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SEATTLE, WASHINGTON, TUESDAY, JUNE 7, 1892.
MILES OF HORNING OIL
The Terrible Catastrophe at
Titusville and Oil City.
FIVE HUNDRED LIVES LOST.
The Survivor* Digging in the Rains
to Find Their Dead Friends.
At Tltnsville the Corpses Are Fat la
Sacks and Laid Aside—The Financial
Loss Million*—John D. Rockefeller
Gives 9100,000 to the Sufferers.
OIL CITY, June 6.—Eighteen mile of
death and desolation is the story in brief
of the awful catastrophe which devastated
the borders of Oil creek from Titusvilie to
this point. On both sides of the creek the
tiood and tire left ruin and wreck, and it
will take days before the record of death
and destruction can be completed. The
fire burned itself out this morning, and
the burning oil passed away. The creek
and river, however, are rising, and this
place will be still further flooded. But lit
tle is left along the creek which the flood
can damage, as the fire swept everything
away. The rising water, however, inter
feres with the recovery of the bodies of
the victims. The flood destroyed a mile
of property along the creek on th» west
side. Across the creek from the main por
tion of the city not a house is standing
between tbe creek and the hill, and not a
vestige of life is visible except the many
searchers for the dead. Along the east
side, from the mouth of Oil creek for a dis
tance of three-fourths of a mile, every
building except one has been destroyed.
Between 250 and 'WO houses have been de
stroyed, beside hotels, works, manufac
tories, etc. Over 300 homeless people are
being cared for.
A few spectators were watching the
flood when the explosion occurred, and
can give a gsod idea of what happened.
All agree that there was a terrific explo
sion by which the air was filled by flames,
and quickly followed by two other explo
sions. Three gasoline tanks exploded al
most instantaneously, the oil on the creek
blazed up, and the gasoline in a car burst
into flames. The water and the land and
the air were all literally ablaze. Men,
women and children were prostrated, and
many never rose, while some who did
found themselves in a sea of flames. The
multitude fled with screams of anguish for
higher ground. In the rush many of the
weak were trampled upon and badly
injured. Some were hurt by horses and
others ran and leaped into the water and
were drowned. The flames in the air were
quickly burned out, but left huge volumes
of smoke, beneath which roared fiercely
the flames of the burning oil on the water.
Many of the submerged houses and shops
were soon in flames. Many people con
lined were unable to escape from the fire.
Within sight of thousands who heard their
piteous cries they were burned to death
or leaped into the river and perished by
both flood and fire. It is marvelous that
from this valley of death any were saved
alive, and it is strange that out of the com
mingling of lire ami flood any of the houses
escaped. Many of those who will live
would better be dead, they are so fearfully
burned and distigured. One of the heroes
of the occasion is W. L. Stewart who, after
spending an hour in a boat rescuing im
periled people, went down to death under
a falling blazing house.
The bodies of the following have been
recovered:
MRS. J. CROUCH.
SIX UNKNOWNS.
Mns. O'LEARY.
EDWARD AIKEN.
FRANK AIKEN.
WILLIAM AIKEN.
WALTER MCPHERSOM.
MRS. J. w. BRISTOL
CHARLES MILLER.
JOHN HOLMES.
MRS. J. MILLS and five children.
JAMES DORS WORTH.
EDWARD KEATING, railroad section bosfr
WILLIS STEWART.
DANIEL SULLIVAN.
JAMES HOLMES.
JOHN K. REYNOLDS.
WILLIAM DARKES.
FRANK WATSON.
MRS. JOHN KOACH and child.
I>R. TERWILLIGER, a well-known local poli
tician, drowned wtiile rescuing a woman aud
children.
GRANT TERWILLIGER, met his death under tho
same circumstances.
EVA BLAKE, o: Carthage, N. Y.
COUNCILMAN BARTHOLOMEW I.YON.
MRS. EDWARD MILLS aud two children.
AMBROSE F. MOHAN.
JAMES I. ROGERS and son.
PRANK 'JOODRICH, city •lectrician.
K ATE LYONS.
WILLIAM LYONS.
S:x-day-o!d baby of D. COPLIN.
JOHN O'LEARY.
EMMA BBIGGS.
JAMES BURNS.
H. W. SHAKER.
HIRAM 1). DOUGHERTY.
CHARLFS BAKER.
JAMES W. BRISTOL.
WILLIAM HASSENFRITZ.
EDITH IREEM VN.
EUGENE FRITZ
MISS MYRTLE HAWK.
WILLIAM TEKW:LLIGEB.
SHERIDAN WICK.
S. P. STREK.
The unidentified dead will swell the list
to sixty-seven. Oil City is unusually
quiet to-night, all things considered. The
police have encountered no disturbances,
and people generally retired early after a
day of the deepest anxiety. All danger
from the tanks that threatened to destroy
the business portion of town today has
passed. The fires are all extinguished, and
the onty fire now burning is below the
tanks.
Mayor Hunt nlaces the numher of dead
in Oil City at 150. The names of the miss
ins are:
A man named Harkins, Edward Mills, wife
and four children; Sheridan Wick, Samuel Rice
Hard son and Sour children, James Barns, H. P.
I' ushi rty. W iliiani E. Aiken, Mrs. Levi Feeler,
Mr-. David Kaptau, Miss Emma Bripgs, W. K.
liassonfriti. R. J. Keener, wiie and e.jrht chil
dren; J. A. Hassoafritz and lour children; H.
lA'ouard. w;ie and chwdreu.
Nineteen othere were injured, some seri
ously.
All along the burned sections are seen
groups of persons still hunting for loved
ones. They do not seem to weary or
despair, hut dig into the accumulated tilth
and rubbish with h3reand bleeding hands.
For many the work wili he without re
suits, as many bodies were either burned
to cinders or swept away.
At a late hour tonight sixty-seven bodies
had been recovered. Those acquainted
with the locality where the greatest dam
age was done, say the of life must
reach 150, and many put the figure at
The greatest loss undoubtedly occurred in
the section occupied by foreigners em
ployed in the tube works. No one knows
the names, and it will be impossible ever
U» know how many are missing. In the
same section were vast numbers of chil
dren, and as only ten bodies of children
have been recovered, the great question
arises, what became of the remainder?
Unbounded gratitude is felt and ex
pressed by the relief committee for gener
ous subscriptions received and offers of
aid from the outside. Tonight the com
mittee has over $12,009, and by tomorrow
the sum will be swelled to double the
amount. Three hundred have requested
aid already, and the number is being
swelled. The insurance loss is $1,400,000 or
more, with the total insurance about $300,-
ono.
TITPSVTLLK, Pa., June 6.—Never in the
history of Titusville has such a scone of
desolation been unfolded to the gaze as
an Associated Press representative saw
this morning when he entered the main
thoroughfare. The tirst sight was men
carrying a dead body on a stretcher.
Within fifteen minutes the sight became
so common that it gave no occasion for
surprise. It is estimated that 500 persons
have been drowned or burned to death.
The money loss will be $1..">00,000 to $2,000.-
000. The area covered by tlood and fire
with destruction is two miles square, and
includes railroads, factories, refineries,
dwellings, etc.
As far as can be learned the list of dead
is as follows:
FP.KD K :ID.
MRS. MARY lIAHN and four children.
MRS. FRKD CAMPBELL and two children.
OLIVER EDGAR and boy.
Two children of JOSEPH SPEIGAL.
MRS. JOHN QUINN and two daughters.
MRS. Ft; KM AN, colored.
MRS. A JACOB and child.
Miss D. RICE.
A man named ENGRIESKY and son.
UNKNOWN man.
MRS. J. H. BINQERHEISKR and seven children.
FRED LECBsand wife.
The missing and almost surely lost are:
KOCLBE and son.
MRS. HENRY BRICE.
MISS FURMAN, colored.
MRS. FRED KEID.
FRANK FOSTER.
MRS. OSMAN and two children.
MRS. C. H. C'AFEPERSON.
JOHN and MARY MCFADDEN.
The tire was caused by a spark from a
locomotive. Mechanic street, occupied by
the poorer classes for residence, was sim
ply blotted out of existence. Not a vestige
of a dwelling on that street was left stand
ing. The greatest loss of life occurred
here. The lire and Hood was so swift that
whole families were swept away l>efore
they realized their danger. The volume of
the Hood was greatly increased by the
breaking of the dams at Riceville and
Spartan sburg,
The dead so far as known are:
FRED LEU its.
HENRY RICH.
MRS. JACOBS.
MISS GOLD A.
ESKKY.
MAMIE QUINW.
MRS. NEIL MCKENXIK.
J. P. II AODEN and sister MABY.
MRS. FRED LUERS.
WILLIAM RECKEKTS and child.
Two TYXUENHEINER children.
MRS. C. I*. CAKTERSON.
GEORGE PEASE.
MRS. LENA OSNEB and two children^
MRS. FRED REID and daughter.
FRANK C. FOSTER and boy.
FRED CorrY.
The total number of bodies recovered at
10:30 a.m. was fifty-five. The work of
searching for the dead is still being prose
cuted. The weather is growing warm and
the charred flesh is beginning to pollute
the air.
Starting at Hall's lumber yard, in the
upper end of town, the following named
are among the principal works destroyed :
Frank Woods, oil refinery, loss $40,000; L.
Beebe <fc Sons, tannery, IM.noO: freight station ol
the Western New York & Pennsylvania road
and a freight train, lo«s estimated at $40,000; J.
Alouzo, radiators, Perry station, $10,000; George
Stephens, shops, buildings and stock, $2.3.000;
American Oil Works, $;0.>>00; K. C. KoDinsou &
Paggan, refinery, $40,000; J. P. Thomas, Inter
national refinery,s7s,ooo; Standard Oil Company,
loss unknown. Other losses aggregate $30,000.
Tracks are washed away above the city
for a distance of fifteen or twenty miles,
and travel both north and south is cut off,
and will not be restored for two or three
days.
It is reported that John D. Rockefeller
has instructed the Standard Oil buyer here
to draw on him for SIOO,OOO for relief of the
sufferers.
The bodies of fifty-six victims have been
recovered so far. The facilities for caring
for the dead are limited, and sixteen un
recognizable bodies were placed in sacks
and laid aside till they could receive further
attention. Coroner Strauss impaneled
a jury today and viewed the
remains. He said that the verdict could
be nothing else than an act of Providence.
Every bridge in the country with the ex
ception of three railway bridges was swept
away, and the roads are so badly torn up
that it will cost an immense sum to repair
them. Hundreds of families are homeless,
and great distress prevails. Assistance is
needed quickly, as clothing and food are
both essential.
PITTSBURG. June 6.—The following has
been received from the mayor of Oil City ;
The loss of life becomes hourly more ap
palling. Sixty-three bodies have been re
covered. With the subsiding of the floori rainy
more will undoub:ediy be found. Over IOJ fami
lies are homeless. The los« is from syoo,ooo to
$1,200,000.
A telegram has been received from Titus
ville saying that over fifty bodies have
been recovered, and that the loss of life
will probably reach 100. Money is needed
for the homeless.
A telegram from Governor Pattison
says: '"I have issued a proclamation ask
ing relief for the citizens of Northwestern
Pennsylvania."
At a citizens' meeting held here this
afternoon it was decided to send a com
mittee to the oil regions to administer re
lief to the unfortunate inhabitants ot the
stricken districts. At the head of the
committee are Mayor Courlev and James
B.Scott, the doctor of the Johnstown re
lief force. Complete arrangements have
been made for the transportation of all
supplies to the suflerers, and nothing will
be left undone to render aid generously
and without delay.
Cloudburst in Sooth Dakota.
Htkos. S. D., June 6. — A cloudburst yes
terday flooded a large section of country,
doing damage to crops and railroad.-}. Mrs.
K. M. Foote ana three children were
drowned while attempting to cross a
stream.
Red River the Highest Ever Known.
ALEXANDRIA, La., June 6.—Two breaks
occurred in Bayou Rapids levee last
night. The water flooded fiOQ acres of cot
ton and corn lands. The Red river here is
three inches higher than ever before
known.
Mill Dam Boriti at I'nlon City. Pa.
ERIE, Pa , June 6—Last evening Clark's mill
darn, at Union City, bunt its walls an t the
water swept through the town, carrying thirty
houses from tHe r foundations. Many persons
were bally hurt, but there were so iataiities.
The damnse amounts to |IOO,(X& Garland,
Pittsfieid, Columbus and many other places are
under water.
Fatal Explosion in Indiana.
LOGAXSNKT, ind., June 6.—Tbe boiler in the
Kenzle A Coughill tile works, at Mavilie, ex
posed this morning, and iour were ki.ied;
Jaiae* CoughiU, 'jjurge ilh&ms, Jan.es iay.ar
and Bert Rolior.
BLAINEISWINMG
J. Sloat Fassett to Be
Temporary Chairman.
ALGER NOT WITHDRAWN.
Blaine to Be Named By Foraker
in a Great Speech.
THE SOUTH GOING TO BLAINE.
Blaine Has Nearly Half of the Votes
of the Ohio Delegation.
Pennsylvania and New York Are Al
most Unanimously for Him—Tennes
see Delegates Disregard Instruc
tions and Desert to Ulaine—Two-
Thirds of the Illinois Delegates
for Blatne—West of the Rocky Moun
tains Harrison Has Half a Dozen
Votes—McKinley to Be Permanent
Chairman—Contests Decided Against
Harrison. Who Dares Not Appeal-
Nelson Bennett National Committe
man.
MINNEAPOLIS, June 6.—At a meeting of
the national committee tonight the Harri
son men made a fight on J. Sloat Fassett
and were defeated. The result of the vote
for temporary chairman was Fassett 20,
Cullom 20. So Fassett will be temporary
chairman of the convention, and
on a test vote the Ulaine men
will control the committee. The
election of Fassett is considered a test of
the relative strength of the Blaine and
Harrison forces in the national committee,
t. BLOAT FASSETT.
and in the election of Fassett, Blaine, by
winning, secured the initial advantage.
Fassett received the vote of the following
states:
Alabama, California, Colorado, Connecticut,
District of Columbia, Idaho, lowa, Kmsss,
Louisiana, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan,
Missouri, Nevada, New Mexico, North Carolina,
North Dakota, Ohio, Oregon, Rhode Island,
South Carolina, Utah, Veijnout, West Virginia,
New York, Wisconsin—29.
For Cnllom—Arizona, Arkansis, Delaware,
Georgia, Illinoi-, Indiana, Kentucky, Maryland,
Minnesota, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska,
New Hampshire, New Jersey, Okl lhorna, South
Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, Washing
ton, Wyominj:—2o.
The Blaine managers are hilarious to
night, and maintain that there is a serious
break in the southern delegation and many
are preparing to swing into line for
Blaine.
Governor McKihley will undoubtedly
be made chairman of the convention, as
he is acceptable to both factions.
Ex-Governor Foraker has been selected
to present Biaino, and is now preparing
his speech.
Ex-Speaker Reed, of Maine, arrived this
afternoon in company with Representa
tive Ilitt, who is a strong personal friend
of Harrison. Ilitt was looking for polit
ical information, but was not willing to
give out any himself.
The convention hall was opened to the
general public tonight by a grand concert,
and the vast audience numbered over l'J.-
OK). At 8 o'clock, upon the conclusion of
an overture, the audience was well seated
and received the opening number
with every evidence of delight,
which was increased by Director
Weldon's lively rendition of "The Star
Spangled Banner," "Yankee Doodle" and
"Auld Lang Syne" and the chorus "See,
the Conquering Hero Comes," sung with
great splendor. Various choruses and
solos preceded the speecn of Chauncey M.
Depew, whose coming on the stage was
hailed with such an uproar as only
10,000 persons can make. Depew made a
long speech, which was listened to with
much interest. He recited the history of
the Republican party and eulogized the
great statesmen who had been control
ing national affairs during the past thirtv
years. He counseled harmony and
predicted a sweeping victory for the nom
inee of the Minneapolis convention. His
allusion to the various possible presiden
tial candidates was received with various
degrees of applause. When lie spoke of
Sherman there was a round of cheers.
Michigan's Alger was greeted with ap
plause, as were also Allison, Edmunds,
Rusk and Lincoln. When he reached the
point where better-known names were to
come in, a voice in the gallery shouted
"Hurrah for Blaine," and the aulience
broke into wild cheering, waving of hand
kerchiefs and swinging of umbrellas.
The same performance was repeated when
reference was made to Harrison. The
entertainment closed by the vast audience
singing "America."
The chief surprise of the day has been
the unexpected ftrensrth which the Blaine
faction has demonstrated in the Ohio del
egation. The content over the "election of
a member of the national committee re
solved itself into a content ot the Blaine
a:id Harrison forces in the delegation. The
result was a victory for the Harrison peo
d!e by the close vote of 2.5 to 21.
Hon. William Hahn wa<* elected member
of the national committee, and Governor
McKinley made chairhian of the delega
tion.
The uncertainty as to the standing of
the Pennsylvania df-'egation WBs removed
at today's meetingr, at which it was offi
cially announced that there would be titty-
EIGHT-PAGE EDITION
one for Blaine, eleven for Harrison and
one for John Sherman.
The most decisive Blaine victory today
is the defeat of the Harrison delegation at
the meeting of the Tennessee delegation
tonight. Most of the delegates from the
state were instructed to vota for Harrison.
The meeting tonight wiped ont Harrison's
majority and pave the delegation to Biaina
hy a vote of thirteen to ten.
Kx-tiovernor Brarkett, of Massachusetts,
denied that there were signs of a slump for
Blaine in the delegation. The changes
among Massachusetts men, so far as ap
parent, favor a third man, with Heed
and McKinley as favorites.
A conservative estimate tonight on the
result of the first ballot gives Blaine loJ,
Harrison 41ft, Alger 2S delegates.
HARRISON ON THE DEVBNSITK.
Trying to Hold Ills Instructed Dele
gate* From Desertion to lil*lne.
MINNEAPOLIS. June fi.—The sun goes
down without any decisive gain by either
faction. The Harrison managers are
holdine their delegates well in hand, while
the Blaine side is reinforced by outside in
fluence. There is no doubt the president
has the advantage of instructions which
bind a majority whose choice would be
the statesman from Maine. The Harrison
managers are displaying generalship in
keeping the forces pledged to vote for the
president on tae first ballot. They count
on nomination on the first ballot, and the
figures they exhibit are confirmed by in
formation from other sources. There is
no doubt that if the convention should
reach a vote tomorrow Harrison would
win. The outspoken support of Chauncey
M. Depew. General Horace Porter, Gov
ernor McKinley and Senator Sherman has
be the chief factor in keeping a majority
of the delegotes in support of the presi
dent.
The Blaine people, while showing no
signs of discouragement, are seeking to
defeat a majority vote on the first ballot,
the policy being to bring favorite sons into
the field and divide the vots. They give
out the decision of the Michigan delegation
to present Alger as favorable to the plan.
Several delegates argue that the fight be
tween Harrison and Blaine renders the
selection of a third man a necessity. The
number advising the st-lection of a candi
date not involved in factional contest is
increasing. "Give us McKinley," said a
Colorado man. A winning ticket, many
think, would be Sherman and Gresham.
Another combination is Sherman and
Whitelaw Reid. A proposition has been
made to New York to drop Blaine and
Harrison and select Sherman, Busk or
Cullom.
Any test of strength on side issues is
sure to he injurious to Harrison, therefore
the threat of the Harrison men to appeal
from the decision of the national com
mittee would he a dangerous proceeding.
The contest between Harrison and Blaine
is growing so close as to make it a possi
bility that on the decisions of the com
mittee on contests will rest the party
nomination. The committee is now in
session. Its action is not cheering to the
Harrison men, who were counting on an
almost solid delegation from the Southern
states. In many instances they are ahle
to hold their ground, hut on the
whole, and in Alabama especially,
they are hard hit, the anti-Motley
faction capturing all hut three of the
contested seals. The Utuh contest was
decided in favor of tint regulars and
against what is known rs the Halt Lake
Tribune wing:. This gives Blaine two
votes. The Harrison men are angry at
the way contests have been decided, and
threaten to make a Sight on the national
committee all along the line. The Ala
bama contest will l>e carried before the
executive committee. The "Reform Re
publican" faction, opposed to the regular
delegation irom South Carolina, was not
recognized, and will appeal to the full
committee. They say they are Blaine
men, and urge recognition on the ground
that they are the "white man's and re
spectable colored man's party."
When the Louisuna contest was heard
ex-Senator William Pitt K.;dlogg and ex-
Governor VVar.uoth headed the respective
forces. Kellogg, who appears as the reg
ular delegate, prevailed before the sub
committee, beating Warmoth, who letl the
contesting delegation in every district
except the Sixth, wuere the sub
committee spiit two votes between
the factions. This is a Blaine
victory. Ti»e Lily Whites, from Texas, the
committee decided should not be admitted.
The result ot the coiuests as a whole is
favorable to Blaine. At midnight the full
committee ratified the action of the sub
committee in several of the contested elec
tion cases. It predicted that action of the
sub-cornnnttee in other cases will be
affirmed.
The members of the Southern delega
tions find themselves important and
appear to appreciate the fact that the
Harrison men aro making strong efforts
to hold them in line, while the anti-Harri
son forces are bringing all means at their
command to break into the South, and
apparently with elfect. Fred Douglas is
active in the anti-Harrison cause. He
denounces Biaine on account of his op
position to the force t>ili"in 1873. General
Longi-treet has written the members of the
Georgia delegation, urging them to vote
for Blaine. Warner Miller is al*o quietiy
doing missionary work for Biaine among
the colored delegates. Ex-Senator Bruce,
Auditor Lynch and other colored men ars
working for Harrison. Efforts have been
made to win over Langston to the presi
dent's support, but without effect.
The movement started at Chicago, hav
ing for its object the protection of negroes
in ttie South, has come to Minneapolis
and has reached a point where it seems
likely to figure in the tight. Langstoa
supports, while Bruce and Lynch ar» op
posed to it. The colored delegates have
passed resolutions demanding of the na
tional convention a hearing and considera
tion of ihe matters contained in the
memorial of the National Civil Rights
Association,thele?i -t guarantee which th»>y
can accept at the ban ia of the Republican
party. The memorial will be presented
early in the proceedings of the convention.
Ii is estimate ! that nine-tenths of the
delegates are in the city tonighi and the
indications are that the claims of both fac«
tions will be found great!}- at variance
with the exact bgures when a decisive bal
lot is taken, and every pa-s'.ng hour tends
to convince the casual observer that the
contest will be a bitter one and a very close
one. Conservative men of both sides are
not claiming a majority of more than 100
votes, and it is thought by many that the
decisive ballot will show thit the winning
candidate will have less than half that
number. The presence of a majority of
the delegates has given an opportunity of
ascertaining the relative strength of Blaina
and Harrison. In n general way Biaine
has gained in the East ami extreme West,
but Harrison has brtrt his own in most of
the lake states an i the region between tha
Rockies and the Aliegnanies.
The South, which was always an uncer
tain factor, continues to be a subject of
the wi dest speculation. The question as
to how many candidates are in the field is
a matter of speculation. The leaders of
the Biaine and Harrison forces art pro-