The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-06-25
IN WELL CAME IN.
II, 6usher Was Opened at Beau
mont Yesterday
w HAYWOOD NUMBER THREE.
IT, Be- as Good a Producer as Any
Of It's Predecessors.
|srtsENr CAUSED BY A "GASSER."
NJ, No. 4 Gave a Most Sensa-
sf'.s. .l performance--Gas Flow
~ Ceased Last Night
I,rssFNT CAUSED BY A "dASSFR.'

Texas. June 24.--Tor a time
sl'T !, looked like the exciting times
ssn - and March had come back.
isp' most OF the excitement was Of
s''s, ,,,lre character and the only mat
Gs., ri development, was the bringing
y y N. ~ ueywood No. 3, which gushed
~ ~ Heywood was wholly within
,,so aeld and while much Interest
r,n,fested In 1t and many people
the big excitement was caused
N's omense stream Of gas carrying
small proportion of mud and WA.
~, shouted from the McFadden No.
N. Il me Gufey wells, about 4 O'Clock
.ternoon. This is the most specta-
p,asser" that has been struck on
(. s,N and the livery stables were soon
..,s Of vehicles by those desiring to
,,s the spectacle. The drlIlers at
n. rsl were preparing to remove a four
q nine when without warning the pipe
\, not high into the air, the top end
,a.. u tho Westward. An immense vol
X.nkn
.s,,Iag sound that could be heard for
" pt' W. Haywood was on the deld
Y. no ''gasser'' was struck He said
Iglt 4 heard the noise and when /
s,tei toward the well the pipe was shoot
/ \ ssyward. Gas having the appearance
1,elowish vapor. followed the pipe and
IN rocks were shot out. some of which
sslsve must have been thrown to a
sJ,ith of 1900 feet A chain pipe wrench
4. slso thrown several feet above the
lAlskp
what did II look ike2" some one asked.
ii looked Nike Ill Mr.. Haywood re-
lid One of the drlllers remarked that
sueled even worse.
he TOP Of the derrick was shattered by
n force Of the rocks and the rotary was
III from the pipe and thrown aside.
Ehsn The Post correspondent reached
ar well, about o'clock, the great vol
ne d gas was shooting about 100 feet
hsre The derrick but the shower of rocks
Ills diminished The gas would come
htA steadily for minute and then a
rsaier volume would belch forth with a
hgier roar The percentage of mud and
g,ief was very small and the quantity
II gss that came from the well while The
fost correspondent watched It, was be
.gtld computation,
he well had reached depth of p1S feet
tid the drlllers were working without "A
ate valve Nearly all of the oil men visit
4 ihe well dming the afternoon and many
y them feared that the loss of so much
rs would weaken the force of the gushers
2 the ted, one or two saying that If
fa Ar ~ .
Ngln OF time IL would make bumpers
4 ne wells that are now gushers.
MS well has furnished one of the most
gedscuar sights Of the field and at
~ tonight people are still going TO see
The field man NJ the j. VI. Guffey Pc
lafam company has a force of men with
less Stationed at the well. In the event
w vel should come in, the men will
nor up embankments around II to pre-
~, "a ne oil from spreading over the field.
tekderable oil rock is now coming out
lne well and several oil men have ex.
ns'eo tnelr opinion that II will "blow it.
s ~ H. II 1t does there may he n repe-
H.n OF what occurred when the Lucas
y, same ln' as there Is no gate valve
q, O'clock, news came from the field
Wy 'le wen mad ceased ia spout gas.
ne Haywood OIL company brought in IL,
N Wen this morning. and 1t is equally
I goa producer as the No >. which
" we reputation of being the best w,ll
= tae nill. II is not Improbable that
Y heywood No. is better well than
Y q the others, as shown by the IN
wy manner In which it came in. II act
Z mere like the Dig Lucas well than any.
W. !et seen on the hill in that it came
I sl'nout oailing and spouted high above
'e seyenty'foot derrick as soon as the
w was opened for the first time.
Inc drill passed through the can rock
'.s afternoon. and the pressure from
S4 s,,. "as so great that the operators were
sIan that they We're through and there
" ny delay In arranging to bring the