Waxahachie Daily Light (Waxahachie, Tex.), Vol. 23, No. 104, Ed. 1 Saturday, July 24, 1915 Page: 1 of 8
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S PERISH NHI
It STEM SINKS
VESSEL CARRYING TWO THOUSAND
NGERS GOES DOWN IN CHICAGO
ER EARLY THIS MORNING.
r EXCEED FI HUNDRED
Persons Imprisoned in State Rooms and
Like Rats in a Trap—Boat Loaded
ith Employes of Western Electric
Company On Annual Picnic.
• .
24.—At least five hundred persons were drowned—
points to the numlier reaching four figures—xthen
steamer Knstland sank in tlie t'liiengo river this morn
to (lie estimates of the |M>lIre and coroners at noon.
several plates had been taken out of the bout and score
the bodies as fast as they eould go in and out.
of the Western Klee trie company declared that several of
only girls are employed had been almost \vi|>cd out.
assigned to the Kastland were girls and women rite
carrying the others of the lU.tMMi employes of the rone
picnic excursion.
WKKK IMPRISON Kl> INSIRK THK STKAMKR.
24.—Probably one iiundrol ami fifty persons are If-
and three hundred others are believed to either I> ■
in their stale rooms on the excursion steamer Kastland
t'hicago river early this morning.
Superintendent Schueltler so estimated after the count
to the steamer Theodore Roosevelt and to improvised
passengers were on the steamer ami one hundred nr
to keep their positions on the slanting deck when the
careen. Others were plunged headlong into the water.
IhuUs rushed to the rescue at the call of the master
These lioats saved scores of memlter* of the excursion party
for Michigan t'ily Indiana.
of the Ku.stlaml. who was on the bridge when sir*
estimated that only fifteen or twenty were drowned. The
chute he said caused Ions of water to flood the left side
r She is now lying on her side in the middle of the river.
g the passengers re-
nu*•;«« ;ue work ps ilifl also
lSCkot gulmotors. One of the
st remarks!)'a tale- of heroism
5 toltf of Bd« aril Sehaaik a colli-
sion merchant p.nd F. W. Willard
assistant. Schr.ack wa. near the
k when the boat went over. He
tanderedn boat arid dragged Wil-
1from the water and they dum-
d on/the vessel where the two
ed the lives of ninety pet sons who
re below the decks by pulling
tn through the port holes.
*etor Horpcli. who went over
rd with his violin cant ' up with
i women hanging to the instru-
nt. Ho held 'llin up until they
re rescued and taken ushc.re.
SdWard Lai land wife and daug'i-
WOre saved by himself hut a son
rbo disaster struck Chicago like
fife in the Iroquois theatre. All
|
deliveries and rushed
> trucks and wagons to
tg out the dead and dy
was the annual pic-
tlte Western Electric
employes. The corn
the Eastland and five
take the 1 it.000 etn-
picnic »o Michigan
Toe other boats dis-
pa'scngcrs to aid in tin'
Many on these boats
on the Eastland
a comission salesman
nic was indescribable
k. who saved herself by
o chairs corroborated
t that men trampled
rrying babies in their
t the decks.
ice Chief Sehuettler in-
the ar'-est of Captain
his first mate that
clash between the police
officials. One of the
. ordered against cut-
boat
are at work in on
tlii> vessel <m end.
down the river
oredered to back pump
water stagnant and pre-
frora washing down
o diver* are at work and
will be added litis after-
conmtjssion uteres and
M" III t lie \ limit i of I lie
pier started making coffee and giving
every possible aid after ordering
tt'eir regular business suspended.
Little Jimmy Crawley a candy
boy on the boat was dragged out
tenseless. He held two women up
until he fainted. Both of them
perished.
tried so hard to save them"
l-.e muttered as the pulmotor restored
life in his little weakened body.
There was near a riot among ten
thousand excursionists when the
crowd recognized Captain Pederson
and the first mate unde'- arrest.
Two men reached Captain Pederson
before the police guard of twenty
could beat the crowd back. One of
them struck him in the face. The
police were finally forced to draw
their clubs to beat tha mob back.
The pier and streets were jammed
and extra police had to work with
the regulars over an hour to restore
order.
Despite the statement ot the cap-
tain William J. Planiondon. who
was a passenger on the boat with
hie wifp and two cousins insists
that at least one hundred persons
and perhaps more were imprisoned
below the decks on the left side ef
the vessel. The captain admitted
that 2000 passengers were on hoard
this number being within seventy
of her capacity.
Scores of men women and chil-
dren were taken from the water and
rushed to the Iroquois hospital after
receiving first aid from rescue boats
r nd along shore.
The Bast land is a St. Joe liner
which was chartered to carry the
Western Klectric company's excur
sionists to Michigan City. Indiana
for a day's outing.
Cleveland dispatches said condem-
nation proceedings were once insti-
tuted against tin* vessel when a panic
1 was caused 1>> bad listing and nearly
[overturning. At another time hun-
dreds of moonlight excursionists
were aboard tlie vessel when she
! crashed into the break waters
t At X:2o twenty bodies bad hemt
taken from the rivet. Theodore
Soderatrom himself rescued oucon-
sclous figured in saving many liver
although his wife was drowned after
he hud held her up only to h ive her
pulled away in the death prtasp <>f
two women struggling about her.
Sodurstroui declared that he did
I not believe a broken air chute caused
I
CAPTAIN ARRMTKII.
CHICAGO. July J 4—Cap-
tain Pederson and the first
mate were arrested at 10
o'clock this morning by the i»o-
lice after the commissioner of
public works had insisted on
this course.
I the trouble. Passengers h » sal*'.
I were crowded from ten to thirtv
I deep In some places on the decks
He said that when he first notice-;
the vessel begin to list he paid little
attention to it. Then several hun-
dred persons came toward the oiPt
rnll and almost imediatelv Ine vessel
lurched drunkonly and everybody
I tried to get to the side nex* to the
[ dock. Many he said were beaten
to the decks uncounsciom in f.ls
read rush of the panic stricken pas-
sengers. Probably a dozen or per-
haps more he srld jumped into the
v eter. Several of these were .vomci.
They were crushed under by the side
of the boat before they hrd a chance
to swim away.
At 8:30 Police Lieutenant McM:’-
han told the I'nlted Press tha* thirty
one bodies had been taken out. At
the same time two patrolmen on dnty
on the clock on the opposite side of
the river said they believed tlie
death list would reach thr=»e tuir-
dred. Several of the dead ire wo-
men and two are babies.
Men working under the director
of Deputy Coroner Forsbcr" h *d
taken on. seventy bodies at 9:20'
i
o'clock. At least half of these were
women jpnd children.
While the bodies were being re-
moved the steamship company 01-
edred men to cut open the side and
bottom of the ship above the water
line as the sound.; and cries indien!-I
ed that a score or perhaps two score
were imprisoned on the inside.
NEW SEAMEN'S LAW PARTLY
RESPONSIBLE FOR ACCIDENT.
DETROIT. Mich* July 24 —The
presence of life rafts and other
heavy equipment required by the
seamen's law was held to be partly
responsible for the sinking of the
Eastland by General Manager
Schantz of the Detroit and Cleveland
Transportation company. He de-
clared that the vessel was top heavy
and overturned an accident that
could not have occurred under the
old law.
SITUATION IS TENSE
IN BAYONNE STRIKE
RAID ON STRIKERS' ARSENAL
AROUSES THEM TO THE
BREAKING POINT.
Sheriff Says He Is at the End of
His Resources Unless the
Governor Sends
Troops.
BAYONNE N. J.. July 24.—The
Standard Oil company situation hero
is tense today and Sheriff Kinkade
admitted that he was at the limit of
his resources unless the governor
sends troops. The sheriff’s raid on
the strikers’ arsenal early today
aroused the men to the breaking
point. Officials are much worried
over the food situation as storemen
are demanding cash payments. Two
hundred dollars was contributed by
Mrs. Sergeant Crams and Gifford
Pinchot both of whom said they
were in sympathy with the strikers
and both of whom consider the situ-
ation terrible.
• Several persons have already been
held up by hungry strikers.
Prospects of a demonstration at
the funeral services of one dead
striker caused increased alarm to-
day.
ITALIANS IRE DRAWING
CLOSER ABOUT CORITZ
8T‘f.VrK<ilC POSITIONS HAVE
IIEEN «HTTI*IEI> AIUM T
THE <ITV.
ROME July l’4. The Italian oc-
cupation of strategic positions sur-
rounding Ooritz was reported in un-
official dispatches today. The in-
vading forces are firing on the heavy
concrete works surrounding the city.
The Austrian right wing north of
Ooritz is under attack from the Ital
ian forces which threaten to squeeze
tlie enemy hack on the Isonzo
NO COMMENT
ON MESSAGE
IHMCt MMIOS I* A HAITI: II ITU-*
I.ICATION OK TUT |\
THK l*ltl>M
officials] silent
Comment on the Nine i« ltetu*m| Uv !
I lie fierman Official*.—fin
Not Accept the K.nt(ll«h
Version of X<>t«
I RERUN. July 24 — railing pa’*-i
j Mention of the German note in the j
I tat'* afternoon editions of the Berlin
newspapers officials refused to ni:<>o
! nnv comment on the message. lr.a--i
I
I much as the papers refuted to true1
tlie Englisli version of the note as !
being anything like a<cura*e the !
German public opinion cannot be I
Rtvaged until flic full text is printed j
Ambassador Gerard said there
no significance in the fact that be
speht a hr If hour at the foreign of-
fice after delivering the note.
I
mcnmiw bhokks.
OAKVKSTON. Tmm. Jttly 24.
For tlie second Ur»# in his-
tory Galveston'* cotton receipts
for a “in*le netson passed the
four million mark.
Weather Condition*
Tnai;—Oallat. clear ■ *»; Fort
Worth clear cool; Abilene den-.
cool; Elrownwood clear 67; Oreen- J
vUle. clear 62: Wichita Fall*-* cleo1' j
7*.; Jac ksonville clear 65; M«*ia j
dear 63; Waco clear cool- San j
Antcnlo dear 56; Bro‘»navllle. j
clear warm; Parii- dear 72: El
Peso cloudy 6S; Amarillo clear.'
65; Quanah deer 55; ballingci(
pert cloudy. 65; Houston. clear!
cool; Brenham. dear; Bohrtown. I
dear warm: Palestine. dea>-. cool;
Corpus Chrlstl clear. 70; Aransas
Prss clear fici.
Oklahoma—Part cloudy 70.
4’hib House Ordered rinsed.
DALLAS. Texas. July 24.—The'
ycliee have ordered the club house
used by the exclusive Belvtdere Club
closed because a young girl missing |
from home waa found there.
SIX HUNDRED BODIES HIVE
BEEN TIKEN FROM THE RIVER
__ I
I
rHI< A(iO July 34.—Six hundred J
iNitlitN liatl l>e«*n ittmiwl at 2:.'bi|
till* altern<ion anil over seven Inin-
ilreil are still in llie hulk ol the ves*'
}
sel. according to l>e|iiit) I'oliee
Chief Si line!tier.
- !
CHICAGO July 24.—Or. T. A. j
Cutter who was assigned to feel of :
the pulse of the victims as they
were brought ashore told the I'nit-
ed Press that he had counted four
hundred dead. Those showing any t
signs of life were rushed to hospit-j
nls or given first aid. Others were:
sent to the temporary morgues. The!
pitiful thing about the temporary j
morgues was that the first floors of!
many offices were used. For every
body of a man there were from three |
to five of girls children and women j
In the stiffened arms of some of thej
women were clutched the ilead J
Is idles of their babies.
At St. I.uke's hospital one woman j
begged liour after hour to tie allow-j
ed to search for husband and four
babies. Fearing to tell her that
they believed all were dead tbe otli-;
rials calmed Iter with the state-'
ment that they were accounted for.
The |tolife by noon had establish-
ed a card index system for the tlead
and missing. Two girls had lieen ;
identified.
F'alher Kelly of the Precious j
Flood church was one of the heroes j
of the day. After hearing of the dis-j
aster up town he rushed to the dork i
anti the |*olice |iennitted him to go i
to the upturned boat. There for an .
hour lie plunged into the rescue |
work. Afterward he went to the
dock where he and fifty other1
priests administered conditional fin- 1
al unction to all w ho showed signs
of life. For hours this grouv of j
priests worked on the river bank j
giving the last rights of the church j
and often times while doctors were j
applying the first aid treatment.
Six years ago the Fastland was'
condemned by government iuspee
tors at Cleveland after discovering'
lliat lier center of gravity was not
huilt right according to ex-Alder-
man Taylor. Taylor said:
"I think this whole disaster
should lie thoroughly investigated
regardless of who it hits."
K. A. Forrester who holds a Mis- |
sippi river and master pilot's license j
declared emphatically that the ves-
sel should never have been allowed
used lx the passenger service as it
was not built right. He said too.
there was ton much above water and
added that when she “started list-
ing nothing on tiod's earth could
stop her. because there was more of
her above water than below which
was contrary to all ideas of boat con-
struction.”
The Reid Murdoch warehouse ami
sales room at the foot of Clark street
was turned into a temporary morgue
Th» doors were literally taken off
their hinges to give free access to the ;
place. In ong rows on the floor j
the dead were piled awaiting identifi- j
cation by relatives ami friends.
Many persons* clothes were torn (
off in the panic and these |*eople oh- !
laired other c lothing from the clerks
in tiie nearby stores tine man was ;
washed a half mile away from the
scene of the disaster. He was taken !
10 ilie lrroc|uois hospital.
TO MAP I PROGRAM
I ATIONAL DEFEASE'
—
THIS WIIX KNGAGK PKKSIDK.NT S ]
TI.MK WHK\ HK RRTI’RN’S
FROM CORNISH.
WASHINGTON July J4. I’pon |
Ins return from Cornish President j
Wilson "ill map out a “fair reason-}
able and practicable program" of im- j
tional defense in conferences with j
th“ army and navy secretaries thei
White House announced today.
Have you Voted
-—n ri
If not. go AT ONT.K and exercise your
rights as a citizen. There are SIX impor-
tant constitutional amendments to he de-
cided. The result of one or more of these
amendments may depend on YOl’H vote.
There is also a representative to the state
legislature to l>e elected.
If you have not voted go now and vote
Unless Germany Agrees to the Original Demands of the
United States a Diplomatic Break May Fol-
low—Rights of Americans Mast
Be Considered.
WASHINGTON. July 34.—Government official* aad diplomats arw
agreed rotlay that the latent American mite to Gennany I* In tin apfrif til
an ultimatum lu form of course. It had nothing of the natne of an nl*
tlmatum.
It tlemanded no answer In a given time nor in fart dM It rrgnlrr na
answer at all. It is certainly America’s altimate word and specified the
least of the things that the (Tutted States will accept if the friendly rein*
tlons between the two countries are to lie continued. While It nr.Ule M
threats it did say that the disregard of American rights would he coaaMen*
ed an “unpardonable offense” and tnnst he regarded a* “deliberately an*
friendly.”
Opinion as to the result is divided. Some believe that Germany con*
siders American friendliness too high to he lost other* that she wW heel <
talc aligning the whole world against her and still other* felt that flee*
many will consider that site will hare nothing to lose hy adding one mare
enemy.
All experts agree on one point and that is there can he no more tnMtia<
Iutek and forth. It is now up to Germany.
’‘Mercilessly dear.** J
DALLAS. Texas. July 24.—"Merci-'
lessly clear and affirmative." was;
bow the Dallas Journal this after-
noon described the German note. '
"The American people await Germa-!
nv's intention with calmness'* the!
paper said.
American Expelled.
GALVESTON. Texas. July 24.—
The expulsion of Harry Burlinger.
an American citizen for the elleged i
use of seditious and filthy language;
against constitutionalist officers wns
reported in Vera Cruz advices today. .
FERGUSON IS PLEASED i
WITH THE STATE FARIAS
—
STATEMENT BY CAPTAIN \V. E.
(KAIHHHR. PERSONAE REP-
RESENTATIYE.
AI’STIN Tex. Ju^v :>4.—Cover- j
nor Ferguson is well pleased with1
the general conditions on the state •
farms according to Captain W. 11 j
Craddock personal representative*
of the chief executive who cecon i
panic 1 him on his tour ;f Inapt c-1
tiott of the farms. Captain Craddock !
said that they visited and made *n j
inspection of the six state farms;
and found the prospe'ets for a large j
cotton and corn crop to be exce*-j
lent. The governor mingled withj
the prison officials and also saw the
convicts at close range. The gover-;
nor will spend today at Tern-
p’e. here he will cast his vote ini
ihe election of the six proposed con-j
stiuitiot al amendments. He is gath-|
trittg information in order that he’
may deal intelligently with the pris-
on problem.
ODDITIES OK WAR NEWS.
LONDON A British private home
on leave escaped three bullets with-!
in au hour during the fighting ir»
France one penetrating his pouch
another the pack on his back and a
third destroying his rifle.
MADRID—King Alfonso of Spain
has become an aviation enthusiast
and frequently takes long trips on a
military dirigible.
PARIS--Andre Dardet. a youthful
French sapper who has been wounded
65 times is recovering and will soon
return to the trenches.
AMSTERDAM -A Bavarian infan-
tryman In a hospital at Munich fn.*
four months with a bullet in his heart
I is apparently recovering
ms IKK
ip STM
STILL HOLDING GERMANS BACK
IN THKIR ATTACK ON THE
POLISH CAPITAL.
The RrmIh Line North of the City
on the left Hank of the
\*mr Heavily
Bombarded.
BERLIN. July 24.—General Von
Hindenburg’s troops are bombarding
the Russian line north of Warsaw on
the left bank of the Narew river.
The Germans are making a desper-
ate attack on the enemy’s position
forth and south of Rozan.
The Russians are admittedly mak-
ing a desperate stand to save Warsaw
and their entire Polish line. . The
Germans admitted some checks but
claim steady progress toward the
Lublin railway.
FORT NORTH BANKER ENOS
HIS UFEJI SHOOTING
K. K. BAI.IWIIMIK KILO* SW<I’
M »IU >\V I XU RKCKI VKHMHIF
PROt KKIHNt»S OK BANK.
FORT WORTH. Texas duly 24.—
R R. Baldridge president of til©
Fort Worth Savings Bank and Trust
Company eomitted suicide this morn-
ing by shooting himself. The bank
had been placed iti the hands of a
receiver.
Shortly before Baldridge’s dead
body w..x found in the b:n he was
seen walk ng in the gardca with his
little sir!. A search by his wife de-
veloped tttat he had sent a bull?*
crashing through his head shortly
r.ftn he was seen in the garden.
Baldridge had a meteoric rise la
the? bus!ress world. Bleven years ago
he v. as cow punching in UvcIdo coun-
ty. Ther be got into the cattle com-
mission business and later entered
the broking business while at tho
same time retaining his iuteresf in
the cu‘tle commission line.
Limloi hw« ('uffloint.
LONDON. July 24.—1The Evening
News whose attitude usually repre-
sents the general London tone said
that the American note will “make
unpleasant reading for the kaiser
and his henchmen and exponents et
night fulness." *
Bad teeth are given as the eauaa of
a great many ftuman Ala. hut may
people died who haven't a tooth tn
their heeds ^
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