The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1902-07-15
TEN DEAD REMAIN
WITHIN THE MINE
Nearly All the Missing Ac-
counted For.
BURIAL OF THE BODIES
Streets Echo to Dirges and Tramp of
PROFESSIONS.
The BURIALS WILL CONTINUE TO-DAY
One Hundred and Twelve Bodies Taken From
the Mine. 1t is thought That Later
Discoveries Will Add Few TO
r. I
OF THE BODIES
THE BURIALS WILL CONTINUE TO-DAY
This Number
(By the Associated Press.)

Johnstown, Pa, July 12.-The extent Q
the horrible catastrophe of the rolling
mill mine of the Cambria Steel Com
pany is not capable of being grasped
Early tonight, in spite of conflicting re
ports as to the number of dead, a care.
full and complete compilation by the AS
ISOLATED Press shows that 112 is the eX
act number of bodies taken from the
mine.
To this, future exploration of the mine
corridors may add a few, but it can.
not be many.
Almost all the employees who could have
been in the mine at the time of the life
Wrecking explosion of Thursday, are
accounted for. Very few inquiries fol
missing have been presented the au-
thorities or to the mine officials anC
this better than anything else demon,
strates the impossibility Of many bodies
still remaining in the death tomb.
The mine officials say there is nc
use attempting to estimate the number
of dead. They say they simply do not
know and urge the futility of placing the
matter on the basis of guess work. They
express the belief, however, that all
or almost all, are out of the mine.
General superintendent Robinson came
out about four O'Clock this afternoon
after an arduous days exploration. He
expressed his conviction that not more
than five dead bodies would be added to
the l05 already known. Sunday will
dawn upon the %populous city Of Johns
town prepared to devote its attention to
mourning and funeral obsequies.
The inaugural of this grim program
was given today when more than a score
interments took place. As late as seven
o'clock this evening funeral professions
with bands playing dirgcs and uniformed
escorts at their heads passed through the
streets of the city. While time is press
ing on the undertakers to take care of
full program will not start especially
early. Many are trying to defer the last
sad rites until the afternoon.
Early today a general belief settled
over the community that the end of
gruesome developments was about reach
ed. This did not deter the coiners of
street rumors, who actively piled their
avoeation and caused numerous wild
goose chaseS.
After the bringing of the fifteen bodies
oNo CO. 81 4 Iou1 W. .
commonly rumored that mine officials
were endeavoring to hide the truth as
to the extent of the disaster. The de-
vciopments of the day showed that these
suspicious were unwarranted. At nine
CLOCK IN the morning there was an i'm
portant consultation in the offices at the
1901 or the runway from the Westmont
4, entry.
| 1t was participated in by Mine Super
lntendeGt G.. T. Robinson, Chief Mine
inspector James E. Roderick. State
NINE Inspector j.. T. Evans, Mine Engi-
heer NJ. e. Moore, Assistant Mine Engi-
neer A. G. Prosser. A large map Of the
MN was examined and explained to
Chlef Roderick. Many of the EMPLOYEES
Oh the mine, including diggers, trap boys.
mechanics and others, were called in and
qulzzed. The inquiry was designed to give
Chlet Inspector Rcderick a preliminary
impression of the status of things.
inspector Evans said later as to flu
tire Investigations:
'Ihose of the company's officials who
we're in the mine at the time of the
explosion and have survived their in
urles VIII be called on to testify. Until
these men are able to be present at the
inquiry and testify it will be useless to
=! AZ III t1IllS. ne odmDTld steel
Company has the right to make the best
presentation OF the case possible and
these are the ones who can best speak
of the situation in which the company is
concerned"
Asked as to whose duty it was to take
care Of the accumulation of gas in the
mine, Mr.. Evans said:
IN ire boss, of course, but two or
three of the fire bosses were killed nv
the explosion and in the presence of
death we must be altogether charitab1e
and suspend judgment.
After the consultation at the office
Evans, Robinson and Moore were in the
mine all afternoon examining the dam
age wrought and the possible hiding pl,ce
OF more dead bodies. Frying about in
the fourth right heading in the Klondike
State Inspector Evans came across
rooms II and 20, distributed between
which were the bodies of the three who
were brought out at 2:30 p. m. Evans
was alone at the time. The bodies he
found were in q bad state of decay. The
search went on after the three were
brought out and still continues.
All day thousands of men. women and
children, drawn thither purely out Of
morbid curiosity, fingered about the low
frame structure.
The following is a list Of the dead
taken from the mine today:
Peter Warcola; John and Peter San
DOR, brothers; Mike and Peter Sappa.
Andrew and Michael Moskal, father and
son; john Colon; John Grobosky; Joe
Froncho; five unidentified; Michael Man
diets, aged 40, married, wife and three
children; George A.. Prabovic. So, mar
ried, wife and three children; John
Iacko, 80. married, wife and two chill
! dren. The seven missing are; George
:. Babele, 40, married; Andrew Babele. IS
! married. Paul Cverna, 81, married; Mar