New-York tribune., 1900-07-07
TANKS STILL BURNING.
STANDARD OIL CoMPANY's LOSS AT
CONSTABLE HOOK STEADILY GROWS.
ELABORATE PRECAUTIONS TAKEN BY THE
TIDEwATER COMPANY TO PREVENT
SPREAD OF FLAMES TO ITS PLANT

SPREAD OF FLAMES TO ITS PLANT.
II estimated last evening, at which time
four out Of twenty four tanks Of the Standard OIL
Company at Constable Hook remained untouched
by the fire, which has been burning in its new
plant there since early Thursday morning. that
the loss 10 the company amounts to about
S2.30oooo. and that If the other four 60 the loss
viii he 50 10000
With what seemed TO be unabated vigor the
flames ragged all day yesterday and under the high
wind accompanying the storm in the evening they
took fresh start and burned more fercely than
at any time before. More tanks went up during
The day. The men at Constable Hook were worn
out with over thirty hours of constant work in
intense heat The company supplied them with
food, milk coffee and tea. but they had give up
Tugs loaded with men from the works in Brooklyn
and Long Island City arrived during the morning.
Many OF the Constable Hook had no place
to so when relieved. their homes were close
20 the works and had been abandoned by the
ants he company provided accommodations in
boarding houses well removed from the works
The BayOnne fremen also worn out with the long
and fruiess battle, had give up They left their
engines and hose, and the oil company sent en-
gineers TO run the machines and manned the hose
with its own men
The fire IS an expensive one for Bayonne. as It
has 10 pay for its water by the million gallons and
the capacity of the pipes was taxed TO carry
enough 10 supply the fire fighters one city Off
cial estimated yesterday that the water item alone
was costing the city close to 5000 a day. That
estimate was based upon the puming capacity of
the steamers and d!d not take into account the
water being drawn direct from the hydrants into
nose and poured upon the fire by gravity.
Where the flames will stop cannot be predicted.
They sweep on. eating up tank after tank of oil
and naphtha. at the average rate of about six
DAY Even if the blaze does not get new material
on which 10 feed, 1t VIII continue for time
OIL PUMPED TO TIDE WATER TANKS
One means that promised an earlier end to the
IRE than was at first hoped for was the making OF
connections between the Constable Hook and the
Tide Water Company tanks. This was done by
connecting the network of pipes in the Tide Water
yards with the pipes Of the untouched tanks.
While the connections being made the Tide
Water tanks were emptied. far 5 possible by
pumping from them into barge tanks in the XII
Won kull These were towed TO Long Island City
and Hoboken. Oil was then pumped from the
Standard Oil tanks into the Tide Water tanks
This was slow work. owing to the temporary and
Imperfect connections, but it reduced the volume
Of oil threatened.
AT nightfall yesterday four of the twenty-four
tanks still remained They were tanks Nos / ) 9
and l3. No l empty, No was full of
paraffine. No full of benzine. and No. I3 of
naphtha. At that time tank No. II was blazing
hercely. No. l3 was the key the situation and a
dozen streams Of water were being poured upon IT,
Il was thought 10 be the last stand te fire fighters
Of The railroad and enter the old Ia,t and ~
danger not only thar 5ut the Tidewater Company.
the Other industries. and the docks along the XIII
a
Of small tanks Of paraffine. Tank No 10 was burn
ing and endarEering tank No. g.
II these tanks so. the Tide Water Company has
rs pTayert, -Jo ] n on b W.lGn G VII FiFle f
further point Of danger to the Kills. one IS ten
feet across by six feet deep. The other trench Il
five by eight feet. Between the fire and the trench
nearest il The ground has been covered with quick
line 10 depth Of eight 70 ten inches Between The
over the lime Will If 1t does not come in too great
5 o4Se & l5s gurg ProPerties 70 large de,
yards beyond the railroad viii be reduced greatly
LIST OF INJURED INCREASED.
The men burned on Thursday were in many cases
were injured Thursday night and yesterday are:
CoNNOR Robert ff,y-,wo wears OLD Of No u West
DOUGHERTY Patrick, thirty-two years old. Of Lord
- ave, Bayonre arm burned and scalp wounds
lLEALY- Michael. sixty years old.
- 81. Bay2nne. burned about lack and neck
IEAyFY. Thomas f0rtytwo years old. OF E2as-ave.,
HOLLY Henri. of No West Fourteen hist. neck
burned ard scalp wounds.
ODONALD. Hugh. tirty-seven years old Of No 20
= Eas:-ave Bayonne. neck arms and hands burned
LONG John. forty-seyen old. Avenue F.
Bayonre. leg burned.
REBBl3R. Henry. flrty years EIzahetApo-t left
ROGERS J2h3 7go5 5rfyt=s @ & yePEs m ola @ Of No a Ave
PROVIDENCE JEWELLERS BURNED OUT.
Providence R. L. July Ga three alarm FIRE in
the Fitzgerald Building, at Friendship and Eddy
SITS, to-day caused loss estimated at $4,000 The
building SIX stories and the fire practically
destroyed the two upper floors. The loss TO the
building about So coo E l. Iougee estimates
ms damage at $4,000 CatlOw Brothers al $1,000 Z.
X Barker between 5000 and $1,000 and George
The firms are an engaged in manufacturing
jeEFelry They carried 10 insurance.