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Uontructlon tI th* .SyrMino Oil ijuv» jinny1*Work*.Shortly after 10 o'clock yesterday an alarm of firu brought throo Htoumers to thfi works of iln; Syracuse Uil Company, in GctfduH Kt. rout, .near tbit Erie canal. Two lire cu glues, the property of did New York Central and Hudson ISiver Kailroftil Company, were also brought. Into use upon the lire, which had got uh(k-r tjroi ht;atK way. Gum, vapors and oil Hooded the floors, filled the rooms, and feeding tho -flamu made an unusually brilliant apoewcle. The water thrown upon thy burning oil hat; oulj' the id taut of spreading it and for ih?eri houru ’eight streams played sioadilv upon the firo, The oil was contained in barrels mill the flro catfag its way thrown them, Uni fluid ran out over the burning flour. HtreazcH ofllaiae. running in *01 direction*, crossing one anoi-hor or merging a,v forco urp^il or failed to urgo created a scene of wiord, billllatitsplendor.When the building Utfmainiiig the barrelled oil wait burn log, the iiremun directedJbetr chief attention toward saving tbu large oil tanka just west of tho building. A crowd of nearly a thousand persons, composed principally of children, elbowed each other and forced rt*eit nearer and nearer the immense tazik, which the firemen were btniggliug heroically loearo. The direction of wind favored the tank, and the ilamen \v«rr« subdued after a two-Loum* fight before the tank; was touched. Had an explosion taken place the- mortality : would have been fearful, as there was no one to keep back the throng.The burned Atore-room contained 1,200 barrels of oil, about 200 of which were bn rued. The tanks which stand near by have a capacity of :j,000 barrels and are worth $15,000. The oil burned in buildiugr.nd the small tank which exploded is estimated to be about 2,000 barrel?, which in uaid to be worth from two dollars to fire dollar* a barrel according to mialkv. The branch .of the railroad which rues inro the works was burned, and the Central railway authorities saved Us track* by throwl n g u p ban ka of carLb to head oft the flames. .W. . Miller, superintendent! of the works, Maya that the buildings wore 130. 80 and 70 feet long. They, wcvo erected about a year ago at a cost of $10,000. Ho estimates tho Joss on oil and buildings at ?2.jJ0fl0, with no iu-bu ranee.August Yalent!no, Who was employed about the building, appears to bare gone into the cooper shop *0 prepare VArnish, which is said to have ignited and ran through tlie shop 2 the adjoining rooms, causing ' tho!!p*’ The.firemen worked at .tho flames until ..MO o clock, when they were declared to be uu. Her complete control. Valentine became unconscious from inhaling hot air and was carried out Of tbo building and revived, when he vraa lemovaJ to his home, No. liiilt; Pioneer street, uedt.es. lie is said to bo lb a dangerous condition.Hiiwl-greowies were first siawl. Tho new fauaby engine did splendid service. Tho works j were the projwrty of the Standard Oil company.
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Syracuse Daily Standard
Syracuse, New York, US
Wed, Sep 02, 1885
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