The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1915-07-26
Latest Figures Place 500 as Known
Dead, 456 as Missing and 1904
Saved Had 2,400 Passengers.
BEMIDJ1 MAN SEES RESCUEWORK
Daniel Moore Describes Scene as Wit
messed by Him a Few Moments
After the Eastland Rolled Over.

(Unlted Prsss)
Chicago, July 26.-It is now be-
lieved that at least 1,276 men, women
and children lost their lives when
the Steamer Eastland capsized at the
Clark street bridge, in the Chicago
river, early Saturday morning It is
now known that. there were 2,4O8
passengers on the boat, nearly all Of
them being employees of the Western
Electric company, with their relatives
and friends, who were going on an
outing across Lake Michigan.
The~known dead now number $40,
while the unaccounted for total 456,
land the saved are 1,204. There was
a crew of 72.
The first step to fix the RESPONSE
billy of the disaster was made this
Afternoon when States Attorney Mac
Clay was called before the county
grand jury. Charges will be pre-
ferred against Westcott of Detroit
who gave the government permit for
the Eastland to carry $500 passen-
gers.
A federal investigation of the af-
fair will probably be delayed on ac-
count of the sentiment here being
against permitting federal officers to
investigate their own acts The cor
oner is delaying the investigation un-
til all bodies have been recovered
Man Dies at Prayer.
Diver Reginald Bowles was taken
off the work this afternoon. When
he came to the surface he was hold
ing baby's body and was muttering
to himself. He said: "It's their
faces. They leer and glare at you,
and slip away as in a game of tag.
Only babes faces are calm. They
died unrealizing.". One man was
found with his arms upraised as If
in prayer. Lots of women are being
brought up with babies clutched in
their arms. -~.~, = - -. Sse.st4tC55=ss9s
Assistant States Attorney RAIDER
this afternoon fatty charged that
overcrowding caused the Eastland to
topple over
| Chicago, July 16.-Streamers IF
white crepe futtered lightly in the
spray filled breeze at the homes Of
Eastland victims, while officials have
turned to ascertain who is to blame
for the disaster. ~
Was Known as Unsafe.
Andrew Furuseth, president of the
International Seaman's Union of Am
erica, and Victor Glander, secretary
of the Lake Seaman's Union, said to-
day that the Eastland has long been
known as unsafe and blamed the fed
eral inspectors for the accident. They
said that unless the public protested
the government would return a find
Ling that it was unable to ascertain
the cause of the Eastland disaster.
Six Investigations have begun, but
all have been postponed until Thurs
day.
Three hundred thousand dollars
have been raised for the immediate
relief of Eastland victims. President
Thayer, of the Western Electric COM
pany, gave 100000 to. the relief
fund. Newspapers are conducting
appeal campaigns. .ae
Set Wednesday for Burial.
The funeral day of the victims has
been set for Wednesday and all SER
vices will be conducted together. An
emergency call has been sent to all
pastors of the city to assist in the
services.
| All survivors of the Eastland have
been summoned to take anti-typhus
preventative on account of many, it
is feared, swallowed contaminated
water of the Chicago river. The
plant of the Western Electric COM
pany has been opened and there are
hundreds of vacant places. The
Itwine plant has been closed entirely
because most of the workers in this
department were girls who went
down with the Eastland.
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