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Elmore Bulletin
Rocky Bar, Mountain Home, Elmore County, Idaho
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Explosion of benzine at Peerless foundry in Findlay, Ohio, sparked fire destroying the plant ($60,000 loss) and burning oil stills, tanks (12,000 gallons), and a 30,000-barrel tank. Workers William Adams and William Bemis probably fatally burned.
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Findlay Foundry and a Great Amount of Oil Burned.
Toledo, Ohio, Aug. 15.—An explosion of benzine, resulting in fire, consumed the plant of the Peerless foundry at Findlay, with a loss of $60,000. William Adams and William Bemis, still men, were probably fatally burned. Ten oil stills and two tanks of crude oil, containing 12,000 gallons, exploded and burned. A mammoth tank of 30,000 barrels was fired into with a cannon, letting the oil run out, where it caught fire and is still burning.
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Findlay, Ohio
Event Date
Aug. 15
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william adams and william bemis probably fatally burned; $60,000 loss; ten oil stills and two tanks of 12,000 gallons crude oil exploded and burned; 30,000-barrel tank fired upon, oil run out and still burning.
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Explosion of benzine resulted in fire consuming the Peerless foundry plant. Ten oil stills and two tanks of crude oil exploded and burned. A mammoth tank of 30,000 barrels was fired into with a cannon to let oil run out, where it caught fire and continued burning.