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When people discuss deadly maritime disasters through the second ten years of the 20th century where more than 800 people were killed, they're often discussing the Titanic or Lusitania, not the Eastland on the Chicago River. However, shockingly enough, on July 24, 1915, a ship filled with sightseers out for per day on the fantastic Lakes capsized while still linked with a dock, sending more than 2,500 people into the frigid water. By the time the ship was righted and rescue attempts were completed, practically 850 people have been killed. As unbelievable as the event looked, the Eastland was actually vunerable to just such a difficulty therefore of its issues with listing, and in addition, the ship seemed to have all sorts of bad luck in its former, including a collision with another motorboat and a good mutiny on board. If anything, the safeness protocols established after the sinking of the Titanic, most notably the inclusion of enough lifeboats on board for every passenger, made the Eastland even more top heavy and added to the devastation. Ultimately, several individuals were recharged with crimes in connection with the Eastland devastation, but none would be found guilty. The SS Eastland Catastrophe: THE ANNALS of the Deadliest Shipwreck on the fantastic Lakes chronicles the story of the devastation and its own aftermath.
