The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-09-20
A FIRE On SPINDLE TOP.
II Was Extinglshed by Hard Work
on the Pat of the DriIIerS.
GUSHER CAME IN WITHOUT WARNING
The Queen Of Woo Company Now Has
a WeI-GarricL Company Has Sus-
pended Wrk Temporarily.

Beaumont Texas, September 1o.-For
time this afternoon 1t looked like Spindle
Top was doomed destruction by fire.
but fortunately 49, and 1t seemed almost
miraculous-the fares were subdued be-
fore any material amage was done.
few minutes alter o'clock this at.
ternoon, the Haywood No. >, the 0lerl
syndicate, the Tenton Rock aud the
Georgetown and wlco wells were spouted
In order that n patty of New York and
Philadelphia newspaper men might photo.
graph group Of ;ushers. The fires had
been extlngulshed n the nearby boilers
but the oil was gnied by the heat of one
Of the furnaces tw moments after the
wells we're closed The visitors fed for
their lives, but tin drlllcrs fought the
flames herocally, uing the water pumps
of the drilling rigs md throwing up levees
with shovels The lanes ignited Chin
csc restaurant and started to climb up
derrick, but the determined drillers kept
the fire confined t, the restaurant and
the ppol of oil surrounding It, Within
thirty minutes the ire had been entirely
subdued and Spndh Top had again es-
capped the much dre;ded holocaust.
This Are and the way 1t was handled
has quoted the fears of the oil men to
some extent regarding damage to the hill
by fire though If strong wind had been
blowing, a different story would doubtless
have been told.
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Gushers have become so common in this
field that Pne can cone in without getting
Itself discovered to the people of the city
for nearly lwenty-fom hours. AT least this
was the cafe with the Queen Of Waco wen,
which spoued yesterday morning. Owing
to the bad condition of the roads between
the city aul the oil field there was little
travel between the two yesterday. and
while n ruhor that a we'll had come in
was heard pm the streets late yesterday
afternoon, NJ one could be found who could
verify 1t. The well was drilled into the
oil sand at depth Of 1884 feet and the cas-
ing was sem some distance into the sand
1T is a hrstclass well in every respect
'a'
Work has been temporarily suspended on
the test wellNwhch is being put down by
the Garrick 81 company, but the suspen.
sion Is due To an accident and the work
VIII be resumed as soon as possible, says
President Garrck At the depth of 1900
1eet 1t became necessary to remove the
Hrlllng pipe and put on a new drill, and
III replacing the pipe it stuck at the depth
of 100 feet, and up to this time 1t has not
been forced down Mr.. Garrck says more
than one stratum of oil has been passed
that, would max, a paying pumper, but he
thinks oil in glShlng quantities will be
found between 400 and 5000 feet deep.
n%T%
/ The weather which is unusually cool for
this time of year, las driven the mosquitoes
away from High bland, Big Hill and other
outlying districts, and drilling operations,
which were suspended on account of these
pests will be, RESUMED The Lone Star
and Crescent OIL company VIII also be per
mitted to complete Its pipe line to Sabine
Pass.
The New Yo,k newspaper men who are
here for the pu poseof Informing the read
ers OF their papers pf the true conditions
IN tins deli arr Myi1s nicnty OF opportuni.
ties TO inspect gns htrs aid see the ydst
Improvements tlAf agr being carried on.
I1e, Will he rendered a banquet tomorrow
night.
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The Beaumont oil Exchange was closed
today in observance e the funeral OF the
late president.