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TO INVESTIGATE DISASTER.
Department of Commerce Instructs
That Every Inquiry Shall Be Made.

Instructions have gone out from the
Department of Commerce officials here
for a thorough investigation to be
made of the disaster to the steamer
Eastland. Assistant Secretary Sweet
of the department ordered the steam
boat inspection service to Investigate
the disaster to determine whether
there was any defect of construction
or inspection of the steamer.
The steamboat inspection service
then sent instructions to Ira B. Mans
field. local inspector Of hulls. and Will
liam x. Nicholas, local inspector of
board of inquiry to look into the
causes for the disaster.
The inspection records on file at the
department show that the vessel was
inspected June : last at Grand Rapids
Mich. She was licensed to carry 900
passengers. The inspection was made
by Robert Reid and Charles G. Ecklif.
Secretary Eedteld of the Department
of Commerce has had a spirited cor
reSpondcnce with Manager Hill of the
line owning the Eastiand over the pro-
Visions of the scaman's bill which be
comes effective respecting vessels on
the great lakes November I
SECRETARY Rcdfield is at Syracuse,
y. y. and in his absence the depart
ment is not making the correspondence
public. but Assistant Secretary Sweet
goes to Syracuse tonight for q con-
ference with the Secretary, and the
letters possibly may he published later
Mr.. Hun contendcd in his corresponds
ence with the Secretary that the exist
ing law WAS sufficient. and cited the
equipment of the EaStlaud to support
his argument
Secretary Ecdfield in reply wrote to
Mr.. Hull that in his opinion the provi-
sions of the scaman's law. which would
: rod iTfp
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Golf at New London.

NEW LONDON, Conn. July 24-Ahnut
fifty professionals and at least that many
amateurs played yesterday over the Coun-
try Golf Club links in four-ball matches
and in an eiGhteen-hole medal round NJ.
J. Brady of Woolston won the latter event
with n 10 ]. NJ. Barnes of Philadelphia
and Elmer Loving of New York tied for
second prize.
In the four-ball play for amateurs and
pros. Gilbert Nichols of Wilmington. who
recently won the Metropolitan open cham
pionship. paired with Nelson Whitney of
New Orleans. They had a best ball of
Il and led the field.
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Sues for $4,000 Damages.

Louis stone, through John T.. stone.
as his next friend, has filed suit in
the Supreme Court of the District of
Columbia against the Washington and
focENill" Railway Company for
$4,000 damages In his declaration
the plaintiff alleges that while he was
riding in an automobile along the
NashinGton-R Rockville turnpike he was
run into by a car of the defendant
company, which. he claims, was travel
ing ut an excessive rate of speed and
gave no warning OF its approach. The
plaintiff claims to have sustained a
broken right leg and other serious in
Jures. He is represented by Attorney
Mark Stcarman.
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"CHICK" EVANS IN LEAD.
Finishes Morning Round 2 Up on
Standish in Western Golf.

CLEVELAND, Ohio. July 24.-By a
real burst of speed at the finish, Chick
Evans finished the morning round Tin
on J. D. Standish, jr. of Detroit in the
western amateur golf championship.
Evans was l up at the seventeenth. Int
hoied out on a one-hundred-foot recovery
shot on the eighteenth
Standisll proved a big surprise through
the earlier holes of the morning He
played accurately. and was leadiu. Evans
by one hole at the turn lie WAS piayinp
every shot for all it was worth
Evans made the course this morning
in II, a new medal score for the course,
He made the last nine holes in "a, two
strokes under par. His score for the first
nine, 81, equaled par.
Cards for morning
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LIST OF DEAD AND MISSING
IN THE EASTLAND DISASTER

Mrs Agnes Olson. Miss Anna Kzarekma.
Mrs Mary Fries. Mrs. Bessie McCrory,
Edna and Mildred McCrory, William
Holtz, Benson Mochewicz, Gus Chakora.
John Garlisli, Lloyd Dollescoch. VII
liam Peterson, Mrs. Ida Peterson, Cath
crime Heiser. Anna Bremmer. Belle
Mathewson.
James Ryland wife and fouryear-
old son: William Fitzgerald, wife and
two children: Frank Brozak, Antoinette
Rrozak. Frank Stejaneka, AriZen Ste
janeka. Jessie Warren. Mrs. John
Kowalski. Edward Asila, Lottie Mont
gomery. Bessie Montgomery. Grace V
Elong, Mrs. I.ottie Nit. Mrs. Rose L.az-
cara and John caro-.
Frank Hct'e. wife and nineteen-year-
daughter: katherine Hefe, sixteen years ::
Mrs. Hattie Goodwin, Berwyn, Ill, and
son: Charles Patti, insurance man :;
Charles Dreher. forty years: Thomas
Perch. forty wears; Frank Cerney.
Seventeen years Miss Rose Kotovsky,
twenty years: Miss Jennie kotovsky.
sister of Rose: Miss Mary Pellman,
seventeen years; Miss Anna Golnick,
twenty-five years Miss Signie Newbers.
twenty-five years; Albert Anderson.
sweetheart Of Miss Newberg. and George
Schleichcrt. seventeen years, son of city
Fireman William Schlechert-
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Egyptian Antiquities on View.

Also in the division Of old world archie
ol"sy. adjoining the screen which holds
the map described. is a case containing
collection Of Egyptian antiquities for
which the museum is likewise indebted
to Mr.. Woodward through the Esvpt
exploration fund. This collection in
c!udeS. among other things. "A limestone
Itinerary STEELE. or tablet, of Nebusumenu
muElred ibiSeS. which birds were sacred
to Thoth, the lIermeS Of the Egyptfans
and the scribe of the gods There also
are stone implements and potteries dat
ing from the pre- -dynastic period of
Egyptian history, and mummy cloth in
which mummy has been wrapped
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-07-24

CHICAGO, July 24.-Following is g
list of the identified dead as a result o.
the capsizing of the steamer Eastland
Mrs Paulina Vantak. "A years; moth.
er and three children; husband saved
Mrs. Peter Kommer.
kasper Laline, jr., years.
Roy Peterson. years.
Caroline Mary Deteadla. IS years.
Mrs. Carrie Detamble, 81 years
r. w. Schaefer, 10 years
NJ. Q. Sleek.
Mary &. McCilynn.
Miss Anderson, IS years, Cicero. H.
Mr.. Gundarson
Charles T;rkman
Mrs. Joseph Schultz.
+. A. Dobherman.
+. H. Garner.
Anna Rudolph
Roman Slowinsky.
Joseph II. Jones.
William Sesemann.
George f. Schmidt
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Texas Banker Shoots Himself

FORT WORTH. Tex, July 24.-E. T.
Baldridge. president OF the Fort Worth
Savings and Trust Company, which
closed it's doors yesterday, committed
suicide by shooting here today. The
body was found early today in j barn
at his home on Arlington Heights
Baldridge for several years was rated
as one of rhe wealthiest men in Fort
Worth.
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Moscow Starts Munitions Plant,

CORES Toudcnce of the Associated Press
PETRoGRAp, july 1.-THE leading
manufacturers of Moscow have Joined
in furnishing the capital for a national
munitions factory there. The plant
which will start at once. is to cost So
eco. 900. all of which viii he raised
within fortnight. Most of the ruauu-
facturers have agreed to subscribe =
sum not less than l per cent OF their
capital
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STILL SEEKING A. L. EMBREY.
Alarm of Family Over Unexplained
DISAPPEARANCE Increases.

Alpheus J. Embreys continued alb
sence from his home a 2G$ 1414 street
northeast has greatly alarmed mem
bers Of his family and friends. 1t has
been five days since he left his place
OF empIoyment, erocery store in
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Ran. Auto on Wrong Side of Street.

Charged with running his automobile
on the wrong side of the street. Ernst
Gerstenherg was convicted in the Po-
lice Court today. Judge Pugh ordered
his personal bonds be taken not to re-
peat the offense. 1t was testified Mr..
GerStenberg ran his machine on the
wrong side of Pennsylvania avenue
southeast
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HIGH OUT OF WATER,
HAD BEEN CONSIDERED TOPHEAVY

CLEVELAND. Ohio. July 24,-The
steamer Eastland which sank at Chi
ucaso today, was owned here for five
years. operating between this city and
Cedar point. near Sandusky. Ohio, and
also on moonlight trips on the lake. dur
ing which time it was concerned in sew
eral accidents, but none was ever at
tende by loss Of life.
on one occasion. with a heavy passen-
ger list. the Eastland ran against the
breakers while trying to make this
harbor in fog late at night, and was
fast until the next day. being consider
ably damaged, and causing much fright
among the eXcursionists aboard. on
two occasions she ran on the beach at
Cedar point.
Built High Out of Water.
The boat was built high in the water
and operated with screws, differing in this
respect from the paddle wheel system,
which is in use on most of the passenger
ships which traverse the lakes. These
lied the ship for the difficulty with which
it was navigated at times. Staterooms
We're torn out at one time to make the
boat less topheavy, and heavy ballast
was added to assist in safeguarding it.
While here the f.astland WAS owned by
the EaStland Navigation Company, which
consisted chiefly OF city hail employees
during the administration of the late
Mayor Tom l.. johnson.
AT the time of the sale of the boat a
year ago last spring. to the present Chi
cage owners, there We're $4,000 in
bonds Of the company outstanding.
These were owned by the Depositors'
Savings and Trust Company. the for
mer Tom l.. Johnson bank, which liqui-
dated
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-07-24

The last annual inspection of the
Eastland was made in st. Joseph. Mich.
May Z, 1915. Steamboat inspectors
from Detroit, Mich, which is the CEN
ter of that government district, MADE
the inspection. July 6 a drydock eX-
animation of the boats hull was made
by Capt. Ira b. Mansfield and William
Nicholas local steamboat inspectors.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-07-24

john T. Baumgartner. thirty-seyen
years ola, a sign painter of Baltimore.
was drowned at Love point when he
attempted to jump from his launch to
Il pier.
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AMONG THE MISSING.

Following is a list of the missing so
far as ascertained:
+. Gildinack, p. Merrick, Fred Chris
Hanson, Edward Finn. Frank Harrigan,
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Inscriptions Are in Greek.

Like the original mosaic. which is
the earliest map of Palestine in preser-
walton. the reproduction is inscribed in
Greek. 1t combines with geography
picturesque illustration of the Bible
and Christianity in Palestine In fact
the artist seems to have been more
intent on picturesque detail than on
the geography.
Unlike modern maps, the Nedeha man
IS orlentated not toward the north bat
toward the eaSt-sunriSe-so that places
and legends are arranged on the west
line. Cities and towns are represented
by buildings. sometimes surrounded by
palm trees. The Jordan is shown as a
comparatively broad stream which falls
INTO the Dead sea, and the latter is
agitated by currents represented by thick
black streaks. The banks of the Jordan
are connected by two bridges while on
the surface of the Dead sea two vessels
are depicted. The mountains are deS-
lsnated in various tintS to indicate their
several strata. In the desert east of the
Jordan sazelle is represented as be
ing pursued by some animal possibly
a hon or a panther.
This interesting reproduction was ac-
CURED by Mr.. Woodward in Jerusalem
while he was on tour around the world
IN the interest of the Christian missions
in 1899
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to care for all passengers should she
sink at q point where she would be
entirely submerged. Beyond the five
mile limit her passenger capacity would
be reduced to 653 between May and
October and to 1i% in early spring and
La te "a
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Unable to Save Woman.

~ did not see my wife or children
after the boat turned. They were car
ried into the river with the crowd.
Some one grabbed me around the neck
and kept pulling me. 1t was woman,
but ! could not save her"
Policeman Henry Sesher, one OF the
first to go TO the rescue. gave vivid
description of the accident. Il saw
scores of men and women, many OF
them holding children, plunge into the
water | jumped into q roWhoat ana
pulled out to the drowning. ! think l
got about fifty ashore.
The firehoat ANA tugs hurried to the
scene and picked up more than hum
dred people.
we grabbed those nearest US hrst.
Al one time / had four women IN the
boat with me. Others I aided Ivy drag
ging them from the water onto thu
docks"
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capt. Anthon ieutrSeH, widely
known steamship man, died at his home
in Baltimore. He was forty-four years
Old and a native of Bergen, Norway.
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Crowd Was Pushed Back.

Mrs Emma O'Donnell of Berwyn. III,
said: The steamer was getting ready
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MOSAIC MAP ON VIEW
AT NATIONAL MUSEUM
Palestine and Part of Egypt De-
picted in Colors-Presented
by S. W. Woodward.

unique map in the form of a mosaic
recently has been installed on the sec
ond floor of the new building of the
National Museum at Washington. 1t
is reduced reproduction In colors of
mosaic map of Palestine and part of
Egypt. which has been presented to
the National Museum by s. w. Wood
ward Of this city.
The original mosaic formed the floor
of an old church in Medeba, n town in
the former territory of Moab. situated
almost directly east of Bethlehem, and
often mentioned in the Old Testament
The mosaic itself, dating from the
sixth century AID, was discovered in
lSS2 when the site of tho old ruined
church was being cleared for the cree
ton of Il new church building. I'm
fortunately the mosaic floor was much
damaged on that occa sion by ignorant
Workmen before 1t was saved by the
scientists. The part of the map saved
from destruction extends from Nablus.
the biblical Shechem. in the north. to
The Nile delta of Egypt in the south
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-07-24
THE COURTS.
District Supreme Court.
EQUITY DIVISION-Chief Justice c.
inl,fnn

EQUITY DIVISION-Chief Justice Gov
fngton.
kidwell agt. White: leave granted
counsel to take papers to prepare bill
Of exceptions; plaintiffs attorneys. w.
w. Edwards and John Ridout: defend
ants attorneys, Robinson White and
Andrew Wilson.
Wells agt. Wells; rule as to alimony
returnable July 80: plaintiffs attor-
neys, J. {. Brown and a. y. Smith: de-
PENDANTS attorney, NJ. Z. O'Brien
Speare agt. Speare: leave to withdraw
petition for receiver and order appoint
ing W. G. English. bond, s., 500: plain
tifs attorneys, W. e. Clcphane and
Paul Y. keyscr: defendants attorney
Q. K: Wilson
Feton aef. FELTON,; order appointing
j. Edwin Atkinson to defend: plaintiffs
attorneys. McI.anahan. Burton &: Gull
bcrtson.
Adams agt Adams: defendant com
mitted for defense: plaintiffs attorney,
NJ. H. Rosenberg; defendants ator-
neys, j. A. O'Shea and j. l. Sacks.
Ninton Hgi. TcrTett: pro confesso or
dereti and guardian ad Iitetn appointed:
plaintiffs attorneys, Sheehy &. Sheehy.
CIRCUIT DIVISION - Chief Justice
Covington.
United states ex rel. Johnson ct al
VS.. Lane; rule as to mandamus return
able September 20: plaintiffs attorney,
c. II. Nerillat.
Orders dismissing cause under rule
sc, with costs against plaintiff: Klein
schmid agt Opay; SChrier agt. CDay;
O'Connor agt. Lamson; Potomac Drede-
ing Company aet. Lincoln; Adams agt.
Adams; SchAfhirt agt. Hotchki ISIS
Moore agt. ReaVis: White < Middleton
Gas Engine Company agt. Finch; Ship
ley aet Safranck; Peoples National
Bank aet- Winship, and Willett agt
Windeck
- -
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Boat Had Been Rebuilt.

An increase in the number of life
boats rebuilding of staterooms and alb
sence of ballast may have been re-
sponsible for the Eastland's loss. &C
cording to Capt. n. =. Nelson, local fed
eral inspector of steamships.
the last inspection here" said Can't
Nelson, was in the spring Of 1913, the
last season in which she sailed from
cleveland. At that time she was in
perfect condition and capable of car
rying 1000 passengers so long as she
kept within five miles of shore This
restriction WAS becaus. she carried only
eight lifeboats. a number insufficient
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Scenes of Wild Excitement.

Ghiet steward Albert Wycon, said.
Il was in the lunchroom on the main
deck when / noticed the boat begin:
ming TO list. Dishes fell out OF the
rack and u scene of wild excitement
followed ] shouted for the people to
save themselves. \ moment later /
jumped into the water, and managed
to rescue three women"
william Barrett. q deck hand said:
II was on the main deck at the stern
line ready to east il off when the
boat started to list. I shouted warn
ing to the passengers around nae ana
tried to let 20 the hawser. when the
boat went over | climbed on the upper
side and helped get a number OF pas
sengers into boats. II all happened
in a few minutes"
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CHICAGO, July 24-I .. Gado.T. en-
ployed as a candy butcher on the steam
er Eastland was the first eyewitness to
tell a detailed story of the accident.
1T was about 40 o'clock this morn
ing and the boat was lying at the dock
near Clark street bridge loading with pas
sencers,' said Gadory. I'VE were 20
leave in twenty minutes, and the upper
deck and cabins were crowded with pas
senCers. There were hundreds Of women
and children.
81 estimate that there We're between
two and three thousand on the boat ut
the time of the accident. ] was standing
on the lower deck near the EanGplank
watching the people come aboard.
Boat Began to List.
Suddenly 1 noticed the boat list to-
ward the center of the river. u rolled
slightly at first, and then seemed to stop.
Then it started to roll again. I became
alarmed and shouted to the crowd TO keep
still.
Apparently Il majority of the pas
sengers were on one side of the boat, and
this had overweGhted it and caused II to
list. suddenly the hawsers which held
the boat to the dock snapped and the
fused to allow any more on the boat.
AT this time everybody was panic
stricken. women screamed aud men
tried to quiet them. attempted 20
reach an upper deck. bur could not
because of the crowd aud excitement
and ran back to the port side, where
the gangway had been.
Drifted Away From Dock.
The boat then slowly drifted away
from the dock, rolling as it slipped
into midstream, and a moment later
it had turned over on its side.
Il climbed over the side OF the boat
and stayed there until / was taken
off by life savers. Many of the pas
sengers leaped into the water as the
boat went over. Scores of others were
caught in the cabins and drowned.
When the small boats began coming
out to us I worked with other sur
vivors in taking passengers out OF the
water. and cutting holes IN the cabins
to remove bodies
Mrs PauIina Eantak. the mother Of
three children, was among the drowned
Her children were believed to have
been lost.
Henry Vantak, the woman's husband,
was pulled out of the water.
Il could not believe the boat was
turning over" Nantak said. About 4
dozen of the $50 persons on the upper
decks jumped. The rest were thrown
into the river.
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cast gloom over the city. Along South
Water street. Chicagos great produce
center. commission firms practically
suspended business and threw open
the doors of their establishments as
temporary morgues and hospitals.
Trucks Hurried to Scene.
All the bis downtown department
stores hurried truckloads OF blankets
to cover the dead and the drenched
women and children, who were huddled
in groups,
Six government inspectors Were
working on the docks when the Fast
land turned over They were in charge
of Inspector r. H. McCurrY.
Two inspectors We're ASSIGNED TO the
E,astland," McCurry said Ito see that
the boat was not oNercrowded. The
ship had taken on all that she would
hold. and the two inspectors had turn
ed many others away. Shc was ready
to sail when the accident occurred.
THE sinking of the ship came to me
like a streak of lightning, it all hap
pcncd so suddenly.
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BRYN MAWR BEATEN.
Loses Polo Game to Chagrin Valley
Freebooters.

NARRAGANSETT PIER. July "a
Society was well represented at the
opening game played on the No. |
field of the Point Judith Polo Asso
citation yesterday afternoon between
the Chagrin Valley Freebooters and
the Bryn Mawr Wanderers. the former
winning in a hard-fought contest "a
goals to ;
e. :. Burke. il. At No. for the vic
torious four. played brilliantly and his
hard aggressive play was mainly re-
Sponsible for the victory.
At times the Rryn Mawr four showed
excellent defense and drove the ball
hard. but their shots lacked direction
and their waste WAS costly on several
occasions. Young Burke played re
markably well for a low handicap man.
and in the fourth chukker he obtained
three OF the four goals made. The
game was cleanly played. no penalties
being imposed. The summary.
Coac Val. Frcehootcrs. Bryn Mawr waners
!. i. :. Hurko. IT. |. 4. ID. Baldwin
: l:"In MhnHmakrr. =. l.. :. L. Randolph.
:: K. + Strawbridse. > ,. Alex Brown. ...-. >
Back. Thomas White. - Back. de Parnegg..
Total handicap...-..S Total hand,cap...-.a
Score Chagrin Valley. -: h, handicap. /: to-
,Jl. IA Bryn Mawr. :; total .. individual
goals Burke. 6, Wauamak"r. 3: Strawbrdge
:. Eald~in. /. Brown. 4. II" Farn.gg. = Pen
aitieS none Erf..ree-Mr Gordon. 1ime--1
nour AMI - minutes.
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Held on to the Rail.

John Morey. a Western Electric Com
paUy employe, was one OF the rescued
Il was on the upper deck" said
Morcy, when the boat began to list.
I caught hold of the rail and held on
as the boat went over on its side.
y loose chair swung around and
struck NE on the forehead, but | man
aged to keep hold on the rail until
was helped 10 land. There We're more
than 900 on nay side of the boat at the
time, and many of them must have
been drowned"
George Haber, a witness of the acct
dent, said 7 was standing on a pier
100 feet away when the boat began to
turn over. Some of the men on the
boat were looSening some of the ropes.
noticed one heavy cable still fast to
the stern. Then the boat began turn
ing.
n was seven or eight minutes in
turning over side