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10 LIBRI IN INGLESE ASSOCIATI CON «AFTERDAMP»
Scopri l'uso di
afterdamp nella seguente selezione bibliografica. Libri associati con
afterdamp e piccoli estratti per contestualizzare il loro uso nella letteratura.
1
Lancashire Mining Disasters 1835-1910
He was well aware of what had happened and knew that he had to get out of the
place before the afterdamp came, with its suffocating effects. In spite of his
injuries, he picked himself up and began to run towards the shaft. Bodies lay in
each ...
2
Killing for Coal: America's Deadliest Labor War
Stinkdamp, blackdamp, afterdamp, firedamp, and so forth—their names all build
on an old Teutonic term meaning “an exhalation, a vapour or gas, of a noxious
kind.” As this etymology might suggest, these appellations referred not to
elements ...
3
South Yorkshire Mining Disasters - Volume 1: The Nineteenth ...
I could proceed no further owing to the afterdamp . . . Two men held my arms and
took me to the Edmunds Main shaft . . . [and brought me out]. Iames White, who
lived at Stairfoot, was working with his trammer, Thomas Leary when the latter ...
4
The Proper Edge of the Sky: The High Plateau Country of Utah
directly into the afterdamp, the carbon monoxide that filled the tunnels after the
explosion. Some miners were overcome so quickly by the afterdamp that they
were discovered in the posture of lighting a pipe or eating a sandwich.
5
Old Growth: A Sid Rafferty Thriller
Worsethanthe firedamp, though, was the afterdamp — carbon monoxide —that
filledthe tunnels as the fiery explosion consumed theoxygen. Uncle Ted hadtold
tales of the insidious killer, handed down throughthe generationsof my ancestors
...
'No,' Battie said. 'When firedamp explodes it turns to afterdamp. Carbon
monoxide. The strongest man in the world could be running through hereat top
speed, buttwo breathsof that and he'll drop to the floor. Unlessyou drag him out,
he'll die.
7
It was a Good Blakeburn
For hours now he had been in the debris, muck and afterdamp gas of the
shattered mine. Begrimmed, fighting to keep awake he had directed his men in a
kindly, sympathetic way. “With a forced smile, he called to a worn-looking miner
on his ...
8
Northumberland and Cumberland Mining Disasters
Near these falls were lying a horse and pony, severely burnt and mangled, they
were quite dead. We continued west for forty yards where we met with the
afterdamp, but hearing a groan up the north headway, we rushed up for fifty—six
yards ...
9
Tennessee Tragedies: Natural, Technological, and Societal ...
Probably the longest any lived was from seven to eight hours, while most of the
men died within a much shorter time. The presence of unbearable heat and or
afterdamp in the mine prevented the escape and caused the death of all who
were ...
10
History of the Yorkshire Miners 1881-1918
shaft was blown away and that of another broken and disconnected from the rope
.11 Below ground most were killed almost instantly, either charred by the blast or
suffocated by the afterdamp that followed it. Only about twenty were brought up ...
10 NOTIZIE DOVE SI INCLUDE IL TERMINE «AFTERDAMP»
Vedi di che si parla nei media nazionali e internazionali e come viene utilizzato il termine ino
afterdamp nel contesto delle seguenti notizie.
The Coal Creek Mine Disaster
... some seemingly untouched in death, killed by the concussion of the explosion, suffocated or poisoned by the deadly methane gas afterdamp ... «Cranbrook Daily Townsman, mag 15»
This week in W.Va. history
6 died of injuries and of afterdamp, the deadly gas left after a mine explosion. April 28, 1920: The Monongahela National Forest was created by ... «Huntington Herald Dispatch, apr 15»
How Can We Investigate Potential Dangers of Fracking Without …
But before this, Haldane figured out that lethal component of the “afterdamp” responsible for so many coal miner deaths was actually carbon ... «Slate Magazine, set 14»
'Dad was the last man rescued from 1913 Senghenydd Colliery …
The fires spread through most of the underground workings, quickly followed by afterdamp, deadly gasses formed by the explosion. «WalesOnline, ott 13»
THE NEWSDESK: Why badger cull is turning to farce
The probable cause was the ignition of firedamp, though scores were killed by the afterdamp, the noxious gases created by the explosion. «South Wales Argus, ott 13»
An offer he can't refuse: A taste of Sicily on US 51
Another 46 succumbed to the 'afterdamp', the noxious mixture of carbon dioxide and nitrogen that followed the explosion. [Click to enlarge]. «State Gazette, ago 13»
Cincinnati Mine blast claimed 98 men a century ago
Approximately 20 died of suffocation in the afterdamp – a dangerous combination of carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide, and methane – that ... «Tribune-Review, apr 13»
County historian recalls Millfield mine disaster
Instead, the combustion had consumed the oxygen underground, and the men faced suffocation from this "afterdamp." This, combined with the ... «Athens NEWS, nov 12»
South end remembers victims of No. 1 Esplanade Mine
One rescuer, Samuel Hudson, was later overcome by afterdamp and died from its effects while looking for the bodies of his colleagues. «Nanaimo News Bulletin, mag 12»
Owner of W.Va. coal mine agrees to pay a $209 million penalty for …
The government said flames whipped for miles through the mine's tunnels, followed by suffocating gases called “afterdamp.” In the small ... «Washington Post, dic 11»
