The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-06-06

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TITUsvILLE TN KUINns
A Long List of Dead by ths TI0sd an1 thAs
Flames. sS
T1TusvrLLE, Pa. Juns 6.--Ths 0ity ots
TitusviIe was visited during 49, paat
twenty -four hours by ono Of the moee dtg-
astrous fires and floods II all tho hioto1y
Of this region. Oil crssk ovsFd0We4 ltB
banks and for hours swept through ~ Gity
in the proportions Of IN almost yeola1leeo4
food. The city il without fssl u liaAtgE
and the waterworks ars aufroundo4 eYs
water. The Perry street and the EyMnhlfM
street iron bridges have been swept away
scores Of cheap dweiiinRs IN The lover lase
of the city destroyed, and = large nuoeee5
OF lives lost. Some were burned, bue thos
majority were drowned. When moynings
broke hundreds of anxious people le0he9
out of their windows or stood on tno yoOt1
of their houses waiting for helping han4
the horror OF the sceno rain fell IN totReAeA
and fire broke ont IN rshnsriss % di4eyone
points where lightning had struck thon1s
The burning oil swept down the raging ouy.
ront and communicated TO the rnannxaotugs
ing establishments and houses 80 ~
destruction was increased q hundred 4olA. N
The almost constant rains OF tho lA19
month caused the earth to be 20 thoTOuehly
soaked it could hold NO more, and thNE
heavy downpour Saturday night can.sd ~
About midnight Oil creek began w 1lsN6
rapidly ana the food was III before ~
residents were aware OF their DANGER a10
and mot more than half Of Thorn managed
tho rise was later sxplainsd " ~ in-A
tsligence that the mill dam - 6pas-
tansburg had burst. II wAs ~ ~
in the morning that the horrors
OF fre were added to the misery ot the poo I,
PIE. dull explosion ~, was heard q thae
the inky darkness and threw glarinR light
over the vast expanse OF angry waters. 70
WAS the Crescent oil refinery on FIRE. and
never before did hre seem to spread with
suoh lightning rapidity. paadsmonium
broke loose among the people and paniel
rslpned supreme. Thousands OF raopls
rushed pell nell through the streets, tunnb-
ling and knocking each other In aimlsss en-
deavor to escape from what they imagined
the crack Of doom. The fierce light throWn
on the surroundings revealed an appalling
sight. On the roofs and in windows off,
per stories of houses in the flooded distytols
appeared men, women and children soaAti.
~ clad and all piteously appealing for aid.
Clinging to drift wood timbers ~ thsy were
borne onward d were scores Of human beings
whose white and terror stricken faoss, IN
desperate struggles and plaintiff cries for
succor, combined to make IN impression
never to be forgotten or effAcsd from ths
memory of the beholder. 8SsSs@ ~ AZ
Following is 4 list of the dsad m fAF a.
ascertained: John Quinn, mail carrier, Wtfo
and TWO children; jacob BergenhamnsF.
wife and nine children; Mrs. Mary Haynes
and three children; Mrs. M. AsKenxis, John
McFadden and sisters; Mrs. CamEbsll ana
butcher. wife and children: John O'Nara
and wife; two Vcngle boys. fonr others,
names unknown; G. P. Casperson. n.
Among the losses by IRE are ths Intssna-
tional Oil works, Hiram Blow Copper hop1,
vile Radiator works, the Wsatsrn New
York and Pennsylvania freight Offices, Cas-
PERSONS Furniture works, Mack Cullonso
store, residence and hotel, the Crssosnt OIL
works. The railroad loss is $1,000 IN
freight, and number of loaded oil cars On
the tracks were burned. Atrain of carpi
loaded with merchandise on the Dunkirk q
Allegheny Valley road were burned. A
large amount of tho loss to stores, resi-
dences and manufactories will probably Is
covered by insurance. but 1t ia impossible
to give detailed estimate new.
MANY leading citizens with their wives
and children. were on an excursion 10 Cam
dohota lake and are detained there when
their presence is greatly needed hers.
meeting OF citizens was held % noon
mediate relief Of the destitute. Qusrtere
were obtained for the poor and homeless
emit ladies. "
Great damage 10 also reported from
Corey, Pa, and other towns ia ths region.
tho public reciting the terrible dsssitution
and great loss OF life and dastruation "
property bv the foods and fre. and -
questing help in the time Of distrsss.