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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-10-23

On improved real estate or for
pudding. Money advanced as build
ing progresses.
L. X. Manning & Co, Equitable Bid.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1915-07-29
WAS CRANK OF THE LAKES
Expert Tells Of Advice He Gave Own
ers of EastIand to Make
Vessel Safe.

Chicago.-"The Eastland was the
crank OF the lakes, and as far as
know the only crank on the lakes,
w. j. Wood, naval architect, who was
called by the owners in 1903 to cor
rect faults in the boat, asserted.
In 1903 Wood made representations
to Capt Ira Mansfield, local steam
boat inspector, which resulted in an
order to cut off the top deck of the
vessel and to keep the water ballast
compartments filed
The deck was cut of in pursuance
Of Captain Mansfields order" Mr..
Wood said. but it would be impos-
sible to pass on the ca1se Of the acct
dent until it is known whether the
other conditions were fulfilled at the
time of the overturnirg of the boat.
The Eastland has been' in operation
on Lake Erie and has not met with
accident, but evidently the owners
were acquainted with its faults and
operated it accordingly"
The Eastland was built by the Port
Huron Shipbuilding company and on
its trial run in 1903 allied to come
up TO specifications, according to Mr..
Wood.
The gangways wee not water
tight" Mr.. Wood sale, land l was
called on to correct that fault as well
as some Of the other faults in the in
terror of the hull. ! corrected these
faults, but | was not able to get a
copy of the lines. However, | had
seen enough to cause me to make a
representation to Captain Mansfield
and he in turn not only caused the
cutting off of the upper deck, but
issued instructions about the opera
ton of the Eastland that would tend
to eliminate danger,
The contract for the construction
of the vessel called for a speed Of
twenty miles an hour. The trial failed
to develop this, and changes were
made. principally in the draft, that
brought the speed requirements up to
specifications. Then it developed that
the gangways were not watertight.
The boat squatted when it got under
way, and corrected this fault as well
as some alignments in the machinery.
Then the owners accepted it, but later
sold it."
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1915-07-29
PICTURE OF The
RESCUE SCENES
Life Guards and Divers, Priests
and Physicians Labor to
Save Victims.
M0RGUE IN A WAREHOUSE
Row After Row of Bodies Fill Great
Rooms as Waiting Crowds Weep
and Curse-Pathetic Scenes
Are Witnessed

Chicago, July 26.-The tug Kenosha,
tied TO the pier west of the Clark
street bridge, formed an approach to
the liner
From the tugs after rail one
stepped on to the great iron side of the
overturned steamer and scrambled up
to the fiat length, taking care Of the
open portfolios, and the holes cut by
the acetylene blowpipes.
The side of the boat had become ss
a deck-a place where the rescuers
might stand
The scene was confusing
Policemen, officers, firemen, SOL
diers, divers, men in bathing suits
life guards-priests, reporters. physi.
clans and others jostled and bumped
each other.
Every second came the cry:
"Stretcher!" and a dozen men would
rush toward the spot. Then came the
warning, "Gangway. Gangway." and
four men would go by carrying a still,
blanket-covered figure.
Now and then a policeman walked
through the crowd, carrying a bundled
corpse of a child in his arms.
Here two men were pumping air to
a diver down in the depths, there a
group waited, pulling on ropes,
watching someone down below
ready to haul up another body when
the signal came.
Office of Church.
A priest stood by one such hole.
There was a shawl round his Shout
ders and he held an umbrella.
Il have given them all conditional
absolution," he said; some who came
out alive, but almost dead, received
the last sacrament, the viaticum."
"All ready UPSTAIRS" came the
shout from below.
The firemen pulled on the ropes.
The body came up bit by bit.
"Stretcher!" bawled someone. and
In a trice there were two stretchers
waiting
The hand of the priest made the
Sigh VI lIt NloSS dS TIE pOuS Cdllc
into view and his lips muttered:
Ego tie absolve peccatis tuis, in
nomine PATHS, ca Fill, ct Spirit Sane
ii, Amen.-I absoive you from all
your sins, in the name of the Father,
and of the Son and of the Holy Ghost.
Amen"
1t was the body of young girl,
dressed in white dress. There were
white pumps on the feet and white
silk gloves on the arms. She held
clasped in one hand gold watch. 1t
was opened.
"Ah, poor soul" said the priest.
"She was holding her sweethearts
watch perhaps, and they were chat.
ting together when the boa. over
turned"
Up came the man from the hold
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1915-07-29

was up to standard. although ! think
that there should have been rnore life
RATS. The boat was not too narrow
It's beam was as wide as the d"pth of
the decks.
An the laws in the world would
not have prevented that accident As
n matter of fact. onehalf of the PEG.
pie on the boat could have tipped II
over by sudden rush. Especially IL
this true when a boat Is still.
The owners and inspectors o.
these boats are careful, that is. care.
ful to comply with the laws govern
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1915-07-29

have watched the dial and noticed
the list and shifted the water ballast
neglected to do SO. Consequently the
boast listed more
Then the crowd noticed It and
rushed to the other side, with the re
suit that the boat was caught as If
in backward roll and capsized Per.
haps the propeller WAS started Just
before the crowd rushed in order to
give the boat a little Kick That
would have caused slight list be-
fore the recoil
The equipment OF tho Tas,Iand
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1915-07-29

the dock watching the Theodore
Roosevelt loading, when shouts
warned US that something was wrong
on the Eastland. Rushing to the
street level saw she was listing. Re-
turning to the Roosevelt | ordered the
captain to blow the emergency whistle
and lower the boats.
CROWDS TURN ON CAPTAIN.
The task of taking the dead bodies
from the hold OF the funeral ship had
hardly been started when crowds
turned on Capt. Harry Peterson of
the Eastland with cries Of Lynch
him. Lynch him" To get into the
forward part OF the boat the rescuers
were trying to burn holes in the SUI
perstructure with an acetylene torch
when the captain sought to restrain
them.
From group of women on the bank
draped in blankets, survivors of the
calamity, came a wailing cry: Lynch
HIM" On orders of Assistant Chief
Schuettler the captain of the boat and
the first mate, Dell Fisher, were hus-
tied aboard the fire tug Graeme Stew.
art and the rest OF the crew were
gathered together and kept under a
guard.
BOAT KNOWN AS AOOOOO.
Two general theories for the listing
are advanced, In addition to the ques-
ton of overcrowding. The boat has
always been deemed a "hoodoo" by
lake captains The shape Of the hull
Is such that marine experts have re-
garded the boat with suspicion. 1t
careened once before in Cleveland
harbor, and when in the South Haven
excursion trade II often listed as it
left the river at South Haven with the
crowds flocking to the rail on one
side The two theories were:
Ballast was taken out to enable the
boat to navigate the river In the turn
ing basin above the LaSalle street
tunnel This made 1t topheavy, and
when the listing began there was no
counterweight to prevent a capsiZe.
The lines were not cast off and the
tug was pulling the vessel toward the
river, which destroyed its equilibrium.
This second theory is advanced by
William Flanagan, a lineman on the
boat, who says the tug was pulling at
the Eastland, although its lines had
not been cast Off This is denied by
Arthur Mcdonald, engineer of the tug.
who saws that when the Eastland
Topped over the tow line had not
been attached.
INQUEST STARTS AT ONCE.
A conference was held at Reid.
Murdoch & Co.'S Office, across the
river from the scene of the tragedy,
and the inquest was begun.
Heart-rending scenes were enacted
at the morgues. Parents who had
been torn from their children, moth.
ers and fathers whose boys and girls
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1915-07-29

only thing to do to shake him on
was to sink. which ! did
Then he let go of me and we rose
to the surface. | came up behind him
and hit him In the neck. lie became
unconscious a.l swan to shore with
him, where spectators on the dock
helped me get HIN out Of the water.
Next ! pu.'ed out q young lady
dressed In Ii I,nk suit.
"A patrol BOAT then came along
and man on It yelled to me that n
young lady had Just gone down for
the third time at certain spot
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1915-07-29
The Faithful Horse.

A British lance corporal at the front
writes: "One of our horses is can
didate for the Victoria Cross. 1t Ia
true story of animal devotion. The
troops were charging at the time. and
as one rider fell from his horse wound
ed, the animal picked him up with his
teeth by the clothes and carried him
away to safety
An optimist believes that good in
tentions are better than no payment
at all.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1915-07-29
Observation-Disclosures
MARKET REPORTS 7
Observation-Disclosures
Milwaukee, July 81, 1915


Butter-Creamery, extras, 25c;
prints, zoe; firsts, 23@24c; seconds,
20@21c; renovated, 22@22Ac; dairy,
fancy. 24c.
Cheese-American, full cream, new
made twins, 13Q13Rc; Young Ameri-
cas-, 141a@15c; daisies, 1874 414c;
longhorns, 14@1414c; limburger fancy,
16c.
Eggs-Current receipts fresh as to
quality, 15h@ Size; recandled, ex'
tras, 19h@2O-f seconds, 12@14c.
Live Poultryb1 Fowls, 12c; ROSTERS,
&c; broilers, :. and over, 2l@24c.
Wheat-No. northern, 1.4S@ 40;
No. g northern{ 1.46@1.4S; No. 3 nor
thern, 1.3O@145; No. 1 velvet, 1.46@
1.4S.
Corn-No 3 yellow, S1@S1Ac.
Oats-No, 3 white 59@541ac; stan
dard, 531a@56c; No 4 white, 521ac.
Barley-No. 3, n; No. 4, 73076c;
Wisconsin, 76c.
Rye-No. /, 105M1,06.
Potatoes-Wisconsin or Minnesota,
red stock on track, soc; white stock
32@35c
Hay-No. 1 timothy, 1S.50@ 1900;
No. 2 timothy, 1500@16.50; clover and
clover mixed, 13.50@14.00; red top mix
ed, 1250@14.50; rye straw, $3.50
$50.
Hogs-Good heavy butchers. 100
730; fair to best light, 6.70@760; pigs,
6.50@7.00.
Cattle-Butchers' steers, 7.25@S.75
feeders, 5.OO06.75; cows, 3.50@700;
heifers, 5.5Oq7.50; calves, 10000 1915.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1915-07-29

ing loading, equipment, etc. TIE trou-
BILE is we have no laws properly di.
rected. boat like the Eastland
should not he used for excursion pur-
poses II should carry freight in Its
hold and about 500 passengers.
We should have laws governing
the construction of vessels for specific
purposes For instance. an excursion
vessel should be built according to
specifications Of beam, ballast, etc,
which would insure greater safety
Boats like the Eastland were not in
tended for such purposes
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1915-07-29
WOMAN TELLS OF DISASTER
Mrs. William Peterson Says She
Was Separated From Hus-
band and Child.

Chicago.-Among those rescued
was Mrs. William Peterson.
Mrs. Peterson was on the second
deck with her husband, foreman at
the Western Electric company; her
daughter, Ruth, eight years old, and
her sister.inlaw, Mrs. Emily Chel'-
berg of 4l29 Sheffield avenue, when
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1915-07-29
Famous Gas Gusher.

The Pelican Portage gas gusher
10 miles from Edmonton. Alberta,
has given off an average Of 100000
cubic feet of natural gas daily for
the last sixteen years. Attempts made
to cap 1t have proved futile, the enor-
nous pressure blowing off all valves
Indians occasionally camp in the
neighborhood and as the gas seeps
through the ground they merely heap
a pile Of stones over some crevice,
touch a match TO It and cook their
food or this improvised heater.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1915-07-29

the steamer upset
In describing her experience and
rescue she said:
I'VE were on the side Of the boat
nearest the dock and as the steamer
suddenly listed | threw out my hands
in an effort to catch hold of some
thing, but failed and fell into tho
water. | went under and as came
to the surface saw two hands reach
ing out through a port-hole. They
pulled me through. | do not know
whether my husband, daughter and
sister-in-law were saved"
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1915-07-29

fected
! was with a young man in the en-.
ploy Of Reid Murdoch & Co." said
Mr. Williams, and we were Just
crossing the Clark street bridge when
my attention was called 20 the East.
iahd which was then careening into
the water.
y leaped into the water ana the
hrst person that ! reached was man
who was choking and crying for help.
J swan 70 him and when came up
TO him he threw his arms around my
neck IN death grip. knew that the
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1915-07-29


Henry Bauer of 1927 Lawrence ave-
nue., c lifeguard at Diversey beach.
Il must rest awhile" he said. I'm
all in. ! must have fastened a dozen
girls to the ropes. 1t seems there are
piles of them. Somebody give me
cigarette"
The bodies were carried down to
the tug, across the tug, on the right
side. up the steps and over the bridge
to the Reid-Murdoch storage room.
Others were taken in the opposite
direction, placed in one of the score
of small boats at the end and taken
across the stream to the warehouse.
Thousands of men and women
looked on, crowding the bridges, fill
ing every window overlooking the riv-
er, choking the docks and the piers
near by.
Morgue In Warehouse.
The Reid-Murdoch warehouse pre-
sented another picture of confusion.
The dead were placed in long rows,
side by side-men, women, children.
There were boxes. and bundles, and
barrels and articles Of merchandise
all over the great room.
The police swarmed all around, COM
pany officials, doctors, nurses-and un-
dertakers who were embalming bodies.
Clear away all these things" bel
lowed Schuettler through his mega
phone; make room"
How many bodies are here now"
he asked someone.
six hundred" he was told.
There's twice that many on the
boat yet" he said; get some more
caught one ghoul robbing on the boat
and ones too many"
Finds Girls Body.
A man stumbled through the crowd
around the corner and exclaimed
I've found my little girl, I've found
her and l want to take her home"
The coroner shook his head
I'VE can't do it, we cannot release a
single body. We're going to take all
these to some central point-the Sec
ond infantry armory or the Coliseum
or some place big enough. Write down
the girls name on a tag, the one who
identified her, the address and the
amount Of the estate"
And so it went all day the stretcher
men going and coming.
Work to Restore Lives.
Upstairs in the storage building
physicians worked to resuscitate many.
Many were brought to life, many were
given up after lung motors had been
used for hours in vain.
One of these latter was a boy Of
eight years.
A diver had found him clinging to,
the submerged rail. He was dressed id
an Indian" play suit, with bathing
suit underneath.
I'VE worked on him for more than
an hour" said DR.. Joseph Ross. There
were signs of life, but very faint. He's
gone in spite of all we could do"
A string of ambulances and auto
trucks lined Clark street. A Gordon of
police stood about the doors of the
uidolii builuihS, anu tlONuS
sought to get past, claiming relatives,
parents, children, friends.
The police We're forced to refuse
most of them admittance-and the
women went away weeping-the men
murmuring, cursing or threatening.
And more came in their places.
Suddenly Finds Wife.
A man in overalls, who was thought
to be one of the electricians at work
putting in the emergency lights at one
o. the hospitals, suddenly sank by the
side of young woman who had just
been brought back from the embalm-
er's table. The black-haired, pretty
girl wrapped in the shroud was his
wife.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1915-07-29
YOUNG HERO SAVES MANY
Leaps Into River and Brings Ashore
Many Men, Women and
Children

Chicago.-One OF the heroes was
Charles Williems, agent for a New
York concert Mr.. Williams vas
brought to attention by a fireman
engaged IN hr' uG,ng bodies out Of the
hull Of tie capsized steamer Williams
reluctantly consented 70 relate his
story o. the numerous rescues he eff.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1915-07-29
"ASLEEP ON JOB" IS
VIEW OF ENGINEER

Chicaeo.-A leading marine engi.
necr says
Investigation viii show that tho
accident was caused not by overload.
ing or by any fault of the srcclica-
tions Of the boat but by carolesgncss
in the engine room Some one failed
20 give proper attention 10 the ballast
The boat began 20 feel the weight
Of the crowd on the dock side and 10
list slightly The one who should
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1915-07-29

ulVed, got her and took her TO shore,
"here she, too. was revived.
by that time there were no more
people visible In the water, so swan
TO the Eastland and worked my way
up on top of the hull. where ] assist
"a four fremen in taking bodies out
OF apeNures that had been chopped
through several places. We took out
az east fifty bodies, mostly women
ana children. although there were
about dozen men"
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1915-07-29

had left home in the early morning in
high spirits for a day on the lake,
men, women and children who had
relatives and friends on the ship Of
death flocked to the temporary NOR.
tuaries.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1915-07-29
Minneapolis, July 81, 1915.

Minneapolis, July q, 1915.
Wheat-No. l hard, $50; No. l nor
thern, 1.391aG1,491a; No. 2 northern,
1862 @1.461a.
Corn-No. yellow, 7712 @7Sc.
Oats-No. white, 501a@5
Rye-No 2, 99c01.00.
Flax-1.56& 1.5Sa
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1915-07-29
Chicago, July 81, 1915.

Chicago, July 81, 1915.
Hogs-Light, 7,45@7S5; heavy, Gas
@7.40; rough, 6.45Q6.65; pigs, 6.75Q
1865.
Cattle-Native steers, 625@10.25;
western steers, 6S5@S.15; cows and
heifers, 325@9.15; calves, 7.00Q10.25.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1915-07-29

Most good takers are poor cutters.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-04-03

A much favored fabric for Spring and
following New Spring Shades are inc
ship Gray and Belgium Blue. Per va
CHENEY'S TUSSAH CREPE - all
silk, AZ inches wide in colors: Flesh,
Maise, Shell Pink, Light Blue, Navy
and Blaek-washable and color
guaranteed. Makes charming spring
and summer blOuses and Ct En-
dresses, at yard. " 1 'OO
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-04-03

n URING the past week we have Teen
featuring very unusual values-very IN
usual styles-very unusual assortments IN
Spring Suits at the price named above Mon
day shoppers viii be afforded the opportunity
Of choosing from a still greater assortment A
late shipment has just been added to the line
for Monday. offering unusual selection at
this moderate price.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-04-03

A GROUP of well fitting. splendidly made
= \ Skirts that presents very unusual value
With the addition of a new shipment. there's
a possibility in securing just the fabric and
model you are looking for. Fabrics are:
Poplins, Serges. Basket Weaves. Black and
White Checks and Covert Cloths. Some of
the styles are belted. others have yokes. All
are new flare models, S4.95 each.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1915-05-28

With the confession the face of
young Harp frightened perceptibly
| His old sulky morose manner vanish
ed like magic. He became loquacious.
He volunteered to take the sheriff to
about midnight l went to where
my father was. had covered him with
a blanket after the shooting, and
took the pistol from his fingers. l
walked to the window and fired once
from the window. l put the pistol in
his hands and went to bed"
No. responded Harp: 81 never did. ;"
Il laid down again." continued Harp,
"but couldn't rest. l set up and
! couldn't rest
Il then went to my room and went
to bed. waited until my mother
came in and then got up"
did you tell your mother that you
had shot your stepfather," inquired
the sheriff
him. l went to my room and put on
my other pants and then put the pistol
in his hands and held his fingers un-
til they got stiff enough to hold the
pistol.
the second floor of the family home
and there make an actual demonstra-
ton of the shooting
Following the sheriff, the mother
and the other officials, young Harp
went to the second floor. He walked
into his own room and came out, as
he did on Sunday night a week ago.
Heres where / Stood" said the
youth, with not a sign of depression
on his face
There is where he stood (his step
father), pointed Harp. He walked over
to the spot where Charles V. Harp
had stood, and showed the sheriff how
his father had stood when struck by
the bullet.
Upon request from the boy the
sheriff stood in the place occupied by
the boy more than a week ago when
the tragedy occurred The distance
was only about six feet.
The boy described the death of his
stepfather in this way, according to
the sheriff:
when I thought he was about
ready to pull the trigger, 1 pulled my
pistol from hy hip pocket and fired.
AS he saw my action, he turned his
head slightly to one side and the bull
let entered the left side of his head.
He sank to the floor, and did not
utter word. He stretched out on
the floor, drew his legs up under him
and that was all. l then took blan-
ket from the bed and covered him
over, after holding the revolver in
his hand
That's how it happened" said the
boy.
Without the slightest warning the
boy turned appealingly to the sheriff
and pleaded For Gods sake have
mercy on me, everybody"
Il can't promise you anything, my
boy" said the sheriff "The court will
give you fair trial. l don't know
whether they will hang you, send you
to the penitentiary, or will set you
free, but they will give you square
deal"
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1915-05-28
Monument to Kew.

Intimate details and events of the
home life of Francis Scott Key during
his residence at Terra Rubra," near
Keysville, Md, told by John Ross
Key, of Washington, and grandson
of Francis Scott Key, will be one of
the chief features of the ceremonies
on June II, marking the unveiling of
a monument erected at the Key birth
place and home. Nearly year ago
when John Ross Key, accompanied
by Mrs. Key, came to Frederick to
participate in the centennial celebra-
tions held here in memory of his
grandfather, interesting stories of
actual life of the famous author were
told. Mr.. Key, i'm his attractive man
ner, talked interestingly of the life
OF his famous grandfather, his partial
ity for animals, and things which
make lasting impression on the
mind of boy. Mr. Key was then on
ly child, but was with his grand
father much of the time.
The Patriotic Order Sons of Amer
lea, assisted by the public schools of
Frederick and Carroll counties, are
the prime movers in the scheme to
erect this monument to Key, author
of the "Star-Spangled Banner" The
monument will be a handsome piece
of work of Tennessee marble and will
occupy the end of the lawn fronting
the public road. j. L. Matthias, of
Westminster, is the contractor. The
dedicatory services will take place
about 10 o'clock in the morning, after
which a full days program will be
rendered in a grove nearby