Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-07-29
27KNOWNDEAD
ASPLEASURE BOAT
! SINKS At CHICAGO
Score Believed Missing After
Sudden Storm Capsizes
Excursion Steamer.
,16 CHILDREN, 10 WOMEN
AND ONE MAN DROWNED
Tragedy, Almost on Anniversary of
Eastland Disaster, Caused by
Passengers Rushing to Side.


Favorite, which sank in Lake Michi
gan off Lincoln Park late yesterday,
All but one of the dead had been iden
titled.
About 75 persons were aboard the
vessel when it started its journey fol
the municipal pier to be capsized wher
struck by a sudden squall, and al
least 20 were rescued.
Sixteen of the victims were children.
10 were women and one was man
drowned while clinging to his 9-year
old daughter.
Boat Is Raised.
The boat was raised late last night
and towed to the foot Of Randolph
street. All bodies had been taken
from the craft, it was stated. Some of
the missing may still be in the water.
The dead:
Mrs. Sarah Reznick, "a.
Bernard Reznick, 5.
Albert Reznick, 8.
Mrs. Clara Young, 81.
Ruth Young, 5.
Margaret Murray, s.
George Murray, 3.
Charles Abernathy, 3.
Robert Abernathy, 4.
Mrs. Fannie Hendricks, 3S, Sterling,
Ill.
Mary jeanette Hendricks. s. ster-
ling, Ill.
Mrs. olga Koutnek, 3S.
Harry Koutnek, z.
Nathan Poznansky, As.
Bessie Poznansky, 8.
Robert Erickson, 6.
Eileen Schlauder, S.
Mrs. May Keyes Fenlon, 46.
Vincent Fenlon, IA.
Mrs Mabel PARENT, %.
Anthony PARENT, s months.
Mrs. Celia Pollen. 38.
Mrs. Amanda Berndt, 80.
Mrs. Pearl Carpenter, 35.
Mrs. Fannie Holmes, 40.
Michael Citera, Z.
One unidentified girl. about 8, be-
1ieved to be Rose Pollen.
Five Found on Vessel.
The tragedy came almost IL years
to a day from the date Of Chicago's
greatest water disaster, the sinking Of
the steamer Eastland with loss OF
S12 lives. The two resulted from the
same cause.-the rush of passengers
40 the port side of the ship.
While divers searched the lake bot
tom near the scene for more victims,
tderricks lifted the craft late last night
as flood lights were played on the
tragic picture. The last five bodies
were found as the boat came to
the surface, seven hours after 1t
foundered.
State Law Not Violated.
A preliminary investigation by the
States attorney failed to disclose any
evidence of criminal negligence or Vio-
iation of any State law, it was re-
vealed today as four inquiries were
under way into the capsiZing of the
excursion boat.
Rotten straps on life preservers was
one of the first discoveries by Coroner
Oscar Wolff durin:: an inspection Of
the Favorite today. The craft had
been raised and towed to the Randolph
street docks. One life preserver bore
"A date of 1910 and q 1927 inspection
stamp.
Federal steamboat inspectors, the
States attorney. the coroner and the
police launched a quadruple inquiry
into the disaster as divers and harbor
craft continued today to search for
other bodies.
The coroner asked a number of
licensed shippers, prominent men of
experience on the lakes, to sit on the
fury which this afternoon planned to
inspect the boat and the bodies of
the victims before opening the in
quest.
Inspected July II.
After questioning a number of per
sons. William A. RittenhOuse, assist.
ant States attorney, announced that
no evidence of any violation of law
had been uncovered. Examination of
survivors was continued, and Ritten.
house said that had any violation of a
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grand jury action would be sought.
Fred Memo of Detroit. representing
the Federal Steamboat Inspection
Service, with local inspectors, began
an inspection of the Favorite. Memo
said the steamer had been inspected as
late as July IL.
The coroner said that some of the
life preservers apparently were not
easily accessible to the passengers.
1t was a gay crowd OF excursion.
fsts that left Lincoln Park aboard the
vessel in the late afternoon for the
two.mile run to the municipal pier
A two-piece negro orchestra-banjo
and mandolin-strummed I'm Look
ing for a Four-leaf Glover children
scampered along the two decks, and
their elders hung over .shoreward rails
admiring the Chicago skyline.
Suddenly. when a mile out. rain
storm broke, anu WIFI IL Cdiilo n Sust
Of wind out of the northwest. AS the
captain. Arthur Olson. who has sailed
the lake IS years. sought to head his
boat into the wind, the passengers
rushed to the port side, away from
the driving rain. The boat dipped
sharply, and as the lake water rushed
over the decks turned over.
Children, candies and popcorn still
clu,ched in their hands, fought TO free
themselves, but the weight OF chairs
and other membranes on deck held
them under. Some where thrown free
of the boat and many of these grabbed
,p belts and RATS as the steamer
righted itself and sank until all but
the roof Of the superstructure was
submerged.
Crew Saves Many.
The five members of the crew
ESCAPED and these, all experienced
sailors. saved many from drowning by
tossing life preservers and RATS to
those in the water. The Favorite's
two lifeboats also were unleashed anc
Into these clambered number OF the
'' Word ytpiS : Of the tragedy sped along tn,
bake front, popular resort for swim
tners, and small boats put out to the
rescue The first to reach the scene
VAS Mr. flofnauer's yacht Doris. Hof
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