The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-02-20
RESCUE CAR ID
 60 OUT TODAY Will Make Educational Tour of Alabama Mines PLANS ARE OUTLINED Lectures and Practical Demonstra- tions Will Be Given for Instruc-
 ton of Miners and 9th
 CTS Interested

Accompanied by James Hllhouse. chief mine inspector, and other experts, the rescue car of the United States bureau of mines will leave this morning at o'clock on it's educational tour of Ala bama.
 The first stop will be made this morn- ing at Republic. where an outdoor, day light lecture will be delivered by Dr. J. J. Rutledge, the mining expert who Is in charge of the car. Tonight the experts will deliver an Illustrated lecture at Sayreton, where the car will remain all night.
 The car will go to Blossburg Tuesday morning. where a lecture will be deliv- cred, and Tuesday night stop will he made at Banner mines of the Pratt Con- solidated Coal company. From that point the car will go to Corona for two lec- lures. One will be at OaSman near Co., roma while the night lecture in all prob- ability will be delivered at the latter place.
 This schedule was announced yester- day as being as far as the stay of the car in Alabama has been definitely figured upon However 1t was stated that after these places have been visited, all of which are on the Southern railway, the car will be returned to Birmingham and start out on the Frisco.
 It was intended that the first trip be made over the Birmingham Mineral branch of the Louisville and Nashville railroad, but this was abandoned after Dr. Rutledge arrived in this city and fig ured out the schedule with local asso- ciates.
 It is the intention of the lecturers to permit at each station a thorough inspec- ton of the car and the technical equip ment which is carried aboard. The dem onstrations consist in resusicating miner who has been overcome with deadly gas and is all but dead. The work is carried on by two experts. one of whom is placed on the ground and the other applies the oxygen pumps to him and succeeds Tn relieving him of the inhales gases and other deadly underground fumes. The demonstrations of Dr. Rutledge and his crew of experts are thorough and en- able a miner to get within easy touch of the methods to employ when an injured fellow has been rescued.
 In addition to the demonst trations given, of which there are several, the lecture includes views upon canvas show ing the Red Cross in operation, the res cue corps of famous mines in the north and other interesting matter which is valuable in teaching the miners what to do in case of accident.
 In industrial circles, mine circles and among the railroad men the rescue car And at every station the car stops 1t will no doubt attract a large crowd. The car is not confined to any one class of work, but consists in teaching railroad men and others how to avoid serious injuries and how to take care of fellows who are injured away from immediate medical aid.
 Dr. Rutledge says the railroads have promised him all the accommodations needed to make quick and convenient schedules, and that he thinks the trips in Alabama will be made without any un- necessary loss of time.
 He plans to visit every important mine in this state spreading instructions to the workmen at the expense of Uncle Sam.
 After the district embraced by tho Southern has been worked. Associate h. spectors Nell and Dickinson will accom- Iany the rescue car in the place of Chief Inspector Hillhouse.
 w. R. Brown, the rescue station man ager in Birmingham, will also accom- pany the car on some trips.