The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1915-08-05

chicago, Aug. 3.-lnreatS oI pOully
violence to Secretary William c. Red
field of the department Of commerce
as a result of the bitterness aroused
by his method of inquiring into the
Eastland horror were received by that
official. They came in the form OF an
onymous letters.
Captain Peterson C. the Eastland
was released from Jail on a $4,000
bond.
Three Bodies Recovered.
Following the recovery of three
additional bodies from the steamship
Eastland, which divers believe. has
cleared the hull of teh steamer OF
victims, the federal and state grand
juries and the commission presided
over by Secretary of Commerce Will
liam c.. Rerfield resumed their inquir-
les into the cause of the disaster.
The identified dead number S3s, the
unidentified and the list of missing
compiled by the Western Electric
company number 142, total of 9S2.
The bodies were of two young women
and one man.
The Redfeld inquiry was resumed
in the face of much opposition which
developed through the week and Gull
minated in the sending Of protests
from several organizations to Presi-
dent Wilson.
Labor Federation Protests.
One of the strongest protests was
nv
cago Federation of Labor. The fedora
ton demanded that the secretary OF
commerce be recalled from Chicago
and his investigation of the steamboat
inspection service terminated.
Secretary Redfield called meeting
of the commission to consider the adj
dition of a representative of the Fed
Grafton of Labor to the civilian COM
mittee which is sitting with the COM
mission, and to lay plans to broaden
the scope Of the investigation.
Others who have demanded that the
ADMINISTRATION" be supplanted by
an investigation Of special commits
sion of marine experts were Mayor
Thompson and the city council COM
mittee. the Woman's City club, mem
bers of the coroner's jury several
Polish fraternal societies and numer-
Gus relatives of victims of the East
land.
Secretary Redfeld and Albert L.
Thurman, solicitor for the commerce
department, probably will be called
before the federal grand jury. They
will be asked to explain the purpose
and workings of the steamboat inspec-
tion service.
Blames Inspection Service.
Victor A. Olander, secretary of the
Lake Seamen's union, told United
States District Attorney Clyne that
the steamboat inspection service not
| only made possible the Eastland dis
aster, but made such catastrophe In
evitable.
Clash over Manacled U. S. Men.
A clash between state and federal
governments, with threat by the lat
ter to take Steamboat Inspectors Reid
and Eckliff from the custody of the
state, occurred when the federal Off
GERS under arrest in the Eastland in
vestigation were brought into the
building handcuffed.
The men had been sent for to APP
! pear before the Redfield investigating
board. When they arrived in response
to request from the states attorney
the two inspectors were handcuffed to-
gether like ordinary criminals.
Solicitor General A. L. Thurman OF
| the department of commerce and labor
| was astounded at the indignity. He
met the men in the corridor just out
side the hearingroom and noticed the
| manacles on their wrists.
Thurman Is Indignant.
What does this meant" he de-
| manded.
The deputy sheriff in charge ex-
planned that all prisoners are treated
alike and the inspectors were under
going the common experience.
'Ill see about this" Indignantly de-
clared Mr.. Thurman. IN put stop