Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1892-06-09

oSSA cnScO dtOLH Gu6 SLTGam, ana tue
SKY for miles around is still black with
smoke from the burning dwelling
houses and oil tanks. When the two
explosions occurred this morning people
were knocked down by the force. A
young girl was picked up out of the
mud on tho street after the crowd had
passed over her. She was bruised and cut
but not seriously injured. The scene
was something awful, and it was remark
able that no one was killed by the horses
and by the wild mob, as it was case of
every one for himself.
FLAMES AND SMOKE
covered the entire lower part of the city
and it seemed that the entire lower part
of the city was doomed to destruction.
Ia the upper part of town, about 100
dwellings have been destroyed by fire,
aud owing to the depth of the water the
fire department. can do little to stop the
flames. Nothing seems to be exageer.
ated, and the affairs are appalling. The
light from the mill above the town is
awful and almost beyond description.
The loss of property is estimated from
$780, 900 to S1,0O0,000.
Up to S p. N. from fifteen to twenty
fed and the dead list will figure up
much larger. some placing it as high as
fifty. TIE Third ward from the Seneca
street bridge to within nearly square
OF the lake shore depot is as level as q
field.
There are fifteen bodies at the under
taking rooms CT Drifting, McCracken &
Co., twenty-five at the city hall and a
number more taken to their homes
There is still number of person S
missing.
THE SCENE AT T1TCSvILLE
T1TUsvILLE, June 5.-The CITY of II
tusville has been visited during the past
twenty. four hours by one OF the most
disastrous H::ods in all the history of
this region. Oil Greek has over flowed
its banks from the west end above the
water and gas works to the city line be-
low, and for hours assumed the proper
tlons of almost q resistless
flood, reaching almost up 10
the line of Spring street. The city is
without fuel. the electric lights.
water works and gas works are sur,
rounded by water and inundated. Perry
street and the Franklin iron bridges
have bsen swept away. Scores Of cheap
dwelling houses in the lower part of the
city, on Nc caauic street and vicinity are
destroyed and scores Ct lives lost,
some being burned but majority of
them persisted by drowning. Inc scene
presented by the rushing waters surging
through the lower part of the city, as
witnessed by thousands of citizens, was
one of utter desolation. When morn
ing broke hundreds Of anxious people
looked out of windows or stood on the
roofs of houses watching for O helping
hand and trembling for their
by means OF boats and ropes
succeeded in reaching and saving these
who had secure osition till help ar
rived or till the waters began to recede.
TO add to the horror of the scene rain
fell in torrents aud fire broke out in re.
tineries at different points and burning
oil sweeping down the current com
municatedto the other manufacturing
plants and establishments and the de-
stluctlon was increased hundred fold
AN APPEAL FOR AID.
T1rUsv111E. June Our suffering
ard destltutlon is terrible with the great
loss of life and destruct ton Of property,
large portion of our manufacturing
interests wiped out by f1od and fire
and hundreds of families homeless
and destitute. In the absence of our
mayor, We appeal to glorious public
for help III our time Ct distress.
Signed: William McNsughton, presi-
dent select council; W. 3. Benedict,
president common council; Isaac West.
heimer, president school board.
OTHER DAMAGE DONE.
PITTsBURa, June 5.-The food ap-
pears to have been general throughout
northern Pennsylvania. A telegram
from Meadvile says the damage cannot
be estimated. A gorge which WIS
formed in the deep river in the town,
forming lake of three acres, twenty
feet deep, broke and swept over half the
city. The New York. Pennsylvania &
Ohio railway, east of Meadville,
is damaged beyond estimate. No
deaths are reported, but in
the loss of property the result is
friehttul. At 4:30 O'Clock this afternoon
o telegram was received from Titusville,
placing the loss of life at $50 in that
town. The water came up suddenly
from Oil creek and flooded the whole
flat as far as Spring street, forming a
lake nearly half a mile in width and
about two. thirds of mile in length. A
short time afterward the Acme Oh re-.
fnery was struck by lightning and fire
added terror to the scene. The flames
spread rapidly and soon five
blocks from Perry to Drake streets,
including Washington, Franklin
and Mate streets, and from
the Western New York & Pennsylvania
railway to Spring street were laid in
waste. Half o dozen of the largest re
fneries, among them Rice & Robinsons,
Schwartz and the Acme were burned.
The only buildings now said to be stand
ing in the district are the Titusville
iron works and the depot of the Western
New York & Pennsylvania road. The
water began to reoede about noon. A
large number of bodies have been recov.
cred and the work is still going on.
ANOTHER TOWN FLOODED,
P11TsDURG, June 5.-A dispatch from
Oil City says the loss of life there prob
ably reach 200. Emlentou, another oil
town between Oil City and Titusville,
is also reported as having suffered