Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1901-03-02 | Page 4 | Fire Drill for Miners

FIRE DRILL FOR MINERS HE DIAMONDVILLE MINE NE TRAGEDY calls attention to the need of I 1 I the th of a suitable fire ie drill for workers in mines In the present pr sent Instance In tance had such a precaution been taken talton there is good rea reason reason son to believe that all of the score or more of miners who were caught in the death trap would have escaped There Thore was an exit by which one man es escaped escaped escaped but unfortunately ly it was unknown to the majority of the men Had every man been baen b Informed of this means of ot escape in case of fire and had they been properly drilled so 50 as 8 to have made for the exit in an orderly manner as U soon BOon as ag a the alarm was given there Is little question but the majority if not all of ot the men would have escaped The value of careful ill iU was exemplified yesterday in the fire that de destroyed destroyed the Nebraska r where every prisoner was marched in safety aCety from the hurni building without one of them escaping from the guards guros Such Su h results can be attributed only to the training that the in inmates inmates mates matas are given every day da Had It not been for this or some such preparation preparation preparation the fire would undoubtedly have hae ha e resulted In the loss of or dozens of ot lives and In terrible disorder Time and again In schools and other public institutions institutions tione where the fire lire drill has been Introduced its efficacy has been demon demonstrated demonstrated demonstrated The Tha liability of or mines to confusion Is so certain to result in tragedy that it would seem advisable to make it compulsory for mine own not only to provide suitable escapes but to maintain a system of fire drill Chili that will enable the men man to make use of them when emergency arises without hesitation or confusion I