New-York tribune., 1910-11-22
President Taft ConnendS Pro-
posed Work of Museum.
AIM TO PROTECT WORkMEN
Inventions to Conserve Human
Life Displayed in Engineer
ing Building.

The interest OF President Taft in the
permanent exhibit of safety devices for in
dustrial workers opened last night by the
American Museum of Safety is shown in a
letter which was read at the meeting Of the
organization. SAYS the President:
I write to express my interest in the
work which the American Museum Of
Safety proposes to do in fostering the de-
velopment and adoption Of appliances To
conserve human life. The whole civilized
world is stirred with anxiety and hope
for the adoption of those safety devices
which will prevent the loss OF life and
limb in Industrial pursuits, and l do not
known of any method of bringing about
the use Of such safety devices more ef-
fectively than in exhibitions of them in
many varieties in such a museum as
YOURS
Former Governor Hughes, now Associate
Justice of the United States Supreme Court,
also takes great interest IN the movement
10 protect the lives OF ;he workmen. He
writes:
From the outset have been deeply in
terested in the work of the museum be-
cause Of the appalling number of accidents
seemingly preventable and the Importance
Of directing public attention in every pos
sible way TO all precautionary means and
appliances which may be feasible. We
should make every endeavor TO put stop
10 this unnecessary waste of life and ef-
fort. I congratulate you upon the progress
which has already been made in the de-
velopment of the museum, and 1 trust that
through the opportunity il affords for the
exhibition Of devices and through the in
terest thus aroused. the measure of pro-
~ n II
creased"
The exhibit which is on view in the
Engineering Building at No. 29 West 39th
street includes all manner of appliances
and devices. There are safety gasolene
cans for use in garages, sound detec-
tor that resembles a big stethoscope,
and is used 10 look for strains and breaks
in machinery. safety crank for motor
cars. firemen's respirators. smoke helmets
wire face masks and a new air lock for
the "sand-hogsf' The horse is not neg
lected. for his steel chain shoes for winter
are on show. Sanitary appliances are eX-
hibited as well, and fire is recognized as
a hazard. There are asbestos shingles,
and an automatic device, operated by heat,
that sends in an alarm by telegraph and
signal on a board Another device is g
IRE GOGr WHICH SNitiSS OptIl ~ A1AC@NA4G -
pressure
s c. Dunham, president Of the 1raV-
elers Insurance Company, last night pre-
sented a gold medal, offered by his COM
nanv to the industry that has done the
most for the protection of its workmen, 10
the United States Steel Corporation. W.
/ 3. Dickson, one of the vice-presidents, ac-
cepted il for his corporation. Professor
I phaj of
( awards. announced that the trustees had
/ lsyvarfed The Scientic American gold
! SafeTv ScafrOlding Company of New York
! Other speakers were DR.. n. H. Tolman,
director of the museum, who used Ian
/ TERN slides TO illustrate his talk on acci-
dent prevention in Germany; T. c Mar
lin. chairman of the executive committee;
Edison s Lott. president OF the United
states Casualty Company, and DR.. n. E.
Ditman, chairman OF the department of
| sanitation.