Abilene weekly reflector., 1902-07-17
The NINE CALAMITY.
STATE Mine Inspectors Go Through
The Cambria Mine.
! HUNDRED and FOURTEEN DEATHS.
0las Superintendent Robinson Thinks
There May Yet Be Few More Bodies
Not RecOvered-Ye Yesterday
Day Of Funerals.

SOllHstOWH, Id., July l4.-hIJtT
consultation yesterday evening will
the state mine inspectors, summoned
here to make a thorough inspection
OF the rolling mill mine Of the Cam
bria Steel company yesterday, James
E. Roderick, chief Of the state bu
reau of mining inspection, dictated
. notice to General Manager G. s
Price, Of the Cambria company
granting formal permission to re.
sumo operations in all sections Of the
mine except the Klondike this morn.
ing. The Klondike workings will
likely be closed for several days un-
I'll perfect security is assured through
the bratticing of openings and re-
pairs necessitated by the explosion.
Two more deaths of rescued victims
have occurred since Saturday night.
Early yesterday morning John Sohr
and Yasante Sibolia died at the Cam
bria general hospital. These men
were among the six living last
brought out Of the mine Friday aft
ernoon, Of which four others have
died. These deaths raise the total
fatalities to ia, although the COM
pany records have it one less. Much
confusion has attended the compils.
Non Of the record.
Mine Superintendent G. 7. Robin
con yesterday evening said: II
would not like to assert that there
are no more bodies in the mine, but
I don't think there are. There may
Be few
II is generally regarded as GER
tain that the full extent Of the dis
aster is now known. State inspect
srs said last night that the condi-
aon Of all the workings are now free
of gas and the almost perfect ven
tlating apparatus are rushing cur
sents Of pure air into the uttermost
recesses Of the suhteranean work.
iags. There has not been q single
raace outside Of the old abandoned
chambers that have not undergone
he scrutiny Of experts to pro-
sounce everything in as good condi-
0on as could be asked or demanded.
At $3.50 a. IN. yesterday State Mine
inspectors Evans, Williams, Ross
and Roby left Chief Roderick and
the mine officers at the mine Office
and entered the mine. They went
Ill through the Klondike, making
air tests and noting conditions con-
trolling ventilation. They found
many openings which retarded the
proper course Of air currents and
noted them. The inspection lasted
four hours. After finishing the
Klondke section the experts went
through all the other sections which
have never manifested dangerous
symptoms. There they found mat
ters in ordinary shape and at 4:3O
p. m. the men left the mine to re-
port at the hotel to Chief Roderick.
OF course the inspectors would say
as to their discoveries. They
will remain mute to the public on
the subject until called upon to testi-
~ at the inquest, the dates Of which
Coroner Miller will not fix until to-
night,
Most interest centered yesterday
90 the funerals of the victims scat.
tered throughout the city, Black
clouds of mourning were heaviest
over Cambria city, where the for
eign population dwells. Scenes Of
Saturday in this section were repeat
ed, but only with sterner force. 1t
VAS grim fete day in which the
number Of participants was aug
nented by throngs the morning
trains brought in. The outsiders
came from towns within a radius of
70 miles or more. These visitors
spread themselves out in squads and
book in the various points of inter-
at associated with the tragedy. At
tAe foot Of the tramway leading up
- the main pit mouth hundreds
gathered in the vain hope of seeing
newly-discovered bodies brought
SGrth to crafty their curiosity.