Terms 2.00 A Year,in Advance
Bellefonte, Pa., June 10, 1892.
P. GRAY MEEK, - - - 'EpIToR
State Democratic Ticket.
EOR CONGRESSMAN AT LARGE,
GEORGE A. ALLEN, Erie,
THOMAS P. MERRITT, Berks.
YOR SUPREME JUDGE.
CHRISTOPHER HEYDRICK, Venango.
FOR ELECTORS AT LARGE.
MORTIMER F. ELLIOTT, Tioga.
JNO. C. BULLITT, Philadelphia.
THOMAS B. KENNEDY, Frankiin,
DAVID T. WATSON, Allegheny,
FOR DISTRICT ELECTORS
Samuel G. Thompson, Clem’t R. Wainwright,
Adam 8. Conway, Charles H. Lafferty,
W. Redwood Wright, George R. Guss,
John O. James, William Molan,
James Duffey, Charles D. Breck,
S. W. Trimmer, Samuel 8S. Leidy,
Azur Lathrop) T.C.H pple, ;
Thomas Chalfant, W. D. Himmelright,
P. H. Strubinger, H. B. Piper,
Joseph D. Orr, Charles A. Fagan,
Andrew A. Payton, John D. Braden,
Michael Leibel, Thomas McDowell,
J. K P. Hall,
——1It has been our endeavor to give
a careful account of the awful disaster
in the oil regions, as well asa report of
the National Republican convention
in this 1ssue, and to make both as full
as we desired it has compelled us to
sacrifice several editorial columns. We
trust the effort to give you a detailed
report of these two topics of universal
interest will be appreciated.
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The Republican Convention.
The Blaine and Harrison Fires Hard at it in
their Attempt at Mutual Destruction.— Likely
to be a Dark House.~A Complete Account of
the Proceedings as Far as They Have Gone.
MINNEAPOLIS, June 7.—The opening
of the convention tound the Presi-
dental contest still a Problem to
be solved, a political battle yeti to be
fought and won. The leaders of the two
great factions had exhausted every re-
sources of strategy and diplomacy, but
all the toil and vigil and unceasing con-
ferences of a sleepless night bad not been
able to bring either man within less than
fifty votes of the haven of his hopes.
The only change was that the formal
ballot would be taken before to-morrow
or next day and some predicted that
both parties would find it expedient to
postpone the decisive contest until Fri-
day.
The victory of the Blaine forces in the
National Committee last evening in the
selection of J. Sloat Fassett for tempor-
ary chairman of the convention had add-
ed considerable to the confidence of their
leaders, but the Harrison people did not
display the slightest anxiety this morn-
ing of the ultimate result, whatever
might be their secret hopes. The cry
which went up late last night thatim-
roper means were being used to gain
Blaine converts from among the colored
delegates of the south was repeated this
morning by many of the Harrison del-
egates, but it was noticeable that the
leaders of the President’s forces were
discreetly silent in regard to the subject.
Indeed a favorable phase of the situa-
tion this morning was that the managers
of both candidates were counseling
harmony and good feeling, and appar-
ently doing all they could do to allay
the bitterness that the past few days
had engendered.
This sudden demand for harmony was
evidently the result of the sentiment
that had been awakened insome quarters
that the factional quarrels were becom-
ing so bitter that a compromise candi-
date must be demanded in order to save
the party from defeat. Each faction
now feel that the success of its candidate
possibly depended upon maintaining
harmony or at least in suppressing all
public manifestation of bitterness and
bad feeling.
THE CONVENTION ASSEMBLES.
Notwithstanding the fact that a large
number of people were in the hall an
an hour or more before the hour set for
the convention to be called to order,
tho big notables, the McKinleys, the
Forakers, the Depews, the Platts and
the like, were conspicuous by their
absence.
The first excitement and applause
was occasioned by the arrival of Gov-
ernor McKinley, whose appearance was
the signal for a flattering reception.
At 12 o'clock Ingalls entered amid
immense applause, lasting several min-
utes.
At 12.80 p. m. John C. New has just
entered the hall and was cheered.
THE CONVENTION CALLED TO ORDER,
An ugly threatening day and the
delegates in a thorough fighting mood
are very ill-natured, almost to the point
of savagery. That's the opening of the
Republican National convention to
choose a candidate for the Presidency.
Probably never before in the history of
American political conventions has so
many thousand seemed to feel that an
opening prayer of record breaking pow-
er had been more urgently needed than
when soon after 12 o’clock words to the
Almighty that marked the opening of
the proceedings were heard by the
listening thousands, who all the morn-
ing silently, or otherwise, had been curs-
ing the rain and the mud and the situa-
tion as to the presidential candidates.
At 12.37 p.m. the convention was
called to order. After prayer a call for
the convention was read by DeYoung.
devoted to holding 1n line the southern
vote, which has shown some signs of
weakening ; and to keeping true to their
assurances. Delegates from Missouri,
Towa, Illinois, and other States where
the Blaine sentiment has heretofore
been rampant and where there are some
delegates who but for instructions would
be inclined to again follow their old
leader.
EFFORTS TO BREAK HARRISON'S LINE.
A visitto some of the delegations
shows that the President is stronger on
direct vote than he is on direct proposi-
tions, such as the selection of a chair-
man, the organization of committees,
on motions of a preliminary nature.
and men who are naturally Blaine.-men,
but are inst:ucted for Harrison, feel at
liberty on the indirect propositions to
vote according to their personal wishes:
Some of them find their instructions
irksome and there is a strong movement
on foot, on the part of the anti-adminis-
tration people to convince the doubtful
men that circumstances have changed so
as to relieve the binding force of their
instructions. Some of the delegates are
a little inclined to listen to these argu-
ments and are not unwilling to be con-
vinced, but hesitate to get on the wrong
side and violate their instructions at the
same time. :
The election of Fassett for temporaryt
chairman was also viewed with pleas-
ure. The Harrison men. do not take
kindly to the way in which they were
beaten on the temporary chairman and
on contested election cases. Some of
them are inclined to make it warm for
Clarkson, though cooler heads are oppos-
ing any demonstration of this sort, as i
is evident it would be unsuccessful.
The Alger men were present in con-
siderable numbers early in the morning
preparing for a demonstration in favor
of their favorite son. Powell Clayton
has been chosen chairman of the Ar-
kansas delegation and was re-elected
National Committeeman unanimously.
A ballot stood on President 15 for Har-
rison, one leaning to Alger and one de-
clining to vote.
FASSETT TEMPORARY CHAIRMAN,
At the National Cominittee meeting
speeches were made in favor of Fassett’s
candidacy for temporary chairman by
John 8. Clarkson, Senator Quay, Payne
of Wisconsin ; Chase of Rhode Island;
Conger, of Ohio, and Fessenden, of
Connecticut. Senator Cullom, repre-
senting the Harrison wing, was placed
in nomination by Mr. Carey, of Wy-
oming. Senator Cullom’s candidacy
was sustained by Mr. Evans, of Min-
nesota, and Mr. Bradley, of Kentucky.
Mr. Fassett received the vote of the
following States: Alabama, Califor-
nia, Colorado, Connecticut, District of
Columbia, Idaho, Iowa, Kansas, Lou-
1siana, Maine, Massachusetts, Michi-
gan, Missouri, Nevada, New Mexico,
North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio,
Oregon, Rhode Island, South Carolina,
Utah, Vermont, West Virginia, New
York, Wisconsin—26.
For Cullom: Arizona, Arkansas,
Delaware, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana,
Kentucky, Maryland, Minnesota, Mis-
sissippi, Montana, Nebraska, New
Hampshire, New Jersey, Omaha, South
Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia,
Washington, Wyoming—21.
The election of Mr. Fassett to the
temporary chairmanship is considered
a test of the relative strength of the
Blaine and Harrison forces in the Na-
tional Committee. +
Governor Bracket places the strength
of Harrizon in the Massachusetts dele-
gation at 17, Blaine at 8, and for a
third man at five.
MixNEsPoLs, June 8.—As it was
very generally understood this morn-
ing that the convention could take no
action of great importance at to-day’s
session on account of the necessary
time to be lost in the decision of the
vital questions to come before the com-
mittee on credentials, the delegates did
not assemble promptly at the hour of
eleven set for calling to order.
At 11-45 this morning Chairman Fas-
sett rapped for attention. The Nebras-
ka delegation presented the presiding
officer with a gavel as a gift from that
state,
2 p, m.—The state delegations hold
numerous caucuses on the floor of the
convention. The speech of Major Me-
Kinley, the unanimous choice for per-
manent chairman, will be the feature
of to-day’s session.
The latest impartial estimate just
collated from interviews with delegates
gives Harrison 438, Blaine 420, and
doubtful (mostly Alger,) 42. The de-
cisions on contested seat cases may,
however, knock this estimate, like all
others, skyward.
There are continued yumors of the
coming dark horse, the names of Mec-
Kinley and Reed beirg mostly men-
tioned. No ballot is likely before Fri-
day,
20 p. m.—Major McKinley, on be-
ing unanimously chosen permanent
chairman, delivered a ringing speech
in which he said the candidate of the
convention would stand upon a sound
platform, and he predicted success in
November.
An Ohio delegate is quoted as say-
ing that if there is no nomination made
ou the first ballot the solid Ohio vote
will thereafter go to McKinley.
Fred Douglas, Depew, Clarkson and
Foraker were loudly cheered, the form-
er going upon the platform.
The convention adjourned at 12.50
until 11 o’clock to-morrow morning.
Mix~NeapoLis, June 8th.—Things
have begun to shape up and while the
At 12.42 Fassett was elected tempo-
rary chairman by acclamation. The
Harrison men did oppose him. Great |
cheering and a storm of applause greet- ;
ed him as he stepped forward to read |
his speech.
THE HOTELS AND STREETS FILLED WITH |
ENTHUSIASTIC MARCHING CLUBS.
MINNEAPOLIS, June 7.--This morn-
ing opened murky and the tired politi-
cians were slow in assembling around
headquarters. A few who were up at 9
o’clock said the situation was unchang- |
ed since midnight, when Mr. Blaine
was gaining e little. At the Harrison
headquarters Gen. Michener was laying |
out the plans for the work of the day.
It is apparent that the efforts of the
Harrison men at present sre principally
“pullers” are working for stray dele-
gates the non partisans are talking
platform. All indications now point
to no nomination before Saturday at
least.
M'KINLEY PERMANENT CHAIRMAN.
A wild scene took place when the
committee reported Governor William
McKinley, of Ohio, for permanent
chairman, Hon. Samuel Fessenden,
of Wisconsin, and General W. Mahone,
of Virginia, were appointed a commit-
tee to escort Governor McKinley to the
chair. A magnificent ovation “greeted
the governor when he stepped upon the
platform. After the applause had sub-
sided Governor McKinley delivered a
ringing address. After Chairman Me-
Kinley’s address, the convention ad-
burned with all its contents including
journed unutil 11 o’clock to-morrow.
FRIENDLY FEELING FOR RUSK.
Among the western and northwest-
ern delegates there is a friendly feeling
toward Rusk. This tendency towards
Rusk as a compromise candidate nat-
urally comes from western Harrison
delegates, but it is also manifested by
many others who favor Rusk by their
conviction that he would poll an 1m-
mense vote among the farmers.
M'KINLEY FAVORED AS A COMPROMISE.
Governor McKinley, of Ohio, still
continues to be the favorite among ail
the compromise candidates whose.
names have been mentioned. The
Harrison people are not evincing any
particular perference of Governor Mec-
Kinley as a_dark horse, but generally
express the belief that it will be wiser
for his friends to keep him out of the
presidential contest for a few years
more until the exact utility and effect
of the McKinley law can be deter-
mined.
The white wings of harmony which
fluttered so benignly over the con
vention to-day and yesterday were put
to flight in a tumultuous scene of dis-
order, which took place at the West |
hotel to-night, Both factions turned |
out to parade.
BANNERS CAUSE TROUBLE.
At the head of the Blaine column
was abanner carried by an Indiana man
bearing the inscription: “If Blaine is
nominated he will carry Indiana by
10,000 majority,” and another Blaine
man carried a similar banner bearing
the still more irritating inscription—
“It Harrison is nominated, he will lose
Indiana by 20,000.” A free fight was
the result and the parades broke up.
Up to the time of our going to press
no ballots had been taken though it is
thought they will begin in the morn-
ing.
Another Appalling Horror.
Death and Destruction Wrought at Oil City and
Titusville Sunday, Men, Women and Children
Swept to Eternity by the Raging Waters and
Fierce Flames, Brought on Them Without a
Moment's Warning. Whole Families are Wip-
ed out by the Wild Torrent. A Number of Oil
Tanks Explodes and the Burning Oil Sweeps
Downthe Creek Through the Towns.
Pir1sBURrG, June 5—The oil region
was visited by an awful disaster of flood
and fire early this morning. A cloud
burst at Titusville and another fell at
Oil City. Both cities are inundated
and the people have fled to the hills.
Men, women and children are onthe
houses praying to be rescued. To add
to the horror, several refineries were
struck by lightning and property not
damaged by water is being consumed
by fire. At 3 o'clock this afternoon the
city of Titusville is reported in flames
and at Oil City itis feared the entire
town is doomed to destruction.
DISASTROUS FIRES AND FLOODS.
TirusviiLe, Pa., June 5.—The city
of Titusville has been visited during the
past twenty-four hours by one of the
most disastrous fires and floods in all
the bistory of the region. Oil Creek has
overflowed its bank trom the west and
above the water and gas works tothe city
line below, and for hours assumed the
proportions of an almost resistless flood
up to the line of Spring street. The city
is without electric light. The water
works are surrounded by water and
inundated. The Perry street and
Franklin street iron bridges have been
sweptaway. Scores of cheap dwelling
houses 1n the lower part of the city, on
Mechanic street and vicinity, have
been destroyed, and scores of lives have
been lost, some being burned, but the
majority perished by drowning. The
scene presented by the rushing waters
surging through the lower part of tie
city, as witnessed by thousands of citi-
zens, was one of utter desolation.
When morning broke hundreds of anx-
ious people looked out of the windows
or stood on the roofs of the houses
waiting for a helping hand and trembling
for their fate. Strong and brave men
by means of boats and ropes succeeded
in reaching and saving those who had
a secure position until help arrived or
until the waters began to recede. To
add tothe horror of the scene rain feil in
torrents, fire broke out in the refine-
ries at different points and the burning
oil sweeping down the current was
communicated to other manufacturing
plants and establishments and the de-
struction was increased a huadred fold.
Among the losses py fire are the In-
ternational Oil Works, Hiram Bros.
cooper shop, Troy and Robinson re-
fineries, the Titusville radiator works,
the W. N. Y. and P. railway’s freight
offices, Casperson’s furniture works,
store and residence, Jack Cullen’s ho-
tel, and the Cresson oil works of John
Schwartz, the W. N. Y. and P. pas-
senger depot, built of brick and some-
what elevated in site, escaped with lit-
tle damage.
The freight office of the railroad was
all the books and papers, $10,000 worth
of merchandise received for delivery,
and a large amount of furniture await:
ing shipment. A large number of
loaded oil cars on the railroad were al-
so burned. The D. A, V. depot was
flooded to the depth of four feet
and ‘uninjured. A train of cars,
however, loaded with merchandise
which arrived on Saturday night was
burned upon the track. A large
amount of the loss to the stores, resi-
dences and manufactories will probab-
ly be covered by insurance, but in the
confusion it is at least impossible to
ive a detailed estimate of the loss.
he churches have not opened to-day
for divine service, the Rev. Mr. Stev-
enson, of the Presbyterian church, and
Dr. Henry Burton, of the Episcopal
church, were out of town, having join-
ed an excursion party at Candohato.
Many of our leading citizens and their
wiver and children were on the excur-
sion to the lake and are still detained |
there.
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. Fifteen dead bodies have already
been recovered and the search contin-
ues. The H:rald is driven out of its
building, and the machinery and stock
is under water, but'it will issue from
the American Citizen to-morrow. The
following is the list of dead as far as
ascertained : John Quinn, mail carrier,
and wife and two children; Jacob
Bergernhammer and wife and children;
Mrs, Mary Haynes and three children,
three daughters, Gertrude, Mary and
Clara, and one son ; Mrs. McKenzie
and John McFadden and sisters; Mrs.
Campbell and two children; Mr. Cop-
pie; Fred. Reid, butcher, wife and
child; John Omara and wife; two
Veigle boys and four more, names un-
known; Mrs. Caspenson.
TWENTY-FIVE LIVES LOST.
Never in the history of this city or
of the oil region has there been such a
terrible disaster as the one that swept
down on Titusville this morning. The
horror has been brought on by both
flood and fire, and at 11 o’clock a. m.
fully $1,500.000 has gone up in flames
and smoke, while the loss of life is
congervatively estimated at thirty-five
souls, with the chaaces greatly in
favor of that being an under estimate.
LARGE LOSS OF LIFE.
PrrrsBure, June 5-—A dispatch
from Oil City says the loss of life there
will probably reach 200. Emlenton,
another oil town between Oil City and
Titusville, is also reported to have suf-
fered greatly from the flood.
ONE HUNDRED LOST IN ONE WARD,
Colonel Burns, ex-chief of police of
Buffalo, N. Y., and now in the secret
service of that city, left here last night
for Buffalo. He was unable to pass
Oil City and returned to Pittsburg this
evening, At the time of Colonel
Burns departure from the stricken city
the number of dead in Oil City alone
was placed at. forty persons. Major T:
C. Cronin, a resident of Massachu-
setts, was in Oil City when the disaster
came. He says that in tbe Third
ward, oa the west side of Oil creek, the
dead must number 100 persons. The
people there had no means of escape,
butin the other parts of the city the
situation is not so bad. He saw float-
ing down the stream the bodies of a
woman and baby, supposed to have
come from Titusville. Major Cronin
makes the statement that there 18 no
doubt but that many of the drowned
became entangled in the floating debris
which sooner or later caught fire.
These bodies were burned and for this
reason he believes that a complete and
accurate list of the dead can never be
obtained: Of the devastated cities
Titusville has a population of 10,000
and Oil City 12,000.
AN UNPARALLELED DISASTER.
O1L City, June 5.—Never before in
the history of Oil City and the oil
country has there been such disaster,
excitement and turmoil as it now
witnessing. At 11.45 o'clock this
morning the city and country for miles
around was startled by two explosions
occurring almost simultaneously. The
Associated Press correspondent was
standing on Centre street, direcily in
front of the Derrick office and on’ the
approach to the Oil Creek bridge. The
creek is now a raging torrent and Cen-
tre street, for one square, wasa solid
mass of humanity, and 500 or 1,000
people had approached this point of
vantage, watching tbe muddy waters
rolling by. At about 11.30 upon the
opposite side of the stream a greenish
fluid floating on the water was notice-
able. This increased rapidly in quan-
tity and extent and at last covered al-
most entirely the yellow, muddy waters
of the creek. A smell of gas and oil
was perceptible and several gentlemen
were discussing the danger should the
oil catch fire. Hardly were the words
uttered when about 200 yards up the
stream a mass of flames was seen to
shoot heavenward. “Run,” yelled a
hundred voices and the people turned
like stampeded cattle and started for
the hills.
Hardly bad they started when a
terrific explosion rent the air, and the
entire creek for hundreds of feet on
each side seemed one seething mass of
flame and smoke. The panic stricken
crowd shrieked madly in their efforts
to escape. Women and children were
trampled under foot, and about twenty
were severely bruised and had to be
picked up by a few of the cooler heads
and carried out of harm's way. Oil
Creek is not more than a foot deep at
this point, where it empties into the
Allegheny river, and about 100 yards
wide. Directly at its mouth is the iron
bridge of the New York, Pennsylvania
and Obio railroad. About two squares
further np the stream is the iron and
wooden bridge of the city, connecting
the Third ward with the city proper.
On the side of the creek is Trinity
Methodist church on one side of Cen-
tre street and the Derrick office and oil
exchange opposite. Across the creek
and built up square from the water's
edge was the hotel and livery stable of
J. B. Reinbold and the furniture house
of Paul & Sons. These buildings were
built on a narrow strip between the
creek and the hills which rises precipit-
ously back of them. About half a mile
from the postoffice northward from
here on the Western New York and
Pennsylvania railroad a tank filled
with gasoline was standing on a siding
Some young men noticed that the
tank was leaking, and knowing its ex-
plosive nature, and seeing a shifting
engine approach, ran up the side of a
hill, where they turned and looking
down as the engine passed witnessed a
fearful sight. A mass of flame shot a
hundred feet in the air and the earth
seemed to shake with an awful tremor,
The engineer and fireman were seen | ~
jumping from the cab, and it is sup
posed at this writing, they were burn~
ed to death or killed by the force of
the explosion. In an instant the
flames swept over theentire part of the
city which was flooded by the oily wat-
ers of the creek, and men, women and
children, who were moving from their
houses, were caught by the deadly
flames and if not burned to death out-
right were drowned in the raging flood.
At this writing seven ghastly bodies
have been taken from the flood and
are lying on the railroad track unrec-
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oguized, waiting for their friends to
come and claim them. At this end of
| the city was another iron 2nd wooden
bridge which went down five minutes
after the fire started, the huge iron
structure being broken and sweptaway
like so much kindling wood.
From this bridge southward for a
quarter of a mile the entire town is
destroyed and the fire is still raging.
The fire departments are making he-
roic efforts to stop the flames, and risk-
ing their lives every instant, as it is not
known at what moment many of the
immense oil tanks above here will
burst and send their burning contents.
down upon them. The Imperial Re-
‘fining company’s large tanks are visi-
ble from here, and all burning, and it
is greatly feared that the burning oil
will again come down the creek, and
ifit should little of the business por-
tion of the city will remain standing.
Paul & Son’s furniture house, an im-
mense four-story building, was swept
away with $30,000 worth of stock, fur-
niture, etc. Reinbold’s hotel and liv-
ery stable were destroyed in a few min-
utes and Mr. Reinbold and two others
who have not been identified were
burned to death. Their three bodies
have been recovered and it is not
known how many more are lost at this
writing. About halt the Third ward
has been destroyed and the fire is still
doing its awful work in this part of
the city. People are panic stricken
all over town, and all afternoon moth-
ers have been running madly about
looking for their lost children. Fath-
ers of families are searching for
their children and endeavoring
to get them all together in a place of
safety.
It is almost impossible to find words
to describe this awful calamity, and at
this time no one has any idea of the
number of lives that have been lost.
For miles up the creek on both sides
everything 18 in ruins, and hundreds of
ies have been rendered home-
ess,
AN EXCITING DAY.
A day full of excitement and harrow-
ing scenes has closed here and thous-
ands who have been seeking for the
dead and aiding the sufferers have gone
to rest. All along the burned saction
can be seen groups of persons still
hunting for their loved ones. They do
not seem to weary or despair but dig
into the accumulated filth and rubbish
with bare and bleeding hands. With-
out food and sleep, the unwearied are
continuing in their task, For many
of them the work will be without re-
sult, as it is now certain many of the
bodies have either been burned to cin-
ders or swept into the flood and away.
The banks along the creek are caving
in, and many a victim has gone to his
last resting place, unattended by mourn-
ing friends and with no ceremonies.
At a late hour to-night sixty-seven
bodies have been taken from the ruins,
and this practically ends the work of
the searchers until to-morrow.
THE GREAT LOSS OF LIFE.
Those who are acquainted with the
locality where the greatest damage
was done say the loss of life must
reach at least 150, and many put the
figures at 200. The number of bodies
recovered gives no fair estimate of the
number lost. The section where this
loss of life is greatest was largely oc-
cupied by foreigners employed in the
tube works. No one knows their
names, and it will be impossible to
ever learn just how many are missing.
In this section also were a vast number
of children, or, as one citizen puts it,
there were swarms of them. Of all
the bodies recovered only ten were
children and the great question is,
what has become of the rest of the
children: To-night the relief commit-
tee has in hand over $12,000, and the
answer to the inquiries received to-day
will to-morrow swell the subscription
to double this sum. Already there
have been requests for aid from 200
and this number is surely being swell-
ed. The question of insurance is a
gerious one aud adjusters are already
on the ground.
LOSS A MILLION AND A HALF.
The following telegram has been
sent from here by Messrs Blankenburg
and McWade to Mayor Stuart at
Philadelphia : “Arrived at Oil City
at one o'clock in company with Gov-
ernor Pattison. Forty-three bodies
recovered ; a low estimate of loss is
one million of dollars. Seven hun-
dred people burned out of homes. Af-
ter thoroughly investigating here we
proceeded to Titusville by special train
the first since the disaster. Found the
state of affairs at Titusville much
worse than here, Upto this day six-
ty-six bodies recovered. A low esti-
mate of loss is a million and a half.
About 750 people homeless. Imme-
diate help is so badly needed that we
authorized both towns to draw $5,000
each, trusting to Philadelphia's whole-
souled generosity to help these stricken
people. Liberal donation now will
save much suffering. Excellent com-
mitties have been formed in both
places. Have called a joint meeting
of the committee from Oil City and
Titusville for to-morrow to arrange for
equitable distribution of contributions
for the places. Would advise calling
public meeting for Thursday noon.”
Mayor Stuart replied to Messrs.
Blankenburg and McWade as follows:
“We will have a meeting of the citi
zens committee to-morrow and will
very likely arrange for a meeting of a
citizen's general committee on Thurs-
day.”
WERE NEVER SADDER SCENES,
The Oil Civy relief association has
taken charge of the provision for re-
Groups of weeping men women and
children dig and hunt for lost ones,
and when found their grief is indescrib-
‘able. There were never adder scenes,
‘not even at Jobnstown, Here hun-
‘dreds are maimed and burned to death
while at Johnstown the number of in-
Jured was comparatively small, and the.
scenes in the hospital are beyond de-
scription. Many of the injured have
lost a leg or an arm through the fire,
ears and noses have been burned oft,
bodies burned and blistered, and still
the victims live and suffer.
BODIES FOUND AT PARKER.
Forty miles below here, at Parker,
four bodies of the victims of the flood
were found last night and will be
brought here for identification. Two
more deaths occurred this morning,
Mrs. Hawk, whose daughter died yes-
terday, and four-year old John Bruen-
zel. The relief committee rooms were
filled all day with applicantsand so far
a have been temporarily provided
or. :
Up to noon the relief committee had
received $5,000, making a total so far
of about $15,000. There are no young
children left orphans. The children
were the first to succumb to the flood
and fire and not a case of a destitute
orphan child has yet been reported.
As a rule death came to the entire
family if not the fathers, mothers and
older children were the surviyors,
ANOTHER OIL TANK CATCHES EIRE.
Or City, June 7.—The big oil tank
of the Clapp farm has just caught fire
and has caused great excitement.
Some of the more timorovs are greatly
frightened lest there should be another
explosion, but trouble is not anticipat-
ed by those familiar with the place.
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ADDITIONAL LOCALS.
——D. Bates Bell, at one time a resi-
dent of this place, but lately an insure
ance agent at DuBois, was married to
Miss Eliza Prother on the 31st ult.
——Bedford cords 30 to 75 cents.
Lyon & Co.
——About two weeks ago many of
the young people of this community
were pained to hear of the death of Miss
Myra Haverstick, of Lancaster, who
spent part of last summer in Bellefonte,
visiting Mrs. Amos Mullen. With her,
was her most intimate friend, Miss Flor-
ence Wyke,' a neice of Mrs. Mullen’.
The young ladies were not only bright
and pleasant companions; but were pre-
pared for the practical and useful side
of life, having graduated with honors at
Millersville and both having good posi-
tions as teachers. At the time of Miss
Haverstick’s sudden death from
malignant diphtheria Miss Wyke was
sick with typh oid fever at her home
in Columbia andalthough not con-
sidered dangerously ill at that time
was not told of herfriends death, and
would frequently ask why Myra didn’t
come. On last Tuesday just two weeks
from the day Miss Haverstick died, a
telegram was received announcing her
Miss Wyke death. Death is al-
ways sad ; but when it comes to two
young girls who are talented and bright
and who are just beginning their life's
work it truly seems that God’s ways are
not our ways.
A TYRONER'S SUCCESSFUL INVEN-
TION.—-Dr. J. T. Wilson scored another
triumph for his motor when he received
papers from the Canadian Patent
office, giving him the exclusive right of
manufacture and sale in the Dominion.
Several descriptions of this interesting
machine have been written in leading
electrical and street-car journals, but as
they do not reach Tyrone people, per-
haps a short description will not be out
of place.
This motor is grouped with the gear-
less ones, that is, those in which there
is no cog gearing. The objection to
previous gearless motors is their great
speed, which is very hard on them and
the object driven ; and a speed of 105 to
160 revolutions a minute is the practi-
cal limit. Right here is the superiority
of the Wilson motor, which runs at a
speed of from 60 to 300, giving a regular
clock like motion. The achievement
of reduced speed without gearing isa
triumpk for the inventor, as that has
always been a cause of vexation to
electricians. The moter works on a
frame and gives a reciprocating motion,
the power shaft being attached to the
end of the moving frame.
By using two of these on a car or
other vehicle the effect of gravity on
one is counterbalanced by the aid given
to the other by the same force, and a
regular motion is given, free from the
thumping so injurious toa track seen
in a geared motor. The applying of the
power by a transmitting rod from the
reciprocating frame to the axle of the
car or other machinery to be driven,
allows the fixed frame to be set away
from the running gear of the vehicle,
and consequently the disadvantage of a
heavy weight on the axle is overcome
entirely. :
To any one with a knowledge of
street-car motors, this invention readily
lief. N.F. Clark was made perma.
nent chairman of the relief organiza-
tion. Subscriptions of money or goods
may be sent to Chairman Clark or H, !
H. Stevenson, treasurer. There will
be no formal call for outside aid, but
subscriptions will be gladly received,
as there are oyer 400 homeless ones to '
care for.
A pitiful sight to see was saved par-
ties of families searching in the water
and smoking ruins for lost members,
shows its great superiority to all ‘others
in use, and it will supersede many of
them, when once placed on the market.
The doctor has received several requests.
for drawings and descriptions from
leading electrical journals, and this fact
shows that it is well worthy of expart
examination. The motor is a very light
one and could be used very successfully
on bicycles and tricycles as the motive.
power.-—Herald. :