Titusville Herald (Newspaper) - May 14, 1888, Titusville, Pennsylvania The Urgest Store The Largest Stock The Lowest Prices L SUPPERS L FIRST DAILY IN THE OIL REGIONS VOL XXIII NO 28 TITUSVILLE PA MONDAY MAY 14 1888 WHOLE NO 7686 A GREAT OIL FIRE FIFTY THOUSAND BARRELS FLAME HEAVENWARD AT OIL CITY The Creek a Seething Barrel Works Burning and a Railroad Bridge Consumed Many Rigs for the Citys Safety On CITY Pft May The great oil fire of some years ago almost found its here yesterday and today and for a time it was expected that the en tire city would ba reduced to ashes by the fearful fUmes Au irou tank containing 15000 barrel of oil situated two miles up Oil Greek between and CUpp Farm was struck by lightning at noon Saturday The tank and contents was owned by J B Oo The stroke of lightning made a four foot hole through the wooden roof of the tank which burned for some time ig the oil Paddy a of was near the tank shortly after tha lightning struck aad recklessly risked his life by climbing a ladder to the roof of the lank where he remained until the oil caught ire Had there been a blanket or something of the sort around the tank it could have been saved but unfortunately there was nothing of the kind about Tha spread rapidly and soon thff forces of the Keystone and others adjoining were at work with pumps to drdin the oil which was found too heavy to flor Mr J B Smithman the proprietor was on the ground when the fire was from the tank and remained on the scene for several hours after About the same time that the tank wan struck ihe subtle fluid a branch office of the Postal Telegraph Co which is located but a few rods distant The switchboard was burned instantly and young McCoombs the operator in charge was picked up and shot through the door way as if struck by an anarchist bomb For he was uninjured aud the fire the was put out before any fur ther damage was done At the burning tank affairs wars not so promising The oil continued to burn vio throwing an intense heat and threat ening a bulge out or boil over every minute It was not until 11 oclock this however that tha oil boiled over ita iron barriers aud along the ground and to the Creek in great fiery streams Oil Creek was quickly transformed into a river of fire and billows of fire chased each other with seeth ing fury down the current and toward the The outbreak of flama where the burning oil escaped from its was so great that a vast sheet of flame shot the creek aud ignited the contents of a mam moth 84000 barrel tank one of the largest made of vol were ou hand quickly to render what assistance they could in drawing the oil out and guarding tho sur rounding lanks of which there aro The Keystone which almost ad joins the burning tanks was considered as fated to destruction several times dunug the mght but by diet of lard work it has baen prevented from catching fire to this hour In the city as aoon as the burning oil was observed corning down the creek consterna tion and people living banks of the water made preparations to move out at a moments notice The great est apprehension was felt lest ths bridges of which there are five or more should be swept away by the fiery the town wonld fellow Messages were im mediately sent out to Franklin eie to prepare to send assistance Rt any moment it being intended to send the word to come on it became apparent that the town was going to catch Chief Fisher distributed his men in different parts of town to look ofter the safety of property while he made a personal of the entire situation The news of the firo spread with remark able activity and spectators began arriving by the d from the surrounding coun try ia nil of to to get to see the fire and see the mountains of curl and leap upwards with the force of a hundred filing ths with light for many round and emti clouds of black smoke that spread through the sky and over the city like a sue pall Horses and men were quickly brought itto requisition and constructed oi woodon logs were placed across tue creek to prevent the oil frora going down They were engaged at that work all the af and succeeded in preventing the fire frow touching tue bridges The the most seen here in a long lime There were thousands of peo pie at the calculation about the fin nil The oil and tanks wore owned by 3 B Smithman who had barrets of the oil insured Few people slept in Oil City toniht Everyone was on the qui vivo for develop wants The city was as by a thousand lights A newspaper conic bs toad in tho as well as by daylight The streets were as crowded as on a aud everyone wore a more or less trouble expression It WAS 10 minutes after 1 oclock thi H when Ihe second tan boiled ovar with a biss And a roar The fir leaped upward to a height of several hun dred feet find the seems to b afire for u time Tremendous o cds with the T of lightning and tha fiery mass rolled down ilia to the of cuek the molten from a much terrible iu appearance and wore in Thin litter event had been anticipated o waver aud preparations bad been made or it 10 that at this writing I in it is ot thought any further dunage would bo one A number of old rigs burnod own ou the left uida of the creek during 36 afternoon The whole hillside wept of everything combustible A railroad bridge ou tho Jge of the city is now ou tire The most efforts to prevent the from the structure were lu euBe excitement prevails throughout the ity All the residents along the creek be here and the Keystone refinery have lacked up their household furniture and are eady to move at the first emergency The barrel factory the second largest of the kind in the world is now on hre It adjoins the bridge and is opposite he W N Y f Railroad shops At this hour the fire at the ridge is practically oat but W 8 Y F rains aro running through the Lake Short because it is not thought the bridge s safe to run over It will tested before ny more trains pass over it The fire at the barrel works is not yat out nd the Keystone refinery is reported leing The excitement is at fever and grows hourly A railroad bridge has fallen It was burned in half Two 34000bnm inks are still Durning The first 15000 arrel lank is nearly The barrel works ave not yet been extinguished There IK no ruth in the report that the Keystone Ee nery is burning GOING FOR 200 TWO EVENINGS OF SONG Kare Entertainments Promised for Music Lovers this Week On Wednesday May 1C Mrs E C Gild well of Toronto Oat of Erie will wake the echoes of melody in a song recital at the Opera Honse and will be as by local of excellent repute Mrs created quite a furore at her appearance in Chicago The J imes of that city said Mrs CUdwell who appeared Saturday evening with the Company a welcome surprise to a Chicago her debut without any special an but proving to be one of the most accomplished vocalists introduced here or many years She is a very beautiful wo man and her voice and manner were charm ing She was the vocal attraction of the evening and the audience regretted another opportunity was not offered to bear her On Friday evening the con cert of Mrs Wakefield will take place ufc the Opera House and from present indications the house will not hold the people who de sire to attend A special train will be run from Oil City Mrs Wakefield intends to mike the present concert eclipse nil her former and to that end has brought together the best talent in the sister cities of the oil Miss Stalin rep of dramatic art is one of the most realistic pieces of acting ique graceful spontaneous The Tsm Drill promises very beautiful ef It is pleasing to commend an euter of this nature and all en courage the development of its by liberal patronage A Sextette LONDON May wife of the pyu mayor of has given birth to six children This fact is testified to as absolutely correct by an authoritative Berne correspondent The woman whoso aame is is 23 years of age ami has already given to three and four children at one birth He is married for the second time and has seven children by his firat wife The six children four boys and two girls were born living but died soon afterward The news of this dinary perhaps hitherto unheard of iu the annals of anthropology has created a eat sensation especially in Italy R doctors are Hastening to the scene from Milan Como and other towns to satisfy themselves of its truth EVENT of the SEASON Friday May 18 AT OPERA HOUSE GRAND CONCERT Mrs Wakefield ASH HEP OF OIL Assisted tho soloist 1USS STELLA DUNCAN of Oil itv late graduate of the Con of Music Miss Duncan will the first o the kird ever in tbi pirt or tbo conniry called representa tions of ART in which fibe exemplifies all Ue varying pas of tbe human mind THE SOLDI iXi Stella Duncan Miss Delia Miss Mamie Brown Mrs F P il Mattie Mr Kirk Jaine Oil City Miss MITT Brian Miss Louice Brownon Miss Bfi tha Mrs Emily Wakefield Mr C F Mr Harry Mr J A C On bar Titusville The choruses are chosen and pleasing and will be rendered fine cf feet Ibi J C BASE The guilar BI d banjo solomt pUy some of his own brilliant INE DRILL in which a of 24 of will go and ful drill in pre ty Neapolitan conclude thP with a of 75e 50o mid 3So On at Fisher it Boo I Store Meadville the Second Cen tury of its MEADVILLE Title has celebrated its ry It aua wont m a blaze of glory aud the of cannon music of binds the of the people and the elo of tbe orator Tho programme witli by raiu but not o a serious extent The chy opened with ho ringing of bells aad of whistles ud firing of a saluto of lOi gnus by tho At the wa planted ou Diamond Park and liou Church of the Thir eth Judicial district delivered to tbe A 10 oclock was a at the of Mu io orer by Hon Schwortz layor of who spoke substantially 3 We are assembled hers today to com memorate nn which took a ury ago the of which have bsou anded down from generation to generation o the present time What a flood of recollections this ll call to the minds of many of you who ame here to assist ia tanking this day one ong to be remembered Friend meets riend aad pleasures and reminiscences Each notes some bange in tbo and each comments OD tie changes which time and a progressive go have wrought in the locality with which IB is most familiar aro re aud old are forgotten A of friendship is always pleasant and when it brings with it a review of pleasant vouta of the past the pleasure must be in many fold I cannot myself bring to minds any recollection with ft certainty of our leing mutually familiar with them I will that to other gentlemen who take a part in exorcises and who no doubt aro familiar the history than myself having taken part in many of tbe ivants which make up the history of this rc ion I wilt venture however to say that he past century has produced two cities of which the county may be proud namely and Titusville They are prosperous and furnish tt market for tlie of tho many fine farms ng them The entire county is concerned in the success and prosperity of their business interests A wish that they may prosper is I trust in the of all who have come here to witness and in proceed ines A celebration of this kind does to unite ft people and promote good will und fringe to them a realization of their com raon interest in the prosperity I feel privileged to to you all the ood will of the citizens ot and will now make way for other features of the which will prove more inter esting Hon A B delivered au ora n which consisted of an exhaustive history of Crawford from tha diy it was Bet tied by the white wan until the present time It was an able and eloquent effort A was read by Hou S P Bates LL D which reflected credit on the literary tastes of that author and educa tor A song written by Prof isates and set to music by Prof F A of tbe Conservatory of Music sung by ths combined church choirs of the sity In tbe afternoon nt least parsons gathered at Diamond to witness f ihe pioneer monument A written liev Hill D D of Portland Jlc was read by E H Barber ot the The children of the uity tbe number 1000 the hymn America the leadership of Prof F P Boynlou Tne oration was de livered by Hou J J Henderson who eides over tbe courts of Crawford county and was iu keeping with the auspicious oc casion In the evening a concert was given in hfl park by the Northwestern The six day match which ended iu Yoik night resulted as failing to beat or equal the record Littlewood HL miles 2 578 miles J 532 2 lup J miles 2 lap 38U 2 laps Hughes 495 1 The rc iprt were about of which will receive about and Guererro about Wednesday Eve May 16 SONG RECITAL Irs S OK OST by ff W Vr f BANE JOS COLEMAN Mr J fix Mis Waters ST Louis Mo May from he Hirer report that the dam age doue to ho of the Ued Uiver during the past ten la almost lo youd and the tint largest smoo 1842 Most of ucar the river boon with water four to six fott out milfs of cribs aud burus beu washed down aud carried Many of the people bate their aud corn lu several places the riyer water extended the of Arkansas to the hills of a distance of ten to fourteen At West Korwood a was drowned to from tho flow 1wo white woro drowned in Mill Creek quite a number of other deaths are repotted but not given Planting in bottoms will fill to ba done over At 11 oclock yesterday the levee situated south of Mo broke iu several places and a rait of pouring the town which completely inundated A was to check ttio but within u few minutes the laborers aud accepted the It required less than au hour to town which is covered with water from two to six feet submerging almost every foot of ground Water having reached half of the bonnes their residents refuse in tho upper of where will be imprisoned the of tho flood in the is entirely suspended There has been no loss of life nor great to property within the town At this the Mississippi is fully seven milts and within the range of vision one vast expanse of woter greets the eye The Hrea of farming laud in tho Mie bottoms which is inundated in ed at 75000 acres and a continuance of the flood will iu au approximate to the community of that region of at least A high wind is prevailing today which affords protection to some 60000 acres of fertile Illinois lands The report which reached the cily hat the had broken at a point four or five miles foutu of Warsaw could not be verified at Keokuk The New Prize Story is eagerly sought for read with pleasure or disappointment H then tossed aside for guten But ladies who read of Dr Proscription read it again for thuy iu it something to messen ger of joy to those suffering from functions derangements any of the painful disor ders or weaknesses peculiar to thoir Periodical pains internal inflammation and readily yield to its wonderful cur alive and powers It is the medicine for women sold by under u positive guarantee from the manu that it will give satisfaction in ev ery case or money will be refunded This guarantee has been printed on the bottle wrapper and faithfully carried out for many years ASK FOE THE No bones over hip to break Quickly and perfectly adjust ed to the form Double Bone Double Steel Double Seam WARRANTED SOLD EVERYWHERE Duplex by mnil postpaid for OKE DOLLAR Bortree Mfg Co Jackson Mich F 8eud and obtain 1 no Shares of MIXING STOCK in the threat BLACK HILLS of any day is to he worth EDWARDS BROS now on A titan Have Added to Thoir Choice Clover Seed Timothy Orchard Grass Red TOD Wo continue to keep iu stock the the of and American M lite Lim Calcified Plaster land Piaster Salt bv the Barrel or Ton Pressed and Common Brick Fire Brick and Clay Sewer Pipe all Sizes and Chimney Tors and Pipe Bodino Roofing etc etc M dec Rear of BROS CREAM New Prices NEW STYLES OF THK Us superior proven iu of homes for more than a quarter of n It is by tho United Slaten ICu by tho of the Groat w the Strongest and most Health ful lr Prices Baking Powder contain Limo or Alum Sold mount PRICE 00 MKW 8T DR FAMILY MEDICINES No Cure No Pay AU E K Thompson WHOLESALE Very Latest Colors Arc now to be seen at such prices as have never been known THE CITY MILLS Six oi MM Leading Brands OK FL O U John 1RnpninrroK IX 3 Call and ate our stock of CARRIAGES OPEN ASP TOP BUGGIES WAGONS SPUING WAGONS WAGONS CAUTS At vorr ftl CASTLE COs Titusville Pa P F r Diamonds Watches Clocks Jewelry Silverware and Optical Goods F no anil u CALL AND AS Batiste Cambrics French Ging hams Domestic Ging hams and Prints Our Woolen Dress Goods IN PLAIN AND PLAID Wool Serges Tricots Henriet tas Combinations and many others which must be seen to be appreciated The prices alone will make you wiph for them And get your choice at OIL EXCHANGE ORY GOODS STORK NEW IN LACING W S CORSET i ok to in live w fiom N V l NKW LACKS or will not SHOW the The Cor made THE CO 110 Yorn City N Y Basa Ball Goods Lawn Tennis Goods Foot Balls Fishing Tackle Hammocks AT Fisher Goldens BOOK SIOKE PETER GEALE CONTRACTOR ail BOILDER for pant favora would notice to of lie IB ready to cl of work on mateH upr 7 ly SPENCER CO Props Cor Franklin aui Mechanic Streets EVERYTHING FIRSTCLASS NBW ov FUIST Tho now havo spired or mako the boat equipped hotol m tho city and a share ff public in solicited Commercial men find it tbo hotel in the city Only half a walk from the U A V 4 1 and N Y A I1 depots S S 0 00 QQ o z ISO o WO HALE Ot 8asii iSD ilJ Of Balustrades OFFICE DESKS BARS BOATS OIL TANKS HARROWS FARM ROL LERS ETC Lime Cement Sewer Pipe Brick Hair Fire Brick and Clay NEW PRICE LIST ILL KINDS OF Coal and Wood EDGAR HALE C H WARRIOR Merchant Tailor SPRING f SUMMER SUITINGS o
