The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1911-08-04
AID FOR INJURED.
Bureau of Mines to Hold Field
Meet at Pittsburg.
MkilY MINERS TO ATTEND.

Trained Teams Will Demonstrate Life
Saving Devices and Give Exhibitions
of Skill In First Aid to Injured arI
Rescue Work
The bureau of mines will hold a ma
tional first aid to the injured field
meet on Saturday, Sept 10. in Arsenal
park. pittsburg. President Taft, Sec
rotary of the Interior Fisher and Dr.
Joseph A. Holmes, director of the bu
reau of mines. will attend and speak
to the miners. The bureau of mines
will have the cooperation of the
Pittsburg Coal Operators association
and the American Red Cross. 1t is
expected that between 10000 and 81
0OO miners will attend, and many of
the important coal companies will
send their trained first aid and rescue
corps to take part In the exhibition.
Already number of teams have en-
tered and are training for the event.
which promises to be the most impor
tant gathering of miners ever assem-
blcd.
Arsenal park is the site of the test
ing station of the bureau of mines.
and the experts of the bureau are
busy arranging for a unique program.
Congressman Wilson of Pennsylvania
is active in promoting the meeting, he
Iot Of hn mi
tee in the house of representatives. as
well as coal miner himself. The
teams from the various coal mines
will give exhibitions of their skill in
bringing injured miners from the
mines and caring for their wounds.
Many of these teams have been in
structed in first aid by the surgeons
of the American Red Cross and also
by the rescue corps of the bureau or
mines.
Between 5000 to 5000 miners are
injured each year in the United States.
some so seriously that they die per
haps months afterward, and others are
SO MANNED that they are cripplcs for
life The work of the first aid to the
injured" teams is to give the proper
emergency treatment so that injuries
will be lessened in seriousness and
some of the fatalities perhaps avoided
In the anthracite region of Pennsyl-
vania the first aid work has been
highly developed through the good
work of the American Red Cross. and
many lives have been saved through
the prompt and efficient work of the
members of the various corps. This
movement has become 50 popular in
the anthracite region that annual field
contests between the teams are held
each year in the presence of thousands
of spectators. Prizes are given to
the winners by the American Red
Cross and the operators join i'll with
contributions of badges and cups. Fol
lowing the example Of the anthracite
regions and directly as the result OF
the instructions in first aid to the in
iured and in the helmet rescue work
being introduced in all parts of the
United States by the rescue cars and
stations of the bureau of mines, teams
bituminous mining districts throughout
the country. The members of these
teams are eager to show their Skill
and will take part in the exhibition.
The union miners also are giving every
assistance possible to the bureau of
mines in its laudabIe efforts to con
serve human life.
In addition to the exhibition by the
first aid teams the miners will wit
ness gas and coal dust explosions in
miniature. which will be staged in the
great explosive gallery of the bureau
Of mines. In Arsenal park there will
also be temporary gallery which will
resemble Il coal mine This will be
placed at the bottom of Il natural am
phitlcater. giving a clear view to
thousands of persons. There will be
i gas explosion in this play mine;
miners will be entombed. and one of
tLp government rescue corps in oxygen
bella e. win enter and save the men.
one side of the miniature mine will
20 opcu its entire length in order that
,he uHIookcrs may witness everything
nat happens in an underground nor
or except the loss of life The ia
aoNF oxygen helmets that members
e l'e rcScEc corps of the bureau wear
IA which have been instrumental in
"via~ Il number of lives will be on
/ '~h'h.tion ana explained to the miners.
] I've oXvgen reviving apparatus. which
automatically takes the poisonous
2Sy3 from the lungs of an asphyXiat-
"a miner and fills them with oxygen.
i'll also be demonstrated. This ap-
/ u@ralus has already brought back to
[ cons iouSncss Il number of miners Civ
on up as dead.