The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-06-07
Further Particulars Of the PennSyl-
Vania Disaster.
LIST OF THE DEAD STEADILY INCREASING.
TilusviiIe and Oil CITY in sOHrRiEg-OVer
goo Lives LOS-ImmeRSe Damage
TO Property
special to THE MORNING CALL

on CITY, Pa, June 6-Eighteen miles OF
death and desolation is the story in brief OF
the awful catastrophe which decimated the
borders of Oil Greek from Titusylle to this
city. ON both sides of the creek flood and
fire left ruin and wreck, and it will take
dav before the record of death and deS,ruc-
lion can be completed. The fire burned
itself out this morning end tile burning oil
has passed away. The creek and river.
however. are rising and much Of this place
viii be still further flooded. But little is
left on the creek which the food can dam
age, as the fire has swept everything away.
The rising waters, however. interfere
with recovering the bodies of the victims
The fiery flood destroyed one mile OF prop
erty along the creek on the west side.
Across the creek from the main portion Of
the city not house is standing. Between
the creek aud hill not a Yestige OF life IS Wis
able except the many Searchers for the
dead Along the east side, from the mouth
Of Oil Greek, q distance OF three-fOurths OF
a mile, every building except one IS de-
stroyed.
All along the burned sections are seen
groups Of persons still hunting Tor their
loved ones They DO not seem 10 weary or
despair but dig into the accumulated rub
bish with bare and bleeding hands. For
many the work will be without results, as
many bodies were either burned to clndeTs
or swept away by tho floods. The weather
Is growing warm aud the OdOT OF chaued
flesh is beginning 20 pOllute the air. AT
late hour tonight s. bodies had been re-
covered. Those acquainted with the local
its where the greatest damage was done
say the loss OF life must reach 80, and many
put the figure at 200. Tie greatest loss I'M
dOubtediY occurred IN the section occupied
bv foreigners employed in the tube works.
No one knows their names and II viii be I'M
possible 10 ever know how many are missing.
I'm the same sections were vast NUMBERS OIL
children, aud as only 10 bodies o. children
were recovered, great question arises what
became of the remainder.
Tie following is an additional list OF the
deau Mrs. j. Crouch, six unkuOWns. Mrs.
O'Leary, Edward Aiken, Frank Aiken.
William Aiken, Walter Mcpherson, Mrs y.
w. Bristol Charles Miller John Holmes,
iIys. j. Mills and i've children and James
DorwoTth.
Mayor Hunt places the number of dead
In Oh City at $50.
TIE names Of the missing are: A man
named Harkns, Edward Mills, vile and
four children, Sheridan Wick. Samuel Rich
arQson and four children, James Barns, II.
d. D0ugherty. William /. Aiken. Mrs. Levi
feeteT. Mrs. David kapln, Mrs. Emma
Briggs, W. X. HassOnfritL Nineteen others
were injured, some seriously
Tie loss viii be over s., 100000 Between
go and 800 houses were destroyed, besides
hotels. works, manufactures, etc.
UudOubted gratitude is felt and expressed
by the relief committee for the generous
subscriptions received and the offers Of aid
from tie outside. Tonight the committee
has over $1,000 and by tomorrow the sum
viii be sRelled to the double that amount
Three hundred persons have requested aid
already ard the number is being increased.