The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-06-08
TIE DAY Nv TIIUSTILLE.
Incidents Mt the Funerals Emerging from
the Wreckngc.

Incidents Mt the Funernls-Emersing from
| the Wrecknge.
TITusvILLE. juno Tho undertakers and
the gravediggers were at work all night. and
early in the forenoon today hearses and
wagons loaded with collins moved toward the
cemetery. With very little ceremony at the
graves the dead were buried. Funeral SER
vices will BIO held hereafter.
! The burnt and washed districts present an
| appearance OF desolation. The city Govern
ment has begun to clear away debris from the
streets. and some Of the citizens are cleaning
out their cellars. A largo force OF laborers and
| mechanics il engaged in repairing tho bridge
| OF tho Western New York and Philadelphia
Railroad over Oil Creek and n similar force is
| at work upon tho tracks and bridges OF the
! Dunkirk. Allegheny Valley and Pittsburgh
Railroad The General Relief Committee has
decided to give employment to as many
men now idle as will so to work upon the
streets and in removing accumulated rubbish
from the yards Of houses which have been
swept away or burnt.
The committee has also arranged a system
for renting houses for destitute families. Tho
committee undoubtedly will aid in the con-
struction OF new houses for tho homeless. 1t
IL safe to predict. however. tina. not May new
houses will be erected upon the flats near Oil
Creek. There Is an abundance Of sites for
residences on the west side Tho reilneries
already erected upon the flats may be per-
nitted to remain. but the city Government
probably will not allow any more rolineri-s to
be erected in tho town west Of Brown street.
The train from Dunkirk to-day brought
hundreds OF people from intervening towns
along the route and thousands OF strangers
roam through the city. Fully 10000 per-
sons have visited the ruins to-day.
The damage to property continues to in
crease almost hourly On Saturday last Oil
Crock ran to the south of tho works of the
Crescent Refinery. there being fully 40 feet
space between them. To-day not II sembance
Of the creek appears in the old ed ;hc chan
mel having been completely changed. So that
the water now flows directly through the cen
ire of the refinery yards.
EXTENT OF THE WRECK.
As the work OF cleaning up goes on tho ex-
tent OF the disaster assumes immense proper
tions. Franklin. Martin. Washington. Perry,
Drake. and Petroleum streets-the whole dis
lance between Spring street and tho creek
are buried In mass OF wreckase consisting OF
overturned buildings. upheaved walks.
washed out pavemcnts and other debris. On
Franklin street no less than forty places of
business are SO badly damaged. many Of them
completely smashed and half unnihilated
that no business can be done in any of thom
except IL few on tho higher ground. toward
Spring street. Ono OF tho most complete
wrecks on this street is tho machine and
boiler works of Young * Lock. Tho wrcckage
at this establishment includes tho entire ma
chinery. and the loss will not fall short OF
$4,000. Nearly every building on this level
throughout the length OF the city IL completely
wrecked
Can't, NJ. II, Rouse of Comnnnv bas obarra
OF the gang OF men now at work cleaning tho
streets He has had about 100 men at work.
and hopes to increase that number fifty by to-
morrow. Great difficulty is met with in secur-
ing laborers. Many who really need tho work
and have been idle and complaining Of hard
times for months refuse to work unless they
shall get 50 and $50 per day. the wages
given for such work is Sl.5Oa day. The work
SO far has been confined to the residence por-
ton OF the city. 1t was feared that there was
more danger Of epidemic thore than at other
points. This has caused some complaint
from those who have friends still missing.
Most of those still missing arc no doubt
buried under the rubbish in the vicinity OF tho
Cyclops steel works and the National and
Western relneries in tho east end OF tho city,
Two bodies were found there to-day Those
recovered before this were found above Drake
street. nearly n quarter Of mile away.
The scenes and Incidents throughout the dis
trict to-day have been aim st repetition of
those OF Sunday and Of Monday. The poor pco-
pie who wero thue suddenly deprived OF their
homes. property and many relatives seem 10
cave awakened to the reality Of their loss. Tho
nrst SHOCK mas passed away. and as they 20
Through titfstreets to-day a eanouv. tonned
wagon passt Z In which we're Gig rough pine