Gene363 wrote:The SS Eastland was a passenger ship based in Chicago and used for tours. On 24 July 1915, the ship rolled over onto its side while tied to a dock in the Chicago River. In total, 844 passengers and crew were killed in what was the largest loss of life from a single shipwreck on the Great Lakes.
Video of the story from the, "Ask a Mortician" YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UCHt2MOVCbg
If this is the tragedy I’m thinking about, I believe George Halas was supposed to be a passenger on that ship. His name even appeared on the list of killed passengers ‘cause he was on the manifest and not accounted for.
Edit: Yes he was. https://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/bears/ct-bears-george-halas-eastland-disaster-20190723-g5cnduzrzvcurfilnw2h5addpi-story.html