The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-08-21


Candidates.
r,bo nominations for Y,,ino foremen's
oor,ie,a,o. sor ,ho Socopd Anthracite
,t'.,'. '..,.N,o.., ,,a.,,,da,. h,,
u'S'ivt were 'o'np'VtV'
II VIII be several weeks before the re-
suits will be annoupced by the ex-
amining board. which consists of Col
onel r. A. phillips John Griffiths and
NJ 7 Carvev and Mine Inspector H.
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'"e nance VI w , -,
nave taken the examination are as loi-
lows:
David p.vnon. s,o pockers court city; John j.
p,,rLo o,, Coro,se ovenuo ci,v. Harry Baston
ts9Y puIuor stroot ci,v. John 4 Cantorhury 1tIp
Iacls,, strco, c;ty. Patrick s. Conway old
Forge Iackavanna county. Thomas r. Davis, fC7
uoweI, street ci,v. John J. Douphct,v. 6;G
o,;rc, aycrue ci,y. ,chn n,rlin. Archibald
Iorkawanra county. David I Davies Itlt Siiie
place citv. I,oueu Davis 3ys Ferdinand s,,cct
ci,y. wol,or novoreaux SKA N,,r-, svcoun Drn.
moro. oris ~ ryops 1904 rv,,n styort CITY.
waI,cr rdw,,ds 2,o south n,ckcrs c,r-t ,i.y:
| Thomas Ford 9g9 Edwards court city: Jonn w.
| Finn 40 Rcbocca ayonue. city; william r. Ora.
ham ,ioo summit avenue c;tv. James CiIlcspic,
| o,2 w,omir, aycnno ci,v, rd,,rd Coryin Reud.
| ham Iaclawanna county. CHARLES Ui,lard. aGt
ryans conr, ,i,y. Rorr,rd Hughes NJ Greens
| nlacc citv. r. = Uoh,n. oo3, washhurn street,
| ri,,. 1p,oma. u,d,lock lincoln IJoyhts Iacka.
| wanna county, Fv,n Hughes 40 Thirteenth
| s,rco, c;,y. Norg,r Jo,cs Goi Warrcn street.
n,,nu,or.. w;tli,m r Joros Monroe avenue Du,.
| more. Dovid Jobn. 10 East Market street, city;
Jacob jenkins. 357 North Hyde Park avenue,
CIV James Jones, i,'o wayne aytnur' vt ",
| ~ "' ,o,os ",o S",,h w0hoooa aycn,o c;tv. pat.
| r;ck Iaumond A, phelps street citv; william
+. Lewis, 3i5 Tenth street. city; David j. Llcf-
| clyn. i33 Cayuga street, city; Thomas IL. Lew.
| is. 2o3s Frink street, city; Frank Owens Ok
| Forge: John Phillips, 1925 Washburn street, cityS
| John G. Richards, l37 Eynon street. city; John
| Roderck. GIG South Main avenue, city; Thomas
| Rcgan. $50 sixteenth city, city; Robert STEINER,
| 1914 Eynon street, city; Martin +. th~idan. 22o
| North Van Buren, avenue, city; David y. Thomas,
| 23s Putnam street, city; Edward u. Thomas, ''n'
| frnk street, city; Richard r. Thomas. ll5'
| Eynon street. city; James Tretheway, 40 OAK
| street. city; William j. Thomas us ENnon street.
| city; Joseph NickcrS, 2'l2 Amelia avenue. cit!i
Henry Williams, lOl7 jackson city, street; Hugh
| Williams lIOl2 Price street, ciEi Benjamin
| Watkins, $50 south Van buren avenue clty' Evan
g. Davies, Old Forge. 1ackdwanna county,
| Charles Grosspetscn, l22 Fillmore avenue, city;
| William VI. Howell li1 South Garh"ld avenue
| city; Iallic 1. Jones, layIor ia'' doSeph hinE'
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| Lynn. 26i5 Jackson street. city; Anthony Nc
Hale, 2i9 Elm street, Dunmorc; John y. Morgan,
"25 GaIh'ld avenue, CllF; william koooriS"h' lli'
| Myrtle street. Guy; hegan James, llt S"uth W'
| bccca avenue. city; Job Whiohnuso 2HlS frlhk
street, city Daniel Young, lh"l P't'chone street,
| city, Julian cooper, AZ Bre'k street, Guy
| QUESTIONS SUBMITTED.
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Inc SERIES VI pues'ioiH7 N''v" 'ne
candidates were calieu upon u ah-
| sWer were as follows:
| / Give your name. age. place OF birth and post
| office address
| ? State your cypcricnce in the anthracite coal
| mincs Of pernsylyluia tllly
3. what arc the provisions NJ the mine law
| relative to the examination OF mine workings
| state fully
, Describe vour course Of action as mine fore.
man in case Of a fatal accident taking place at
a mine under your charge.
& Name the dangerous gases commonly found
IN the mines and the precaution you would take
| IN insure the safety of your mon while working
pc,r an accumulation of cacb Gas
a In case Of a squeeze taking place at A mine
undcr yo,r charge AZ what stage would Won
consider yourscf justified in stopping opcrltion,
.rJ withdrawing tho vo,kucng
= What is a ''squeezc" and what do vnu cor,
slider tho hest methods Of preycnting their occur
roncc9
: What is the latest amendment TO the mine
| la,r Affecting mine doorS9
q Name tho cases in which the foreman should
consult the mine mans.
10 A ganvwav is driven s. 10 degrees T.
cbamhcrs arc driven y s5 degrees T.. width q
niuar 20 ,cct width Of chamber. 20 feet civ,
distance ON canrway from center Of chamber tr
| ren,cr of chamber
~ vh,t n,o..,ro will no nocossorv IN tore,
oo 600 cubic feet Of air through an airway 1, feet
wide. 6 feet high and 300 feet long?