Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1892-06-06
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TitusViIle, Pa, Swept
By Fire and Flood.
Reported That Many
Lost Their Lives.
Jimtown, COL, Visited by a
$1,000, ConAagration,
And Hundreds of Families Are
Being Cared for by Creede.
Oil City, Pa, Shaken and Torn by
Two Terrible Explosions
BY Which immense Damage Was Done 10 Lie
and Property


TursvuLr, Pa, June 5.-The city OF
TitusYille has been visited duriug the past
- hours l4s one OF the most disastrous fires
and one of the worst floods in the history OF
the region. Oil creek has oyerilowed its
banks from the west end above the water
aud gas works to the city hne below. and
for hours it assumed the proportions of al
most resistess hood, reaching almost up
to the lire of spring street.
The city is without fuel or the street elec-
tric lights. The water and gas works are
inundated. Perry street and Franklin
street iron bridges are swept away, and
scores of cheap dwelling -hauses in the
lower part Of the city, on Mechanic street
and vicinity are destroyed and scores of
lives lost, some being burned but the ma
iority perishing by drowning.
The scene presented by the rushing
waters surging through the lower part of
the city was one Of utter desolation. When
morning broke hundreds of anxious people
looked out of thefwindows or stood on he
roofs of houses whiting for helping hand,
AMI trembling fortheir fate.
Strong and brave men, by means of boats
and ropes succeeded in reaching and saving
those who bad secured position till help
arrived or till the waters began to recede.
To add TO the horrors of the scene rain
fell in torrents and fire broke out in the oil
refincrics at different points. and burning
| oil sweeping down the current communi.
| Gated the fiames to other manufacturing
plants and establishments, and the dcstruc,
ton was increased hundred fold.
Among the losers by fire are the Interna-
tional Oil Works Hiram Blow copper shops,
Rice & RahiRson's refinerics, the Titisvillo
Eadiftor Works. Western New York
Pennsylvania railroad freight Office, Gas.
persons Furniturc Works, store and resi-
denee, Jack CuIleAs hotel aud the Crescent
oil Works Of John Schwartz * Co.
'fhe Western New York s Pennsylsania
passenger depot escaped with little damage
| With the freight office of the railroad
were aurnei the contents, including
all The books and papers Slo,o@
worth of merchandise received for deliver,
| and large amount of furniture awaiting
shipment. A large number of loaded oil
ears on the tracks were burned. The Dun
kirk K Allegheny railway was flooded to the
| depth of four feet aud the ID. & NJ. V
| freight depot, well filed with merchandise
| escaped even damage by water; but a tran
] OF fdIS lpilttt WIN UltttliiHicF, NUitb i1
rirei Saturday night, was burned on the
/ track.
/ There is a large amount of loss to stores
I residences and manufactures, probabl,
covered by insurance. The Galena oi
| Company, Titusvile. Refining Company
I Western Refining Company. American Re
filming Company and oil Greek Refining
/ Company are intact or slightly damaged.
! The Titusvile Iron Works are flooded
I but only slightly damaged The T. G. .Io
/ Radiator Company, Cyclops Steel Work
and Acme Extract Company had a narrow
( escape with only a slight damage by water
! The Queen City taunery, IN the direc
sweep of the flood. sustained no loss excop
I the spelling of liquor in 1890 yais.
The Herald is driven out of its building
the machinery and stock being under water
\ meeting Of the citizens at noon subscribe,
/ $1,000 for the immediate relief of the desti
tutc.
| Quarters were obtained for the poor an,
homeless. fool and clothing being provided
| Sixteen dead bodies have thus far been re
covered and the search continues.