The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1909-02-18

IS O; | ne, ~ 81
kEEag sa IH a4I powder used and ( III
/ 4 rsf 4 t Z tasaes aiit paata
4 TO T he SAFETY Oh the
tHe BSit I: Ibis ha ppy condition pre-;
y. I,n 4, bs$ Jalne4
there <seefqS TO be NO effort made :toI
Know tlass her f enter;
tite mines the a tstii of eapioS
siyesa they sGarry ~, The foreman
Of these 4Istnss, Instead ,joff 4 lark
solely to safety Or the Isl hes. is
engaged IN all other kiAds$o Of. bust
moss cennsctedi wifK itthaS so sfS i6aa
The COMMITTEE reports ) that fherS
e eea sssa 81 a,5sH pfGssass 81 inta
tiers, chief among which is the sili Z
ploymentt}of shot .Arsrs. IandS; sI,a 3
tamped with clay or some hon non
~, e material These hssXss n.y.
The report says that in almost ali
the mine exploBio IONS thar II ave Ssdccuf-
red. negligence was the caGse Sof
them, soma2on the part of esopen
ators and some on the: part 2pf 1.-THE
miners, and aim st all 81 FthSm we're
prtncipa4 violation: Ifs stootine OFF
ing violated and that the miners
aud regulations or the eomnany, the
the solid: No ompSnY sRnaid per-
NIT thtss practice. BY ths asta blish-
ment OF 81 mine forenaaa in the
mine, who would .giYesit Ais careful
lattentfon these matters would be
absplu telSSbrohen np. |@>>>' So.
4" B. . Il, { Branch Mine. =. = - /,
| =, The report: claims that the two
Lick BREACH explosions occurred, id
a. InirtsBf that swas being operatedSsin
total disregard OF law. when the
exp losi S,lis toeeurred, the men = were
KorkingStfS 49, to 25G.fass ahead
kof the airsaSwhioh u.s. in ;YfolatIon Of
I the law. 2 After the explosion, an iiffr&
I SpoctioR s or the mine rAeYeaIe ed: the
ACT ;that4shooting OF tho solid was 81
generally practiced by a. plea +of %ig.
norance; says the report. ut was its
and the non enforce OF the. rules
were sh apting 1off tho solid: The re-.
duty to know that: the INV was be-
half hoursFbefore the explosion, but
port says that the IAN Was satbppea d
4 the result Of the violation os MWa
the chief mine inspector did not be-
tleVe this was a cont 6ry Cause.
And the committee does not under.
take te;say. that the violation of the
law in regard to workihg ahead . of
the. air contributed to the 5iakplosi on
because the explosion took place
near a".breakthrough. 7...
How far or, to- what extent the
disregard E1f' the law Iin&%ffifs mine
contributed to the explosion and the
loss OF life this committee cannot
| row say. The grossest negligence IN
the opinipn OF the committee that
was 'praGfbced at this mine, both by
the department of m ines and the on
Grating aefn pany, was TO Hsri3ift. tie
men TO GO into that part. OF the mine
and begin work, which; Was not at
fected by 5the first e2piost6n. \, II ere
cannot be any excuse ON the part, OF
Il either Of the operater: or tfhT depart
ment, for permitting the Miners to
enter this part. of the milne Chat was
II ne't:Ta by the,x ret sx,l 0siof
Isuhti1,, tneszrnine: had ~ been earfefulis
examined amd found to be be; safe and
free Of latent dangers. u 1t seems to
1.-THE commuters as proof that neither
/ the department nor the, operator are
fully awake "to>5. the dangers sur
rounding them y !, H.. =
4 j3-SZ TheaN New. Fill. -. ::
| TN g. >sesbief OF the, mine depart
! ment.5 and, ma ny Of the operating
companiess, hsye prepared a bill and
Submitted y itsto The, legislature in
many, instances modifying the, pres
emf Jaw. This bill is not approved
nor, :.disapproYal :, BY, the committee.
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