Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-07-28
STATE GRAND JURY
READY TO ACT
viii Bs cenvsnsd 40 Soon 40 coronsr's
Inquest 10 cempIstsd-Damasin
Evidence Presented Shows Ship Was
Known 70 BE unssaworthy-othsr
Agencies Continue Investigation
osnsral Day Of Mourning In Chicago.

day, according to an announcement by
states Attorney Hoyne. It VIII not
be decided until late in the day whether
to ask Indictment on charges Of crimi-
nal carelessness or of manslaughter.
There is plenty Of evidence for
either charge" said Mr.. Hoyne.
The coroners inquest, 1t Is expected.
will be completed late today and I'M
mediately thereafter the state grand
jury will go into session.
TRANSPORTATION Manager Arrested.
Explaining the taking into custody
of w, K. Greenebaum, general man
aRer. OF the Indiana Transportation
Company, which leased the Eastland
last Saturday, Mr.. Hoyne said:
..Mr. Greenebaum, in response to
questions at the inquest. admitted that
he knew nothing about the Eastland.
but said he knew, or had heard. that
she was not seaworthy.
other agencies investigating the dis
aster arc continuing their work. Sec
retary william c. Redfield. OF the de-
nartment Of commerce. who Is here on
instruction from President Wilson.
said he had not decided whether his
tnduiry VIII extend to all Of the lake
passenxer traffic or whether 1t Will De
confined to the Eastland. For the
time we win confine ourselves to, the
case In hand he said.
indictments Certain
With thirty persons either under az.
rest or detained as witnesses. onicial
INQUIRY into the steamer Eastland dis
aster proceeded today in an effort to
fix the blame and punish the guilty.
Indictments charging manslaughter,
criminal carelessness or conspiracy
will be returned by the state grand
.on:sh. K .he evidence presented
to that body warrants such action, ac-
cordinR to State Attorney Hoyne. 1t
ia expected that the coroner's inquest
which may be finished tonight. will re-
sult in the holding to the grand jury
sof several persons whom the testi-
mony OF witnesses had shown to Dc
guilty Of criminal carelessness or
worse.
Rsdfisld Active.
Secretary of Commerce William Red
field directed the federal investigation.
He examined records Of the local
steamboat inspection service and con-
ferred with officials preparatory to be-
ginning the examination Of witnesses
tomorrow.
Mavor Thompson is back from San
Erancisco on q special tram and con-
ferred with the city council COMMITTEES
which Is conducting an investigation.
While various Investigations were In
proeress. six hundred victims OF the
tragedy were being buried with ap-
nropriate ceremonies. Auto trucks.
vans. and other vehicles were pressed
INTO servico to carry the dead thru the
streets.
ARiaek Wednssday.'
It is ''black Wednesday" in Cicero
and the surrounding suburbs where the
plant Of the Western Electric Conn
oany 10 situated and where q majority
Of the victims resided.
9The day was DESIGNATED as q day of
mourning for the Eastland dead, and
tlonxaty officials. honored the victims.
Work Of raising the boat was begun.
hit Il VIII be ten days before the
steamer is placed on its keel again and
the work OF rescuing the missing is
resumed. Latest figures on the dead
and missing are:
Identified dead. s26: unidentified
dead, s. Western Electric revised list
Of missing. 5s1: total. 1852.
All Chicago Pays Tribute.
Chicago paid sorrowful tribute the
Eastland. dead today-"black Wednes-
day - last rites were said over the
bodies Of 600 Of the victims Of the dis
aster. In 4 accordance with Mayor
Thompson's proclamation. the day
was ono OF public mourning. The
board OF trade held only q short ses-
sion, ball games and other amusementa
were postponed, many large and small
business houses closed their doors and
all over the city tho stars and stripes
were at half mast.
In the west side suburb of Cicero.
where many Of the families OF the vic
Tins lived, near the plant Of the
Western Electric Company, community
services wAe held. Many Of the little
neighborhood> >churches were too small
to hold all the people who came. SO
hundreds stood bareheaded in a pour.
ii14 rain while the services were read.
There were not enough hearses(to 80
around and vehicles Of all kinds were
used. On the drivers seat Of . big
truck, seen slowly moving along Twen-
ty-fifth street, sat man In silk hat
white gloves ana frock coat. Inside
were three bodles-a family. On
Hcfty-eishth avenue . hay rack draped
in crepe and driven by silk- hated
man passed. It contained two bodies
Fedeeal o6iesse In Charge.
Mayor Thompson, who cut short hil
visit ID the exposition when the Dast-