Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1892-06-07
LIST OF THE DEAD.
A Partial Enumeration OF Those Missing
and known to BE Dead at Oil City.

and known to BE Dead at Oil City.
On. CITY, PA, June 6.-The first
hours work to-day OF those searching
forthc, dead resulted in finding eleven
mor,s bodies. Most OF these were found
Song Seneca street where the cstastro-
phe was greatest. All the bodies pre-
sent the same horrible appearance and
in all cases fire aided the water. The
bodies as fast as they are identified are
being prepared for burial, and thP iune-
raj OF the majority Of the Victims will
take place Tomorrow.
This is a place OF mourning. On
every corner weepipg women and chill
dren stand and SIX if anyone has seen
their loved ores. Strong men shudder
at the houys past and present, and will
Ing hapSs aid In the gruesome task OF
tendErly caring for the dead. The whole
cAy is stunned by the blow, and busi-
ness is at a standstill. Everyone is
busy with works OF mercy, caring for
the dead and aiding ana comforting
mourners.
A hospital corps has been organized,
and the relief committee has authorized
all necessary expenditures TO be made
to equip the hospital. 1t is located In
the Paul block, and already over nifty
persons are being treated.
The Exchange Hotel lost five OF It's
guests. Six had gone down TO the edge
OF the creek, and the flames swept all
but one into eternity. Every man,
woman and child here has a thrilling
tale to tell OF narrow escapes and ter
ror-Stricken fright. No one here last
night removed his clothes when he
laid down to rest. All feared another
explosion. The oil tanks above here
are still burning, but the clear air re-
moves all danger from any accumula-
tion OF gas, which caused the trouble
yesterday.
A threatened danger has been avert
ed. The National Transit Co. has three
tanks below the city a short distance.
The flames were all around them but by
a miracle they did not take fire. Had
they done so the lower part OF the city
would have been destroyed. That many
bodies will never be recovered Is GER
tain. The river is running at the rate
OF ten miles an hour and many bodies
have gone down in the flood. Two bod
les were found at Foxburg, forty-eight
miles below.
As an evidence Of the intense heat OF
the flames, trees standing 100 feet above
the creek on the hills are burned and
stripped OF their leaves.
So far no thieving or burglary has
been committed but the trouble is feared
tonight as the town is filling up with
suspicious characters. Several arrests
were made to-day.
The fire was all out at o'clock and
the work of rescuing the dead began In
earnest early In the morning.
The fire was confined TO one block
along the creek on the east side, the
main business portion. but the west side
is completely wiped out There was no
fire in that part of the city called the
South Side.
Among those who are among the dead,
but not found are:
p. j. Feeney, wife and eight children. J.
Hasson Fritz and four children. III. Leon
ard. wife and three children. Matthew
Lyons, who with his wife and child were
burned; he has a son in PittsburR, william
Lyons, who came up on the train to-day
and identified the bodies. The dead, so far
identified, are: Edward Heating, section
boss Of w. n. Y. e. =. K. X. Harry w.
ShaTer, telegraph operator, aged % years.
Unknown man, supposed 70 be Bcaristot,
an agent from Rochester. VIII
lis Stewart, one OF the men
with the boats from Silverville.
He was burned TO crisp. Daniel Sullivan.
aged 40 years; James Holmes, aged ~
years. was employed at John Urlandcr's
barber shop. John B. Renbold's body was
found at 4l5 Seneca street. William Baker,
book agent, residence unknown; Frank
WAGON, a IA year old boy. Mrs John
Roach, aged % years, OF North Seneca
street. and one child were drowned at
their home on North Seneca street. w. ID.
Terwilliger, well-known politician, resi-
dent Of Palace Hill, was drowned by the
capsizing Of q boat in which he
was rescuing imperilled women and
children. Grant Ter"illiger, aged
about 80 years, also sacrificed his
life in a heroic attempt TO save woman
and her two children T.. V. X. Blake, OF
Carthage. n. Y. was here on business
visit. He walked 70 the bridge
with Eugene Fritz, Book-agent Bris-
tol and Operator Shafrer They were on
the bridge when the fire came, aud he
shared the fate OF his companions and was
burned 10 a crisp. Councilman Bartholo-
men Lyons. aged 81 years, his wife, aged
40. and son, aged a. were found In the
ruins burned and drowned. Mrs Edward
Mills, Of 30 Seneca street, and her two
children were burned 70 death. Their
bodies, burned 10 crisp, were found 0y
the rescue party at O'Clock. a. r. Moran.
aged %, was drowned on Seneca street
he was single and lived at Rochester, y.
Y. James Rogers, aged hfty-tiye years OF
Clapp farm. Both reported drowned.
Frank Goodrich. city electrician. The
following are among the many missing; A
Young man named Harkins. aged twenty
five. single: Burns. mill hand, f0rty-nye
years. supposed 10 have burned 70 death;
Edward Mills, aged fifty years, pipe litter,
with his family and four children are re-
ported as having been drowned or burned
TO death: Sheridan WICK, supposed
drowned: Samuel Richardson. OF the
oil Well Supply Engine Works and
mia four children have not been seen since
the explosion. james Burns, Of Clar<'s
summit. and J. L. DorswOrth, Southern
Civ. have not been seen since the expio-
sion and are thought 70 be drowned VIII
lam Eakln. car maker; Mrs. Lew fettsr,
Mrs. DaviG Kaplin and her nye children
are reported TO be drowned. Miss Emma
Rriggs. aged about Is years, is missing;
Mrs. ID. Lyons, wife Of Councilman Lyons,
child Of Mrs. Lyons, Miss Emma
Briggs. two unknown dead, uu-
known child, Mrs. O'Leary. wife
of Express Messenger O'Leary'
r:dvvard Aiken, Frank Aiken, VIM, Aiken,
fataer OF Frank and Edward; Waiter Nc
Pherson. Mrs J. w. Bristol. Of Rochester,
n Y: Chas. Miller, John Holmes, James
town. Y. Y; Chas BAKER, II. d. Daugh-
erty. Mrs. J. Mills and five cbildren y James
Dorsworfh, Justice OF the Peace; four IN
known bodies found on Clapp i4r1, oee
III To 10 9 O'Clock this nor fling ~ todie
had besn recovered, and they we're the
being brought In eve1y nve ming