| Show RECENT FIRST AID MINE RESCUE CONTEST MOST successful EVER HELD the sixth international first aid and mine rescue contest held at pittsburgh pa august 30 and 31 and september 1 under the auspices of the united states bureau of mines according to official report was the most successful of these important annual mine so far conducted the contests were participated in by forty seven first aid teams and eighteen mine rescue teams comprised of approximately miners skilled in these humane practices the first aid teams were from thirteen states as follows arizona california colorado illinois indiana kentucky louisiana maryland montana pennsylvania utah virginia and west virginia the mine rescue teams were from six states viz arizona illinois maryland pennsylvania virginia and west virginia four of the teams were from metal mines two being from arizona and one each from utah and montana two teams from california and louisiana represented the petroleum industry the remaining teams were from coal mines the pittsburgh chamber of commerce cooperated with the bureau of mines in the arrangements for the contests the highest highe st honors of the meet first prize in the combination first aid and mine rescue contest was awarded to the team from the coal Crop oration seward pa of which P A frear was captain second place in this corn com contest went to the phelps doag e corporation in metal etal mining team from bisbee ariz of which T J jewell was captain the third prize in combined first aid and mine rescue proficiency went to the pittsburgh coal companas Comp anys team from gallatin Gal letin pa charles weber captain in the first aid contests the metal mining team of the anaconda copper mining company butte mont C 0 connell captain won first place second place in the first aid contests was won by the metal mining team of the phelps dod dodge e corporation from morenci ariz thomas soule soude captain third place in first aid went to the team of the standard oil company of louisiana leo F mcgowan captain in the mine rescue contests first place went to the team of the coal corporation seward pa P A frear captain second place in mine rescue went to the coal min ing team of the frick coal company mt pleasant pa the captain being john brooks third prize in mine rescue went to the metal mining team of the phelps dodge corporation bisbee ariz T N jewell captain |
