The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-07-27
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Soon after his talk with the Attorney
General Mr.. Clyne summoned Ira b.
Mansfield and William Nicholas. the
steamship inspectors. to be examined by
him.
Albert l.. Thurman, solicitor OF the
Department Of Commerce, left Washing
ton for Chicago this afternoon to assist
In the taking of testimony. Eugene +.
Chamberlain, commissioner of naviga-
tion of The Department, may also come
10 Chicago.
Mr.. Thurman is bringing with him to
chicago the only protest ever filed with
the Department against the steamer
Eastland. 1t was made in 1906 by
George J. Schmitt when the Eastland
was running between Chicago and South
Haven.
Eight more of the crew of the East
land were taken into custody to-day,
making fifty-two of the seventy officers
and men now under arrest. They were
taken to the States Attorneys office
and were directed to make statements
concerning the accident. The men were
subsequently, removed to the Fillmore
street police station and locked up.
We are going into the question Of
n~yercrowding and the lack of ballast"
said States Attorney Hoyne. Criminal
responsibility car be placed on some
body. II more passengers were taken
IN the boat than the papers permit. GER
tain individuals must be responsible.
II the "a was not in shape to re-
reive passengers other individuals are
responsible for hat. From the stories
which have come to his office 1t seems
possible that both conditions prevailed"
The States Attorney Is conducting his
Investigation in cooperation with Coroner
hoffman.
Late in the afternoon the Grand
Jury, under Foreman George A. Hughes.
Visited the Eastland and made an In
spection OF the hull. The jury seemed
PARTICULARLY impressed with the fact that
low and stern lines which had moored
ne steamer to the pier were still at
tached.
Empty ballast tanks were mute ex-
plantations OF the EastlSnd accident.
Local public officials and others familiar
with the operation and construction OF
the boat declared that she had previ-
ously carried more passengers than were
aboard on Saturday and that lack OF
ballast in the water tanks could be the
MY cause OF the capsizing.
The Number Of Victims.
Figures tabulated by Coroner HON.
man tonight showed that 134 bodies
nave been identified at the Second Regi-
y ment Armory and that there are still
fourteen unidentified bodies there. Sixty
eight bodies have been identified al
Undertaking rooms and ten deaths havt
been reported to the Coroner's office
Inc Western Electric Company has re-
ported 39l missing and 800 more are
estimated az missing. These figures In
lledte a total OF l.5l7 dead.
flremen and the divers who nave
plored the lower sections of he East
and insist there are still 500 bodies
locked within the hull.
Coroner Hoffman Is hopeful that all
.terior OF the boat by tomorrow night.
Arrangements have already been made
10 raia- the boat by the owners.
Out on the far West Side the pail of
mourning liz heaviest over the COM
nnnity about Chicago. Here In the
'trrtory which surrounds the plant OF
ne Western Electric Company fell the
%"'dNIest blow when the crowded East
ana 'oppled over. The territory in
Hudes hawthorne. where the toll was
rrshesi, Morton Park. Warren Park,
"ah' Works and Clyde.
Not 4 wheel will turn in the shops or
store open its doors in Cicero on
Wednesday, for the community will be
'rylng its dead, All OF to-day under
aSer q wagon passed up and down the
streets.