New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-06-06
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| wooden bridge which went down five minut?s
after the fire started the huge structure being
| broken and swept away like so much kindling
| wood. From this bridge southwark for n quarter
Of a mile the entire town was destroyed Tn.
| irc department made heroic efforts 10 stop the
flames. rsking their lives every instant as il was
| not known al what moment many Of the immense
| oil tanks above here would burst and send their
| burning contents down upon them. Nine tanks
| of the Imperial Refining Company burned. aud il
was greatly feared that the burning oil would
| gain come down tie creek: if il should LITTLE
| IF the business portion of the city would remain
| Standing
Paul & Sons, furniture house a fourstory build
ing. swept away with $50, 900 worth of stock.
| furniture, etc. RcinbOld's Hotel and livery stable
were DESTROYED in few minutes, and Mr.. Rcinboid
and two others who have not been identified were
| burned TO death These three bodies have been
recovered, and il is not known how many more are
| lost at this writing
THE poPrLACE PANIC.STIICKEN.
People are panc-Stric!cn all over town, and
| all afternoon mothers have been running madly
| about looking for their lost children. Fathers
Of families are searching for their children, and
| cndcavOrins 10 get them all together in IA place
of safety. " is almost impossible to find words
10 describe this awful ciamity, and AZ h, time no
one has any Lea Of the number OF lives that have
been lost. For lies up the creek on both sides
everything is in ruins. and hundreds Of families
have been rendered homeless The fire came so
suddenly and neNpcctclv that little. if any.
| property has been saved along this stream, and
the sky for miles around is still black with the
smoke from burning dwellings and oil tanks.
When the two explosions occurred this morning
people were knocked down by the force of the
shocks and every window for two squares along
| Ccntrcst. was broken Falling glass added (, the
| danger, and several people were slightly cut One
young girl was picked up ont Of the muI of the
street after the crowd had passed her. She
was badly bruised and cut, but not seriously in
iured, it is thought
The panic at this time something awful
and was remarkable that none were killed by the
horses and wild mob. as il was case Of every one
| for himself The flames and smoke covered the
entire lower part of the city. and il seemed that
| the entire city was doomed to destruction.
The water in Oil Creek is falling slowly az this
time, and il is hoped tho worst is over and no
more lives will be lost The creek is about if
| cen feet deep here now. and about one hun lred
yards wide, and in the memory of the oldest in
habitant has never been So high before In the
upper part Of town. about one hundred dwellings
| have been destroyed by fire. and owing to the
| depth of the water. the Fin Department couil
10 little to stop the flames This part Of the city
"annot lie reached at all, ana Sercca ST.. mp 10
within four squares of tie p"stoflicc i. bockal?d
with lumber. sheds and roofs Of house, which
have been floating dow from above.
| Will Shacrs body has been taken to the under
| taking establishment on the South side, where
| many Franklin people have visited il. The body
Is hardly recognizable except from the maine on
| the fixture on his wa,cl-charm.
An AWFUL SIGHT.
The sight from the hill above town is awful
| and almost beyond description. The loss of prop
erty is estimated from S75O,00G 10 81 900. 900.
Up 10 p. M, from fifteen TO twenty bodies had
been recovered and identified, and the death list
will figure much larger some placing it as high a.
| fifty. The Third Ward from Seneca-st. bridge 10
| within nearly square Of the Lake Shore Depot
| is as level as field. Following are the dead So
| far Identified:
| ATKIN William. and his sons. Frank and Edward
| BRIGGS. Mrs.. and three da rhtcrs.
| OLEARY. John. and mother.
| HAWKS. MI. and Mrs. and daughter.
| IASSENFR1TZ. Frank ond william.
| LYONS Matthew, wife and two children.
| PLANK. Frank.
sHAFER. William.
| fERGlNILLED, William.
| fOGERS James.
| lIASKINS James,
| WHITE. william
| ROACH, John.
! SULLIVAN Daniel.
! GOODRICH Frank.
| kEATlNG. Edward
| MILLER. Charles.
| STECK, John.
| HAMBO John.
| SrEWAET. Humphrey.
! STEWART. William
| HOLMES. Harry.
MALONE, william.
WATSON, Frank.
BAKER. William.
| DArGHEKTY, w. l..
WICK. SHERIDAN.
| MILLS, EDWARD; and four children.
| COPELAND. Mrs. and baby
! FILTERS Mrs. LEVI.
There are fifteen bodies at the undertaking
rooms OF Brtting. McCrackcn d. Company: twenty
five at City Hall. and 4 number were taken 10
their homes There is still a number of persons
missing
Oil City Greys, Company D. 10th Regiment.
are ont in full on guard duty, and will remain on
duty all night Franklin is largely represented.
and at least 800 witnessed the terrible ruin
Nothing so terrible has visited Oil City
for many years. AT p. m. the
worst was perhaps over, and heavy
rain was falling. The Allegheny Rive is about
stationary but, so far, not reccding. Burning
material can be far down the river TN"
old Moran House, about one mile below the town.
| 1t is reported that sam Vcagcr Of Housewife
saved about twcnty-lv, people floating down the
creek. lie used his boat during the height Of tho
food, and great praise is due him. Nothing car
he heard from Titusvi, here as yet. Wires
down north in all directions
Titusville, Penn. June 3-The city Of Titns-
vile has been visited by one OF the mos: disar-
trous fires and floods in the history Of the regioa.
! Oil Creek has oycrilowcd liz 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 rcsislcss flood. reaching almost up
10 the line OF Spring-st The city il without
fuel or street electric light; the water and gas
| works are surrounded by water and are inun-