Norwich bulletin., 1915-07-26

EAStland tonight had given up S2O bodies. The estimated total of those river yesterday morning. when the steel steamer. bearing 2.40S excursion fists, rolled over at her~dock. remained at approximately 1000.
 5as Unaceounted For. i or the total of 2, 40S persons on board ! at the time of the catastrophe 1,072, including the crew of 72, have reported l themselves as safe. Of the 58S thus /! remaining unaccounted for, 1t is be- lieved 400 are alive and that 1SS bodies still are in the river. Three. Score Bodies Recovered Yester- i day.
 ; About three score bodies were re- . covered today. By noon divers had moved except those that may have ' been crushed into the mud under the Eastlands port side, and those that i had gone down the river with the cur | rent. Under the glare of searchlights and arc lights strung about the ship, rescuers continued their work tonight. Divers Recovering the Dead. ! The Eastland lies on her side in the river with divers still houndering through her ghastly interior and bur rowing under her in a death search, while Chicago, appalled,. is just begin ming to realize the real significance of one of the greatest marine disasters.
 Thousands Visit Morgue.
 While grieving thousands walked i through the morgue in the Second Regiment armory, gazing into the faces of the dead. half in hope, half in de- spair, Chicago citizens and city, state and federal officials turned their at- ;tention to causes of the catastrophe ;and to the work of providing relief for tthose left destitute.
 In Poor Financial Circumstances.
 While no families were made wholly dependent by the disaster, as might be the case in a flood or great fire, it was said that many victims had been working only half time or less in re- cent months. Several men who made this report, in asking for aid, were asked why they started on the excur- sion while in poor financial circuIn- stances. They replied that an organ ization of employees gave the picnic and that experience had taught them it was best to buy tickets, if they de- sired preferment for work They said the company had nothing to do with this condition. or the management of the employees organization found pur- chase of tickets for the annual lake trip almost compulsory.
 To Raise Relief Fund of $2oo oo0.
 Acting Mayor Morehouse and his ad- fvisors today decided to raise a relief fund of $200,000 to be distributed by a 6ub- committee acting under the direc- ton of the National Red Cross, the as- Isociated charities and the municipal health department. In addition to this the Western Electric company, whose employees formed the majority of the affiliated excursion party. announced that $100,000 from it's employees insur- ance fund was available. Numerous private funds were started. Mean while Mayor Thompson, who was at the Panama-Pacific exposition, to take part in the celebration of Illinois day, was speeding toward Chicago on special train to take his place in in- yestigation and relief work.
 Appeal for Burial Fund.
 Coroner Hoffman issued an appeal to the public for fund for the burial of whatever dead my remain unidentified. City officials with one voice declared that all dead should have proper IburiaL
 Prayers Offered.
 ! In churches and homes throughout the city were offered prayers for the thousands whose hearts have been pierced by grief.
 Sunday a Day of Gloom.
 The day was one of gloom in the sky, with cloudy weather and mist in the air. Unusual Sabbath quiet pre- vailed everywhere. AS was the case yesterday. baseball games were post poned.
 Various Theories of Cause.
 varioue theories as to what caused the Eastland to turn over were dis cussed, but without prospect of a .defi- mite explanation being reached until the official investigations to be taken up tomorrow are finished. The most discussed theoriess are four: That the boat was overloaded; that she was not properly ballasted;' that a tug that made fast to warp the Eastlandi from congestion of passengers rushing to fhe port side. attracted bys some pass 1ng sensation, tipped the steamer over. With the assembling. today Of addi- tional facts from stories of witnesses and survivors details of the cata- strophe and the events < immediately preceding and following it became more clear. More and more incidents of horror. pathos-and-o of heroism came to light.
 Steamer Turned Over.
 The Eastland. a steel steamerss list- ed to port and turned over in thesChi- cago river rtnear the heart of the busi- ness district at r 20 zyesterdayi All passengers except two or three hundred who clung to the starboard fail or climbed out starbchrd port poles, were thrown einto ;, the river. 1r var~ - gr <f-ss