Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-07-28
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SHIPS DANGER !
Evidence at Coroner's In
quest Blames Eastland
Crew. !.
SHIP, NOT LIVES,
GIVEN ATTENTION
Many Valuable Minutes Wasted in
Effort 70 Distribute Water Ballast
Engineer Tsstifies to Methods Re-
sorted TO to Prevent eoat From Co
ing over-captain Warned Of Danger
But Gave No Warning to- Passengers.

80 "
ing over-captain Warned Of Danger
But Gave No Warning to Passengers.
Chicago. July 28.-What happened in
the engine room OF the Eastland in the
seventeen minutes just before the coat
overturned, at 1880 o'clock last Satur-
day morning. was told at the inquest.
Fred s. Snow. q second engineer. said
that he and Chief Engineer J. M. Erick-
son were busy trying to trim the ship
and restore it to an even keel By pump.
ing water in to the starboard o. dock
side ballast tanks. and at the Same time
trying to empty the tanks on the river
side.
Snow said he had been on the East
az engineer on lake boats for ten years.
last tanks similar to this one.
There were Ave water ballast tanks
on each side Of the Eastland." he said.
THAT morning with the boat loaded we
started to fill tanks and 3 on the dock
the river side."
Engineer Ignorant.
why did you work only on tanks 2
and 8 instead Of on all?" asked Assist
ant State Attorney Sullivan.
There were two reasons" said Snow.
1.-THE intake pipe would not nll at once
and tanks 2 andT3 were supposed to
respond moro quickly than others"
Were the tanks full or empty when
you tied up at the dock that morning" I"
II do net know. There was nothing
In the engine room to Indicate whether
tho tanks were full or not It was
customary TO empty the tanks when the
boat docked. and we knew how much
water We had" Il
The witness said he did not know
how hong ttswou1d talke to All the tanks
and trim the ship.
In response to q question he said he
did not think It necessary for the en-
gineer Of such ship as the Eastland
to know how long It would take to ill
the ballast tanks.
Snow said he did not know how much
water the ballast tanks held.
Leaves Ship to Save Self.
"The vessel first listed to the dock
side and we let water into the tanks on
the river side, then when the loading
became heavier she listed to the river
side and we began to I'LL the dock side
tanksk and empty the port or river side
tanks. Snow said that he left the ship
when the list became so great that
water poured into the gangway.
Describing the efforts to fill the star
board tanks Snow said:
I'VE had pumped out the port tanks
and began to I'LL the starboard tanks.
Mr.. Erickson said. I thing It 10 catch
Ing meaning that the intake was work
ing. We had no idea that the tanks
were not filling.'
Night Session Of Grand Jury.
States Attorney Hoyne asked the
grand fury today to continue its East
land inquiry all day and also to hold Q
night session. Indictment. may be re-
turned charging several persons with
manslaughter. criminal negligence os
conspiracy, the state attorney adds u
the evidence warrants. a number Of
witnesses were questioned.
All.Nisht Session held.
In a relentless effort to bring In q
verdict before morning fixing the blame
for the sinking Of the Eastland Coroner
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IN the stand at an all night shirt sleeve
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