Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-07-27

rect supervision over the steamboat in.
spection service.
The reason for the absence Of water
ballast from the tanks of the Eastland
Is the. cause of wonder here. Mr.. Sweet
said that the water should have been
IN the tanks by all means, in view OF
the large crowd which was being put
on the upper decks of the vessel. Mr.
Sweet said that it was probable that
the tanks were emptied when the ves-
sci came into the Chicago river &C
that with the weight of the passengers
aboard she could get out again with
out grounding. It was proba bly, the
!! intention. he said further. for the YES
sci to take ballast as she proceeded
toward the lake.
Ten Employees Out.
Assistant Secretary Sweet said this
afternoon that n. B. Nelson, super
vising inspector of the Cleveland. Ohio
district. had been ordered to Chicago
to report to Secretary Redfield The
reason for Mr.. Nelson's presence al
Chicago. it was explained, was because
the Eastland was at one time in the
Cleveland district under Supervising
Inspector Nelson
ted that the Eastland disaster would
focus attention on an investigation OF
the steamboat inspection service. they
pointed out today that as far back as
May OF this year. Investigations We're
being made of steamboat inspectors
and as result ten officials Of the
service either have been dismissed OF
have been allowed to- resign. These
separations from the service ranged
from incompetency on account OF DIG
age to misconduct
The list, which includes two supervis-
ing inspectors, the heads of inspection
districts. follows:
John d. Sloane. supervising lnspec
tor. fifth district, appointed April
1899. resigna ton requested at close OF
August - 1913, as result of investi-
cation of his office. Gage, ,fifty-nlne
years.)
Frank G. Lane. assistant inspector Of
hulls. Boston. Mass. appointed APT
3, 1908, charges preferred ana sus
tanned. dismissed, effective June "a
1913. Gage. thirty-seven years.l
Eugene L. Dorsey. supervising IN
spector, sixth district. appointed MarSn
H. 1898, and resigned. under charges ell
fective November 90. 1913.
Henry s. Smith. assistant mspecto'
of hulls. Seattle, Wash. appointed NO
vembe~ %. 1910. resignation reauesteo
account disorderly. conduct eHec'Ve
July 80. 1914. age, forty-one;!
of hulls at Buffalo. " Y. entered the
service March 2S. 1890. and resignation
requested account age eighty tive
years. and physical condition. Deem
Der IL, l9l
Banjamin F. Kelly. local inspector OF
hulls, New Orleans. La, appointed
September 9, 1887, resignation request
ed. effective close Of June 30. 1915: &C
count of age and physical condition
Gage, seventy-two)
John Leech, inspector of hulls. Gal
weston. Tex. appointed December
1908 and dismissed for conduct un-
becoming an officer June, Is. 1915 Gage
siXty-one years)
Felix Smith. local inspector of boilers
Galveston. Tex. appointed January Il
1903 and dismissed for conduct un
becoming an officer June Is. 1915. Gage
sixty years.
Samuel Taylor, local inspector OF
hulis Mobile, Ala. appointed November
16 1887. and resignation requested fol
misconduct effective May 81, 1915
Gage. seventy-two years.
Eugene O'Brien. local inspector OF
boilers. Mobile. Ala, appointed October
"a. 1885, and resignation requested. eff
fective May 81. 1915. for misconduct.
Age seventy-one.
Thorough cleaning out of the service
they admit. will be one of the direct
results Of the steamer Eastland catas-
trophe. Just as soon as the blame for
the capsizing of that vessel is fixed. 1t
is said, the officials will start right in
on the housekeeping of the inspection