Opening Statement
May it please the court …The most horrendous disaster in Chicago history occurred on July 24, 1915, when the SS Eastland rolled over on its side in the Chicago River. There were 2,500-plus Western Electric Co. employees and their families on board the steamer for an excursion across the lake to Michigan City, Ind. At least 840 passengers and crew lost their lives that day as, moments after the ship …
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