The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-07-31
FIND DISTRACTIONS
BENEATH EASTLAND
niycr's Discovery of Rock in
River May Explain Steam
or Disaster.
RrprlELD WON'T RESIGN

cutr,ro. July 3o.--Evidence which
NAV prove to have an important hear
ing on the causes contributing to the
yas,land disaster were found in the
Chicago river tonight.
Harry Halvcrson. a Government diver.
ssn, 10 the bottom of the river after
limited states marshals had seized the
,reckci boat on orders OF Judge Lands.
found 4 dozen or more samples OF slate
o- rork in the river near the stern Of
the boat He also recovered "A baggage
,rak Of heavy construction and a water
legged pile about twenty feet long. both
com the area where the ledge was sup
posed to be.
According to Hinton q. C~labaugh,
chef ~ the bureau OF Investigation of
,te Department OF Justice. under who's
direction the diver was working. II the
EastItnd in her crowded condition had
rested on solid material at the bottom
OF the river this would have affected
he sttbilit of the vessel materially
and might have caused her to topple
over.
Federal Judge Lands made /, clear to-
day that there Is to be no whitewash of
NJ disaster In so far as the investigation
b. the Grand Jury within his jurisdiction
is concerned. lie gave peremptory orders
to Marshal Bradley to seize the wreck OF
the steamer, the ships papers and all
Other evidence recovered. that IL may be
available for the Federal jury on de-
mand.
He issued an order also that any per-
con attempting to discuss the Eastland
case with any one called before the Fed
eral jury be held In contempt.
william &. Redheld. Secretary OF
Commerce. denied tonight tina he had
any intention of resigning as a result
o. the criticism that he was conducting
q whltewash investigation.
Capt. Nels Nelson, supervising in
gector at the Cleveland port. testified
before the Redfield hearing that II the
Eastland were raised tomorrow and II
her tanks and life preservers were the
same as at Cleveland he would give n
certificate for $500 passengers. and that
she would be safe in any gale that ever
b.ev on Lake Michigan IL she were
properly handled.
me order OF Judge Lands may result
In the collapse of the inquiry being made
BY state Attorney Hoyne. Witnesses
summoned by the State Attorney TO APP
pear before the Cook county Jury are
under m 20 appear before the
FEDERAL body also.
Il Is the contention Of the Federal Off
eials that as the Chicago River is a nav
igable stream. the captain of the East
land and other officers having Federal
licenses and the steamboat being under
Federal inspection at all times. the State
is without Jurisdiction. II is pointed Out
also by the Federal officials that only
the Government has Jurisdiction to com
mand the presence of witnesses from
outside the State. Ii holds that william
II Hull. vice-president of the st. Joseph
Cnicago Steamboat Company. owner OF
the Eastlard. who was held on a man
Slaughter charge by the Coroner's jury
was clearly within his rights when III
refused to submit to arrest.
The order OF Judge Lands is said &c
have resulted from a determination tina,
there shall he no tampering with The
ballast tanks. soacocks. valves n otheI
mechanism of the half submerged
steamer until authorized agents Of tn.
lryestigation ordered by the Government
have had full opportunity TO learn thu
exact condition of the boats mechanism
as II was when she toppled over. IN,
raising of the ship will be halted. but thu
work Of recovering bodies will not b'
stopped II those now engaged In 1t wish
"a continue.
CORNISH, y. II, July 30.-Protesti
we're received by President Wilson to-
day from relatives of persons lost In thu
Eastlaud disaster at Chicago against thu
participation by officials Of the steam
boat inspection service In the Depart
mont Of Commences inquiry.
The protcstants urge that because o.
their possible implication In response
bili'y for the disaster II Is improper tina
'resc officials take part In the investiga
ton