Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-07-27
May Reach 1900.

May Reach 200.
Meantime, efforts continue to re-
move the victims of the disaster from
the wrecked ship and to tabulate the
dead, to determine whether the total
death list would remain around LOCO
as many believe, or creep up to 1900
or more, as others predict. Registra
ton of employees by the Western
Electric company today showed near
ly 400 missing. but many of these
were included in the S26 bodies al
ready recovered and identified 1t
was said also that probably a goodly
number did not report, although say.
ed.
Tickets Numbered 1850.
The probability of swelling the list
above 1000 was suggested by the an
nouncement of detectives from the
states attorneys Office that they had
seized the tickets taken from the pas.
sengers boarding the Eastland for the
excursion to Michigan City, Ind, and
that these tickets numbered 1850
These, it was pointed out, did not
account for children, physicians and
the y members of the crew. They
estimated that the total number OF
persons aboard the steamer might
have been $500. instead of the 2,4SO
previously announced by c!Iicial os
the Indiana Transportation company,
lessee of the ship.
Wranging Among Officers.
To the confusion of totaling the
number of lives lost, there was added
today much Wrangling among officers
of different jurisdictions over tenta'
tive plans to right the Eastland. The
vessel still lies on its port side, where
lit sank, within 20 feet of the south
bank of the river. IA night and all
day search Of the hull by divers and
a constant dragging Of the riverbed
yielded only dozen bodies today
Estimates of the number still held un.
der the water by the upset boat varied
widely. from $50 to 500. "
Eiuht of Crew Arrested.
To make sure that none of the
members of the crew could avoid the
inquest and other inquiries, eight
more were arrested today. Nearly
all the 72 men employed on the ship
are now aid, in addition to Walter
c. Seele, secretary Of the company
owning the boat.
The county grand jury was ordered
held in session to take cofinizance
Of any evidence Of criminal negli-
gence in connection with the over
turing of the Eastland. The members
of the jury today went over the
wreck. but it was said that they could
do nothing further at present.
Many Others Dangerous.
William Callander, secretary of the
Lake Seamen's union, tonight said
that there were many other ships on
the Great Lakes as dangerous as tae
Eastland, because Of faulty con5truc'
ton. He held that the Eastland was
not properly designed to be stable
and that the water ballast system
was not the main fault He charged
that the United States inspectors,
under Charles Westcott of Detroit
chief of the Lake district, lad played
into the hands of the ship owners at
the expense of the sailors and pas
sengers. He said this was shown by
the fact that 81 ships passed by tle
inspectors had sunk in the Great
Lakes since 1905, several of them TAX
ing all on board to death.
This statement and others OF
similar nature caused investigators
to look into the condition Of all yes
sells issuing from the Chicago harbor.
CAPTAIN Westcott is suojoenaed b.!
States Attorney Hoyne, to tell his
side of the inspection of lake steam,
ers, q ..-"H .