Calamity on the Chicago River Strikes 1500 Missing
Fifteen hundred lives lost when the steamship Hastland capsized near Clark Street in Chicago during a Western Electric company excursion. Rescue workers fend off crowds as morgues are set up in nearby warehouses and doctors battle to revive victims. Authorities begin immediate investigations into overcrowding and possible faults.
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Hastland
Chicago River
Clark Street
Michigan City
Western Electric Company
Eastland's faults corrected by naval architect in 1908
W J Wood, who fixed flaws on the Eastland at owners request in 1903 1908 cited deck cutting under Captain Mansfield to curb danger. He noted initial trial faults such as non watertight gangways and draft adjustments to meet speed specs. The vessel later operated on Lake Erie before changing hands.
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Port Huron Shipbuilding Company
Marine Disasters of History and Toll of Lives
A historical overview traces major sea calamities prior to the Hastland catastrophe, outlining the human toll and lasting lessons from early shipwrecks and maritime tragedies.
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Hastland
Engineer faults Coast Guard Eastland disaster as carelessness
A leading marine engineer says the Eastland capsizing resulted from engine room neglect and crowd movement, not overload. He asserts improper ballast monitoring, rushed shifts, and possible premature propeller use caused a backward roll. He calls for purpose built excursion vessel laws and more life rafts.
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Eastland
Hastland
Young Hero Saves Many at Eastland Disaster
Charles Williams, an agent for Reid Murdoch & Co, recalled his rescue work during the Eastland catastrophe. He helped a choking man, a pink-suited woman pulled from the water, and, with firemen, aided in recovering at least fifty bodies from the hull.
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Eastland
Burials for Eastland Dead Fill Chicago Cemeteries
Five hundred of the Eastland victims were buried in Chicago on Wednesday as mourners endured rain and crowding. Hearses, vaults, and long funeral lines stretched citywide, with 80 coffins displayed in a church cross formation and Bishop Paul P. Rhode urging reflection on avarice and public-safety neglect.
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Washington Sails to Haiti After Haitian Leader Is Killed
The cruiser Washington led by Rear Admiral Caperton sails from Cape Haitien to Port au Prince with 700 sailors and 100 marines. Haitians kingpin President Guillaume is killed by a mob outside the French legation. The city reels after the massacre of 160 political prisoners including ex President Zamor, ordered by Governor General Oscar.
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Strike Ends At Standard Oil Bayonne Plant
Five hundred striking workers from the Standard Oil plant in Bayonne New Jersey returned to work on Wednesday, ending a ten day labor conflict that halted production.
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Birthday Circus Arranges Carnival for Girl in Greenwich
In Greenwich Connecticut on July 30 Adelaide Brevoort Close of Rockridge turned seven. Her mother Mrs WH Close hosted a birthday party featuring a real circus for the celebrant and guests.
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Adelaide
Warsaw calm amid German attack aftermath
Warsaw remains calmer than during the October German assault with business as usual and banks paying depositors on demand. Dispatches note reduced tension and restored normalcy in the capital.
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Petrograd
Stolen Selig Jewel Recovered in St Paul Pawnshops
More than $15,000 worth of jewelry stolen from William Selig’s Chicago residence, the motion picture film maker, has been recovered in pawnshops around St Paul Minnesota.
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Morgue In Warehouse After Ship Disaster In Chicago
Crowds gathered as rescue workers swarmed a wrecked steamer and Reid Murdoch warehouse. Officials counted hundreds of bodies, while doctors and undertakers worked to revive survivors and identify the dead. A priest gave absolution as a girl’s body was recovered.
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Henry Bauer
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Woman recalls disaster as steamer capsizes in Chicago
Mrs. William Peterson describes the rescue from the second deck when the steamer overturned. She was with her husband, Ruth eight, and sister-in-law Emily Chellberg of 4129 Sheffield Avenue. She floated and saw two hands reach through a port-hole before being pulled to safety. She does not know if her husband, daughter, or sister-in-law survived.
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Clark Street Bridge
William Peterson
Peterson
Western Electric Company
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Emily Chellberg
Sheffield Avenue
Famous Gas Gusher at Pelican Portage Still Uncapped
A long running gas gusher site near Edmonton Alberta flows about 4,000,000 cubic feet daily for sixteen years. Attempts to cap the well fail as high pressure blows off valves. Local Indians use ground seepage to cook meals by lighting a simple fuel heater.
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Edmonton
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