From the Feb. 26, 2015, Chicago Tribune "New, more chilling video clip emerges of Eastland tragedy" by Meredith Rodriguez.
A new film clip of the 1915 SS Eastland disaster on the Chicago River in downtown Chicago has surfaced just weeks after the first-known footage emerged. This one shows the grim fate of the 844 people who died in the capsizing.
The Eastland Historical Society on Wednesday announced the discovery of the footage, which shows victims' bodies being pulled out of the hull and from the river. The Eastland had been ferrying thousands of Western Electric Co. employees to a company picnic in Michigan City, Indiana when it rolled over at its wharf. This footage is much different from the first two clips released
This clip shows a young woman in a white dress being pulled from the hull. Then it shows people being pulled out of the river.
The 65-second clip which can be seen at the Eastland Disaster Historical Society's site www.eastlanddisaster.org/mews shows how rescue efforts were performed. Rescuers had to search through the dark interior of the ship underwater amid the debris, furniture, deck chairs and boxes.
This July Will mark the 100th Anniversary of the Tragedy. --Cooter
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