The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1915-07-27
SCORES OF CHILDREN
NOT ACCOUNTED FOR
BY STUBS OF TICKETS
Method Of Handling Half.
Fare Transportation on Ex-
cursion Leaves Considerable
Doubt as to How Many
Youngsters Got Aboard the
Vessel Before Accident and
Were Drowned.

TBy Evening Herald i,eased wlrst
Chicago. July 27.-~Wlth the taking
OF testimony by the coroner's Jury.
tho nrEt open investigations into the
capsizing ~ the steamer Eastland
started today. At the same time. in
vestisations we're being conducted by
the state grand jury, the federal au-
thorltios and the city council. while
the state public utilities commission
issued an announcement that u
would not conduct an investigation an
:, had planned. the reason given being
that the matter was fully covered %
other investigators.
Secretary % Commerce Vim. 9.
Eeddcld arrived today ana took up
what he promised would be a thor
ourh Investigation. a short time
later lawyers from the United States
district attorneys office visited all the
men held In custody az witnesses and
ohtnined statements from them at
the same time nubpoenalng them 10
appear before the federal grand jury
which meets Thursday.
Secretary Rcdacid. upon arrival
stated that he welcomed the most
searching Investigation possible and
that II an Inspector was NJ fault no
one was more Interested IN Il than he.
Stnte's Attorney Hoyne. also active
Ia the Investigation. declared that he
was confident that the boat WIS over
loaded.
From all accounts there were
scores Of children ON the boat. only
part OF whom can be accounted for
by the ticket stubs" he said.
Al noon today the oiiiciai list Of
dead and missing was;
Identified dead ......... Se2
Unidentified dead .....
Missing Cwcstarn Electric COM
pany's lisD ..,........... a93
Total ................ .f,2ee
Victor A. Olander. Secretary OF the
Lake Seamen's Onion. who has been
quoted as dcnouncing the United
States inspection service cf lake boats.
would. Il WAS said be witness. both
before the coroner's jury and the
grand juries.
Z Secretary Rcdfiold. IN statement.
not only denied that steamship in
spcctors were appointed II the in
stance OF steamship owners as hnd
been charged. bat also denied that
tcntion the condition OF the Eastland
states Attorney Hoync stated this
morning that from al accounts there
wore probably more ttan 2.700 per-
sons ON the Eastland when she cap-
sized
ID have Obtained the atrhs OF 1850
/ tickets, be round numbers. collected
/ at the gangWay," said Hoync. "No
| children under five years ol axe were
counted, as they went on the boat
/ with their parents. and there wers
many OF these.
Then Of All children between
and 4 yeRrs of age two were ailowe,
% go on one ticket and The collector
took up only one ticket for Nv,
where they went together aud tn
federal Inspector counted only on,
for such two children. The rcscue
of bodies have shown that many chil
dfen OF this age went on the boat.
There were 90 members 90 tn
crew and there was an orchestra o
at least half dozen men. 81 that q
p make "a total ~ e.ioo on the boa
Z we only have 90 allow tor about 2
small children. babies aad chlidrei
h under t2."
Ahti' are ohiy Two ways biAt pos
sihly can establish and maintain safa
IS az sea," said Andrew Fuersett
president of the International Sea
y mems Union of America. "One
y 20 make the ship owners responsihl
in damages TO the travelling publ
F. for INJURY or death 10 passenger
n thus siginE 20 the shift owners sp'
ri ciflc financial interest in safety
T. Occupied with such reaponalbiii
er 10 the passengers the insurance 10,
d. might he 20 amended that eth
r. cr-insuranee OF complete insurnn
rd would he prevented. thus leayll
part of the risk with the owner /