New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-07-28
twin screws kept the Eastlsnd on an

Twin Screws kept INC EHStlhHu VII o."
even keel while under wav.
MIR. Lynn, assistant hsrbor master,
testified that he arrived just as the
Eastland was due TO start. 81 believe
said Mr. Lynn, chat the ship was on
the bottom aft of midship. II she lay
on a bank sloping toward the middle
of the river and was being Jammed
down aga INST this bank. she would nat.
urally tip toward the rivers centre. III
the captain tried for seventeen minutes
TO right the boat without attempting 70
get Off those on board, there was negll-
gence.'
Capacity Increased 500.
L. c. Wheeler, assistant division SUI
perintendent of the Department OF
Justice. submitted government inspec-
ton certificates. including the latest
one issued by Robert Reid, July 2,
1915. allowing the Eastland to take on
$3.50 passengers, an increase oil ooo
over previous permits.
Efforts to check up the total dead
made no progress to-day. The official
list of identified again totalled S24.
While the list Of missing grew, only
three bodies were recovered, and divers
said that probably not more than
score of victims remained in the snip.
Divers walked the river bed, hand IN
hand to-day, but found no corpses. IL
was said that the number of missing
might be greatly reduced by wedding
out Implications and tardy reports
from those save.
While States Attorney Hoyne said
he had evidence that some 2,70O were
on the ship, the government checkers
said that they were positive no more
than $500 went aboard, including chill
dren.
81 have obtained the stubs Of 1850
tickets. in round numbers, collected at
the gangway.' said Mr.. Hoyne. NO
children under FIVE years were counted,
and there were many of these. VI
children between five and twelve years
two were allowed % go on one ucket'
Bodies rescued show that many chill
dren of tn age were on the boat.
There were seventy members or the
crew ard there was an orchestra OF at
least half dozen men,"
Feared Overbalancing Of Ship.
Walter X. Greenebaum, manager Of
the Indiana Transportation Company,
was then questioned. lie told of char
terinp the Eastland from the ST.
Joseph Chicago Steamship Company for
the Western Electric Company ex-
cursion. lie said his company was to
have nothing TO do with the running
of the ship, it simply agreeing to fur
nish the passengers.
"If a boat was loaded TO capacity and
the crowd surged to one side would 1t
cause the vessel to list" asked Cor
oner Hoffman.
yes" was the reply. eve have
guarded against that listing on our
boats nv placing benches through the
centre Of the boat and distributing the
passengers so as to minimize that
danger"
A few CLEANS of brightness came
through the gloom Of the tragedy to-
dav. when several persons listed among
the dead and missing proved to be alive
and well.
Missing Turn Up Alive.
Miss Mary Mazurawsh called up
Coroner Hoffman on the telephone TO
saw she was not dead. She started on
the excursion Saturday, but after no
ticing how crowded the Eastland was
decided TO go aboard the steamer
Theodore Roosevelt.
Mrs. Mary Gunderlock and Eddie
Gunderson, whose names were given
among the identified dead, also report
ed themselves safe.
Scores of funerals to-day passed
through the streets Of Cicero and other
West Side suburbs that suffered heav-
ilv in the Eastland disaster. To-mor-
row, which Will see the passing OF
MANY more Of these silent professions,
has been named BLACK Wednesday
in Cicero.
Free funeral service has been pro
vided for those families left destitute,
and plans have been completed for
community funeral services tomorrow
in the various churches of Cicero and
neighboring suburbs.
Insurance managers, who estimate
that between 80 and rs per cent OF the
Eastland victims carried policies, al
ready have begun the distribution OF
$4,000 which will be paid to famllle
of victims during the week. Several
of the skilled workers Of the Western
Electric Company carried policies OF
! $4,000,
Several Chicago representatives have
omitted the customary insurance red
tape and started paying claims. In
many cases these payments have pre-
vented applications to relief lnstltu-
| tons. Some insurance men have not
waited for claims to be presented, but
/ sent their forces of collectors TO find
/ tho happfc;arips