On July 24, 1915, the SS Eastland was parked along the Chicago River when it capsized. Ever since, people have reported hearing and seeing apparitions near the site of the disaster, and at the ...

For years, Ted Wachholz had all the evidence he needed to believe that film footage of the 1915 SS Eastland disaster on the Chicago River existed, except maybe for the film itself. The chief ...

It happened in plain view—at 7:30 AM in the middle of a city—but the SS Eastland disaster has long been unfathomable.

Michael McCarthy talked about the July 1915 capsizing of the SS Eastland in the Chicago River. 844 people died in the tragedy, including 22 entire families. Mr. McCarthy, author of [Ashes Under ...

Of the 844 lives lost when the SS Eastland rolled over in the Chicago River on July 24, 1915, the “little feller,” as police called him, came to be the nameless face of the tragedy in the days ...

The clips are Dutch newsreels describing how he SS Eastland, which was carrying 2,500 people, turned onto its side in the Chicago River in July 1915. Footage of 1915 Chicago Ship Disaster That ...

The SS Eastland capsized nearly 100 years ago, yet the disaster continues to resonate deeply with people in Chicago and across the nation. History can be found in old newspapers and in textbooks ...

The SS Eastland capsized nearly 100 years ago, yet the disaster continues to resonate deeply with people in Chicago and across the nation. History can be found in old newspapers and in textbooks ...

When people think of Great Lakes tragedies, several shipwrecks come to mind: the Edmund Fitzgerald, the Lady Elgin, maybe even The Nelson or the ships lost in the infamous November storm of 1913.

The SS Eastland capsized nearly 100 years ago, yet the disaster continues to resonate deeply with people in Chicago and across the nation. History can be found in old newspapers and in textbooks ...