East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-08-14
10000 WILL ATTEND
SAFETY LECTURE

washington, ID. C., Aug. IA
Thirty thousand miners are expect
ed to attend the great nat onal Mine
Safety Demonstration to be held in
Pittsburg, Pa, October &c and 81 un-
der the auspices of the Federal Bu-
reau of Mines, the American Red
Cross, the Pittsburg Coal Operators
association and the United Mine
Workers of America.
The date, which was originally set
for September 16, has been changed
so that President Taft may be pres
ent on the second day, October 81, to
witness the mimic mine explosion in
temporary steel gallery on Forbes
field, an exhibition of rescue work
| by helmet miners following an ex-
| plosion, and to review the parade of
! miners.
The president will make an address
and will present souvenir prizes to
the miners taking part in the first
aid-to- ha-injured and rescue work
exhibitions Walter L. Fisher, secre-
tary of the Interior Department, Gov
ernor Tener, of Pennsylvania, and
Dr. Joseph A. Holmes, the director
of the Bureau of Mines will also be
present The general arrangement
for the demonstration are in charge
: of II. NJ. Wilson, engineer-in-c charge
1 of the Bureau of Mines.
! The demonstration, the purpose Of
which is to teach greater safety in
mining, will begin the morning Of
October 20, at the experiment sta
ton of the Bureau of Mines, Fortieth
and Butler streets. The first day will
be devoted to the interests of the mine
operators, mine owners, mining en-
! gineers and superintendents of mines.
! There will be an explosion Of coal
dust in the experiment gallery and
! tests of mine safety lamps in gas.
The dangers of electric sparks in gas
and coal dust will also be shown in
one of the galleries.
! A class of miners will be trained
in the use of the oxygen helmet which
permits breathing in poisonous gases
for a pe~iod of two hours. The oXy-
gen helmet has proven a valuable aid
in entering mines filled with fire
damp following an explosion.
In the afternoon, the operators,
engineers and superintendent will
witness an actual mine explosion in
the experimental mie Of the Bureau
at Bruceton, Pa, twelve miles from
Pittsburg. Coal dust will be allowed
to accumulate in the mine and black
powder, the use of which is strongly
urged against by the bureau in mines
where there are dangerous conditions
will be used In other words. the
bureaus experts will carry out in this
mine all the bad practices which they
believe lead to explosions.
The next morning, October 81, the
demonstrations will take place or
Forbes field, the Pittsburg baseball
park. in the presence of the president
of the United States and other dis
tinguished visitors. A temporary
steel gallery will be erected on the
playing field and the cause of the re-
cent great explosions in coal mines
will be dramatically shown in an ex-
plosion of coal dust. Immediately
following the explosion, members OF
one Of the rescue corps of the bureau
in their oxygen helmets, will rush in
to the smoke filled gallery and &C
through the work of rescue. Supposed
victims OF the explosion will be
brought forth and given first-aid-to-
the-injured.
Expert rescue teams from the prin'
cipal coal mines of the country viii
give friendly exhibitions and ther
the miners will pass in review of the
president. The parade of the miners
will continue downtown to the river
front where a special pier has beer
assigned them to witness the marine
parade in honor of the centenary OF
the beginning of steam navigation or
the Ohio river. The miners demon
stration will conclude at noon and
the remainder of the day will be TAX
en- up with the river centennial.