Show PROBE OF steamer g BOARD HEADED BY SECRETARY REDFIELD TO HEAR EVIDENCE ON EASTLAND TRAGEDY Under ballasting or improper manipulation of water tank tanks cause of ship capsizing according to testimony of inspectors chicago with william C redfield secretor sec rj of commerce in charge ot of one investigation and a federal grand jury em espinia pinIA by audze K bf lan ian die dis conducting another interest now centera centers in the federal governments efforts to fix the blame for the capsaz inc ing of the steamer eastland with the resultant loss of hundreds of lives the six men held responsibly by the coroners verdict have been arrested william C redfield secretary rl rz commerce aided by members of the steamboat inspection se service solicitor A 1 I thurman solicitor of the deport depart merit ment of commerce and a number of ciril civilians lans as an advisory board heard several everal e witnesses on an thursday and will continue the investigation the federal grand jury was ordered by judge landis to proceed with a careful inquiry of the eastland catastrophe nothing to throw nw light on the case CARO of the capsizing of ie 0 o eastland was developed before secretary red field inspectors and others expressed express en the opinion that under ballasting or lm im proper manipulation of at abi water ballast tanks had upset the alp u robert areld of grand haven mich the fed ted eral inspector who granted the east fast land permission perra leelon to increase ita its gera gers from 2200 to 2600 2500 on july 2 tea tes rifled that the ship had plenty of at room for even more passengers and had complied compiled with the law ly providing the amount of life lite preservers buts and life lite rafts he lie had seen the 1 1 carry 1 persons safely ho hij eald said had bad infected the ballast tanka although not rc required to do so and find had no tear ear of 0 the ships ship sin sinking kInc ills lite eon on in law J X erickson heing being chief engineer n 9 ineer of the craft he ile said he had never received favor any from any officer or owner of the tile |