The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-10-17
|fvIY.THREE GUSHERS.
!, Them Came in Tuesday and
| wednesday Afternoon.
,s,v,1us HAS BEEN PURCHASED
y /, safety Points Out the ABB
|r9l' Necessity for More Funds
|''N ! Garry on Its Work

re,as October 15.-The Amer
'r0l- Rsonlng company brought In
q ~ veil late yesterday afternoon
~. snIndle Top. The well sent
- y .ense stream Of oil and was
: nose who SAW 1t to be one
= = wells in the field and an
"A ,s,sndal testimonial to the fact
!. assure that forces the oil out is
II ,sIne j. A. Paulhamus drilled
e .,ort.pamon Mound Oil com
4, in splendid four-inch gush-
nv ~ ss carly this morning. The well
q \. -ool shape and was accepted by
snpany. n,,.o,oo,,or+
q "a spouted late this after
six.lnch well and spouted in
y entirely satisfactory TO the com
4I'nd n.ia,cented H.
II Enya la has been had with the
~ vTontury well. but the well final
Nt'ss \. today in good shape, after hay
{hs Two or three times previously.
'le lulVsriously been included in the list
~ ~ now sevcnty-three gushcrs in
Eah ~
i y,ysddln No is being bailed and
mn spout eaIly tomorrow morning
o.har.. Interested in the
y, n the Oil Fields.
!, q the safety committee of fifteen
J. Al lis meeting yesterday agreed to
&, - two.wheel Babcock fire eX-
- with fonty gallons capacity, and
49,, natent protector helmets. Inc
.s,lrculshpr was deemed necessary az
~ n controlling iucipicnt fires in the
fass purposc for which practical
4 ssTa shown even smaller ones to he
~ whom an oil fire, entirely beyond
'sastrol Of water, has been taken in
/ ssrlv enough. The helmets were
/ A necessary as means of approach
rtg wells 10 close them in the manner
sGA chase closed the well Of the
,.,jSe Beaumont company. The two
m, cost 500 each. and the ire eXtln-
II, S900 The committee has used up
Esls that have been paid In, and is in
"a employees. for printing and upon
IN ether small bills. II is deemed
sary that funds should he raised to
IN the work for about six months
n At an expense of about 500 per
n aud we appeal to all persons Inter
10 give to members Of the finance
rlttee a subscription for amounts to he
monthly. Probably only portion of
l Interested may he willing to pay
Ish beyond doubt all should be-, and
thst reason each subscription should
nade liberal, with a view to certainly
BIZ the required amount.
B. Dunlap is treasurer for the COM
h and will receive and receipt for
rents and subscriptions will be taken
by member Of the committee,
/ should not wait until after the fire
ske an interest in this matter The
IT has been reduced by the work of
Nmmlttee, but remains great, and will
lfcessaflly great and imminent as long
present conditions Of development re
IN the field. In our opinion, the
done by Inspector Hill in the field
81 been necessary, and has been done
hat We regard the minimum of cost.
NN'l ~ w tlIblls
~ w r, Griffiths,
w. b. Dunlap,
& q. w. Haywood.
w. p. Strum,
Finance Committee.
\ committee for the protection of the
ED hsssmrchased n forty-gallon chemi-
engine and two Bader helmets to he
"a on Spindle Top for use in case of
The engine is q hand affair. which
used several nights ago for making
81 Proved very efficient and quickly
lgulshed . barrel Of burning oil The
les are 10 he used IN going into n
IVY vel ms well ms for fire purposes.
gases aud heat.
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