STEAMSHIP OFFICERS ARRESTED.
CHICAGO, July 25. The police have arrested all the officials of the steamship company. The crowd threatened to lynch them en. route to the police station. 1 There were mauy remarkable escapes. One man, unable to swim, was caught by his coat on a n.ail. and .was .held. •
Firemen chopped through the sides of the ship, but everyone' was . dead.Bodies were piled like bales of merchandise. There were pathetic scenes sit the morgue. • ; •■■
The Customs reported that the vessel carried no more passengers, than the regulations provided. Survivors -describe the sinking aslike a lightning stroke. It was impossible to effect rescues.
Divers are recovering many bodies The city is in mourning.
It is impossible to ascertain the number of dead, but it is known to exceed 1000. The accident is believed to have been due to a defect in the steamer's construction.'
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Ashburton Guardian, Volume XXXV, Issue 8201, 26 July 1915, Page 8
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