The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-04-04
FOURTH OIL GUSHER
Been Brought in at Beaumont by
the Gladys City Company.
Nv GAS WELL IS NOW ON FIRE
las Are Shooting Sixty Feet into
he Air and Can Not Be Checked;
Derrick Burned.

rmont. Texas, April s.-The fourth
was added to the Beaumont oil
AZ Z o'clock this afternoon. 1t was
bv Hammil Bros. and is known
nny company No. ., The well is on
rladys city oil and Gas company's
the principal stockholders in which
kir George W. Carroll vice president
he Beaumont Lumber company, aud
ain G. W. O'Bricn. one nf the oldest
most prominent lawyers of Texas.
we'll did not come in altogether unex.
ndly. though It was a slight surprise.
drlIl had been down TO the oil rock
ssverAi days and II was the Intention
men Il a week ago. Plans were changed
,be sudden coming In of Guffy No 3
H. same tract of land. The rock was
blurred today and this afternoon. whiis
y was being bailed out of the pipe, the
onrted far above the derrick. The pipe
lcen supplied with a valve and ii was
ia before but little of the oil escaped.
makes three gushers now ownti bs
euay company and two Of them are
{,he Gladys 60, Oil and Gas company's
sorev ueywoods we'll OH Higgins OIL
An,ny struck gas tonight about S:l5
4 caught Are from torch in work
hands. The rig was burned and the
A still on fire, making Il fame some
IT, fest nigh. No other damage was
IL This well is 100 feet from the mud
liz Of few days ago and IS evidently
Tho same formation. No oil is lowing
Ina the hole.
Ebs town was considerably excited over
ind tonlght and nearly all oil men
m, ont. as did many others.
turn Bros are busy setting up the. ma
inarr an the Texas Pacific well and eN'
n 10 get ready to drill in rev days.
81 sturm returned this morning from
rsirang where he went to look after
ding md shipping another rig mere. Re
ling The four.inch rotary In the Bcntty
II he said 1t would probably be Il week
| before they would attempt to pull H.
in unusually large crowd of prospectors
lived IN the city this morning from the
si and the town Is rather iull or people
lay, much more SO than 1t has been for
ir. D. II. Beatty OF the Texas western
rompgnv, who returned this morning
m Corsicana. whcrc he had been IN con
tatlon with tho directors of his com
MS, SAYS that definite plans for the fu-
q Of his company have been outlined aud
includes the spcedlest possiolc .deVelpp-
MI Of the best interests of their big well.
ey VIII let contracts Ms soon ~ possible
the construction Of Il pipe line from
, well to Gladys City and for a large
ii tank to have capacity Of anout 81.
barrels This tank will he located at
sdys City II 1t is possible TO secure Ii
E for It there. In addition 10 this he
Authorized to contract for the constuc-
n Of at least ten tank cars when Will
purchased outright by the company. Mr.
stty Is accompanied here TO-DAY ny two
,minrRt stockholders OF the Texas West
! cons3An!g Mr.. c. r. Shed Of L. \.
cd & Co of Chicago, prominent nrm
bankers, md Mr. Mansfield, also OF Chi
20
tomorrow John Sealy of Galveston ana
n. Pulcn Of Cleveland. other stockholm
IN the company, will also he here. Nj.
atty says this work will begin as soon
Il Is possible to get to work and no
le will he lost until the work Is com
led. II was also decided to pull the four
, rotary pipe from the well as soon as
,sible.