MR. STRAUS'S HORSE DEAD

PDF Print

New York Times

Found Lifeless in Stable the Morning After the Titanic Sank
---
Friends of Isidor Straus, who, with his wife, perished in the Titanic disaster, told yesterday of a peculiar coincidence concerning Mr. Straus and his favorite horse Bess. Before he sailed for Europe Mr. Straus sent the horse to Bedford Hills, N. Y., where the Montefiore Home, with which Mr. Straus was connected, has a farm. Part of this farm consists of some fine pasture land, and Mr. Straus decided to give Bess a vacation and let her roam at will over the pasture until he returned.

Bess was six years old. She had been owned by Mr. Straus for several years and was his favorite driving horse. On the night of Sunday, April 14, Bess was locked in the stable by the employes at the farm as usual. Next morning one of the stable hands found Bess dead. A veterinary surgeon could not tell of what malady the animal had died. The night of Sunday, April 14, was when the Titanic was wrecked and Mr. Straus and his wife died.

Related Biographies:
Isidor Straus

Contributor
Mark Baber


Share, Link and Cite

Share

Link
Please link to this page using the following URL
http://www.encyclopedia-titanica.org/mr-strauss-horse-dead.html

Or copy the link text below

Cite
If you need to cite this article as a reference please copy the following and adapt as necessary for your referencing system:
( 1912 ) MR. STRAUS'S HORSE DEAD New York Times (ref: #1737, accessed 14th February 2012 12:37:24 AM)
URL : http://www.encyclopedia-titanica.org/mr-strauss-horse-dead.html

Comment
Post on Facebook
 
What's NewNews HeadlinesTitanic Anniversay EventsRMS Titanic LinksSitemapA-Z IndexOn this dayEmail UpdatesContact Us
1st Class Passengers 2nd Class Passengers 3rd Class Passengers more...
Deck Crew and Officers Engine Crew Victualling Crew Restaurant Staff Postal Clerks The Guarantee Group Ships Orchestra more...
Survivors of the Titanic Disaster Titanic Survivors by Boat:
List of Titanic Victims Recovered Bodies List of Unidentified Bodies more...
Boat Deck A-Deck B-Deck C-Deck D-Deck E-Deck F-Deck G-Deck Orlop Deck Tank Top
Titanic Research ArticlesThe Titanic ReviewGare MaritimeVoyage
Cathy Akers-Jordan Randy Bryan Bigham Robert L. Bracken Art Braunschweiger David G. Brown Joe Carvalho Mark Chirnside Captain Lewis Marmaduke Collins Roy Cullimore Jim Currie Philippe Delaunoy Shelley Dziedzic John P. Eaton Peter Engberg Michael A. Findlay Tad Fitch Dave Gittins David Gleicher Charles A. Haas David Haisman Monica Hall Samuel Halpern Mike Herbold Lori Johnston Jim Kalafus Daniel Klistorner Olivier Mendez Lester Mitcham Senan Molony Gavin Murphy Henning Pfeifer Michael Poirier Alan Ruffman Inger Sheil Brian J. Ticehurst Captain Charles B. Weeks Bill Wormstedt
Topics Most Recent Posts Search Register Instructions Contact Moderators
Books and Gifts Titanic Auctions
Become an Editor How to Contribute Add a Story Manage Contributions
Register Lost Password Login Logout