Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1915-07-24

Casper Lalind was a passenger with
4 his wife. his son, Casper, s, and his
f Daughter. Cecilia, 70. All were sep
frated when the outer rail went
under Swimming about, Lalind picked
IN his daughter and took her safely to
Shore. within a foot of where his wife
bad landed The boy is missing
The tragedy struck Chicago with a
blow like that OF the lroQuois theatre
disaster Even after private automo.
hiles had augmented police patrols
and ambulances, there we're no,
enough vehicles to take the dead and
dying TO hospitals
All the big state street stores elm
tnated their delivery services and
rushed their auto trucks and horse
drawn wagons 10 aid the police de-
partment Police from outlying dis
tricts we're called in. as well as trafic
policemen to aid AS result tho
normally jammed loop district thor
opghfares we're we'll nigh impassable
Street car motormen had no one to tell
them when to cross busy corners. At
tome crossings. impossible masses Of
wagons, automobiles and street cars
virtually locked those streets for many
minutes al a time
The excursion was the annual pic
mic given the Western Electric en-
ployes by the firm Nineteen
thousand were on the Eastland and
fve other boats chartered by the
company 10 take the men, women and
children TO the grounds at Michigan
City for the holiday play.
The excursion was cancelled and
the other boats disgorged their pas
fengers some Of whom had relatives
OF close friends on the boat that went
under. II was because OF this scat
fering Of the employees that Il was
almost impossible at first for frantic
ofhcials TO get any list of those who
we're aboard the Eastland.
According 10 Ross H. Geeting, a
commission salesman. who was a pas
eeneer the panic as the boat went
under was indescribable. Anna
Golnick, who saved herself by hang
ng to two chairs. corroborated Geet-
mas statement that women carrying
babies were beaten down and
iram7led by men in the wild rush
from under decks
THE boat swung several times un-
1teadily,' said Geeting. before the
lnal dip. II was at that last terrible
nrch that everyone at once seemed
% grasp what was happening The
,creaming and panic was frightful
Nany women had almost all of their
Nothing torn OF before they could get
q the rail or port hole TO Jump"
Thtre we're also terrible scenes en-
acted about stanchions and every
'tnble upright on the upper deck as
men and women fought 10 get hold
Even after the boat settled on her side
here was struggling on the slippery
ipturned side plates. There must
ave been at least 10 or 20 of all sexes
md ages who were literally pushed
" TO their deaths who might have
gen saved II they had needed the
Fails from Captain Petersen and
,iher ships officers 10 remain quiet.
rider Arrest of Captain. Il
Acting under a demand from Com
Missioner of Public Works w. Burk-
ardt, Deputy Chief Schuettler al
$50 ordered the arrest OF Captain
'edersen and First Mate BELL.
ichuettler intimated that there had
zen a clash OF authority in the mat
\ er OF the rescue work between some
q oat officers and the police. II was
& aid one Of the former had ordered
q ne drillers 10 stop cutting out the
n ide plates.
a Ten thousand or more persons who
n rowded South Clark street. along
4 Fhich Captain Petersen and Fisher
q we're taken to headquarters at City
4 fail, INDUCED in a near-riot when
u hey. recognized the prisoners.
u Before the twenty policemen who
81 we're escorting the men could beat
u Rck the crowd. two men had reached
Il 'edersen. One Of them struck him in
NJ be face. The police had TO draw
a hubs and WELD them before the crowd
"a ave way.
"a Turned from the attack on Petersen.
S. ne crowd tried to reach the dock. The
81 eighborhood, for blocks around. al
81 eady damned With from 10000 10
z9o 10000 persons. soon was impass-
= PIE. Outlying precincts we're cleaned
4 roundsmen and desk men to aug
"a gent the police in that district. II
s tas more than an hour before the DO
u 'ce could restore a semblance OF
81 rder.
& Three huge dredges we're put 10
.f* - r VI NRAAaANMrrANMtN FUI hUHTnf
"a riders in an effort 10 stand the East
81 'nd on end. To prevent possibili-
81 es OF bodies being swept down the
IN yer, orders were issued at the great
81 1mping stations which force the
81 qter from the lake TO the DRAINAGE
|& mai, 10 reverse the process suf-
.}* flentiy to make the water stagnant
Ell Two city divers went to work short
auer~this. Four more were To he
~ 10 work this afternoon.
The commission stores and bnsi-
fss houses in the neighborhood ~
1e Clark street bridge We'd with one
nother TO give assistance and con-
PIT 10 the saved. The Steele Wedeles
ofiee House ordered business
gspended. Clerks were set TO rim
tng open sacks OF coffee 10 make IN
great caldron Of the beverage for
rores OF rescued who were taken
7fo the store.
Among those 10 60 70 the Steele
<edels establishment was Walter
pndsieh. who said his home is IN
hiiadeiphia.
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