Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1911-02-09
NINE RESCUE CAR ON CLINCH VALLEY.
Many Operators will Install Life Saving
Appliances,

Appliances.
Bureau of Mines Car No. 6, went west
yesterday morning to Dante where they
spent the day. They will be at Toms
Creek today and in Norton tomorrow
aud from Norton they will continue
west over the Louisville and Nashville
Railway for three weeks trip through
the coal fields of Lee county and In
Eastern Kentucky and Tennessee.
This car has been on the road since
November 18th. 1t is one of six in the
United States. The car has crew of
four men: DR.. J. J. Rutledge, engineer
in charge; John w. Key, foreman in
mine rescue work; VIM. A. Raudenbush.
first aid coal miner, and Charles Lamb,
cook. In addition to the crew Passed
Assistant Surgeon W. c. Rucker, of
the United States public health and
marine hospital service, is a guest on
the car for short time and is giving
lectures on sanitary subjects.
William Nicholson, district mine in
spector for the eleventh West Virginia
district, accompanied the car on its trip
from Bluefield and will assist in the
demonstration work while the car is in
Virginia.
There are on this car four mine rescue
apparatus of the latest pattern. togetg.-
er with the necessary supply tanks of
oxygen and the pump for COMPRISING
the oxygen. These helmets are for use
in rescuing men from mines after an
exposion, for use in exploring mines
after mine disaster and for fighting
mine fires. Each apparatus will have
enough oxygen to supply a man for two
hours and by carrying an extra oxygen
bottle and potash he wearer of the
| apparatus can remain for four hours in
the dangerous atmosphere. There also
two pulmotors on the car. These are
intended for use i'm relieving persons
who have been shocked by electric cur
rent or have been overcome by noxlous
gases or smoke
On the car is a supply of improved
safety lamps of standard make and also
rumber of electric safety lamps which
can be used in any atmosphere, and
are, therefore, especially suited for use
with the helmets since the wearers of
the helmets must go into places where
a safety lamp would not burn. These
electric lamps are gas proof and are
charged from the electric current
The car also carries a number of fire
extinguishers and nose for fighting fires.
The helmets have given excellent re-
suits in such work.
One of the most interesting things on
the car is collapsable cage which is in
tended for use at mine disasters where
the opening is shaft one and the hoist
ing apparatus has been destroyed by
the force of the explosion. This COL
lapsable cage is made wholly of steel
and weighs only about one hundred
pounds; it can be readily assembled and
lowered into the shaft by means of cable
of which material the car carries ZOO
feet
There is also a supply of stretchers
for carrying wounded men and q COM
plete first aid outfit, both for use in
the mines and for teaching work. This
outfit comprises teaching charts, band
ages, first aid packets, splints and anti
septics. The first aid coal miner has
charge of this part of the equipment
and instructs the miners in the first aid
work.
In the event of a mine explosion oc-
curing the car goes at once to the scene
of the disaster and assists in rescue
work. When not engaged in rescue
work the car crew train miners in res
cue and first aids work and the experts
delivers evening illustrated lectures or
methods for obtaining safe conditions
in mines and for investigating the causes
of mine explosions.