844 Die In SS Eastland Capsizing on Chicago River - July 24,1915

[+ azdr0710]

It was a cruise boat hired for excursions on Lake Michigan.....docked on the south side of the river between Clark and LaSalle, modifications had made it top-heavy when overloaded......2500 Western Electric employees and family members, many recent immigrants, had loaded onto the boat early in the morning to head for a much-anticipated company-sponsored picnic in Indiana........the ship began to list to port (away from the wharf) by 7:10am and fully rolled onto its side by 7:28am, trapping many below deck in the 20' deep river.......

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SS_Eastland

https://abcnews.go.com/US/chicago-ship-footage-discovered-1915-disaster-killed-844/story?id=28918610

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/eastland-disaster-killed-more-passengers-titanic-and-lusitania-why-has-it-been-forgotten-180953146/

 

[CuriousByNature]

According to urban legend, Jack Benny was either on the ship or had planned to be on the ship.

I'm just glad that Keith Richards was nearby and helped get a number of people to safety.

[+ sync]

Damn shame, if only it had rolled toward the wharf rather than outward into the river there might have been enough time for a full evacuation.