The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1885-06-29
SAFETY TOR MINERS
sEcuRED By a NEw 1NyRNrIoN.

SGNlhEO Oh a 49,
Dr. Kilaa,s Rlse.Eisal Firs paiaP Indicator.
a. Notable Device OF IaySnttse Genius
as Any Former Intsntion ON Record.
me First Machine Blade.
Tie proprietors Of the Moundsyille coal
works, ever mindful OF the. interests and
safety OF their miners, have Just intro
duce2 into their mines one Of Doctor
Kitsu's Electric Fire Damp Indicators,
furnished by the Electric Fire Damp In;
dicator Company, which is dcsfned to
msrk new and important epoch in coal
mining, and render work down in q coal
nine. as safe, rs far as gas or sO-salled
fire damp explosions are concerned, as the
ordinary yorations above ground. The
following imperfect description Of what
for want OF a better term may be called
the instrument" will give ISrELLlaES-
GER readers some idea Of this lately inyen.
ted and patented device for guarding
against explosions in mines. Ta A
Through the entire mine an electric
wire is carried, which is connected with a
device in the mine office which automati.
cally indicates the presence of so.called
FIRE damp in m explosive state or guam.
tity. So surely and delicately does this
invention work, that the presence Of this
deatl.deaiing gas will certainly be an.
nounced and registered in the office above
ground.
the MECHANICAL CONSTRUCTION.
The instrument itself is strong iron
frame, something over two feet in length,
divided into departments in the shape q
cradle, its face covered with double
wall Of wire gause Inside ofthis box are
placed electric circuit breakers, in con-
necsion with peculiarly shaped ther.
mostates. The wires leading from these
boxes terminate in the engine room, in
which is placed large annuneiator, regis.
teriDg not only the exact locality but the
volume and density or thickness Of the
gas II present in any portion oil the mine,
and continually ringing q large gong OF
signal bell, thus notifying the superin.
tendent OF danger. By simply pressing q
tnVRno kneo II ene os4se sas al.si
ent hounes tne Mlinefs N we Seye .I.a
rooms or aepattHents Oh asngss W tn ~
rlnsi9g ola ,arge gong, WhiGn can ~! pe
PLAINLY Hearo tat2 ; tE,. t s,.. ent .se
iness II, vPpu ~ encn s .s thar
lamps, and thus avoid danger OF an ex-
ploslon. Yer
In conversation with w. Il. Humphreys,
Esq., President oil the company, Saturday
he said;
"We have tested the merits Of this sale.
guard against explosions In mines TO our
entire satisfaction, and 80 well was our
company pleased with its workings that
We gladly incurred the expense Of equip.
ping our mines with the wonderful and
Ingenious invention. Especially since our
Experienced mine superintendent, Mr,
Brooks, and the State Mine Inspector,
Prof Neazey, after long and searching In
lveatigation and experiment gave 1t such
| unqualified endorsement as atiording abso-
lutte protection against danger from explo.
HlV4t !
4 Certainly every friend OF humanity will
rejoice to learn that the days of:mine ex-
plosionS are oyer, and that human tnge-
huity has proven itself superior to the
dangers heretofore attendant upon the
work ofsupplyihg the world with the fuel
necessary TO drive the wheels in the man.
nfactories, and provide warmth and COM
fort in dwellings,
,.,,,,, ,,,,,. ,,.,,,,,,,,.n
iAtA VITA WIZ. rug =, ttNshNFVA'
The following, istho result oil an inter-
view had yesterday with Doctor k1tsu, IN
yentor OF the Indicator, who has been
in Moundsvllle Tor some tune past placing
one Of his Instruments N the Mounds
Vile Goal uompanys WORKS, tne hrst
pm 1tV; = ~ ny.oct;os, n1nsta,;nn That tbs in.
ventor was advised by State Mine. Inspec-
tor Veazey to first try this local company
in introducing his invention, is a well de.
served recognition Of the enterprise and
i lIhera!ity OF that caWpaily,
i irhn NnrtnF yyns asked HtVot1Id the 1ncal