The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1915-07-29

thhflAnus JOS. ~ EiiNhHbut fnitt en-
gincer Of the Eastland: Walter X.
Greenebaum. general manager Of the
Indiana transportation company,
which chartered the Eastland. Rob
eri Reid and Chas. r. Eckln. steam
Loat inspectors at Grand Haven.
Mich. The jury declared that the
Enstland was both improperly con-
atructed for the service employed
and improperly loaded. operated ana
maintained, and that the parties
named are responsible"
The body of a man supposed To- be
william Gerodicz, victim ~ the
steamer Eastland disaster, was taken
from the Chicago drainage canal at
Western avenue today. nearly four
miles from the scene Of the accident.
The body was caught In net stretch
ed across the canal
Funeral services Tor tho last OF the
Identified Enstiand dead were held
today. All but four uf the sag bodies
recovered up To noon have been idou-
Titled.
Three Chicago steamship compa-
nics today announced that they
would welcome investigation into the
stability aud seaWorthincss uf their
vessels The announcement was
WoTded:
I'VE will welcome any Investigation
of our ships 20 be made hy cumpe-
tent persons and will place our ships
at thr disposal Of sucn board for inn
mediate invcatigation. u wns signed
by the Goodrich Transit company.
the Graham and Morton company nnd
the Northern Michigan Tiansportn-
tion company.
General George rhler. supervising
Inspector general of the federal
steamboat inspection service. testified
today before Secretary Rcdf!eld ia
the department of commerce investi-
cation that no case Of oVercrowdms
or violation of the passenger lls, had
been proved In the last twenty years.
He said inspectors frequently turned
away hundreds Of persons who want
ed to board vessels alr,adN filled.
The penalty for oycrctowding. ne
said, was $500. while tor a second ui 20
fcnse the vessels license might be
revoked
General Uhier. speaking OF thu nav
igation department. said.
we never have had such an ctn-
cient force as we have now. The
men pass the hardest examinations
We hold ana inspectors this year work
daily while previously they worked
only on sundays, Saturdays and holi-
days
Robert H. McCreary deputy coll
lector of customs of the port Of chi
cago, In charge of navigation in
spectnrs, explained that navigation in
spection is entirely different from
steamboat inspection. M,Creary told
IN detail Of placing inspectors on tn,
EHstlaud to count the passcngcrs and
ni making Arrangements tor one ui
the inspectors To- sleep on board Fri.
DAY night so that no passengers could
Dee taken aboard without being count.
cd.
went 10 the boat about O'Clock
saturday morning" said MDCrcnry
'Ihcrc ! saw Inspectors oakley ana
Lohdcll iu charge ON the raugway.
watched them until the cuunI
reached 2,i5U. W. X. Grecucbuun
VIII" had chartered the boat was ais,
there ana asked me several times
about the count when the ouun
reached 2,A5O ! took OaIley's plac,
aud counted To- 2,41.. Then We shu
on the gangway until only one coul,
come aboard al time. ! counted of
twenty one at time, and told In
sp'ctor t."bdcll To- let ON five more
-Four women ana a babe IN arm
came aboard and I counted the bah,
1s The two thousand rive hundredti
person tu come aboard the EnstIand
The witness explained that "a bah.
was counted ls passenger thc sam,
as an adult under urdcta receive,
from General rhler.
You nrc personally suite that iher
were only $500 persons ON board th
EustlIud, exclusive Of the crew =
asked Secretary Rodficld
81 am positive" replied the VII
ness
MI NDCrc1ry said that he hl
walked about the Eustllud while
was being loaded ana noted that tt
,liic pr's"rN"Is were properly dHtrih
ut'd. ilo denied that there was an
panic among the passengers ur tina
they rushed to the dock rain when IN
boat listed sharply but seemed liltel
p Co regain IN even keel
W. IS Grconehaum. general man
nror OF the Indiana Transportation
company which chartered th, East
, land was the first Of tho six mo
ordered held 10 the grand mry bv IN
r verdict uf the coroncr's Jury nrrostc,
. lie was taken into custody ON cor
/ oncrs mittimum and pltou tn IA
, county JAIL Fear that Mr Green,
baum might bee harmed hy other prl,
T oncrs caused the jailcr To- dotain hin
IN the iuil office rather than the co
, room
1 There nrr three prisoners In N
in1 who lost relatives ur the Eaa
, land" said the ililor aud thei
men ana their sympathiEcrs might "A
tempt to attack Mr.. Grccnebnum.
Bonds FOR Mr.. Grceuehaum wei