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THE BEAUMONT ENTERHRiac THURSDAY. SEPTEMBER
WASTED AT flHCEP0RT
SALESPEOPLE
4 Young !k and 4 Young
Ladies at llie Palace Milli
nery Store. Only experi
enced help wanted.
M. LUCAS, Manager
ARTHUR'S TRAGEDY
FOUR WORKMEN PRECIPITATED INTO A TANK
OF BURNING OIL SET ON FIRE BY
LIGHTNING.
ANOIIHR Willi LVIRY BOM! IN BODY BROKEN I
ONI IS NOUGHT TO BE fATAUY INJURED'
Cover of Tank Was Torn and Pipped by the Bolt
Was Thrown Into the Air by the Explosion
Which Followed. -Victinrs
Probably Cremated.
and
jWhcn You
Iveitiie
POISON
A noted doctor says that wrii.f rfypphnses are U'f.rse
than poison, Correctly littrd eye fjl.tssesare eye heirs
Your eves will he examined Free of charge by
AHT1IUK L. FINN, ut the
lil:CK .M:WI:l.RY COMPANY
LEADING OPTICIAN t
A phenomenal ami horrible iicrl- endeavor 10 recover tin' bullion In i
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f.ilnl Injury of inn, occurred n( I'orl lawful disaster Iiim ! i-n about I In- on-
An li iir yesterday morning. A ImiIi of.ly matter given imy thought ly
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First National Bank of But
capital Stock
Surplus Fund
Undivided Profits .
W. S. Davidson, President L,
vV. P. H. MccF.iddin, Vicc Preaident
Fr.-uik Alvr;, Cashier.
VV. C. Davidson, Asst. Cn&liicr.
C. C. Ogdcii, Director.
$200,000
100,000
$71,000
M. Hcbcrt, Second Msst. Cashier.
. Wiess, Director.
no. N. Gilbert, Director,
con R. Levy, Director,
lolm C. Ward, Director.
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LIGHT I NG AND POWER
ICjC AND COLD STORAGE
hi i uck one of I In! Texas ('iniaiiy'M
jtniiks, euiiKlng mi explosion of gas
I whir-It ripped 111"' roof iff the iiinU.
Mill led llll, lllllll to lll'lllll to lilt)
ground li.ilow mill iniini four oiIicih
ho si seething, boiling mass of burn
ing oil. where l dry wore rolialily
almost instantly cremated.
Tin' workmen were pulling n shell
mill llll till! tllllU III till llllli! Of III)!
accident. A gang or twelve or fifteen
li:nl lii'i'ii nt work I'lirlicr in tin'
morning ''HI Kliortly hcl'oro the liolt
struck, lln' forr.i li:ii Iiitii nil down
lo six. Tlio sky was almost, clear,
ami tlio Kim was sliiniiiK brightly
wlii-ii, nl 8 o'clock, cnnio a clap of
tlmmliT and a streak nl' llri It. was
lightning, evidently from a small
I'loiiil apparently about live miles
away. It is believed I lie liolt struck
line of I lie men snuurelv on the howl
1 1 1 1 was
communicated lo tin; tank
ii!? Fur lii'ii I o.i Apj'.i : iti i. All d.-d ir Hijceivs Prom;i: Attention
Main Office 380 and 3S2 TcVis St.
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5 W. C. TYRRRM.. I'rcH. nd Mgr A. M. MTA DMIN, lx Pres.
K. C. TAYLOR. Scry. H. It. NORVm.n, Trnsnrer
P W. C. TYRKRIjIj, Jr.. Asst. Secy, and Treasurer.
Heywood Oil Co.
PRODUCERS ani SHIPPERS OF CRUDE OIL
OF BEAUMONT AND SOUR LAKE. TEXAS.
Complete Equipment and all Facilities for quick drllvarl.
OFHCI5: Kylo Opera Hons KIiI'r.
References Any of the Beaumont Itanhs.
ESTACLISHi J 18fi.
R. M. rIOTHSMER
ti:e popular jf.welf.r
C'tOCKETT STREET,
.BEAUMON ,
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IIiioiikIi liim. This was tho man who
was thrown to tlio uroitml.
Nearly every hone in his body was
broken, which could not have been
caused by a thirty font tall. His
head was deeply lacerated and Kreat
L'.'ishes appeared on his arms and
Ii l;k. He was also Imdly burned. Im
inediMlel.V after th.! Ilirld Hint' the.
;;Veat roof, ninety feet in diameter
seemed lo heave and roll like wiivai
in an ocean storm. This was caused
by the explosion of the nas over I he
oil. The roof was lorn and ripped,
part of it lallitiK in ureal pieces out
side Hie tank and p'irt of it dropping
back into the oil, which had ignited,
carrying with it the four ill ruled
workmen.
At li o'clock the firo had been ex
tinguished by drawing off the oil anil
pumping in water. Tin bodies of
l he four unfurl mint es had not been
recovered at an early hour this morn
ing because Hie tank was too hot lo
permit a hunt for litem, li is probable
linw.'ver. that they were crenrited.
The loss is wiled by Mr. V. T. Cash
ing of tile Texan Company hero, to bo
$L'n,(i(in.
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Illinois Central
WORLDS PAIR EXCURSION RATES
BEAUMONT TO ST. LOUIS
S16.J0 for Tirhrt Good Until Per. 15lh.
SD.'iS for TichrU (iond for tQ Day.
24.75 (or TirhfU Good for 15 P
Ma'GLC:! SlliriK IUIS Mm W:03P.H.
m wins si. ifiiis us 1 1
Special to the Knterpri;-i(.
Port Arlbitr. Texas, Sept. 21. Tho
must terrible disaster that lias ever
occurred at l'orl Anhiir, happened
llil;i morning when lightning struck
one of the ,ll,lili(l barrel steel storage
oil tanks at Hie Texas Refinery jilst
Hillside the cily limits on the west,
resulting in the almost Instant death
of live men and the serious injury of
annlbef.
The threatening aspect of the
weai her for the past lew days culmi
nated I his morning in a brier but tcr
rilie elect rical display, during which
o:ie of the large storage tanks at the
Texas relliiery was struck by light
ning. The tank exploded, throwing
the roof high in the air and the oil
set on fire, which has since been
burning fiercely. The explosion oc
curred aboiii S:l."i o'clock this morn
ing. The shock fron the boil was
felt all over the city, and a moment
later the black smoke was seen aiis
ing from near the refinery. Those
jnlio liappeticil to I,,, looking in that
liieetion say iliat Hie top of ihe tank
; wa.s tlirown Ingli m ilie air. At the
'hue tin- lightning siruck, six men
were mi top of Hie lank at work ul-
'tin; on the i .... I ,r mr paper and
helU. 1'iMir of in,, nii'ii eame down
wiih ill,. t.M.r ainl , inside the binn
ing l ink. The other two were thrown
'UKi.le the lank all. I fell to the
I i ti . I ilio of th.. l itter has since
. iiml t oih.-r most seriou-ly
' in'ere.l. li is sc.ir. ely to b" hoie.l
ti n ih,. b.lies ot the nun who fell
I .1. I, .Mo i'ie tank will lie r.-mvere I
(Tort is bi inc made lo
our
people today. The Impossibility for
anyone In do more limn is being done
or to in any way assist In r.-coverinu
the unfortunate victims of Hie tiwlul
culust rophe Ih u mailer of general
rt-Krut.
When the explosion occurred, the
roof of the tank was lifted leu or lit
I ecu feet in I lie air and fell back,
ii portion it Hie roof falling iulo l lie
lank and part on th.. out, side. Duly
six men were ut work on (he roof
when the explosion came, several
wlio had been working there a few
minutes belore having gone down lo
Hid ground for various purposes. Ot
i ho six, four fell back inlo the tunk
wild a portion of Hie ro.il', mnl were
killed either by the Humes or by
drowning in I ho oil. They ure:
FRANK I,AVRK.V1C,
v.i. ;i.or;n,
J. K. M DONAUJ.
(J ICO. SAIJOS.
The other two men were tlirown to
th! ground, n piece of I lie lank roof
lulling on them, almost Instantly kill-
J lug Robt. Cooper and seriously injur
iug ICrnest uckush.
Mr. Lawrence leaves u lamily of
four, his wife, two sous and one
(laughter. He was forty years of ago
uad has been a resident of I lie cily
for several years.
Mr. (Hough removed to Tort Arthur
with his lamily, consisting of his
wile, two daughters and a son, two
years ugo coming from Chiton, Texan
where oilier relatives reside.
Mr. McDonald's family reside in
lleaiimoui, he having been employed I
at the rcliiicry for about four mom lis.
He was l!iirt.-.wo years of ago and
leaves a faiui.. ol three, his wile and
two ( !iil(!r.;il.
Mr. Sales had u immediate reia-
tives here, lie came to I'ou Arthur
I mm Dubuque, la., last spring; iie
was abo il ..i. ,y-live years ol' age and
single.
Mr. Cooper, who was aboiii filly
ins of age, has been employed by
llie I exas company since die compa
ny lirst began work here. He leaven
a wife and Ihrcc children.
.Mr. Wuekash is aboiii iwotity-five
years ol ugo and had boon married
only about, a year and a hall. As soon
a.s he was taken from under Hie tank
roof he was carried to his home on
Slilwell lleighls, where he is heinf
cared for. His right hip is broken,
both hands badly burned and his head
bruised and cut, bill, it is believed
that there is a clrinoe for his recovery
in spile of the serious nature of his
injuries.
Th(! boy of Hold. Cooper was taken
from under the lank roof and brought
to Crowell and (iill'ord's undcrlnkinf
rooms in town, where il, was prepared
Tor burial. The men who look him
from the ground state Iliat nearly ev
ery bone of any size was broken by
i he falling tank roof.
At the time of going to press the
iMidies inside the tank had not been '
recovered although all possible means
to do so were being Used. Ctiless the
bodies were burned, they are at (he
bottom and as yet untouched' by tho
flumes, as ahiiman body imniedintelv
sinks in oil. Yesterday the oil'
was pumped out of the tank until I ho
heated oil began lo How out and water
w;is llui pumped in lo raise the burn
ing oil away from the bodies in
Ithis wav it is hoped that th,. flamM
have been kept away from the bodies
and that they have not been touched
by llie Haines,
i The ta.ik struck was No. IS with a
capacity of .vi.ii.iu imrrels. in which
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not some of the people or some particular
class of the people, but all of the people;
not only some of the time, but all the time.
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that reaches all of the people all of the
time; not only in the city but in all the sur
rounding country.
The following letter out of hundreds
in this office we quote to show that
we fully cover the field: : : :
Leesville, La , Sept. 12, 1904
The Beaumont Enterprise,
Beaumont, Texas.
Gentlemen:
You will please discontinue our two
ada upon receipt of tHis letter.
We are highly pleased with the results and
ask that you send us a bill so tha.t we may
remit.
Yours Truly,
Vernon Iron Works, .
Wm. Jackson.
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But it has more subscribers in! South East
Texas and Louisiana than any paper in the
state of Texas can boast of.
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