The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-10-25
ANOTHER GuSHER IS IN.
Came With a Roar and The Old Time
Pressure Was Evident.
PENMAN PEOPLE 10 HOLD A MEETING
To Decide Whether a Well is to Be
Sunk Near The Plant----Suit OF
Sequestration Was Filed.

beaumont. Texas, October 24.--Mrs. 5. NJ,
scott, general manager OF the Texas Ex.
port ana Pipe Line company, this afternoon
reports the bringing In Of their No. 5 IN a
manner that IS truly startling and mas
been the cause OF many people going 70
the OH ncid this afternoon 10 see the
rather peculiar occurrence. The wei was
brought IN on the kcith.Ward tract IN the
afternoon with roar that was almost
deafenng and with a pressure equal TO
that OF any well ever brought In ON tno
hill rhe owners did not hesitate a mo-
mcnt TO connect il with their pipe inc
ana h0d all appliances ready, lhey sent
II intO a line tnat ran TO tank 24uO rect
away. thinking that with the PRESSURE lt
was exhibiting that II might hii the tank.
This was reudlly accomplished and the six
inch pipe loaded with solid oil rushed into
the tank almost as strong as II was ut the
very muuth OF the We'll rhcfC was 10 ar
tibcial means used aud the well Is appar-
entity as strong late this evening as It was
when II was brought In, There Is not a
great deal OF gas with the OIL but OF course
thcre Is some, just as there Is With all the
wells ON the hiil
President W II, renman left tonight for
trip West Before departing he was
asked II there was anything new IN connec
tion with the recent Oh nud on the plant
site in the north end lie said that there
was not; that the company would have
meeting Of the directors here tomorrow FOR
the purpose OF taking action on tnat very
matter. The idca that no conveyed was
that while the company has plenty of ouers
I TO dtll wrlls hy the various contractors
around here, Il would hardly let the value
| of the nnd be given away IN that manner.
/ II Is true that q big division IN lease IS
| an wen enough when the fact that oil Is
! or Is not under the ground. but inter
! twu-inch test well like this one has been
| put down and the oil indications and show.
/ ing have been developed II Is dlnereut
matter The company wiz probably make
! a contract With some OF the drilicrs TO bore
regular oil well with a standard or rotary
! rig.
! Il. L, Cox \ Co today nlod a writ OF se
questrauon against r. l., Barclay In which
/ they ask possession Of a sixteenth OF ain
acre on block ~ at spindle Top rho
value Of the property is placed at S12,oOO
which necessltated the giving OF a S20,uV
! bond, which was made. The writ Is the
! forcrunner Of regular suit.
~
James w North has hled suit against
the Greater New York Home OIL company,
but the papers were taken away from the
court house when the suit was MED, ana
! the allegations were not obtained. II is,
/ however, suit for debt and for damages
according TO the docket which covers IL.
~
The Kansas city Southern announces that
It will receive IN the next few days 100
new tank cars. or these seventy .nye are
to be of s5OOgallon capacity, while TWEEN
ty.nve ARE TO carry 10000 gallons RMS
win materially aid that line In caring for
Its acquisitions. The road Is shipping a
| considerable quantity OF oil North, and the
| trouble is that these cars must go 30 fnr
! thar they get back only about once every
two weeks.
The Port Arthur canal was this after.
noon cleared up or the blocked condition
that has existed since last Sunday morning
ON account OF the burning Of dredgeboat
No OF Charles Clarke & Co Captain
Clarke is there now looking after the
wreck and will soon have It out or the
way entirely. There Is slight cut that
| WAS finished up az noon, and the wreck
| was pulled TO one side leaving the big
/ vessels plenty OF margin This VIII allow
the resumption Of water shipments.
George Bratcher fell from rig AZ Hamu
Bros, a Forneys at spindle Ton today ana
! hYoka his right nrfn