| Show FIRE DAMP dampf TERRIFIC FORCE SED IRED CANYON CANY cinta wye mini march 31 1895 in a casual stroll in the he vicinity of the late terrible dl U leader eallar of the 0 P no 5 mine the sad aad scenes of scattered fragments frag mente around the entrance to the mine of a once respectable surface plant meet the eye in every direction and in silent allent pondering as aa to cause and efteni the thought arise arif iee what must be the force developed by the me gas explosion of thin abia mine to produce such a ave apart from the aur face plant that has throw a 61 helpless victims into the great beyond A cubic foot of fire damp meth hydride when lighted gives ten cubic ctet ft et of flame which creates a partial vacuum ot of 9 cubic leer feet at sea aea jovel jevel a vacuum la Is equal to thirty pounds pressure pree aare per square inch but in tilene bene high mountain regi where the barometer duee does not dot rise higher than 25 Inc inobe heip 1 it gives an atmospheric pressure of 1227 pounds alper jer square inea or pounds per equale foot fool hence the pressure on tn no partial vacuum WOW woula be equal to pounds per equale tool root who can wonder at the tion of life and property with a lorce force developed on every square equale foot of surface in the mine lille ime thio I 1 it we take one entry at feet equal to square feut feet area there would be a force oi pounds rushing through the entry at the speed of this fire forcing away everything before it what chance then tur for trail frail humanity to i and against the blast in such euch a torn I 1 B R B R HODGSON P B s rhe C P company I 1 am given to understand has haa already given to the bereaved families I 1 will send end account of money received up to the latter part pan of the week |
