The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1892-06-08

JOHN O'LEARY and mother
Mr.. and Mrs. HAWKS and daughter.
FRANK and WILLIAM HASSENFRITZ.
MATTHEW LYON, wife and two children.
FRANK PLANK
WILLIAM SHAFER.
WILLIAM FERGIVILLER.
JAMES ROGERS.
JAMES ATKINS.
WILLIAM WHITE.
JOHN ROACH.
DANIEL SULLIVAN.
FRANK GOODRICH.
EDWARD HEATING.
CHARLES MILLER.
JOHN STICK.
JOHN RAINY.
HUMPHREY and WILLIAM STEWART.
HARRY HOLMES.
WILLIAM MALONE.
FRANK WATSON.
WILLIAM BAKER
w. L. DAUGHERTY.
FRANK WATSON.
SHERIDAN WICK.
EDWARD MILLS and four children.
Mrs. COPELAND and baby.
Mrs. LEVI FILTERS.
There are fifteen bodies at the undertaking
rooms Of Drifting, McCracken & Co., twenty-five
at city hall and many were taken to their
homes.
There is still a number of persons missing.
The Injured.
lue seriously injured are.
LOUIS HAzENFRIz. badly burned and can
not recover.
Five children, unknown, badly burned, and
two will die
Mrs. FEENEY and six children, badly burned.
MAT LYONS, missing, supposed to be dead
Mrs; HAWKS aud daughter, burned; one will
probably recover.
Wild Rumors Anost.
L..
regiment, are out in full on guard duty and
will remain on all night Franklin is largely
represented and at least 500 are witnessing this
terrible ruin. Many wild rumors are floating
around, but the above are the best that can be
learned after sitting many different stories
Nothing so terrible has visited Oil City for
many years At this writing, y. M, the
worst is perhaps over and "a heavy rain is fall
ing. Paul Il Sons loss is estimated at 500, 600;
not fully insured. r. d. Naylor, loss $1,000;
no insurance. William Loots, petroleum house
totally destroyed. loss IS 600; partially insured
IL Is reported that sam Ieager of Housewife
saved twenty-five lives floating down the creek.
He used his boat during the hight of the
flood and great praise is due him.
The number of houses burned in all parts of
the town reaches nearly 200. The list OF the
dead 81 this writing cannot be reached accu-
Tately, but will probably reach fifty or
sixty. IL is utterly Impossible 10 send
strictly accurate information at this hour.
Men reported dead appear on the streets and
in the hurry and confusion not much accuracy
can be maintained. As soon as the immediate
danger was over. snd people became cooler.
the work OF rescue was Immediately be-
gun. Great uneasines,.e~ this writing is
felt, as there is danger from oil tanks which
are burning above the town. If they do there
is great fear OF the fire being repeated. The
militia have been called out to assist
in guarding the dangerous places
and will remain on duty until all
danger is passed. Rumor has il that some of
our prominent business men have been killed.
One man lost his entire famiy-wife and six
children. They we're beyond his reach and
the house WAS inclosed by the flames. The
FIRE department has been on duty
since the beginning OF the fire. They
have been working like heroes
and nearly exhausted. How the benzine ig-
nited is mystery, and will probably remain
one. Five minutes before the explosion oc-
CURED special train containing W., n. Y. e
2. officials pulled away from the creek They
were in Oil City on an inspecting
tour when the flood occurred, and were look
ING after the safety of the upper bridge. They
are congratulating themselves on their narrow
escape, for had they remained at the bridge
they certainly would have been buried. Be.
sides what the citizens are doing. subscriptions
have been received from many people in other
cities.