The Sun. [volume] (Price, Utah) 1915-1932, 1915-10-08
ANNUAL FIRST AID AND Mine RESCUE CONTEST Of
THE UTAH FUEL COMPANY, HELD AT CASILt JAIL
ny G. IT, GIBBS, Geoloeist,
Utah Fuel Company. In salt Lake
Mining Review.

Al Castle Gate on August 2tst OF
this year, was held the annual first |
AID and mine rescue contest Of Utah |
Fuel company contest Of unusual
interest 20 all mining men whether
engaged In metalllferous or coal min
ing. on account Of the thorough train |
ing shown by contestants In aiding |
men injured In underground accidents
and rescuing them In case OF their be- |
ing cut of by fire or from other
causes.
The contest ~ In the nature Of an
annual outing. which II taken part In
by all Of the Utah camps ~ the COM
pany. Special trains were run from
Clear Creek. Winter Quarters and
sunnyside 60 Castle Gate. About fif-
teen hundred people came from these
camps 90 Join In the festivities. lend
ing their moral ~ we'll as vocal sup
port 60 their home teams. The mine
bands from sunnyside. Clear Creek
and Castle Gate were In attendance
and displayed much rivalry IN furn-
tahing entertainment Tor the crowd.
Between good music. close. quick first
aid and mine rescue work. baseball
game. dancing. etc. there was some
thing doing all the time. Visitors
were n unit In voicing their unquali-
fled approval OF the meet. and In
thanking the Castle Gate Welfare as
aociation for the royal manner In
which they had been entertained.
The meet was held nj Castle Gate
on account Of It's central and favor
able location for handling the crowd.
The superior facilities are largely due
90 the fact that Castle Gates mines
are the largest fuel mines % the com
pany. primarily due 10 the superior
quality 81 Castle Gate coal.
The contests were of unusual inter-
est In that In addition 10 the regular
prizes offered. the winning team gets
n free trip Co the Panama Pacific In
ternationai exposition at San Francis
co the latter part Of this month. at
the expense Of the Utah Fuel COM
pany. Tho prizes were aH follows.
First Prizc-porsorsion 81 n hand
some silver loving cup for one year
ito become the permanent owner Of
same N won three years Ia success
sion). Gold medal 60 each member
OF the team.
Second prizc-siivcr medal to each
member OF the team.
In addition 10 winning the above
first prizes. the winning team viii
compete for the Interstate champion
ship OF the United States Ia first aid
and mine rescue work, 90 be held at
San Francisco this month.
To be assured ~ impartial judges
In the contests. parties not connected
with the company were requested To
aud acted as Judges. They were J. G..
Roberts, mining engineer. United
States bureau of mines. Denver, Colo;
J. ". Petit state coal mine inHpcc-
cor. aud n. n. sanderson. represent
Ing the Dracgcr oxygen Helmet com
pany.
All contests were worked out TO
comply strictly with the rules which
will govern the Joint field meet at
San Francisco. and with the eXcep-
ton OF the problem Ia rescue work,
were selected from practice prob
lens suggested by the bureau of mines
and milne safety association. These
problems were Ms follows;
First Aid Work.
one Man Event-Man has been
overcome by gnH. II II impossible Co
carry him In erect position. Carry
him twenty feet to place where bearer
can assume erect position, then carry
for twenty feet by shoulder carry.
Perform artificial respiration boy
achaeffer method Tor one minute
TINE Tor performing event eight
minutes.
Two Man Event-Man found lying
face up, shoulders resting on electric
wire. unconscious, shoulders burned
Rescue and give treatment Time for
performing event, eight minutes.
Three Man Eyent-Puncture wound
OF palm OF right hand bright red
blood. small cut on calf Of les with
slight bleeding; left ankle sprained
Treat the ease. Tive Tor performing
event. eight minutes.
Full Team Evcnt-Conpound frac'
ture OF left thigh; wound three Inches
long calf OF right leg: cut on outer
surface OF right forearm with profuss
bleeding. Treat and carry patient on
AN improvised stretcher twenty-fiv,
yards Time for performing event
twelve minutes.
The following took part In the firsl
aid contest,
Castle Gate No. 2 Mine Team
Captain. Robert Henderson. Leonard
Taylor, Albert wardell, John ltamage
John Hreinson John Henderson.
Clear Creek No. I Mine Team
Captain. ELI Gourdin, John Erkala
Joe Ward. John Serampa, Arthur
Walker. Elmer HUFF
sunnyslde No. 2 Mine Team-Cap
tain. NJ. n. Detweiler, Zeph Thomas
T. J. johnson George Clark, J. w
Little john. George Usher.
Utah Mine No. I Mine Team-Cap'
tain. J. w. Haddow. Ray wilde, Ber
Ludwig. Dave Wilde. Thomas VIII
nsms. Joe kink.
Winter Quarters No Mine Team
Captain. T. G, Harvey, John Thorpe
James Hall. Horace simpson, STANLEY
Harvey. Noah Potter Gin mine res
cue work John Thorpe, captainl
Somerset. Colo, No. I Mine Team
Captain. Henry Richards, Ira San
burn. Albert kirkpatrick. Herman
Nies. Robert Williams, Jr., Joe Stan
ley.