AMERICAN CABLE NEWS.

Hokitika Guardian, 9 April 1926, Page 3

AMERICAN CABLE NEWS.

[Australian & N.Z. Cable Association.] GREAT OIL FIRE. VANCOUVER, April 8. The fire continues nt San Luis Bispii. It is described as the greatest oil lire in history. Terrific explosions are occurring and the flames are reaching four hundred feet in tho air. Eighty tanks containing nearly a million gallons k»l’ oil each, are now burning. An area of twenty-five miles in diameter is oil soaked. Farms, villages anil country homes are ruined. Tbo fire attracted visitors from, all parts of California, adjoining. The town of Aina has hoott abandoned, licoause it was spoiled by oil smoke and cinders. Five bunker steamers are rushing to San Luis hoping to be able to pump some of tin* remaining millions ol barrels from the underground pools, otherwise the lire xvill spread and all these explode and burn. CIGARETTES CHIEF WORRY. NEW YORK. April 8. A message from Fairbanks states that Wilkins and Kiolson llew 150 miles beyond Point Barrow in the Arctic before landing at Barrow. No land was sighted, hut unbroken stretches of ice were, noted as possible places ior alighting. The flight to Barrow last week was made in approximately lour hours and a landing was effected in n blizzard, which continued for two days anil made matters difficult for a take oft. Cigarettes seemed to be the eluef worry of Wilkins and Kielsoii as they did not take any with them, oxpectj n ,r to get some from Chareiss Browner? a veteran trapper, at Barrow, hut the latter’s supply was exhausted, l.u* men were not forced to go without, however, as a woman writer Miss Wallace, who was wintering at Harrow. came to their rescue. The fivers arrived back on Wednesday.