The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1909-12-05
UNITED STATES GEOLOGICAL
SURVEY TO ESTABLISH QUAR-
TIERS AT MeALEsTER.
GROWTH Of THE MOVEMENT
Government Mining Engineers With
Full Reseuing Apparatus to Be IN
Charge Of the Work-Ready at a
Moments Notice.


tions in various parts of the country
Is TO be extended Immediately, and
that one OF the most important OF
these Is to be established at McAles.
ter, Okla. is the announcement Jus.
made by the United States geological
survey of the interior department.
The principal mine rescue station in
the United States Is situated at Pitts
burg, Pa, ia the center of the great.
est coal field In the world. other sta.
tions, ON Il smaller scale but of the
same Importance to the locality. are
located at the University OF Illinois,
at Champaign, taking care of investi.
cations In Illinois. Indiana, Michigar,
Iowa, northern Missouri, and western
kentucky. Another station has been
established at Knoxville. Tenn. to
cover Alabama, Tennessee, Virginia,
eastern Kentucky, Georgia and south.
ern West Virginia. 1t is said to be
the purpose OF the geological survey
10 locate another of these stations al
Ration. n. NJ. 10 take care OF the work
In New Mexico, Colorado. Utah, Wyo.
ming and Montana. That to be locat-
cd at McAlester, In Oklahoma, will
care for the work In Arkansas,
southwestern Missouri and Oklaho.
ma.
The mine rescue station represents
one OF the most recent efforts on
the part OF the government to reduce
the number Of fatal accidents in mines.
II is also one feature In the general
study of the causes OF mine disasters
now being undertaken by the geolo.
gical survey. In support OF the plan
statistics are given TO show the de.
crease during the past few years OF
It Is claimed, because of similar
system employed In foreign countries
Of testing mines, explosives and tne..
effect on certain gases met with in
mining. \ much lower death rate Is
shown in foreign countries because
of the establishment OF the rescue
stations.
Government mining engineers thor.
oughly trained In the use of rescu,
apparatus are In charge OF these res.
cue stations and others II be put
IN charge OF the new ones 90 be 10.
Gated. They are constantly in readi
ness 10 30 at moments notice to
any disaster that mig, occur In their
district With properly equippe.
rescuing corps wearing oxygen hel.
NETS many Ives can be saved II the
rescuers can reach the mine within
two or three hours after the eXplo.
sion. When an explosion occurs III
a coal mine the re-establishment OF
the ventilating current Is often de-
layed several hours. and many lives
may be lost apparently because res
cuers have been unable to advance
beyond the area where the mine was
ventilated SO they may find persons
who had suffered no phys cal injury
from the explosion. but were slowly
dying from inhalation OF the poisonous
and non.life-supporting gases.
When mine explosion occurs with.
In radius permitting the transporta.
t!on Of apparatus from the rescue sta.
ton 10 the scene OF the disaster. a
trained rescue corps Is sent In all pos
sible haste and with the concurrence
OF the state mine inspectors and mine
owners. local miners. preferably men
who have personal knowledge of the
mine. are properly instructed in the
use OF the apparatus. The rescuers,
each equipped with an oxygen helmet
and a portable electric lamp, enter
and make an exploration for the pur-
pose OF finding any men who may
have been overcome by the after
gases OF the explosion. When maa
is found he Is Immediately taken out
side OF the mine. or 10 some station
inside the mine where the atmos.
phere is breathable, and there rescu.
ers endeavor TO revive him by admin
istering oxygen and by exercising his
body.
Each rescue corps carries resusci-
tating cabinet. which consists OF cyln-
ders charged with oxygen a flexible
breathing bag. fex BILE tube. and a
hood that fits over the mouth and
nostrils OF the patient.
These stations established by the
government are also to be headquar-
ters OF the engineers In charge for
the study OF the waste OF coal In min
lng-one OF important things which