The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1902-07-17
liz BODIES Kew RECOVERED
FROM JoHNsrowN DISASTER.
Result of Hix Mine Explo.ion-Wor
of R~seae Rapidly Done-Namy
Caught In Mine Brouxht Out Raw
Ing ManSaes-Continu ous Funerals
for Days-Distre.singS scenes.


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 liz 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
offieials, 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
its attention to mourning and obse-
auies- The inaugural OF this grim pro-
gram was given today, when more than
a score OF interments took place.
Inspector Evans said later as to fu-
ture Investigations:
Those OF the company officials who
were in the mine at the time of the
explosion and have survived will bA
called upon to testify. Until these
men are able to be present at the
inquiry II will be useless to try to dc
anything
Asked as to whose duty it was tc
take care OF the gas In the mine, Mr..
Evans replied. "ahe fire boss. of
course"
After the consultation at the ONCE,
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.
Frying 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: so
p. m. Evans was alone at the time.
The bodies he found were In q 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
victims. Down below. q quarter OF
mile. the streets OF Conemaugh City
were clogged with funeral corteges.
At O'Clock In the morning the
charred remains Of Is victims were
brought to tn Westmont pit mouth and
taken to the morgue. The bodies were
found in the upper end OF No. 6
rigth heading, where the explosion
occurred.
The bodies were all lying far In from
the point OF the explosion and could
not be reached until the heading had
teen eetirely cleared OF the noxious
gases.
Far back In the heading the search
ers came across the bodies OF Is men.
This discovery was made shortly after
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 the
slightest danger from explosion since
the original and only one. ON Thursday.
The mine, he admitted. especially the
section known ~ the Kiondike. always !
contained gas. It did not exist In dan |
genous quantities., he said, and to |
cause an explosion some one must
have violated the dulles ~ to lights. |
Every precaution was taken to guard l
against accidents.
Superintendent Robinson commeuds /
the Johnstown doctors for saving the
lives OF dozen or more. when we /
made our hrst dash into the mine" he |
said. we were taking our lives into |
our hands. N none knew what was
beyond our course. The doctors came
on and followed US without the slight
est tremor. State Mine Inspector ].
7. Evans reached the pit mouth n
O'Clock this morning. There he was
Joined by Chief Inspector Roderick.
who came here last night"
Mr.. Roderick held . private confer.
ance with Superintendent Robinson
Ind Mine Engineer Marshall G. Moore
which lasted some time Moore had
been In the mine up to S o'clock this
morning. He informed Roderick.
'mong other things. that the air was