Omaha daily bee., 1902-07-13
YOUNGSTOWN IN MOURNING
Streets Filled with Funeral Professions and
Bands Playing Dirges.
OVER HUNDRED AND TWELVE NOW DEAD
List May ne swreIIed Somewhat,
hut IL A. Not Expected MANY
More Bodies VIII he
Found.

JoHNsTowN, July 1.-THE most hor-
rlble catastrophe OF the Rolling Mil mine
OF the Cambria Steel company, is not
capable OF being grasped. Early tonight in
spite OF conflicting reports as to the num-
Der OF dead, a careful M completes COM
p~ilation by the Associated Press shows
that liz Is the extent Of the list Of the
bodies outside Of the mine. To this future
explorations OF the mine corridors may
add q few, but 1t cannot be many. Almost
all the employees who would have been IN
the mine at the time Of the life wrecking
explosion Of Thursday are accounted for.
Very few inquiries for missing have
been made to the authorities or TO the
mine of1cials, and this better than any
thing else demonstrates the possibility OF
many bodies still remaining in the death
tomb. The mine %oniclals say there Is no
use trying to estimate the number Of dead.
They say they don't know and urge the
futility Of placing the matter on the basis
Of guesswork. They express the belief,
however, that all or almost all are out OF
the mine. General Superintendent Robin
son came out about 4 o'clock, after q
hard days exploration. He expressed his
conviction that not more tina Eve dead
bodies would be added to the 112 already
known.
Sunday will dawn upon the p~opulous
city OF Johnstown prepared to devote itself
to mourning. More than a score Of In
terments took place today. AS late as
o'clock this evening funeral procession
with bands playing dirges and uniformec
escorts at their heads passed through
the streets OF the city.
After the bringing Of the fifteen bodies
to the morgue at ar early hour today
II was commonly rumored that the min,
officials were endeavoring to hide tht
truth as to'the extent Of the disaster. Tn,
Developments Of the day showed that thes,
suspicious were unwarranted.
Consultation over Mine.
At 9 o'clock IN the morning there wal
a consultation In the ofices at the foo
OF the runway from the westmont entry
participated In by Mine superintendent
Robinson, Chief Mine Inspector Roderick
State Mine Inspector Evans, Mine Engi
reer Moore n Assistant Mine EnelneoI
Prosser. A large map Of the mine wa
examined and explained to Chief Roderick
Many Of the employees OF the mine, In
Guiding disgers, trap boys, mechanics AM
others were called in and quizzed. The In
duiry was designed to give Chief Inspector
Roderick a preliminary impression Of tn,
status Of things. Inspector Evans sal,
tonight as to the future Investigations
Those Of the company's of1cials who wer,
In the mine at the time Of the explosiot
and have survived will be called on d
testify. Until these men are able to b,
present at the inquiry It will be useles
to try to do anything"
Asked as to whose duty II was to TAX
care OF the accumulation Of gas in tn
mine, Mr.. Evans said:
THE hre boss, Of course. but two o
three Of the FIRE bosses were killed by In
explosion, and in the presence Of dealt
we must be altogether charitable and sus
pend Judgment"
After the consultation at the ofic
Evans went into the mine with RobinsoI
and Moore. They did not emerge unit
late in the afternoon. The work they al
while In the mine was to direct their at
%tention TO the damage wrought and NOR
critically examine into the possible hidin