Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-07-11

a score of young men were called IN 10 as
sist the dozen undertakers of the city; dry
goods establishments were opened and hun
dreds of yards of muslin, toweling and
other goods gotten out for the purpose OF
preparing the bodies for burial
Outside of the property loss this catas-
trophe will cost the Cambria Steel Company
a large sum.
The company has for many years past
paid to the family of every person killed In
its employ 81 900. outside of what it eX-
pended for medical purposes, and 1t 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
Geviated from.
Measures for Relief.
Measures for relief of the stricken fam
lilies have already been taken. A fund
started late last evening by the Johnstown
Democrat at midnight amounted to 500.
W. A. Crst, general manager of the Ber-
wind White Coal Company, promptly con-
tributed $40.
AS near as can be learned less than a
dozen of those killed We're Americans, the
rest were Hungarians and Slavs. These for
eigners lived in different sections of the
town. and it is difficult to tell how many
are actually missing.
Up until o'clock this morning only four
men had been taken to hospitals. They are:
John ROtalick, fire boss, unconscious and
DdUly burned, out expected TO recover.
Henry Rogers, mine boss, badly burned
and unconscious from noXious gases in
hailed.
Valentine Schalla. known by check M3S5,
unconscious, but expected to recover.
William Robinson, unconscious from gas;
expected to recover.
Shock to President Mitchell.
WILKESBARRE. Pa, July 11.-Presi-
dent Mitchell of the United Mine Workers
the extent of the disaster in the Rolling
Mill mine al Johnstown, Pa. He is waiting
for information from representatives of the
organization in that district. and 1t is likely
the union will take some action in the way
of affording relief to those affected by the
explosion. President Mitchell said:
The frequency with which these acci-
dents happen is a strong argument why
more stringent laws should be passed by
legislatures regulating the ventilation of
gaseous mines. If mining companies would
exercise more care in protecting the lives
of their men in the mines instead of trying
to reduce the cost of production the occu-
patton of a miner would not be so haZ-
ardous,''
searching party of forty headed by
Mine Superintendent Robinson, entered the
mine at 939 O'Clock. Those on the outside
do not look for the arrival of the victims
on the surface until the middle of the af-
ternoon.
temporary morgue and on the side of the
river at the foot of the descent from the
pit mouth, where women and children are
awaiting the solution of the awful mys-
terry of the life or death of their relatives,
yet unheard from.
Several thousand are congregated at both
points No comfort is extended them by
mine officials. as it is now conceded that
no living soul who was in the mine after
the explosion and not heard from pos
siby be alive.
DR.. Lowman said to the Associated Press
reporter today that during his stay in the
mine last night he counted siXty-hve dead
bodies At that he did not have an oppor-
tunity to examine the many gas-filled cham
bers of the big workings.
The searching party that entered the
mines this morning penetrated to the four
left headings, and which they were unable
to reach last night. They found in one group
twelve bodies: they believed six of them
were living. At o'clock this afternoon
they sent out for medical assistance. Drs.
Woodruff and Updegraff have just gone in
The names of three of the living are:
John Crook, Phillip Mccain and George
Hologyak,