New Britain herald., 1915-07-29
SIX INDICTED FOR
 EASTLAND TRAGEDY
CorOner's Jury Recommends Men
 Be Held for ManSlaughter

Chicago, July 29.-A coroner's jury last night returned verdict. placing the blame for the loss of hundreds of lives by the capsizing of the steamer Eastland in the Chicago river Saturday on six men:
 William H. HULL general manager of the Chicago-St. Joseph Steamship Company, owner of the Eastland
 Captain Harry Pedersen, of the Eastland. J. M. Erickson, engineer. Robert Reed, federal inspector of steamships, who gave the Eastland li- cense to carry 2,5oo passengers July End.
 J. c. Ecklif, federal inspector of steamships.
 W. K. Greenebaum, general man ager of the Indiana Transportation Company, lessee of the Eastland-
 Charges or MansIaughter.
 The jury recommended that these men be held for grand jury for in- dtctment on charges of manslaughter.
 The jury found that the passengers were not in any way to blame for the capsizing of the ship. 1t recommends
  and other officials to determine, whether the men named and others may be guilty of negligence or of contributing in any way to the cause of the disaster
 Attack RedfieId's Plan.
 Statements issued last night by John H. Walker. president of the Illinois Federation of Labor, and John Fitz- patrick, president of the Chicago Federation of Labor, attacked the plan announced by Secretary of Com merce Redfield for investigation of the EastIand disaster by the steam boat inspection service.
 The statements said that a protest | had been telegraphed to President | Wilson, entering our most emphatic | protest against members of the in- | spection board, and MT. Thurman, of | the department of justice, having | any hand, act or part in the inves- tigation."
 MT. Fitzpatrick's statement adds:
 Now we find MT. ~Redfield, secre- tary of commerc9r 1nstituting an in- vestigation with Solicitor Thurman in charge, and then. to insure an impar- tial investigation, instituting citi- zen's auxiliary, and as member of this auxiliary representative of the Western Electric company (whose employees were on the Eastland when 1t sunk).
 Appeal To Wilson. we call on the president of the United States immediately to appoint ' a disinterested commission" J Mir Walkers statement said:
 ''The civilian board appointed by | Secreatyy Redfieid to supervise the of the Eastland's sinking Is travesty on representative gov srnment The largest corporation and financial interest in Chicago are rep resented. The two most important interests of all are neglected by MT. Redfeld. These are the steamboat whose organization--the Lake Seamen's union-should have and the travelling pub ic, the common people. whose money paid for the tickets. goes toward the payment of the profits of the interests on Mr Redhelds super Tising board"
 Friend Or Rockcfeller's. Mir. Walkers statement declares hat an assertion was made recently hat the steamship business by the Jnited States Steel corporation and he Rockefeller interests and asserts hat Harry A. Wheeler president of he Union Trust company appointed " MT. RedffeId as one of the civilian U upervisors was Indicated as friend f the Rockefeller interests during the earrings Of the federal industrial re- ations committee, in Washington