Flood Devastation Across Spartansburg and Corry
The flood caused extensive damage across Spartansburg, Lambs Dam, Shirley Creek, and Five Mile Run with dozens of dams washed away. Reports from Corry describe shattered roadbeds, flooded cellars, and a missing money loss, with two Canadians drowning trying to save property. Losses exceed thousands, with bridges and mills wrecked and rail lines cut.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spartansburg
Lamb's
Shirley Creek
Five Mile Ran
J. M. Kerns
Hydetown
Pareh’s Hollow
Goodrich
Cus
Shelmadine
Esen
Five Mile Run
A. Day
OU Creek
Niceville
Onlewek
John CG
Frank Faguar
Titusville
Corry
French Creek
Philadelphia and
Erie
New York
Pennsylvania
Erie Road
Main
Center
Washington
Gene's Loss Breaks Love in Erie River Tragedy
A young woman about 18 crying for Gene Markham clung to a baggage car at Meadville bound Union depot as a flood swept away her fiancé Eugene Fritz. Fritz died in a building collapse and flood. Markham learned of his death only after the disaster, with burial set for Fritz in Newville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chey
Union Depot
Ernoon
Meadville
Erie
Markham
Eugene Fritzard
Kellogg
Fritzbricht
Este
Fritz
Miss Markham
Foote
Jim
Oil Creek
Viemer
Vonii
Et Narant
O'Leary
Edward Keating
Bartholomew Lyons
Daniel Sullivan
William Hassenfritz
Thomas Burns
H. W. Shafer
Franklin
Charles Miller
Lancaster
E. V. R. Planke
Carthage
N. Y
J. W. Bristol
St. Catherines
Canada
H. D. Dougherty
Kittan
Origin of the Sunday fire tied to switch engine on trestle
Special dispatch from City, PA, June 7 explains how a switch engine moved a freight train onto the Western New York and Pennsylvania bridge at Seneca Street. Oil Creek warning prompted the plan, oil coated the water, catching fire and igniting a 35,000 barrel naptha tank. Conductor Sincerny, Engineer Carr, and Fireman Sullivan escaped by leaping or being hurled from the train as flames spread to the tank and caused the explosion and fatalities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spartans
John Kough
Titusville
Erie
Corry
Saxsiz
Titmeville
Union City
French Creek
New York and
Pennsylvania
Epwis
City
John A. Wiley
Oil Creek
New York
Pennsylvenia
Seneca Street
Lven
Sincerny
Carr
Sullivan
Relics of the Ruin Reach Mourning Oil City
Grief heavy in Oil City as June 7 reports show stores closed and streets filled with mourners and funeral processions for Willie Lyons and his family after a deadly fire. Strangers flood the town while rescuers recover bodies near the burned house. The scene is one of solemn tribute and shared loss.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orn Crry
Willie Lyons
Oil City
C. J. McInerny
Kate
Mary
Orphaned Children Among Wreck Victims In Ruins
Amid wreckage of a collapse, mourners search lines from the dying for names. Three Lyons children, two boys and a girl, lose parents. Mothers and sisters wail at every ruin as Burt Eakin, a 21 or 22 year old, remains missing despite inquiries from mourners and acquaintances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Young Eakin
Calamity at North Seneca Street Fire Destroys Oil City Homes
Dramatic scenes surround the North Seneca Street ruins where crowds pick through debris after a devastating fire. Victims cope with losses amid relief and grief as workmen clear streets and a detachment from Company D enforces access.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oil Exchange
Seneca Street
Company D
Sixteenth Regiment
Pattison Tours Oil City and Titusville After Calamity
Governor Pattison visited Oil City and Titusville to view the ruins and meet relief committees. He praised local efforts, noted a need for funds and a long term plan, and pledged national support while outlining sanitary precautions and hospital needs.
Message From the Dead Found After Oil City Disaster
A message from Bartholomew Lyons and his son, written as death approached, was found in their clothing in the burned district along Seneca Street. The Lyons and Mills families suffered seven deaths in the same home as a flood and fire ravaged the area near Oil Creek. A skiff recovered nearby belonged to Willis Stewart, who saved 14 people before perishing. his rope and hat were found under the skiff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allegheny
Bartholomew Lyons
Seneca Street
Mills
Mr. Lyons
Oil City
Oil Creek
Willis Stewart
Erie Citizens Rally For Oil City And Titusville Relief
Erie, June 7. Citizens met by mayor’s call to aid distressed Oil City and Titusville. Both city councils held extra sessions, passing resolutions of sympathy and urging immediate fundraising action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Erie
Clark
Oil City
Titusville
Oil City Death Toll Rises After City Blaze
Two more die from injuries in Oil City blaze bringing fatalities to 41. Myrtle Hawks aged 15 and Johnny Bruensel aged 5 died today. Authorities list 11 hospital patients and many more missing or injured with names and ages among oil workers and residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City
Jone
Myrtle Hawks
Johnny Bruensel
Oil City
Foxb
O Fred Paul
W. D. Terwilliger
Plamer Road
Grant Terwilliger
William White
Continental Refining Colony
Eaves
James Rodgers
Frank Eakins
James Herkins
William Hassenfritz
Telegraph Eee
Samuel Richardson
Willis Stewart
Silveryville
Ambrose W. Moran
Are
Rochester
N. Y
Frank Goodrich
No. 1 Hose Company
David Copeland
George Christy
Carpenter
George Reed
John Hawks
A Brunsel
Will
John Roach
Amnie Brunsel
August Brunsel
Louis Hassenfritz
Begley
Central Hotel
Wallace
Many Martyrs Laid to Rest at Grove Hill Cemetery
Partial list of mourners buried at Grove Hill Cemetery on Smeca Street Oil City includes Frank Watson 14 Edwin Mills 38 Marv Mills 35 Emily Mills 13 Edith Mills 3 Maude Mills 5 Florence Mills 11 Amy Mills 8 J L Dor worth 46 J Reinbold 45 Emma Briggs 17 Myrtle Hawk 14 Simon P Steck 73 W D Eakin 49 E J Kin 26 Edith Freeman 9 Johnnie Brunsel 4 Susan Hawk 63 with Catholic cemetery notes and incomplete entries for John and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grove Hill
Frank Watson
Edwin Mills
Marv Mills
Emily Mills
Edith Mills
Maude Mills
Florence Mills
Amy Mills
J. L. Dorworth
J. Reinbold
Emma Briggs
Myrtle Hawk
Simon P. Steck
W. D. Eakin
E. J. Kin
Edith Freeman
Johnnie Brunsel
Simon McPherson
Susan Hawk
John
Death Toll and Aftermath of Fire Tragedy
The article lists burn victims and buried victims from a major fire. It notes survivors at a hospital facing fear of entering care, names several patients with ages and injuries, and describes chaotic scenes at twin cemeteries with onlookers and fainting. Witness Witt D. West reports.
Sixty One Dead In Titusville Disaster Recovery
Titusville reports sixty one bodies recovered with twenty seven buried today and many more missing. Victims drifted along the river as crews search timber and islands while a damaged electric light plant halts daylight searches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Titusville
Miller’s Farm
Pattison visits Titusville for relief talks and funds
Governor Pattison arrives after Oil City stop and meets Belief Committee members and Pittsburgh Philadelphia relief sub committees. He backs an instant relief need of 100000 dollars and pledges 50000 dollars as an earnest, signaling broader support for victims of the disaster.
Desolation in the Valley After Terrible Flood
Special report from Orn Crry describes devastation along the valley after last Sunday flood. Trees uprooted, rocks overturned, houses carried away, debris and driftwood clog streams, and bodies and displaced families are found among the wreckage from Titusville to Oil City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orn Crry
Titusville
Oil City
Valley fundraising plan prompts double value claim
A speaker alleges that new contributions now are worth twice the amount pledged two months later. He states all money given can be used in the Oil Creek valley as directed by the committee in charge to maximize advantage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ately
Oil Creek
Estimates of Nearly a Million Dollars in Losses Listed
A special report catalogs destruction across Old City and surrounding districts. It itemizes property losses by street and owner, totaling 728 300 dollars from residences, businesses, refineries, and workshops including Barrel Factory and United Lumber and Coal Company assets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Old City
Relief and relief funds move quickly to Oil City area
Thirty seven thousand dollars already in the hands of committees as the relief and commissary corps rushes supplies to destitute households. The Standard Oil Company pledges 25000 for Oil City Titusville and nearby districts, Rudolph Blankenburg sends 10000 for Oil City and Titusville, Cleveland committee members deliver 2500 to Pittsbury while leaving 1500 in Titusville and 1000 in Oil City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Om Crry
Charles W. Gardner
W. J. Akers
Cleveland
Pittsby
Titusville
Oil City
Cloak Department Offers Superior Jackets and Capes
The Cloak Department promotes jackets capes cloaks wraps and mackintoshes with latest styles and low prices. Navy cheviot wearers at 4 dollars, crota coats at 6.50, cloth jackets at 5, newmarkets at 10 to 15, crepe fienus from 3.50 to 40, and ladies mackintoshes in navy black priced 10 12.5 and 18 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crota
Newmarkets
Unique Shapes for Today’s Sale Draw Crowd
Shoppers flock to a one day sale featuring today’s latest and best shapes trimmed in artistic styles. Limited quantities ensure no duplicates at these prices.
Hats and Flowers Sale Covers Wide Range of Items
A catalog style item lists hats from ladies to children including white mall hats and tennis caps. It notes 1 000 bunches of flowers offered at 25 cents and mentions price drops from 4 dollars to 2 06 for selected goods. Sailors, toques, bonnets and sun hats are included.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milan
President Harrisons Gift For Suffering Responds Promptly
Harrisburg dispatch reports President Harrison sent 200 for relief of victims at Titusville and the Old City. Governor Pattison’s secretary acknowledged the donation and forwarded thanks from Pennsylvania authorities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrisburg
Executive Department
Maxston
D. C
Pattison
Attoriey
Titusville
E. W. Hatronn
E. W. Halford
Washington
LD. C
Old City
Wienar
Harrison
Pennsylvania
H. D. Tats
Pattison Urges Immediate Subscriptions for Value-Backed Money
Governor Pattison says money sent now is worth double its value and asks for subscriptions immediately, noting the special appeal and urging residents to act at once.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Standard Barrel Factory
Johnstown
North Seneca Street
Katie Bestau
James Beston
F. H. Taylor
North Oil City
J. C. Kramer
John Abrams
Buins
Otl City
Trroma
Starr
Arlington
Greenland
Wiley
Oilcreek
William L. Lay
Rallef
Kenton Chickering
Chickering
William Hasson
Old Standard Office
Board of Relief of
Pittsburg
Board of Health
Hunt
Board of Health of
Commonwealth
Rudolph Blanenberg
Robert McWade
Lyons
Loyal Legion
Eakins
Venango Lodge
Cornplanter Lodge
Reinbolds
Samuel Steck
LO. O. F
Relief Committee
Smeca Street
Independent Refinery
Gov. Pattison
Here
Iereck
New Orleans
Brunswick Hotel
Messrs
Qude
Blankenburg
Relief Committee of
Philadelphia
General Kley
Heard
Eaton
Vandergrift
Brunswick
Tiuaville
Onestreet
West Side
F. A. Stece
C. P- Dromm
A. Hassenfritz
Mra. E. Lynch
Will M. Grove
C.C. Kramer
B. J, Yous
Trax
Kramer
James
W. Smith
L. Roeser
G.W. Kramer
Patrick Sinnahan
Sennen Street
East Side
C. C. Kramer
Thomas Wright
W. Terwilliger
Aira
J. (. Kramer & Co
Jaser
Don Breen
James Downing
William Diebold
Petroleum House
W. H. Loot
T. H. McHale
Hall & Steinke
James McHale
George Thomas
E D. Fitzpatrick
Chris Roess
Michas
Oas
Bellevue
Ning Company
Hefnin Company
Nabbs
Crystal Refining Company
Keystone Refining Company
Denzine
Continentalning Company
Debolt
Y. Ramage
Fred M. Chambers
Barnes
W. Coulter
Phaeton
John Low
Coramo
E. A. Wi Ge
Panos
Cloak Department
Simen’s
Ohio ST
Allegheny, PA
Jetuwr
E. P. Roberts & Sons
Fifth Ave. and
Market ST
A. R. Arundel
Trinity Church
Duquesne Hotel
Henry Mattel
J. D. Billard
H. H. Enos
Coats
JOS. Horne & CO
Penn Ave
Wren
Sec
President Harrison
Penn Avenue
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