Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-06-06


A. Jocob and child; Miss ID. Rice; n
man named Engrisky aud son; an un-
known man; Mis-. J. II. Bingetheimcr
and seven children; Fred Lewis md
wife.
Missing, aud almost surely lost, are;
A man named RJulbe aud son; Mr..
Henry Brlcc; Mrs. Turmsr, colored;
Mrs. Fred Reid, Frank Foster; Mrs.
Orman aud two children; Mrs. G.. T..
Casperson; John and Mary McFad-
den.
a SPARK PROM A LOCOMOTIVE.
The Gre at Tiluuvlllc was caused by
n spark from a locomotive. Mechanic
street, occupied ny the poorer class,s
for residences, was simply blotted out
OF existence. There Ia rot a vestige u
a dwelling Of that street left standing.
The greate.l loss Of life occurred here.
The fire aud food were 10 swim that
whole families were swept away Le-
fore they realized their danger. The
bolume Of food was greatly increased
by the breaking OF the dam at Rock
land and Spartansburg.
AT OH CITY.
on CRY, Pa, June 6.--Few specta-
tors watching the food when the ex.
plosiOn occurred can give good idea
Of what happened. All agree that by
the terrific explosion the whole mir was
filled with flames quickly followed by
two other explosions. Three gasoline
tanks exploded almost instn ntsn.o usly.
The oil on the creek hlaked up, the
gas In the air bufs, into flames, water.
land ana mir, hlI were literally ahlaze
and mon, women and children were
prosirate. Many never arose. Some
VIVA did, found themselves in n lake
Of flames. The multitude He'd with
screams Of anguish for higher ground.
In the rush many Of the weak were
trampled upon and badly Injured.
Some were hurt by horses, other ran
and lcaped Into the water and were
drowned. Thelltmes In the air quick.
Iy burned cut, iut len huge volumes
u smoke beneath which reared the
fierce flames OF burning oil on
the water. Many submerged houses
And shoIs were soon In flames. Many
people confined were unable TO escare
from the fire. Within sight were
thousands who heard their plteous
cries M they burned to death OF lespcd
Into the river ami persisted by both Hood
and IRE. II l. mhrvelou. that from the
valley OF death any were saved alive.
II il strange that out oi the com.
Of fire anu Hood any houses
escaped.
ATiERo.
Mans ~ fh,.. ,..t,, ,,,iti H.. l..t ~
ter be dead, for they are 40 fcarfully
burned ana ui.hgnTtd. One OF the
heroes Of the occa,iOn l. w. l.. Stewart,
who after spending an hour Ia a boat
rescuing imperilled people, went down
10 dea.h under the falling OF n blaming
house.
AT TRIs.
ERIE, Pa, June 0--Last evening
Clarke mill dam at Union G ity hurst
and walls OF water swept through the
town carrying thirty houses from their
foundations. Many peuonb werr badly
hurt, but no fatalities. The damage
viii amount 10 100000. Garland,
Dittsncld, Columbus aud many other
places arc under water.
MORE FIRE.
TTusvu.LE, Pa, June G.-Qreeu
cry laundry has just caught IRE.
Danger threatens the unburnt district.
Tn. total number Of bodies recovered
NJ 1880 n. m, was 50. The work Of
searching Tor the dead IL stu Being
prosecuted. The weather growing
warm, the odor Of charTed nesh Il
beginning to pollu,e The air.
PITTsnuBu, Pa, June B.-rhe fol.
lowing has been received from the
mayor oi Oil City: The loss Of life be.
comes hourly more apparent. Sixty.
three bodies have been recovered.
with the subsiding lOod the loss OF
many more will undoubtedly be found.
Over hundred families are homeless.
! .oss, nine 10 twelve hundred thousand
dollars.
EIuiITrr. MILES or DESTRUCTION.
on 'ps, June 6.-Eighteen miles
" de 10 aud desolation IL the story in
brief OF ne awful catastrophe which
irpcende, on the borders OF Oil Greek
rom Titusville to this point. On both
tides Of the creek the flood and fire
eft ruin and wreck, anu Il will take a
lay before the record Of death and
destruction eau be completed. The
lire harmed itself out this morning
md the burning oil passed away. The
'reek and river, however, are burning.
MONEY NEEDED ron TIE HOMELESS.
PuTsBuRG, Juno GA telegram re-.
,eivod from Titusvllle saying that
over fty bodies are recovered aud
n All lrabnhly fNagh N - huRdFaT