Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1896-06-22
WANT CERTIFICATES.
Examination of Large Glass of PrOspec
tive Mine Foremen


men for the fifth anthracite district was
conducted on Thursday at Hazleton.
The examiners were James E. Roderick.
inspector; Albert Leisenring, superin-
tendent; Robert Monroe and John
O'llara, miners. There were forty-six
members in the class, the largest ever
examined in Hazleton.
The following comprised the class:
Mine foremen.-Joseph Birkbe Sill
yer Brook; B. j. Carr, Eckley; Daniel
Craig, Eckley: VIM. Edwards, Beaver
Meadow; John Evans, Halle Brook:
John Gillespie, Drifton: Jas. Horlor.
Hazcton; Chas. A. Harvey Eckley; Clar-
ence Il. Hooker, Sandy Run; Patrick
Kelley, Beaver Meadow: Bernard Nc
Cauley, Silver Brook; Thos. Morgan.
Gowen; John Panco, Hazeton; Anthony
Reilly, IIazleton; John A. Reeves. Lans-
ford; Jos. f. Robertson, Milnesville:
Thos. II. Rawling, Audonried; Simon
Schneider, Stockton; Henry Ii. Sheer,
Hazleton; Jos. j. Shaw, Upper Lchigh:
John j. Sticklcr, Lansford: James
Shovlin, Drifton; d. NJ. Thomas, Beaver
Meadow; j. NJ. Williams Audenried:
Arthur Watkins, Lansford.
Assistant mine foremen.-,John Bon
ner, Oneida; Jas. Duncan, Summit Hill:
Geo. Ernest, Oneida; w. $. Fletcher.
Frceland; John Hurley, Upper Lehigh:
Frank HouSer, Oneida; David Jones.
Upper Lchigh: Chas. Kerchdofer. Tom
hlckcn; Evandcr Krommas, Upper Lc-
high, Fred Lesser, Upper Lchigh; John
j. McGcchan, 1lazleton; Jos. McShea.
llarwood; Hugh McAdams, Stockton
Nicholas Michael, Hazleton: VIM. Rem
shaw, Jeddo: Martin Sauer. Hazlcton:
George Siegel, Minesyile: Robt. Swan.
llazlcton; VIM. Wallace, Hazleton:
Henry Meillrantz, Hazleton; Henry
Bernhardt, Oneida.
The questions submitted were:
Give name, age, place of birth and
postollicc address.
State fully your practical experience
in the coal mines of PENNSYLVANIA.
naming the mines. the nature of your
service in each.
State fully your experience with dan
gerouS gases, naming the mines, and
the length of your experience.
Name the dangerous gases you have
had experience with in coal mines. and
the dangers attending their presence.
What are the duties of mine foremcn
under the law? Explain fully.
What precaution should be taken
with safety lamp, before using it to
test the existence of fire damn? Ey
plain fully.
How should safety lamp be used in
lre damp, and how should it be ey-
tinguishcd, If that be became necessary
in lire damp? Explain fully.
Arc safety lamps sure protection
against explosions, when the air cur
rents are hcavcly charged with cxplo-
sive gases? Explain fully.
What arc the chief causes of fires in
coal mines. and what are the best pre-
cautions to prevent said fires?
What should be your first consider
at, or near the inlet? Explain fully.
a breast driven $50 feet in length
u feet in width. and the thickness of
the vein 10 feet. how many tons of
coal should the breast Weld after de-
ducllng Cwo-tcnthS ul the contents as
refuse. granting that cubic ward
equals ton:
When an airway is timbercd with
collars : feet between notches. 10 feet
wide at the bottom. the height from
the rail being q feet. and the velocity
OF the air 400 feet per minute. what is
the sectional area of the airwav, and
what is the quantity of air passing per
minute?
What should be taken in considcra-
tion in determining the width of breast.
and size of pillar? Explain fully.
The mine map shows a breast driven
~ inches, the pitch being 30 degrees,
what is the actual length of the breast?
The actual length of breast in the
mine is 270 feet. What length should
the map exhibit when the pitch is 80
degrees?
Name the gases produced by mine
fires, and the dangers attending the
presence Of each?
Name the instructments needed by a
mine foreman to fully carry out the pro
visions of the mine law? Explain their
usage.
What is the provision of the mine law
regarding air measurements, and how
may the air currents be measured?
The quantity of air passing is 10000
cubic feet per minute, with water
guagc of 1.6 inches. What are the
units of work producing the vcntia-
tion?
The pressure producing the vcntila-
tion is 32-10o lbs. per square foot.
What is the water guagc?
II with water guage of ~ inches we
obtain $4,000 cubic feet of air per
minute what height will the water guage