Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1915-07-31
Excursion Boat Eastland
Capsizes With $500
Passengers on
Board.
PROBE CAUSE OF DISASTER
Officers of Eastland Are jailed Pend
ing investigation Hundreds Of Ex-
cursonists on Lower Decks OF Over
turned Vessel Are Drowned.

CRICaEOt > uly Ao.-~ w IN eHN ~
covery of bodies from the steamer
Eastiand still in progress the count
at an early hour this morning was
Dead-Coroner' estimate 1000 to
1900.
STRAIGHTFORWARD estimate 1900
to 1900
Identified bodies at armory, ia.
Unidentified bodies at armory, IA.
Identified at undertaking rooms,
n.
Reported to coroners office and
not accounted for elsewhere, II.
Total bodies recovered, SIC.
Bodies believed still in vessel, 200.
Bodies believed in river, 100.
Chicago, H., July 26.--Between
1000 and 1900 persons lost their
lives In the Chicago river on Satur-
day by the capsizing Of the excursion
steamer Eastland while warping
from its wharf with more than 2 400
employees Of the Western Electric
company and their relatives and
friends on board, bound for a pleas
ure trip across Lake Michigan
After working ceaselessly until an
cary nour inns morning. tne Doules
OF e4I VICTIMS Oh lhe ca'aSli"p"e'
men. women and children, were col
lected from temporary MOI Eues ana
taken TO the Second Regiment ar
mory. when lhese DodIes had peeh
tagged coroner NON man. taxing M
to consideration estimates OF oouleS
thought 10 pe III lhe mona OF the
steamer lying on JUS sue IN me river
honoa ,bat tbo total desd would NOT
exceed 900
Under the glare of searchlights
Saturday night. scores of men work
ed tn the hull of the vessel To remove
the bodies The steamer Law on the
bottom of the river. one side protrud-
ing like a monument TO the hundreds
IL had drowned as Il turned over.
proh. Zane. - nio.s..,
Nc '''US' y, .'e V"p@'1'"h MA" "o'
"'e' ue''i u','eu 'as' "'E"l' ""' ieu-
.'"'' wy anu a'''' "'''', were GO"
Uu0''"b ~ ''', t''''oi'S 70 "V'ei ,'l'"'
~"rtuo, ''e SNIP was 'op"e"'g rom
, ,"u''y N'a's ,,''iA' was '"P,'PeLF pa'-
IaS.'u' 81 was po"''' h@'u's" III
warning from the wharf
r,s1ana ,.a. farIt,. :, - .'''' AZ.
the TON daex had l,aan removed no.
cause of tbe Tendency Of tbe shin IN
list. and also poiuted 10 the nossi-
hiuv that The shin had heen unev-
enlv or insuficient1v bauasted
9o@' O"'eeFs arrested
The police have Capt Harry Peder-
son aud most of his crew in jail
ho9dine them as witnesses for what
ever the authorities may wish 20 eN-
anime them w. G. Steele, secretary
treasurer OF the Indiana Trausporta-
ton company is held incommuni-
cado by the police. He was placed
IN cen iate saturday night and
since that time has not been allowed
10 communicate with anybody Not
even application fer bail has been
mace rms Is The hrst time that an
o'l'er or = public service corporation
mas ever heen held in a cen in Chi
'aEo on account of a disaster in
"h'Nh there was a hint Of criminal
negligence
Ballast at Fault.
The Eastlaud psed vs.e. ,.n,..
so that it, could pump some on enter
my Shai'o" lake haroors. and iuves-
uka'ofS are "ork'Ae on The theory
'N"' loe ballast tanks were not tlled.
ana 'ne rushing Of che passengers 10
que sue OF me decks caused IL TO ron
over
lnaer misty skies 1000 men.
n INN en- anu ,en''dren wendell their