Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1912-09-10
Especial Correspondence to che Herald !

special Correspondence a. che Herald
Washington. Sept "a world
wide movement for greater safety
among the several million men who
work In tho mines, suggested by DR.
Joseph Holmes. the director OF
the United States bureau ct Mines
VIII De inauguratcd az the pUtsburg
experiment station of the bureau
september ~. when government OF
iicials from the leading nations oil
tn" earth convene 60 discuss the
great problem before them Invita-
tions 10 participate in such r. con-
/ ference have been extended by tho
federal government tht 1ugh the state
department ana the American am
Countries that have mining Interests.
/ including Great Britain. Germany
| France, Belgium. Austro- Hungary.
Mexico sad Canada.
The army OF coal miners through
out the world numbers NOR, than
| 100000 men ana each year between
| 5000 and 1000 meet death through
accident The death rate among these
men Ia 1910 was Eli Ia every 600
employed. Ia the United States alone
! In the same year. ?SS4 men were
killed IN the coat rines a." 3.9i in
every 1000 employed. with conditions
worse In the United States than In
any other country. IL Is expected that
the conference OF experts viii result
In great goods to this country and
perhaps a lesspning Of the death rate
Ia the world.
Tho pv.,.ptt,n 81 non, H., .,,a
gas explosions in the mines will be
| the general theme of the conference
= officials. who viii continue In session
| az pittEburg for ten days The
| United States has the only expert
| mental mine In tho world and the
visitors, who are anxious To see H..
viii witness actual coal dust eS-
| plosions IN the mine Nearly all ct
the visitors are the heads ut cx.
| piosiyes- testing stations in their re-
spcctivc countries ana the conference
viii cndeaNor 90 develop more uni
form. and II possible. new methods at
testing explosives II ~ believed that
such conference will contribute
largely 90 the initiation OF improve
mentg In mining and win be helpful
In the adoption OF safer mining equip
ment and methods.
| Great Britain ~ az vet undecided
49, 90 which officials viii represent u,
hut viii probably order Capt Arthur
Deshorongh. his majcsty's Inspector
| of explosives, or u. 4. y Rcdmuynr,
the chief Mine inspector. Dr W T..
| GaTforh. the head 80 the famous cN-
! misunderstanding stations 1t Arofts.
England, has also been invited.
| France has already accepted tho
invitation and win send So this coun-
| nv J Tanlunnel, In charge ut the cX-
| misunderstanding station "a, LEVIN,
| France Mr. Taainnncl n noted
| throughout the scicu, rlr world us tho
man who originally advocated the
| placing ut stone dust Ia coal mines tu
prevent The spreading of disastrous
coal dust explosions
Belgium. too has accepted the in
vitation and VIII De represented hy
Victor Wattcyne. the head st the
Belgium mining department and in
| charge of the oXplosivcs.toStlnE sta
ton at Frcmcriea Belgium. Mr.
Wattcync rs well known authority
! upon the cause ana prevention ui
/ mine disasters ana was among tho
ilfM at IN, scientific men Co pro-
claim that coal dust iu hituminous
mines WIS as dangerously cNplusiN,
as iiredump.
Germany may send B,rgusscssor
Bcyling, the head OF the German a.
piuslVcs station The American am.
bassador az berlin has also been In
struCted 10 Invite the attendance cd
I .a
ing stations at Bnuthcn, Dbcrschic'
sicn and teucuKirchcn Germany
The ambassador az Vienna has in.
yitcd tho representative Of the cN.
misunderstanding station az Mahr.
Ostrau. Austria. also MesFrs. C2aup.
linski and Jionsky, the engineer al
the underground testing station nj
Blbitz. Austria.