth Of mile wide or
therabouts and this valley Is bounded on both sides
BY PERCEPTIONS bluffs. the creek ut present flowing
close 10 The blum It's night bank on the left hand
side OF the creek the business part Of OIL City. with
its hotels newspaper Offices. stores railroads, machine
shops Offices Of the National Trans. Company and the
oil Exchange together with many dwellings Of the
Inhabitants ON the comparatively level ground above
the buf the left OF Oil Creek. known as Cottage
I'LL. Is built large part OF the residences OF the city.
The PERCEPTIONS bluff the right hand bank OF
Oh Creek is pierced by tunnel used by the Lake
shIN and Michigan Southern Railroad, which
energies into the Third Ward on the bunk OF the
Allegheny River below its junction with oil Creek.
Below the junction OF the creek with tho Allegheny
River, the bottom lands spread ont again. and her,
are several hotels the Lake short Railway station
and more dwellings. Two bridges span OIL Creek
mar Its mouth one an iron bridge belonging to the
city, and the other bridge Of the Western New
York and Pennsylvania RailrOad. over which runs
the branch from oil city 70 Meadvillc.
OH city was Incorporated borough I'm 1862
and city In 1870. II has thirteen churches,
three public schools. six banks, two oil refnerics
mandatory Of engines, Of engine boilers, Il barrel
factory and other industries
11tusvl,lc Is on OH Creek and on the Allegheny
Valley Railroad, and Is tho terminus Of the Dun
kirk and Allegheny Valley and tho Union and
Tusvc railroads 1t Is ninety miles south Of
Dunkirk. and about twenty-five miles east OF Mead
vile. It Is the most popuous town Of Crawford
County. 1t has nine churches. several banks, an
opera house and high school, hotels, printing
offices and newspapers. Tiusve has several oil
wells. oil refinereS. steam mills large iron
works. which produce engines boiler aud other
machinery aud manufactures OF barrels wagons
and Of tools f)r oil wells.