The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1892-06-08

spectators the full extent of the terrible
calamity that had befallen their beauti-
ful city.
The tongues of fame shooting 200 feet
and more straight into the heavens the
shrielss and agonising cries Of the help
less human beings Gagged in their dwell
ings like rats in trap, In the middle OF
that rushing and mighty water and
within tho very shadow of death from
burning oil, benzine and naphtha that
threatened at any time 10 engulf them;
the shrill whistling Of hundred and
one steam whistles; the jangle OF the
fire bells; the clatter of the steamers,
hose carts and hook and ladder trucks;
the crackle, roar, rush and rumble OF
the huge body Of water and sky-plerc-
ing flames-all went to strike terror to
the strongest heart The people ip their
eager haste to got some place out OF dan
ger, they knew not where, in many
houses rushed pellmell over each other
and scores were injured by being
knocked down and trampled on.
Oil creek, now swollen to five hun
dred times its natural size and reaching
from one hillside 10 the other, presented
an appalling picture Floating swiftly
by on It's bosom were all sorts, manners
and kinds OF objects, tanks, stills,
houses, barns, horses, cows, chickens
everything almost being borne onward
with rush. Clnging to various OBJ
jects, such as driftwood, pieces Of
boards, timbers and any other object
they could lay hands ON, were scores Of
human beings, their white and terror
stricken countenAnces, desperate strug-
giles and plainttve, soul-piercing cries
for aid all combining to create impress
sions in the minds Of beholders never
TO be effaced or forgotten. About one
hour from the time the Crescent works
caught anothey alarm was sounded and
1t was found that oil discharged from
overturned tanks further up the creek
had scattered itself over broad enough
expanse of water TO reach the Crescent
fire, where IL At once ignited, and In a
moment a large acreage Of tho creek
was one vast sea of fire.
The blaze soon spread to the Interna-
tional oil works, owned by J. P. Thomas
& Co., and they were soon In a blaze
Then came the large refining plant and
soap factory OF Rice a Robinson, which
the flames in abort time reached and
consumed Tho wind was In the dght
quarter and ON spread the fire, arriving
In due time at The OH Creek refinery
and wax plant-as fine q one as was In
this country and but recently COM
pleted. These works are at the present
time on FIRE and burning brightly.
Three stills have already exploded and
fears are entertained that further ex-
tensive damage may be done during the
course of tho hre In wiping out the
three big refining plants, the largest in
dependent plants in the city. II has de-
stroyed the large furniture factory,
store and store-room of Caperson &
Rowe located on South Franklin street;
the Cullen hotel, opposite the Western
New York 81 Pennsylvania passenger
depot the Western New York & Penn
sylvania freight depot and about sew
enty-hve private dwellings.
The undertaking establishments of
Davidson and MoNitt have been turned
into temporary morgues With the ex-
ception Of the bodies Of seven Hebrews
and two children, all OF the bodies 30
far recovered have been taken there as
fast as they are brought from the
water, Most Of the bodies bear evil
dence as having met death from burn
ing oil many of them being burned al
most beyond recognition and several Of
them in such terrible manner as 10
leave the bodies nothing but blackened
crisps, without the least resemblance OF
} the human form.
The list of dead is as follows: VIII
liam Cuppey, Fred Reide, MrS Mary
Haehn, Mamie Haehn, Gertie Haehn,
Clara Haehn, Peter Haehn, Mrs. Fred
Campbell and two children, Oliver Edgar,
Joe Spiegler and two children visiting
here from Warren; Frank Whalen, wife
and child; y. Lemores, Nellie Quinn,
Mrs Furman and daughter, colored;
Mrs A. Jacobs, Della Rice, Mrs. Englis-
ky and child, Mira Jacobs and child, a
picture frame poddler, name unknown;
Mrs Jacob Bingensheimer and seven
children. Mrs. c. p. Casperson, Mrs. p.
Quinn, Mamie 8 Quinn, John N. Nc.
! Fadden.
II is impossible TO give an estimate as
to the number missing. 1t runs into the
hundreds and without doubt fully
double the number enumerated above
will be found dead.
AN APPEAL ron AID.
TITUsvILLE Pa, June 6-Our suffering and
| desttuton is terrible There is great loss Of
| life and destruction Of property. large por-
tiOn OF our manufacturing interests are wiped
| out by food and hre. Hundreds OF families are
homeless and destitute. In the absence Of oui
mayor we appeal 10 q generous public for hell
| In this our time Of distress
[Slguedl WILLIAM MoNAUGHToN,
President Select Council
W. u. BENEDICT,
President Council
ISAAC WEsTHEINRR
President School Board
Editor Herald
JOSEPH ZEP.
john L. MCKINNEY.
J. A. CADwALLADER
j, @ MCKINNEY.
J. J. McCRUM
At OIL City.
OH CITY, Pa, June 6.-Flood and fire
Saturday night and Sunday laid waste
large sections Of this city and Titusvill,