New-York tribune., 1902-07-14
MINES HARVEST OF DEATH
JOINSTOWN VICTIMS NUMBER ONE
HUNDRED AND FOURTEEN A
DAY OF FUNERALS IN
CAMBRIA CITY.
CAMBRIA CITY.

Johnstown, Penn, July 13.-After a consulta-
tion this evening with the four State mine in
spectors summoned here 10 make an inspection
of the Rolling Mill mine Of the Cambria Steel
Company, James Z. Roderick, chief of the State
Bureau of Mining Inspection, dictated a notice
TO General Manager c. s. Price Of the Cambria
Steel Company, granting formal permission TO
resume operations in all sections of the mine
except the Klondike in the morning. The Klon-
dixie workings VIII likely he closed for several
days until perfect security is assured.
Two more deaths Of rescued miners have oc-
CURED since last night. Early this morning
John Seher and Yasante Sibolia expired at the
Cambria General Hospital These men were
among the six who last brought out of
The mine Friday afternoon. of whom all have
died. These deaths raise the total fatalities 10
ia, although the company records have il one
less. Mine Superintendent q. T. Robinson said
this evening:
Il would not like to assert that there
more bodies in the mine but 1 do not think
there are There may be few"
II is generally regarded as certain that the full
extent Of the disaster is now known. State in
spectors say tonight that ali the workings
free of gas and the ventilating apparatus is
rushing currents of pure air into the uttermost
Tecesses OF the workings.
Inspectors entered the mine this morning and
went all through the Klondike. making air tests
and noting the ventilation conditions. They
found many openings which retarded the proper
course of air currents. The men gave particular
attention To the possible cause of the explosion
and the question of blame.
Interest centred to-day in the funeral services
or the victims. The mourning greatest in
Cambria City. where the foreign population
dwells. 1T was grim fete day. in which the
number of participants augmented by
throngs the morning trains brought in. The
outsiders came from towns within radius of
fifty miles Hundreds gathered at the mine. in
the vain hope of seeing newly discovered bodies
brought forth. All the churches of Johnstown
paid more or less attention in their morning
services TO the disaster COLLECTIONS were taken
in many for the benefit OF the families of the
poorer victims. Special masses were said in the
Catholic churches. Almost all day funeral pro-
cessions moved along Chestnut-st. toward the
Catholic cemeteries near MOrrellVllle.
The funeral Of Michael SabOt. of the con-
Spicuous heroes OF the disaster. took place at
about seventeen years old. He was trap boy,
and knew the mine we'll He out at
the mouth of one of the headings when the ex-
plosion He found himself unscathed and
Immediately rushed the rescue Of the falling
men beyond him. He dragged three into "A
working that the afterdamp had not reached,
and 10 his help they owe their lives to-day. He
then plunged into the mine heading after more
bodies but died in the attempt When found
his hands were still clutChing the clothing of
one man in a manner which showed conclu-
SiVely that the boy in the act of dragging
him out TO safety when overcome.
In ST. Stephens Catholic Church alone there
were I'VE coffins al one time in front of the
altar. All night Saturday workmen dug graves
in the Morrellyille cemeteries. BY this morning
they had enough completed to care for the days
arrivals and for those which We're taken to the
cemetery entrance on Saturday and had to be
stored in a barn until excavations could be
made for them. Burial was simplihed by the
digging of long trenches in place of separate
graves. In one Of these twenty-five coffins were
lowered.