Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1902-07-17
THE MINE.
Total Deaths Now Believed to BE One HUI.
dred and Fourteen-Sunday Was
Given Over to Funerals.

Johnstown, Pa, July 13.-After a
consultation this evening with the
four state mine inspectors summoned
here to make u thorough inspection
of the rolling mill mine of the Cam
bria Steel Co., James E. Roderick,
chief of the state bureau of mining
inspection, dictated a notice to Gen
eral Manager c. S. Price, of the Cam
bria company, granting formal per-
mission to resume operations in all
sections of the mine except the klon-
dixie in the morning. The Klondike
workings will likely be closed for sew
eral days until perfect security is
assured through the bratticing of
openings and repairs necessitated by
the explosion.
Two more deaths of rescued victims
have occurred since last night. Early
this morning John Sehr and Yasante
Sibolia died at the Cambria general
hospital. These deaths raise the to-
tai fatalities to ia, although the
company records have it one less.
Much confusion has attended the
compilation of the record.
Mine Superintendent G. Z. Robin
son this evening said: II would not
like to assert that there are no more
bodies in the mine, but l don't think
there are. There may be a few"
1t is generally regarded as certain
that the full extent of the disaster is
now known.
Most interest centered to-day in the
funeral obsequies which were scat
tered throughout the city. The black
cloud of mourning was heaviest over
Cambria City, where the foreign pop
ulation dwells. Scenes of Saturday
in this section were repeated, but
only with sterner force. 1t was a
grim fete day, in which the number
of participants were augmented by
the crowds brought in. The outsid-
ers came from towns within a radius
of fifty miles or more. These visitors
spread themselves out in squares and
took in the various points of interest
associated with the tragedy. To the
foot of the tramway leading up to the
main pit mouth all paid a visit. Hun.
dreds gathered there at a time in
the vain hope of seeing newly-discov-
cred bodies brought forth to crafty
their curious gaze.
All the churches of Johnstown paid
more or less attention in their MORN
ing services to the disaster. Collec-
tions were lifted in many for the BEN
eft of the bereft families of the
poorer victims. Special masses we're
said in the Catholic churches.
The afternoon was devoted to
funerals. necessarily professions
moved out and along Chestnut street
towards the Catholic cemeteries near
Morrellville.
The funeral of Mike Sabot, one of
the conspicuous self-sacrificing heroes
of the disaster, took place from st.
Mary's German Catholic church. The
large church was packed with friends
and those who did not know the little
dead fellow, but who had heard the
noble story of his achievement which
brought him glory, but only at the
expense of his life. Sabot was about
seventeen years old. He was a trap
boy and knew the mine like a book.
He was out at the mouth of one OF
the headings when the explosion
came. He found himself u~nscathed,
and Immediately rushed to the fall
ing men beyond him. He had dragged
three into a working that the after
damp had not reached and to his help
they owe their lives to-day.
Back he plunged into the mine
heading after more bodies. FaintEess
overcame him and he toppled over
and died.