The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-07-19
QUESTIONS PROPOSED.

Those taking the assistant mine fore
man examination are:
Joshua John, 2O16 Wayne avenue;
benjamin Amos. "a Breaker street;
Charles Richards, 232 Putnam street;
James Regan, la South Rebecca ave-
nue.; Anthony Nowotmy, 1137 Lloyd
street; Robert y. Courtright, 1l3 Ash
street: George Hopkins, 317 Deckers
court; John Morgan, lll2 Jackson
street; William Howell, l2S Garfield
avenue; Christmas Grifiths. 1921 La
fayette street; William Shipper Dun
more; Patrick Conlon, Avoca: Walter
Smites, Old Forge; Joseph King
MOosiC..,
Appended are the questions proposed
yesterday. The applicants for fore
mans certificates were required to
answer all the questions. Those seek
ing the assistant forcman's certificates
had only to answer the questions des-
ignated by letters:
Ia). state your name, age, pOstohCe
address, place of birth, and your expert
ence in the anthracite mines of Pennsyl-
vania.
to-. Write a report such as YOU would
make after the morning examination of
in gangway +, and an active squeeze in
! progress in gangway.
tc). Describe the precautions you would
| adopt to protect the workmen from dan
| ger under the conditions set forth in
| question Cb).
l. Show by a sketch a gangway and
| airway with ten chambers, ventilated by
! two currents Of air, using arrows to show
! the splits.
>. The tidal elevation of the top Of a
| shaft Is 1910; the tidal elevation of the
| foot of a shaft Is 10; the tidal eleva-
! tion of the face of main gangway is
! 500; what is the depth of the shaft ?
| If the gangway is 500 feet long, what Is
! the grade?
CdD. What Is the difference between 4
Davy and Clamp lamp? Why is the for
mer generally used by officials and the
| latter by the workmcn?
Cel An airway measures 10 feet by six
feet six inches, the thermometer registers
@35 revolutions per minute, find the Quan-
tty passing.
tD Name the gases commonly met in
coal mines; where you would expect to
find each; the danger attending each:
the effect Of each on the fame of Il
lamp, and the means YOU would employ
to render each harmless.
}. An airWaN measures 10 feet by Z
feet by 5000 feet, the quantity of air pass
ing is 800 cubic feet per minute. Find
| area, perimeter, velocity rubbing sur
| face, pressure i'm pounds per square foot
! water guage In inches, and horse power.
4, What precautions would YOU use he
| fore descending a shaft which had been
| abandoned for some time? Why are cone
| shaped drums used In hoisting shafts"
TIL" examinations In the Second dis
tlict is being conducted in Carbondale's
| city hall. The examiners are Edward
| ROderick inspector: Charles p. Ford
| superintendent; James f.. Morrison and
! Joseph 7. Roberts. miners and Lewis
| H. John, clerk in charge. These who
are taking the examination are Thomas
| G. Hodgson and David James. of Price.
| burg; j. ]. Williams and George
Knight. of Olyphant; John d. Jones
John Robinson, William j. Thomas
Edward Lewis. Evan Moon, C. NJ May
nard ana EdW ard W. Sherrer of Scran.
ton; David +. Thomas. of Pec[ville
John +. Farrell, of Jermyn. ]. w. Pal.
frey, of Dunmorc; Martin r. Murphy
and James w. Swift, of Archibald;
| Thomas Jones and Bejamin Milton, OF
Nandlng; Paul Bright. Of Throop: Viii
liam F. Paul, of Plymouth, and 7. +
Tighe, Thomas Roylan and d. j. Nor.
| rran of t'arhondnle