Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-06-10
FIRST AID WORK
AT BALL PARK
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First aid teams from Ogden, Boone.
Carney two teams, Des Moines three
teams, Bussey, Sewers, Buxton two
teams, Hiteman, Hooking, Mystic two
teams, Bear Creek, Bidwell and Fos-
ter will enter the contest. There are
six men in each team.
Arrangements to hold the Milwau.
kee train leaving for Seymour and in
termediate points at 4:30 p. m. until
6 o'clock are being made. This will
give all who live ON this line ample
time to witness the demonstration and
catch the train for their respective
homes. Word from the Chicago Office
of the road had not been received to
the request early this afternoon.
The purpose OF these annual first
aid field meets is to stimulate interest
and proficiency and to spread the idea
of safety first and first aid to the
injured" as the hour may come in any
mine, mill or vorkship when the man
who Is trained in first aid work may
administer first aid to himself or a
fellow worker when injured and thus
save suffering and perhaps save limb
or even life.
The committee on arrangements iss
P. H. Waterman OF the coal operators,
w. H. Rodgers of the mine workers,
r. T. Rhys, state mine inspector, Dr..
w. A. Lynott Of the bureau of mines
and J. N. Weidenfeller, secretary Of
tho Ottumwa Commercial club.
The contest will be held In the ar
mory If weather conditions will not
permit an out door meeting.
Bureau Sends Car.
The mine rescue car which arrived
tn the city Wednesday is stationed on
tho east side of the Milwaukee passen-
ger station, where the public is invited
to inspect 1t and It's equipment Fore
man J. b. Davies Is In charge Of the
car, and T. L Rachels, first aid miner;
w. d. Ryan, safety commissioner of
the United States; DR.. w. A. Lynott,
mine surgeon, and negro cook, make
up the remainder Of the personnel of
the car.
A full equipment for all kinds of
work in the mines Is carried on board
the car. There are ten Westphalia
breathing apparatuses. one Draeger,
two Fluess Davis, one thirty minute
Draeger and one thirty minute F1uess
Davis. This form of apparatus con-
sists Of two tanks containing ninety
five per cent oxygen and five per cent
nitrogen, with pressure of 1874
pounds per square inch, to be carried
on the back, and two canvas bags for
the breast, one containing the fresh
air and the other impure air. These
can be used with perfect safety for
two hours. m....-
There are al kinds Of first aid ma
te11at on board the car, including four
stretchers, surgical instruments and
medical appliances, designed to rem
edy ali manner Of accidents which may
occur in the mines. A telephone sys-
tenn is used for the work in the mines,
and q canary bird is kept on hand for
the purpose of discovering carbon
monoxide or white damp. There are
thirteen safety lamps ready for in
slant use. A full equipment is car
ried for making repairs, as the safety
Of human life depends upon the ef-
ficiency Of the machines. There Is al
SO small cannon on board which Will
be used to demonstrate the explosl-
billty OF coal dust at the Myrtle street
park Saturday.
There are twelve berths on the car,
which can be used in case of accidents.
A kitchen, dining room, Office, loung-
ing room and demonstrating room
make UP the car, which is heated by
a hot water system. The purpose OF
this car, which is sent out by the
bureau Of mines, is to give demonstra-
lions in the use of the mine apparatus,
to help save life in the event Of acct
dents, and to make repairs about the
mines. The car which Is located In
Ottumwa at present has its headquar-
ters in Pittsburg, Kas., and covers the
states Of Iowa, Missouri, Kansas. Ark
ansas. Oklahoma and Texas. It is sub
1ect to immediate call to any part of
the United States for duty. It arrived
in this city from Marcelline, Mo-, and
will leave Sunday morning at 1880
o'clock for Joplin, Mo-, to attend the
inspectors institute on June 1S, IA
and il.