The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1902-07-18

Iosaa Deaths Now Beloved TO Ne One
Arsd and Fourteen sunday Wa
Given Over TO Funerals

Johnstown, Pa. July l3.-After
consultation this evening with the
four state mine inspectors summoned
here TO make a thorough inspection
of the rolling mill mine Of the Cam
bria Steel Co.. James +. Roderick.
chief of the state bureau OF mining
inspection, dictated a notice to lem
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 -
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 fasante
| Sibolia died at the Cambria general
hospital. These deaths raise the to-
tai fatalities to ia, although the
company records have 1t one less.
Much confusion has attended the
compilation Of the record.
Mine Superintendent g. T. Robin
son this evening said: Il would not
like to assert that there are no more
bodies in the mine. but don't think
there are. There may be q few"
1t is generally regarded as certain
that the full extent of the disaster Is
now known.
Most interest conferred to-day in the
funeral o~bsequies 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, out
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 . radius
Of fifty miles or more These visitors
spread themselves out in squares n
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 palo
more or less attention in their morn
ing services to the disaster. Collec'
tions we're lifted in many for the ben
eft of the bereft families of thu
poorer victims. Special massen were
said in the Catholic churches.
The afternoon was devoted Il
funerals. necessarily procession
| moved out and along Chestnut stree
towards the Catholic cemeteries neal
Morrellville.
The funeral Of Mike Sabot, n o
the conspicuous self-sacrifcing heroes
of the disaster. took place from 81
: Mary's German Catholic church. Tn
large church was packed with friend
I and those who did not know the httl
8 dend fellow. but who had heard tn
+ noble story of his achievement whlcI
! brought him glory, but only at tn
, expense Of his life. Sabot was abou
7 seventeen years old. He was a traI
e boy and knew the mine k a bool
q He was out at the mouth of n @
n the headings when the explosio
came. He found himself unscathet
o and Immediately rushed to the fal
IS ing men beyond him. He had dragge
( three into a working that the aftel
e damp had not reached and to his he
10 they their lives to-day.
a. Back he plunged into the mir
n heading after more bodies. Faintne'
+. overcame him and he toppled ov
y and died.
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