The herald., 1898-09-11
OIL PLANT ON FIRE
THE SANTA FEE PUMPING OUTFIT
NEARLY DESTROYED
Fortunately the Oil Tanks Are Fal
Enough Away to Escape
Destruction

Santa Fe yards were visited TINS morn
ing about o'clock with what threat
ened to be a terrible contlagration, re-
sulting, however, only in the destruction
of the oil pumping plant. At midnight
the engineer began to fire up the engine
preparatory to pumping several cars Of
petroleum into the mammoth tank, and
after getting the fires well under way
he discovered that the yard man had
neglected to run the oil cars up to the
plant for him. He started for the de-
pot to have this remedied, and had just
reached it, when. on looking back, he
found his pumping plant in flames. He
gave the alarm and ran back, but as he
opened the door, the flames burst out
with such force as to knock him over
and burn him severely. The local hose
was turned on and soon the fire depart
ment was on hand and the flames SUBJ
dued. but not before the plant was near
ly complete wreck. Had the oil cars
expected they would have caught fire
and scattered the flames in every direc-
ton.
Mr.. Fisher Endorsed
There have been rumors afioat for sew
eral days that there was to be a rupture
between the First NJ. E. church and its
pastor. Rev. F. V. Fisher. These were
quieted last evening, when at a bust
ness meeting of the society the follow
Ing resolution was passed by unani-
nous vote:
Resolved, That 1t Is the sense Of this
quarterly conference that we desire no
change in the pastorate."
This will be sent by A. L. Sloan to
the general conference, which meets
at Santa Barbara September 81, Bishop
Hurst presiding. The following were
elected stewards for the coming year:
A. L. Sloan D. r. Bell, D. Watenpaugh.
G.. w. Weigel, Victor Chesbro. C. NJ.
Grow, E. D. Chapman. P. B. Guernsey,
]. H. Ward, Mrs. J. c. Foster, Mrs. c. e.
Moore. The following were selected as
trustees: j. H. Dickson, H. H. Ham, j.
c. Wood, c. c. Bailey, ]. F. Lerch, ]. L.
Mack and c. Meyer OF the pastors
salary Of $1,000 per year, only $500 has
been raised. and but little Of the bal
ance will be forthcoming.
The return of J. j. Arbois from Dale
City to civilization brings the latest
from that active mining camp. There
are four stamp mills running now, hand
ling twenty-eight tons of ore per day.
These are the Arbois, Meacham. Reitz
& Sherman and the Ingersoll & Esler.
The first named is working on 200 tons
of ore for EMerman & st. German, that
runs SIS per ton. but the cost of milling
ore at the Dale Is $780, which leaves
about SO to the owner. There is plenty
of good water. Arbois sunk a we'll
1l>% a.
flow. The weather has been very hot
but on the arrival Of cool weather work
will be pushed and the coming winter
will probably see larger mills set up
and at work on the ore, Of which there
is plenty for all.
A Bankrupt Stock
There have been four bids for the
Posener stock, and if the
creditors can agree one of them will be
accepted. Either one will pay about so
per cent upon the Indebtedness. Mr.
Crandall makes bid, and If accepted
will reopen a large store in this city;
G. A. Oyler will do the same; Pomona
man wishes to take the stock to that
town; Los Angeles department store
wishes the stock to inaugurate a great
sale in this city.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mather and W. C. Mush-
ct, Of Los Angeles came up to attend the
funeral Of Captain Schermerhorn.
Mrs. C. E. Payne of Los Angeles, and
her sister, Miss Bessie Willis, are in
the city, the latter to commence her du-
ties as teacher in the city schools.
Rev. A. C. Smither of Los Angeles
was a visitor to San Bernardino yester-
day.
Phil ]. Chase, wife and son, leave sat-
urday for the Omaha exposition, Chica-
go and other eastern points, intending
to be absent two months.
B. c, Roos Is in Los Angeles to talk
gas plant, to meet his wife and family
on their arrival from San Francisco and
take an outing at the coast with them.