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=== ''Eastland'' disaster ===
{{Main|SS Eastland#The Eastland disaster}}
[[Image:EastlandKenosha.jpg|right|thumb|Passengers being rescued from the hull of the ''Eastland'' by the tugboat ''Kenosha'' in the Chicago River]]

In 1915, the [[SS Eastland|SS ''Eastland'']], an excursion steam-liner preparing to leave the dock on the south gangway between the Clark Street Bridge and La Salle Street Bridge, rolled over, killing 844 of the more than 2500 passengers. The roll of the heavy steamer happened very quickly and many of the passengers were trapped under water by the hull, moving objects such as pianos and tables, the crush of bodies, or their heavy clothes. Frantic if disordered rescue attempts ensued and early versions of what may be regarded as trauma teams formed to address the shocking scene. The site on the south bank at the southeast end of the [[La Salle Street Bridge (Chicago)|La Salle Street Bridge]] is now the location of a memorial first dedicated in 1989.<ref>{{cite encyclopedia |url=http://www.encyclopedia.chicagohistory.org/pages/408.html |title=Eastland |access-date=May 20, 2007 |last=Hilton |first=George W |encyclopedia=Encyclopedia of Chicago |publisher=Chicago Historical Society |pages=408 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070423191042/http://encyclopedia.chicagohistory.org/pages/408.html |archive-date=April 23, 2007 |url-status=live }}</ref>