The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-04-29
~cpOWD AT BEAUMONT.
several Thousand People Saw the
Gusilers Do Their Act.
ANY succUMBED TO THE OIL FEVER
rhe Town Was Crowded and the Res
tsurants and the Lunch Stands Did
a Rushing Business.


Rsaumont, Texas, April 2s. The crowd
maj came 10 Beaumont today was
mai may be termed In the language
n the street, ''corker." Three snec i
,,aIps we're all crowded In addition to
tbe specials, all of the regular trains, III.
.ndIng what is known as the ''oil train. :"
daly through train between Houston
md Beaumont. brought as many people as
,oud ind room. In all over forty coach
laads Of people were brought in lay the
railroads. one excursion came from Cal
,eston. another from Houston and the
Arid was d Houston and Texas Centrd
rain. which came down from Dallas aud
Fort Worth and intermediate points
None OF these excursions arrived until
shou, noon, but all during the morning
The streets presented an unusual appear.
ance-eycn for Beaumont with all its nc.
,ylty and excitement for the past several
weeks SO large was the crowd. To-day,
being Sunday, the citizens OF the city
we're enabled 10 mlngle with those VINO
hare been attracted ny the oil devc,o.i-
mept and the result was tnat the crowd
90 the streets was more than doHblc g
fdre any of the excursions arrived. Whel
are trains commenced 10 come In though
me crowd increased its numbers 50 rapid
" and to such great proportions thai any
thing like an accurate estimate OF the num-
Ter Of strangers In the city was Gus of The
question.
The people were allowed about an hours
time III the city. and then the trains com
menced going to Gladys CITY, near where
Ie wells are located SIX trains were
run to the oil fields aud as many people
as could hang on TO sixty pass nger
coaches took passage. 1t is estimated that
| nliy as many. went by private convey.
unce as by rail. and old Spindle Top hill
he'd more people than ever assembled Mt
ene time on any other occasion of like
enaracter In Texas.
When the crowds and all returned to
he heart Of the city the streets Of Beau
filed every inch of space on the sidewalks
ipd the Crosby and the Cordova were
packed; then the streets were used aud
these were soon filled With people, especial
/ u around the depot and near the hotels.
That many of the excursonists caught
/ The oil fever In violent form was ev
| dsnccd by the number Of return tickets
| offered for sale. These indicated that
) many OF the visitors had contested to re-
! nsin in the city. Tomorrow they Will
| acubtless be in the thick of the great
Ispecula tive crush.
Beaumonts hotels and restaurants served
Ipiays crowds In admirable manner
/ they did not have fancy dishes. but what
| they offered was we'll cooked ana
! it every corner, and II was not necessary
| tes anyone to leave Beaumont hungry
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when the crowd had reached the feld.
shout the 6rst thing that drew the'r at
! entIop was the old gas well, to which he
match was applied and the gas burned
Freely, causing the eyes of many Of those
rho had never seen a gas well before to
mon In wonder
Proceeding further up the hill the r o
Mo rerc attracted tn the fnmous Linens
.o,,cr which rshorod In this ora az oc.
sEser' Which usneie" III 'h'e 81" o' az
| esry 10. The derrick has been reno, ed
5tom mo uan hnt II nroved a mark Of
mferesi 10 everyliody, Notwithstanding ms
e es IL presen,f t was %iy a, pnc @n
XXI bere I'm, The iii deId nf beaumont
WAS aSst tns vng on nn Gu mo spot Nil
7 lIrp aiv,nvs In the mn,nnrv Of ,revars ,yhn
Ss r atSoSS IN one 1m+"%r9 Ut ",l%
E M ryand ala statn NJ baart AMI Il VII
IVA e rotni, oiu nIoce in tbn minds ar ,hn
speenl st tms VIII" from The '' unn,rnilei"G
! Ssryest o''ei'u' ""'e t''pe' W
Me- 1oo,.tn, tho or,,irol ,ho crowd
turned tn the sIeft md went y sh,rt d,s'
nnce 10 whore the easing was beinv Inv.
eornpany when ,s Jrsisnated a. Gnrfy No
4 Tho ncnnIn ,votchn5 tbe onaraTi,ns Of
Zlowerinr tba lou sactrons ~ ninn ,y,th
I thc knaSnst in nraSt And ,yon thoy MID. +
III he vol n,ns ~, M oyn ar c,isisii',
Iiorth lis rrnoaw aud III r,ght then. hi, ,,r,,s
|abIr onN Tho Iortmen Incv r. 'rhts We /
zane in win No r,,sh nhar"ctertstt,' ~ mo
seid before +, major nortion OF The cro,yt
2koweyer nnIrkiv s,',,t ~
Inc nevt sto,, ~ thn ,nn,d ,s,cr v,t,.,.
hs onerationaf NJ ,.ucfr NJ MA -,
Iheywood Vol M Witch 10 7, ,o,,,,,n,.,
hytly new snontor = ,rha tia"raod ~ on,
III Tho weIls ononcd sa,. the n,,hiic Al,
bewoy Hcvwond xybn hoe ,iann in 10.
about n VOL wns an" ,h 80" a,,,,nd ond NJ,
me we'll tntnnd on 70, 49, n,in,,tes I'M,
hi was moi shot strataht IN fro,,. ~.
Mouth OF tho weIt bnt was SAM orr
through Tho nine 10 n Iorso wnn,lnn ts,'l,
lbout i5o foct dis,ont ,r5c nine rxten'is
tom tho pro,,rd intn No ~ o p, tbc ta,l'
and tnr oil ao,,ad ,nto ~" tbn tanu irhn
flrywood No V 10 ma ~ vol ma t,'.
tnwing II made vas nIansinD 10 Ill
The next n,@ii ,tsitod re',s ~ pa"ttr ria.
Va gusher which was bnncht hy No M
lhnal ON and p,no IJnn nor,nans for
N2a000O some tinpa ago I'M Reoti.
eing the name Nv wbi,b A. is ,nnr'n ~
he teld was oror3od a,,d ,iio,,..d 20 s,,,.,,
niaght m. Al frst il fowrG an ininsps
soune Of NJ, h,,t IL hoWyu ~. az ,ti LID.
lsc casing. This sot ,he ,.y,isn o,,c", n