New Britain herald., 1915-07-28
Believed Charges of Manslaughter, Criminal Car6leSSneSS or Con-
 spiracy Will Be Returned
CORONER'S INQUEST MAY
 BE COMPLETED TONIGHT
Chicago Holds Memorial Day" TOT Victims of Disaster-Hundreds ot Funerals, Take Place-Work oi Raising m-fated Boat Begun-Total Number of Dead and Missing Reaches 1882.

Number of Dead and Missing
 Reaches 1862.
 sons either under arrest or detained as witnesses, official inquiry into the steamer Eastland disaster proceeded today in an effort to fix responsibility for the disaster, which cost the lives of more than 1, 1000 persons. &
 Indictments charging manslaughter, criminal carelessness or conspiracy will be returned by the state grand jury if the evidence presented to that body warrants action, according to States Attorney Caclay Hoyne. It is expected that the coroner's inquest which may be concluded tonight, will result in the holding of several per- sons for the Grand Jury.
 Secretary RedfieId Busy.
 Secretary of Commerce Redfield was busy today directing the federal in- vestigation
 Mayor William Hale Thompson re- turned from San Francisco and held conferences with the city councils committee which is conducting an in- yestigation
 While the various investigations were in progress victims of the tra- gedy were being buried. Auto trucks, vans and otiiertvehicles were pressed into service, to carry the dead. The funerals were held in drizzling rain,
 "BIack Wednesday.''
 It was Biaok Wednesday'' in the suburbs Aof 1,ieeros where the plant of the Western Electric company is situated and where a majority of the victims resided. Thirty funerals were held from ono small church.
 The day was designated by Mayor Thompson as memorial day for the Eostland dead, and the city honored the victims by closing all public build- ings and the practical suspension bus. mess in many sections. -
 Work of Raising Ship Begun.
 Work of raising the Eastland wa, begun, but it will be at least fen days before the steamer is placed a, it's keel again and the search for the missing resumed.
 Total Dead 1862.
 At noon the latest figures on tha dead and missing were:
 Identified dead S26.
 Unidentified dead. five.
 Western Electric company revised list of missing, 531.
 Total 1862.
 At least six indictments will he re- turned by the state grand jury today. according to an announcement bv States Attorney Hoyne. . It will not be decided until late in l the day whether to ask indictments on charges of criminal careIessness or of manslaughter.
 Plenty of Evidence.
 There is plenty of evidence for either charge Mir. Hoyne said.
 Explaining the taking into custorv of ". K. Greenbaume, general man. ager of the Indiana Transportation company, which leased the EastIand f last Saturday, MT. Hoyne said:
 MT. Greenbaume in response to questions at the inquest, admitted that he knew nothing about the Eastlano but added that he knew or had heard that she was not scawortfly.
 Other Agencies at Work.
 Other agencies Investigating the disaster are Continuing their work. Secretary William C. Redfield, of the department of commerce, who is here on instructions from President Wilson said he had not decided whether his inquiry will extend to all of the lake traffic or whether it will be confined to the Eastland.
 For the time being we will con line ourselves to the case in hand" he said.
 The city hall is closed and the burial If almost TOO of the excursionjsts recovered from the river took place. Facilities are lacking properly to handle the funerals and services over IS many as thirty bodies were held 1 in church. Because here are not enough steam and elec- ric funeral trains and hearses the,l lead were removed to cemeteries in tarious sorts of conveyances In many ases motor trucks which carried sev- ral collins were used. In the vicin- ty of the Western Electric plant. where most of the victims were em- 'loyed, the funeral processions 'locked traffic.
 Heads Barred in Rain.
 As the solemn processions nasaad