Claus Spreckles, the lucky sugar king, while excavating for a large water tank at his new sugar refinery at Philadelphia, accidently <sic> struck what is supposed to be a belt of natural gas. Thousands of people visited the place all eager to see what natural gas looked like when ablaze. The gas first bubbled through the water, and when a match was applied, it loomed for hours at a time, the blaze changing colors every few minutes. Mr. Spreckles says if the discovery proves genuine gas and a good producer, it will save him $2,000 a day in fuel.
~ Jeannette Dispatch, 10-May-1889
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