Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-10-26
Taft in Pennsylvania, Tues
day, October 81.
Committee Plans Vigorous and
Varied Entertainment.
Mine Safety Demonstration and a
Parade to Honor Dead Miners.

Pitt sburg, Pa. oct. "a strenuous
an varied entertainment filled with
" que features, has been arranged for
thr visit Of President Taft Il this city
or tire last day Of tie month. The
main events are the first annual meet
I'M; Of the national mine safety dem
on ;tration and tirst-aid Ito the -inJured
competition of the United States Blu
re,n III Mines; thu centennial Of the
BEGINNING of steam navigation on the
W, stern rivers, and. at night. the ban
qust OF the Pittsburg chamber Of
commerce.
he President will reach here IT 80
a Nj on October 81 from Chicago and
viii leave here for Morgantovn. W..
Va. early the next morning. Pitts
bug was to have been the last stop
OF the President on his present trip
before returning 10 Washington but
thc trip was extended to include par
tic patton IN the installation of Off
GERS of the University OF West Nir-
gi! ia. the dedication of the Lincoln
Farm Memorial at Hodgensvil!e, KY,
a brief rest at Hot Springs. Va,
visit II several places in Tennessee
AMI a stop at Cincinnati to vote on
November :.
2 fter breakfast in his private car,
the President will go To Forbes Field
wi ere will be held the competition of
the iirst-aid -to-the-iniured teams from
all parts of the country under the au-
spi es of the United States Bureau of
Mines Tho mine safety demonstra-
tioas will be held at the conclusion of
the competition. In the test Of eNplo-
sivcs a huge gallery, or miniature coal
mine, will be used.
The permissible explosive, equal to-
one half pound or 40 per cent. nitro
glycerine dynamite will be first placed
in The gallery Within will be 1873
pou ,ids OF fine coal dust distributed
IN. formly throughout with twenty
POI nds on wooden bench at the
mouth of the gallery With the firing
of the permissible explosive no eX-
pIo lion of coal dust is anticipated. The
sane experiment. however. Will he re-
na;. ted for the President and this time
hla X blasting power Will be used as
the explosive An explosion OF coal
dust is expected u follow the firing of
the black powder. Immediately after
the coal dust explosion foremen miners
euripped with various types of artiii-
cial breathing apparatus will enter the
gallery and recover supposed victims
of The death dealing gases As he
res .lters bring oUt the victims, the
first aid miners Will be on hand 10 re-
suscitate those overcome. demonstrate
ing the use of artificial respiration and
oxveen respirativ" apparatus
4 number OF doves will be carried
into the gallery Immediately after the
explosion biologists have discovered
that carbon menoNide. OF white
damp" which follows The ignition of
gas in coal dust affects birds much
more quickly than men. When the
birds show distress il is a warning toI
rescucrs TO seek safety and take meal
surcs to disspate the gas. In thel
tests here ti-Nivisectionists will have
no complaint to make because the
hirds will be resuscitated by the use of
oxygen and viii suffer no ill-effeets
Al the conclusion of the |
mine experiments and the competitions
President Taft VIII present medals tol
the victors.
IA