Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1902-07-14

| at least until Mine Bosses John Hotalick
Harry Rodgers and Thomas Foster are
able to testify"
JOHNSTOWN, Pa, July 13.-After a con-
ference this evening with the four state
mine inspectors summoned here to make
thorough inspection OF the Rolling Mill mine
Of the Cambria Steel company, James e.
Roderick, chief of the state bureau of min
ing inspection, dictated a notice to Cen
eral Manager C. S. Price of the Cambria
company, granting formal permission to
resume operations in all sections Of the
mine except the Klondike, in the morning.
The Klondike workings will likely be
closed for several days until perfect Sc
curity is assured through the bratticing
of openings and repairs necessitated by the
explosion.
At $3.50 a. m. State Mine Inspectors Joseph
T. Evans of Johnstown. Joseph Williams of
Altoona, c. B. Ross Of Greensburg and
1. G. Roby Of Uniontown left Chief Rod
erick and the mine offcials at the mine
office and entered the mine. They went all
through the Klondike, making air tests
and noting the conditions controlling ven
/ tilation. They found many openings which
retarded the proper course Of air currents
and noted them. The inspection lasted for
hours. After finishing the Klondike Sec
tion the experts went through all the other
sections which have never manifested dan
gerous symptoms. There they found mat
ters in ordinary shape and at 4:30 p. m. the
men left the mine to report at the hotel
to Chief Roderick.
Mute as to Discoveries.
This talk went over all the men knew Of
| fha mir haf0ra and the aXnlORiOn.
the effects of the explosion and all pertain
ing to the prospects of future immunity
from a similar catastrophe. The men paid
particular note to the ferreting out. II
possible, of the cause of the explosion, and
I.the, fact whether the blame rests on any
one now living, upon whom heavy punish
ment would alight OF course the inspectors
| would say nothing as to their discoveries
They will remain mute to the public OF
the subject until called upon to testify al
the inquest, the date Of which Coroner Mil
Ter will not fix until tomorrow night
81 decline to say what my conclusions are
since have talked with the ones who were
in today" said Mr.. Roderick. But vii
say l consider the Rolling Mill mine &
we'll conducted institution"
Two more deaths of rescued victims havt
occurrerd since last night. Early thi
morning John sehr and Yasante Sibolia dieC
at the Cambria general hospital. Thes'
men were among the six living last brough
from the mine Friday afternoon, of which
four others have died. These deaths rails,
the total fatalities to ia, although tn
company records have it one less. Mucl
confusion has attended the compilation o
the record.
Mine Superintendent G. T. Robinson sal,
this evening:
would not like to assert that there ar
no more bodies in the mine. but l dom
think there are There may be few.
1t is generally regarded as certain tina
the full extent Of the disaster is now known
State mine inspectors say tonight that th
condition OF all the workings are now FREE
OF gas and that the almost perfect ventilat
ing apparatus is rushing currents Of pur,
air into the uttermost recesses OF the sub
terranean workings. There has not been
single place outside of the old abandoned
chambers that has not undergone tn,
scrutiny Of experts to pronounce everything
in as good condition as could be asked o.
demanded.
Most interest centered today in the fu
neral obsequies, which were scattere
throughout the city. The black cloud o
mourning was hoisted over Cambria City
| WHSTe lue lOTolbu popuidliOh u"Sils
Scenes of Saturday in this section wer
repeated but only with sterner force
was a grim fete day, in which the numbe
OF participants was augmented by throng
the morning trains brought in. The out
siders came from towns within a RADIUS O
fifty miles or more. These visitors sprea
themselves out in squads and took in tn
various points of interest associated wit
the tragedy. The foot OF the tramwa
leading up to the main pit mouth all pai
visit to- Hundreds gathered there at
time in the vain hope Of seeing newl
discovered bodies brought forth to gratif
their curious gaze.
Collections for Destitute.
. All the churches Of Johnstown paid NOR
or less attention in their morning service
to the disaster. Collections were left 4
many for the beneft OF the bereft familie
of the poorer victims Special masses wer
said in the Catholic churches.
The afternoon was devoted TO funerals
necessarily professions moved out an
along Chestnut street toward the Catholi
cemeteries near Morrrellyille.
The funeral of Mike Sabot, one Of the con
spicuous self-sacrihcing heroes OF the dis
aster, took place from St. Marys Germa