The Eastland Disaster
(Reader Contribution to 10 of the Worst Ship Disasters Ever)
WHERE: Docked between LaSalle and Clark streets on the south bank of the Chicago River. WHO: The Western Electric Company in Hawthorne (Cicero) had chartered the Eastland and three other ships to take their employees across the lake to Michigan City, Indiana, where they would spend the day in the annual company-sponsored "picnic". At the time, Western Electric employed 10,000 people.WHAT HAPPENED: After pushing off from its berth on the dock, the ship (which had a documented history of instability) began to list to the port side from the uneven distribution of passengers and the extra weight of the lifeboats, allowing water to pour into the ship from openings on the starboard side. The boat quickly capsized and rolled over, trapping many people in the lower deck or beneath the ship.NUMBER OF DEAD: 844, including all the members of 22 different families.
sent by Eileen Schmidt
5/7/2012
source: http://genealogytrails.com/ill/cook/eastlanddisaster.html
2 votes
5/7/2012
source: http://genealogytrails.com/ill/cook/eastlanddisaster.html
2 votes
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