47. The Ghosts of the USS Eastland Disaster (Live from C2E2 in Chicago)

In our very first live show, we do all the things we set out to do, which was mainly to get one good, audible groan out of the audience. Mission accomplished! This is a story about a passenger boat disaster that was worse than the Titanic (no kidding), and it happened in 20 feet of water, with the boat still tied to the dock. Don't ever change, Chicago.We also opened up the floor to hear ghost stories from the audience, and we've included those for your listening pleasure, too!This is the story of the USS Eastland. Come for the ghosts, stay for the Book It jokes, day drinking is fine, the Titanic Whoopsie, turning turtle, afterlife jackets, and Oprah gets it.Sources:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Western_Electrichttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hawthorne_Workshttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/eastland-disaster-killed-more-passengers-titanic-and-lusitania-why-has-it-been-forgotten-180953146/https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/chicago-hauntings-ghosts-eastland-disaster/https://eastlanddisaster.org/https://www.americanghostwalks.com/tour/chicago-river-northhttp://www.encyclopedia.chicagohistory.org/pages/2900.html