The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-07-11

boards and planks placed upon them to
serve, instead of the marble or slate
slabs that receive the dead in metropol-
itan morgues.
Nearly a score of young men were
called in to assist the dozen undertak-
ers of the city; dry goods establishments
were opened and hundreds of yards OF
muslin, toweling and other goods got
ten out for the purpose of preparing the
bodies for burial
Sleepless mothers and wives waited
all night for news from the missing
ones and peeped through drawn blinds
as the cortege passed on it's way to the
morgue. Many trips were necessary
and the gray dawn had come long be-
fore the last trip had been made.
President Powell Stackhouse and
Superintendent c. S. Price were on hand
for the arrival of the bodies at the
morgue and the wives, sweethearts and
relatives of the missing crowded around
the building.
Outside of the property loss, this ca
tastrophe will cost the Cambria Steel
company a large sum.
The company has for many years past
paid to the family of every person kill
ed in it's employ 81, 600 outside of what it
expended for medical purposes and it
has paid every man who has lost an
eye, limb or became otherwise partially
disabled, the sum of $500.
1t is understood that the rule will not
be deviated from.
A searching party of 40. headed by
Mine Superintendent Robinson entered
the mine at $50 o'clock Those on the
outside do not look for the arrival of
victims on the surface until the middle
of the afternoon.
COUNTED IS DEAD.
From the positions of the bodies, the
miners were evidently eating their
lunches when suddenly stricken down by
the explosion. They We're seated in
groups of five and ten, with their buck
cts and the remains of their lunches
L.
lives were snuffed quickly and easily.
Distressing scenes are constantly
about the temporary morgue and on the
side of the river at the foot of the
dren are awaiting the solution of the
awful mystery of the life or death of
their relatives yet unheard from
Several thousand are congregated at both
that no living soul who was in the mine
after the explosion and not heard FROM
DR.. Lowman said to the Associated Press
mine last night he counted 65 dead bodies
and that he did not have an opportunity
to examine any gas-filled chambers Of the
Reports now current are that only 80 are
dead.
FOUND SOME ALIVE.
Johnstown, Pa, July 1.-THE search
ing party that entered the mine this af-
ternoon penetrated to the four left
headings which they were unable to
reach last night They found in one
them were living. At o'clock this af-
ternoon they sent out for medical as
sistance. Doctors have just gone in.
IDENTIFIED DEAD.
Johnstown. Pa, July 11.-Of the
bodies at the morgue. the following have
been identified:
JOHN THOMAS. mine boss, so years
old, leaves widow and child. He
and thus lost his life.
JOHN WHITNEY, fire boss, 45 years
old, married He also escaped but went
back with Thomas and perished with
WILLIAM BLANCHE, assistant mine
foreman, 80, unmarried.
MIKE SILOEANEC, As.
MIKE SILOEANEC, 49, son of above.
| EMERICH RASISTA, g.
! MIKE SABOT, 10.
JOHN BORASAP, married.
! JOHN HULEY.
SPECIE SHINKOB, AZ, leaves a
widow and five children.
| JOHN BARTOK, SO. leaves widow
and two children.
! JOHN LACKO, 80. widow and two
| children.
MIKE PREzUCKI, SO, widow and
STEPHEN KNOTT. 2s, widow and
| child.
JOHN NOvAK.
| ANTON LAZARSKI, 20.
VALENTINE plaza, s5, leaves
! widow and two children.
JOHN KRIEGER.
| BOLELEAUS MISKABOSKY, Is
, widow and two children,
| AUGUST RUSTINSKY, Is, widow and
! five children.
JOHN KARAsEwIcz, 80, widow and
| two children.
/ MIKE OBELBINC, wife and 7-year.
old son.
LADIsLAUs DURBosKI, "a, single
1t is now believed that the victims
will number ITS. OF the AZ bodies at the
morgue, q were identified as Poles.
| As fast as Identification is completed
the bodies are being taken to theil
| houses. At noon the charnal house was