Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-07-26
SO Bodies Recovered

FRIDAY leIt tnelr Work never TO re-
turn.
$40 Bodies Recovered
At noon Coroner Hoffman reported
that s10s bodies had been recovered.
The Western Electric Company's list
of missing contains IT'S names and
this is being added to hourly. as the
heads of the various departments re-
port.
Coroner Hoffman believes the total
of dead will reach 100 if the esti-
mates of divers on the number OF
bodies still in the boat proves correct.
The Investigations undertaken by the
Federal, State, county and city ofi-
cials are being steadily pushed in an
effort TO fix responsibility for the East
land disaster.
The first funeral services for the
Eastland victims took place to-day
when more than 500 corteges passed
through the streets of the city. Ar
rangements have been made to hold
services for some of the various VIC
Tins every day of this week.
States Attorney Hoyne began the
preparation of evidence for the Cook
county grand jury on the theory that
the United States inspection bureau
erred when it granted a license to the
boat to engage in the trans-lake busi
ignoring the question of the filing of
the water ballast compartments and
declared that the evidence he had in
hand already indicated that the East
land was an unsafe vessel regardless
of the diligence of the crew in COM
plying with regulations.
Will Examine All Witnesses
Dickerson n. Hoover, acting super
vising inspector of the United States
nd
Captain Charles H. Westcott, of De-
troit Joined Inspectors Manofeld and
Nicholas IN the examination of the
crew of the Eastland to determine
whether there had been negligence in
operation and especially whether the
water ballast compartments were
properly filled at the time the East
land laid over on it's sides. They ex-
pect to have this question decided to-
day when every witness held by the
city will be examined. The theory
that there was a sudden shift of
weight is not credited by them.
Coroner Hoffman announced that he
will not hold an inquest until the work
of searching for the dead is complet-
ed
Bodies Still in Water
'I believe that there are a number
of bodies still in the water held down
by wreckage or the weight of the boat
and that 1t will be impossible to re-
cover these until the Eastland is
raised" the coroner declared.
An effort will be made to complete
the Identification of bodies at the Sec
ond Regiment Armory to-day. Only
Ia of the 72S cared for there were un-
identified this morning. Early esti-
mates of the loss are being constant
ly lowered but there is only specula-
ton TO indicate the number still in the
vessel or in the river.
Funds For Relief Work
"a fund of 100000 will be ready
to-day for general relief work it is
announced. Relief committees which
were appointed yesterday took up
their work early to-day. The finance
committee will meet in the mayors
Office this morning to complete the
plans for raising O. fund of 100000 to
which the Western Electric Company
has added 100000.
Deputies from the States attorneys
Office began the work of summoning
atnembers of the crew who are known
TO have escaped. Among the men
sought is said to be George Munger,
of Kalamazoo, Mich, purser of the
Eastland, and an important witness.
Many spectators of the disaster will
be examined by city officiols who
plan an investigation separate from
those of the federal and county off,
rials