The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-11-29
NINE RESCUE WORK.

Pie mine.resctle station represents
one Of the most recent efforts TH:de
III tIife fSovernment 10 reduce the
nj f,Fflljr al fftdl acctdants In mines, and
& KS but enc feature Of a general study
eli the causes Of mine disasters NOW
beiEfs nm ertalzen by the Geological
suFfey at the mine-accitaents station
ia Pittsbur9, Pa.
1qiis huGnanitaEian work was start
Ell n Jniy 1905, by . nthoriz atton OF
CsonEr which appropriated $l0U,VoV
for this purpose, after four explosions
in cos mines in December, 1sOi, c0st
IA Z 100 lives These disasters startled
he entire country and led to gen
erai Inquiry into the death rates
sfiIoifE miners IN the UnMed States
Staffstfcs gathered by the uaise e.
states seologu ad Survey showed z' ..1a
miners killed and 4,S00 injured 10 snt
coil mines in 1906, and 3.l25 kihe as,
Sfiii 5. 800 dntpred TN 1907. Inc dea aon
rate tnr Il 997 was 4.S6 Tor every very ! ,oo.1
men empf1yeds IN 1905, lazy Noo i or,l
SSsfe sisftl al OF. 8 60 In every LOU elu-
'siS;Se;1 :, S.ffIS1cfaion Of 6T5 IN The nun
te,s nf deaths from 1907. EurCpean
t,ssSSssl.6roducffg countries show dealo
~ "a n, mining as low as 1 In ever!
I d1E1filen emnioyed and not more tnan
. n, csaier words, fer every Iian'
ffiiFi N european ccal mines irUui
Mn. fotir are killed in the MINES OIL
~ limited States. since 1883 1,9Ie
l,,ssif Al eco miners HI we been KIlt e,i
X Is Tintted States. The lower DEAN
,.sts a, European countries Is Que "
RE taEIfshment OF governrrielI> les<
s IND; sfahIcns for the tnvest9at g:
is,.nltInfIfs relating TO safety IN MINUS
inSltidtng the use OF explosives.
tpi3s Principal work at the PtttsGun!
q st5nu consists OF testing explosive;
~ ,lesfanntane their safety when nrea
3, ma presence Of explosive gas o.
n6aiI dust, and much progress mas az ~
'sSsay 5ieen mt.vta IN this work IL
tis3s T,,,rIpose OF the Government 10 col
,i,ns 3rie tests of explosives unttl eel
An ~ taasrn can he reccm1nen "
ia15gs mining bureaus, coat-mlhe oN"
- and miners as reasonably sale' :.
'rSe principal mlpe-reScue statl2a ~
Sc; ,,ralI,try is situated st PittsDuIE !,
). N fihe center OF the greatest cGal n E
H Ire world. A second sstalon va =,
Ken estaHhshed ut the Untversly, "
ffIIhois. taking care OIL anvestlsS ta,,,
IL ifiinnas, Indiana, M9chSgan. i yo',
SfF,ifAIern Missouri, and western ne 81,
Another ststton mas We ~ - 81
S6Fsiied at Knoxville. ,Ienn., W 49, ~.
~. AIeItania Tennessee. NmSlnla. q 49, Az,
ssli Kentucky, Georgia. and s9u .m =,
we Vingintin Other stauons WIN oa N
SkabIiShed at or 1ear tdle erea aua r;l,
feTs on accidents Pelh1ps "n +ors
&c l6cattd at Ratoa, N: Me- 1s.so ~ I Tni.
care Of the work IN New a NJ STontana
6FsSiio, Itfsn, Wyoming enD HionV aii =,
= y Hon has als1 been sufgeslei q.
81 ,a5te CITY. which will 'oe cehtra a
az 81 a Utah fields anal aceesstpIe; ~
M 2InrAaita and the Waslrnsv t on
ili5 r,ie coaa fields OF OKiaaoIia
8rsSnsas, and southwestern ,Mlss SnL
5rs 10 be covered by staIoh ie'-'
n6tii To- hester Okla .hor
f,0yefnNient mining enSineers ,e NO. ~,
ftIFiiiy traanel In The use OF resSue ~. Ma
n SST ~ have been ass tgned no uhs s' se
& fTeady established and are
~ e,e Z Tttenieht,s notice no 20 %
fzsster in taeir district Mhel
x, 9s,tl,sitn OCCURS In q coal n ll,l.
s,esi tF1aSti shiEsS Of the NentllatiIlf
sI,.rFffif IL cften 4delqSed several Luurs
III, Snafiy lives hive hesn lost Ppi
-. x L retenerS have bern un
sfls "a diyance beyond the SEGA WNei =
lie mine was yeSr.t 99tsatI IN SEnsr ', :.
All 6e r5 walo had suffered NO r.:
@itat i3ury from the explosion. H ,l
.shh were slowly dying rom hls,a
II6n 81 65isonptis and non ~, !
4n< g. sorcl1eIIy eS a,I Nat
resdils, corps sseatlrg o1ys ~ y /.
niny lives may Pc g avsSl LIN, ,.,iS,n twt
'i,Fss ia tts the exfEcilon
e.,-i, ~ fiie rscoftt at mines In Ioreig q
+''.tt' 4,li, tis,fs = sRtl1ffUped VIII