Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1912-04-30
NINE life SAVER
TAKE GREATEST
RISKS OF ALL
Bureau Of Mines Rescue Work
ers Have Most Hazardous
Occupation; Two Already
Sacrificed in Work.

Especial Correspondence 90 ilcrnid.)
Washington, April 2S.--Tho most
hazardous occupation known TO man
Is that Of ife-sayer in the service of
tbs United states bureau of mines,
n IL popularity supposed that deep
sea diving has the highest mortality
rate among an the dangerous call
ings. het Il Is not TO be compared
with rescue work IN the first year
OF this service two out Of the twenty
four experienced miners employed bs
tina bureau IN this desperate worx
have given their lives while attefapt-
ing 60 save others. Seven Others ha1e
fallen unconscious ia the poisonous
vapors Of the mines and have oeen
rescued only after the most heroic
efforts OF their comrades. and then
rcsuscltated by the use OF the modern
oxygen apparatus Ia the aksllfui hands
Of The employees OF the bureau.
sattistlelans have a cold. calculat-
ing method Of fInding the compare
tive risk OF tho different industries
and they usually figure on the num-
Der OF men killed per 1000 employed
/ ~ q years tsme. on this haals. tho
mortality rate among bureau OF mines
rescners Is so IN 1000 men--the
highest death rate known 10 any oc-
cupation.
With such a fearful record before
them. Il might bo Thought that min
crs would hesitate about engaging in
such a business, but this 10 not the
case. Miners are as bravo body of
men az can be found la any Indus
try. and those who have been trained
ia rescue work By the bureau Of
mines gnd have sought employment
as lire-sayers, are imbued with tho
spirit that they are engaged IN a
great work. which promises within "A
j few years 10 materially reduce the
disgraceful death rate Ia American
mines. -
That the nfe-savers have made a
good beginning Is shown ia the rec-
i oraa Of the bureau OF mines. In the
period OF one year forty enlombed
miners have been rescued directly
through the efforts OF the bureaus
men and perhaps as many more by
Individual miners who were trained
ia rescue work by the bureau OF
mines. Best OF an. the federal res
cuers have stopped the death roll
among volunteer hfe-sayers ~ disar.
ters In the past Il IL said that q
reScner has given up his life foi
every man saved. Forty resnuer.
were killed at HuEnn. Wyo.. Two year,
nso, trying 10 rave fourteen entombed
mon A ihc cherry mine fire ~
Illinois twelve volunteers who wenl
lnio the mine ,se brought up o.
! the cage iifeioss
/ fae
lhia great work bal ene volunteer res
cuer ln the last claht of ten diRas
tcrs has lost his ilfc. and this wal
hero in Colorado who loaned hii
heltset "a a dying niuen The iattcl
was sawed bul tine frsesef WAS leun,
dead where he had given up his hel
met.
ia the accomplishment OF this, a.
said before. the bureau 81 mlnoa hal
had two martyrs Joseph Evans o
Wilkes Barre, Pal,, "a tho pancoas
coliiery fire. Throop. Pa. April
1911, and John Ferreil, EiiFworth
Pa, at fire IN the cherry Valley mine
WaHhington county. Pa, lnuuaFy ~
1912. Evans. who had boon an ex
porienced n,iner ANA milne forsmal
for years. had been trained BY IN
bureau OF mines and had charge o
lhe milne rescue car that responds
SO the call Tor ald. 10 lost his ~
while pressing forward In the sul
locating Gasea 10 loeats eatombe
miners and bring them 20 a place Q
safety All indications show thu
Evans died from ospr-oxertlon in hi
heroic efforts 60 save tho liyas o
men. some of whom 40 had know
personally, having worked ea a mine
ln that section Of the ceal fields.
Terrell was exploring q burnln
mine with she idea % hatermlnln
whether Il was safe for the miner
4 10 enter when he met death. n
had gone la the mime with anothe
federal raseucr who had become az
! foeted 81 the geses ana who had tol
4 Terrell be- Intended % set % On
4 fresh ale as soon ~ posaibie IN
second rescuer staggered fainung ou
4 OF the mine. rui Fsrroll failed 20 fol
\ low as be hno promised. Anothe
bureau reaeuaf. alarmed ~ the fat
( uro o. Fefreli 20 appear, went
! search Of him. Later ne retufne
q and foll unconscious. fuli enoin'
g fcecAVr endeaeofed 20 dnd Fcrrc
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