The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1902-07-18
III BODIES NOW RECOVERED
FROM JOHNsTOWN DISASTER.
Result OF Big Mine ENpIOsion-WOrIs
of Rescue Rapidly Done-Many
Caught in Mine Brought Out Raw
ing Mnniacs-COntinuou Funerals
for Days-DistressiDg scenes.

Johnstown, Pa, July 1.-THE extent
OF the horrible catastrophe of the
rolling mill mine of the Cambria Steel
company is now capable OF being
grasped. In spite of conflicting reports
as to the number of dead, a careful
and complete compilation by the Asso
ciated Press shows that 112 is the ex-
act number of bodies taken from the
mine. Almost all the employees who
could have been in the mine at the
time of the life wrecking explosion of
last Thursday are accounted for. Very
few inquiries for missing have been
made to the authorities or the mine
officials, and this, better than anything
else, demonstrates the impossibility
of many bodies still remaining in
the death trap.
Sunday dawned upon the populOus
city of Johnstown prepared to devote
it's attention to mourning and obse-
quies. The inaugural of this grim pro-
gram was given today, when more than
score of interments took place.
Inspector Evans said later as to flu
ture Investigations
'ThOse of the company officials who
were in the mine at the time of the
explosion and have survived will be
called upon to testify. Until these
men are able to be present at the
inquiry it will be useless to try to dc
anything"
Aclad &C 70 ,uhoco d,fv II woo 10
take care of the gas in the mine, Mr.
Evans replied, The fire boss, of
course"
After the consultation at the Office
Evans went into the mine with Rob
inson and Moore. They did not
emerge until late in the afternoon.
The work they did while in the mine
was to direct their attention to the
damage wrought and more critically
examine into the possible hiding
places for more bodies.
Prying about in the fourth right
heading in the Klondike, State In
spectOr Evans came across rooms 10
and 20, distributed between which were
the bodies which were brought at 2:30
p. m. Evans was alone at the time.
The bodies he found were in a bad
state of decay The search went on
after the three were brought out and
still continues.
All day thousands of men, women
and children, drawn thither out of NOR
bid curiosity. fingered about the low
/ frame structure. Their appetite ap-
parently could not be satisfied by the
already vast horror. Hundreds stood
in baking sun nearly opposite on the
other side of the Conemaugh river,
where the cars came down from the
mine entry. Most of these were in
terested in friends who were possible
mile, the streets of Conemaugh City
were clogged with funeral corteges.
At o'clock in the morning the
charred remains of 5 victims were
brought to tn Westmont pit mouth and
taken to the mOrgue. The bodies were
found in the upper end of No.
rigth heading, where the explosion
occurred
The bodies we're all lying far in from
the point of the explosion and could
not be reached until the heading haC
heen entirely cleared of the noxiou'
gases.
Far back in the heading the search
ers came across the bodies of Is men
D. This discovery was made shortly afte
midnight. Mine Superintendent Geo
T. Robinson today said they would
have the mine ready for work by Mon
day
He said there has not been tn
slightest danger from explosion sine
the original and only one on Thursday
The mine, he admitted, especially tn
t section known as the Klondike, Away
5 contained gas. 1t did not exist in dan
r genous quantities, he said and t.
$ cause an explosion some one mus
{ have violated the dulles as to lights
e Every precaution was taken to guar
against accidents.
superintendent Robinson commend
= the Johnstown doctors for saving tn
e lives of a dozen or more. when W
n made our first dash into the mine" h
q said. I'VE were taking our lives int
h our hands. as none knew what wa
beyond our course. The doctors cam
on and followed us without the Sigh
n est tremor State Mine Inspector
:. r. Evans reached the pit mouth {
{ s o'clock this morning. There he wa
$ joined by Chief Inspector ROdericl
Y who came here last night"
r Mr.. Roderick held private confe
+ ence with superintendent Robinso
and Mine Engineer Marshall G. Moor
: which lasind some time. Moore ha