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Watsonville, PA Oil Well Fire, May 1903
Posted May 29th, 2009 by Linda Horton
FIRE DESTROYS OIL WELLS
But a Pennsylvania Town Escapes by a Miracle.
BRADFORD, Pa., May 1,--Late advice from Watsonville, the town reported to have been wiped out by fire yesterday, indicate that it escaped almost miraculously from the fate which had been presided for it. The property losses in the vicinity are large, however.
Mount Jewett also escaped with small losses. But in the vicinity of Simpson and Bingham the destruction of oil property was complete over a wide area. It is estimated that at least 1000 oil wells in McKean County were destroyed.
Oregonian, Portland, OR 2 May 1903
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Transcribed by Linda Horton. Thank you, Linda!
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