The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-06-21
Protecting Human Life

ments Of tho country. The association
has established international compcti-
tons for tho best inventions Of new
safety devices or the perfection ofthose
already In use. A similar organization
In Italy Tor the last ten years has been
vested by the government with the au-
ithority TO inspect factories aud work
shops
/ Those behind the present movement
believe that America. the leading In
dustrinl nation, should have the great
{est Museum OF Safety; that II should
serve az u centre for tho display of
simple ana inexpensive safeguards
which will not interfere with the out
put OF the machine. ..If such safe
guards do not exist at the present
1 time" said Doctor ToIman. II have
pelief that the Inventive genius OF
America VIII focus It's energy In this
direction The desire is to build such
! a museum In New York. In addition,
the work Is to be carried into tho
schools and universities so that In
, ne coming days It may not be a new
thing, but matter OF course. 1t is
educational work for showing tho prac-
ticabiity OF these appliances. not alone
Tor the machine. but for the hygiene
and sanitation OF tho workmen, the pro-
lection OF his home as well as his
shop. One important feature of tho
museum VIII be an inventors labora-
tory. The Munich Museum of Safety
Devices has one that has been in sue
cessful operation for some time. Hero
special problems win be taken up and
investigated under the direction OF J.
committee. The laboratory would also
serve as help to the poor inventor
lacking In means to secure material and
place where he might develop his
ideas.
| An interesting exhibit was mine
gallery Installed by the Carnegie steel
Company. 1t showed how tic construc-
ton Of steel. instead OF wood, Is be-
Ing used to make the galleries of
beams. the logging and the track were
all OF natural Size Another exhibit
attracting much attention was that OF
an automatic railway signal, by which
the dispatcher in the serlusion OF his
own office, with the train-sheet in
front of him. indicating the where
abouts OF every train on the line, can
at VIII at any minute talk with any
engineer in his cab at any point OH
1.-THE line. warning him of the peril in
the block just ahead OF him. II this
warning be not needed, the dispatcher
| by the simple turn OF II lsver can shut
off the power in the locomotive 20 that
| 1t VIII come TO full stop. a record
ing device on the locomotive shows
when and where a danger signal was
given. how quickly an engineer re-
spends. and the speed OF the train
among other things.
at sea was also exhibited. II resemblcd
an umbrella stand in appearance. andwas
titled with sixteen speaking tubes con-
Meeting with as many pipes going TO
different parts OF the ship. In case
LOT fire, the suction fan on top OF the
umbrella stand will draw tho smoke up
the pipe from the compartment where
the blaze is and through tho tube, thus
lmakinS 1t possible to locate the fro
lat once. This being done, the officers
4 ha
tube, and by the turn of valve, let in
1.-Two steam, which very soon quenches
the fire.
There is a model press. with an arm
or small bar operating at right angles
to the descending press, that pushes
away the operators hand. rendering it
impossible for him 10 crush his fling
lers. There are woodworking machines
sands Of times n minute, fitted with
guards that permit tho workmens
hands to push the work along or to
glide harmlessly over the knives or
cutters. at the same time not interfer-
put.
The Travellers Insurance Company, OF
Hartford, sent an odd exhibit which
next to the mine gallery probably at
tracted the most attention Of those not
scientifically bent. 1t consisted of
discovered by the Travellers inspectors
while on their rounds: photographs OF
tho damage caused by boiler explo-
sions, and arrangements showing how
they could have been avoided, and rot
ten beams, ropes and other defective
things causing accidents to those in
sured by the company.
Devices for preventing accidents In
factories and shops are being invented
every year, generally by men who are
In danger of tho very accidents which
they seek to prevent This is laudable
work. But 1t is even more important
that encoura cement DO given those in
ventors who arc seeking to devise
schemes for preventing those accidents,
which involve many persons and which
como without warning to tho innocent
and unsuspecting. Tho shame of the
American railroads Is their annual
death list. If the movement headed
tby DR.. Tolman shall aid in cutting
down that roll of horror 1t will de-
serve tho recognition and commenda-
ton Of the nation.
Copyright, 1908, by Frederic J.
Haskin.)
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