Eastland Disaster Probes Deepen With Arrests
Chicago investigations run on three fronts to uncover cause of the Eastland wreck. Inspectors from Washington and local officials gather witnesses for grand juries while police seize documents from Captain Pedersen’s cabin. Officials say evidence points to criminal negligence and vow full accountability.
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Chicago
Eastland
Dickerson N. Hoover
Steamboat Inspection Service
Charles Westcott
Washington
Maclay Hoyne
C. C. Healey
Harry Pedersen
Wilson orders investigation into Eastland disaster
President Wilson directs a complete Commerce Department inquiry into the sinking of the Eastland on the Chicago River with hundreds of lives lost. Acting Secretary Sweet reports the causes will be examined. the President seeks accountability and measures to prevent recurrence, sending sympathy to Chicago mayor Thompson.
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Cornish
N. H
Wilson
Department of Commerce
Eastland
Chicago
Sweet
Department
Thompson
Theories Touted After Boat Accident Stir Debate
Officials examine multiple explanations for the disaster. Ballast pumping, overcrowding, and mud entrapment are weighed against claims of faulty construction. Hoover urges thorough investigation and accountability from inspectors to uncover the true cause.
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Hoover
Department
Washington
Lipton Offers $1000 Relief for Chicago Disaster
Sir Thomas Lipton of London sent a cable expressing shock at Chicago’s catastrophe and pledging $1000 to a relief fund. A condolence message from the General Slocum survivors’ organization in New York was also received.
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Sir Thomas Lipton
Chicago
Thomas Lipton
London
England
The
General Slocum Survivors of
New York
Two Philadelphia Girls Identified Victims in Chicago Case
Nellie and Dorothy Fitzgerald sisters of Philadelphia were the only identified victims tonight whose homes were outside Chicago or its suburbs. They went to the Leat with their Chicago hostess.
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Chicago
Nellie
Dorothy Fitzgerald
Philadelphia
Heroic rescues saved hundreds in ship disaster
July 25 Chicago reports heroic acts from all walks of life in a ship capsizing. Girls, hoboes, workers and professionals saved many others as chaos and fear gave way to courage. A fireman protecting others, a man diving to aid women, and a father grieving his drowned daughter highlight the tragedy.
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Chicago
Three Drown In River Rescue Attempt After Eastland Debris
A boy swam to aid two women clinging to an object in a river. One man, Joe, reached the dock with a woman while the other woman wrapped around his neck and all three drowned. Divers grappling heavy lines later found the Eastland piano entangled, with Morris Jorgensen leading the dive team.
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Bernard Baer
William Raphael
Raphael
Joe
Eastland
Morris Jorgensen
Architect Condemns Eastland in Firestorm Letter
Chicago July 25 Naval architect John Devereaux York vars Eastland was not a safe boat he told harbor inspectors Aug 3 1913. He warned of a 38 foot beam lacking a keel and said all steamboat codes demanded a 40 inch keel bad ladder access hampered escape and doomed many crew in the disaster.
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Chicago
Hoyne
John Devereaux York
United States
York
Eastland
Eastland Disaster Survivors and Tragedy Told in River Reflection
A torn love letter floats from the Eastland wreck as rescue workers recount heroism. Express driver A W Perkins saved lives, and Edward Atkin led a 20 person rescue. Damages are pegged to hull value. Mrs. Walter Hubbard survives while daughter Ruth, 22, is missing.
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Edward Atkin
R. R. Anderson Company
Clark Street
Eastland
Walter Hubbard
Two Have Narrow Escape When Auto Skids
F G Wright of 125 Coolidge street Brookline and a young woman companion had a narrow escape yesterday afternoon when their auto skidded on wet pavement on Newspaper row. The crash damaged the car, breaking a wheel and causing serious damage to the vehicle.
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F. G. Wright
Coolidge Street
Brookline
Newspaper Row
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Chicago Tribune
Fastland
Healey
Hoffman
International News Service
Fastland Photo
Fred Swigert
Swigert
South
Kolin Avenue
Jule Strogg
A. W. Perkins
American Express Company
S. S. Mattocks
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