Evening journal., 1892-06-07
.PATTISON ASKS FOR AID.
The Governors Appeal for the
Stricken Cities.
OYER TwO HUNDRED NAN BE DEAD

Tho Death List Mt OIL City and Titus
vino Has Already Reached Frightfui
Proportions-At the Former Place six
ty-seven Bodies Have Been Recovered.
on CRY, Pa, June THE second day
after the disaster al Oil City is drawing TO a
close with but half unknown. How many
bodies are yet in the fields Of smoldering de-
bris, which were blocks, were dwellings two
days ago, II viii take days 70 reveal. There
is little reason to change the estimate that
100 are dead General Wiley says that sixty
seven bodies have been recovered. Il is inn
possible to ascertain Just WHO'S missing, az
the people have become 80 widely scattered
At least 700 persons are injured, many Of
them fatally.
The fire swept the upper portion Of the
west side literally of the face OF the EARTH
and then through some freak OF the che
ments, skipped 200 yards or more in extent
and caught again in the works and yards Of
the United Lumber and Coal company, de-
stroying them completely. Some Of the
families which so hurriedly left their homes
at the approach Of danger have returned.
But three persons are known TO have been
killed in this district, They were John
Reinbold, John Dougherty and William
Miller. Five, however. are 30 seriously
burned that II is feared they will die. They
are August Bruscell bis three sisters and
Mary Fessmore.
The Identified Dcad.
The following is a list of the identified
dead which haye been viewed by the COR
oners jury:
Daniel Sullivan. engineer; s. l.. Dorworthi
attorney; Charles Miller, machinist; James w,
Bristol, book agent OF Toronto; William X.
Shaffer, telegraph operator, Franklin, Pa.
Harry Holmes, barber Of jamestown, N. VI
f. V. r. Planke Carthage, n. Y, leaves faH-
lily; Charles Baker, II. ID. Daugherty, Edward
Mills, father OF n family of five children;
Samuel p. Streck; Bartholomew Lyon, Mrs. Kate
Lyon, W. d. Eakin. william Lyon, - Cop.
lin, infant; Mrs. Flora OLeary, widow; John
I O'Leary, Miss Emman Briggs, W. 8. Wicka
/ proprietor large lumber yard.
Mrs. Mary Mills, wifo OF Edward Mills and
mother OF Ave children; - Briggs an infant
Walter Mcpherson. James Burns, Edith FREQ
man, twelve-year-old; J. b. Reinhold, Edward
Keating Myrtle Hawkes.. twenty years Old
/ Frank Watson, twelve years old. Eugene Fritz
twenty-six years old; Frank Haselfritz. oigh
teen years old; e. Mills daughter Of Edward
Mills, fourteen years old Mrs. Coplin, --
Roach, infant.
-Four children, supposed 20 be those Of th'
Mills family, which was entirely burHeJ
up, have been identifed with fair accuracy
Many buildings Burned.
Many Of the principal buildings are II
ruins. The Bellevue hotel, the Petroleum
House, the Oil City barrel factory, Georg
Paul & Sons furniture works and the Oi
City tube works have all been destroyed
The work Of seeking for the dead is bein
carried on by every one The militia wer
early called out for guard duty. The waite
is now slowly falling and the worst Of tn
foods activity is over. The burned an
flooded region comprised about forty acre,
More than 1000 persons are homeless
Theloss of property has been roughly est
mated at from $4,000 TO sl,0O00Oo. Tn
authorities aud leading citizens Of the plac
have organized relief corps and are rende
ing all possible assistance TO the homeless
and injured. Temporary hospitals hay
been established The railroad bridges m
thought to be all right, SO outside COMMIT
nication is insured. Help Is coming in froI
surrounding places. Anxiety on account {
the ignorance in regard TO the dead is /
the minds Of all.
John Cleary was found dead knoelng G
the foot Of his mothers bed. She had bee
IN and was unable to move. Her son pr
ferred death TO leaving his mother.
In the ruins in another house was foun
the corpse of q woman with clasped hand
as if death had found her praying, and b.
side her were two children who had died
each others arms