Talk:Eastland

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I heard that the Eastland sank because it had too many lifeboats. It had too many lifeboats because of a reactionary measure after the sinking of the Titanic. Is this true or an urban legend? - Masmith

Partly true. The Eastland was carrying more lifeboats because of laws passed after the Titanic sank. The lifeboats were positioned in such a way that they caused the boat to be overbalanced, which contributed to its sinking.Shsilver 16:28, 22 April 2006 (UTC)

[edit] River vs. Lake

Clearly the sinking was in the Chicago River, so I added this to "Category:Shipwrecks in rivers", but it's also widely considered a Great Lakes disaster, so it seems appropriate to leave both even if the sinking was not actually within Lake Michigan. --Dhartung | Talk 06:40, 22 April 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Why did so many die?

If it was right next to shore why did so many die? My guess is a lot of people couldn't swim back then. Anyone know? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 209.206.165.20 (talk) 04:43, 17 January 2007 (UTC).