encyclopedia titanica

RICHARD ALLEN has relived the tale behind his grandfathers desperate escape from the sinking TitanicBoilerroom worker Ernest Allen was one of 705 people to survive the stricken liners sinking on April 14 1912 More than 1500 perishedHis grandson Richard of Greendale Road Whoberley Coventry said his grandfather plunged off the ships deck to make a daring escapeRichard aged 48 said He waded through the water in the engine rooms and got up to the deck but the lifeboats were full