Drowning

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The South Bend Tribune	MRS FATIMA MOUSSELMANI Michael D. Lacopo (transcriber) TITANIC SURVIVOR WEDS Michigan City Woman Brings Word of Drowning of South Bend Men Michigan City, Ind., May 8 -- Mohammed Mustafa Ajamy and Miss Fatima Muselmanie, the latter a Titanic survivor and the woman who brought word of the...	8th May 1912
Elizabeth Daily Journal	SAD NEWS CAUSES COLLAPSE Owing to the great anxiety and mental anguish under which Mrs. Margaret O'Brien, of 90 Monroe street, has been laboring for the past few days since the wreck of the Titanic and the probable drowning of her brother, Arthur Keefe, were reported, she co...	19th April 1912
The Times	THE TITANIC INQUIRY: LADY DUFF GORDON'S EVIDENCE The inquiry into the loss of the Titanic was resumed yesterday by Lord Mersey and his Assessors. There was no diminution in the public interest taken in the proceedings. Among those present were Prince Albert of Schleswig-Holstein, Lady St. Helier, L...	21st May 1912
chicagonow.com	CHICAGO LINKS TO THE TITANIC - WILLIAM T. STEAD Stead had predicted that he would die from either lynching or drowning. A clairvoyant friend of his told him that he would be kicked to death in the streets of London, which was probably more of an educated guess given the fact that Stead liked to "stir the pot" so to speak....	22nd January 2012
New York Times	ANCESTOR OF ROTHES SAVED A PRINCESS Bit of Ancient Family History May Have Inspired the Countess-Oarswoman. --- "GRIP FAST," SAID RESCUER --- "Gin the Buckles Bide," Replied the Princess--Coat of Arms and Motto Derived from Incident --- By Marc...	23rd April 1912
walesonline.co.uk	TITANIC VALOUR OF HAROLD LOWE- THE WELSHMAN WHO ROWED BACK TO SAVE DROWNING ... - WALESONLINE He has been cast as one of the few courageous figures to emerge on a night best remembered for cowardice and folly. But the author of a new book on the Titanic’s fifth officer Harold Lowe says the received wisdom that paints him as the one seaman brave enough to attempt a rescue tells only half the story, as Darren Devine finds out. ...	21st January 2012
	SHRINE TO THOMAS KILGANNON Including a lock of hair...
Scotsman	IN HIS OWN WORDS MAN WHO SURVIVED TITANIC AND SINKING OF HER SISTER SHIP LETTERS written by a seaman who survived the sinking of the Titanic and its sister ship the Britannic four years later only to die in a German torpedo attack are expected to raise up to £20,000 at auction.Archie Jewell was on board the Titanic on the night of 14 April, 1912, and his writings describe the horror of watching the great ship sink and hearing the cries of passengers drowning in the icy seas....	23rd November 2008
Daily Mail	REVEALED: HOW HERO FATHER DIED ON TITANIC AFTER LEAVING LIFEBOAT TO FETCH FLASK OF MILK FOR WIFE AND CHILDREN An heroic father perished on the Titanic while his wife and children sang songs to drown out the screams of drowning passengers, it has been revealed.New archives reveal how brave Arthur West helped wife Ada and daughters Constance and Barbara onto a lifeboat before dashing back to their cabin to grab a flask of hot milk for them....	26th March 2009
Brighton Argus	MR. PITMAN Mr. Pitman, the third officer, who confirmed the statement that only two boats were lowered at the Board of Trade inspection. He did not see any ice before the disaster, but knew a wireless warning had been received. After the receipt of the w...	24th April 1912
Sunday Press	TITANIC STORY BY CAVAN SURVIVOR Sunday Press: Titanic Goes Down- But now comes a story within two stories for the local people have the firm belief that a little earth from the grave of Saint Mogue will, if carried with you, protect you from death by drowning, fire, in air or r...	21st September 1952
Elizabeth Daily Journal	COMPLAIN OF CONDITION OF BODY OF JOHN MARCH The body of John S. March, one of the five mail clerks of the steamship Titanic and father of Mrs. John A. Corwin, of 261 Stiles street, reached Newark yesterday from Halifax, Nova Scotia, and was taken charge of immediately by the undertaking firm o...	8th May 1912
Camden Daily Courier	EXPLOSION PITCHED HIM INTO SEA Titanic's Barber Passes Through Camden on Way to Palmyra Home --- WAS SAVED BY SAILOR SAVED BY HIM --- The 5.28 train to Palmyra from this city last night carried the only survivor of the Titanic wreck from this part of th...	20th April 1912
Press Association	TITANIC SURVIVOR'S ACCOUNT FETCHES £20,000 A woman's account of escaping the sinking Titanic in 1912 sold for £20,000 at auction. Laura Francatelli from London said she heard an "awful rumbling" as the liner went down and "then came screams and cries&...	20th October 2010
Newark Star	WILL BRING TITANIC VICTIM'S BODY HERE Arrangements were made to have the body of John S. Marsh, the Newark superintendent of mails on the Titanic, brought to the home of the daughter, Miss Nellie Marsh, 39 Emmett street. His body was recovered by the cable ship at the scen...	30th April 1912
New York Times	SAYS ISMAY TOOK FIRST BOAT Titanic Fireman Declares He Got in "with Millionaires" --- Harry Senior, a fireman on the Titanic, said last night: "I was in my bunk when I felt a bump. One man said. 'Hello, she has been struck.' I went...	19th April 1912
Worcester Telegram	TWO OF THE ASPLUND CHILDREN ARE LOST Charles and Selma and Three of their Little Ones, Lillian, Clarence and Felix, are Safe. Charles and Selma Asplund and their children, Lillian, Clarence and Felix Asplund, survive the Titanic disaster. Philip and Carl, the other childr...	19th April 1912
	BARKWORTH'S ACCOUNT Dictated to Mrs. Francis because his hands had been frozen. I was sitting in the smoking room with my friends when we heard a grinding sound which caused the ship to tremble . . . Engines seemed to stop. Walking out on deck, through th...	1912
Kenosha Telegraph-Courier	MRS. HANSON IS HOME MRS. HANSON IS HOME _____________________ ...
Chicago Tribune	SURVIVOR, 74, OF SINKING OF TITANIC DIES Services for Mrs. Vivian Forsander, 74, a survivor of the Titanic which sank April 15, 1912, drowning more than 1,500 persons, will be held at 1 p.m. tomorrow in the chapel at 10001 Western av. Mrs. Forsander, who was born in Sweden, died ...	21st November 1966
	COPY OF LETTER SENT BY MR. KNOWLES'S DAUGHTER Dear Cousin, What a pleasant surprise to receive your letter on November 22nd. I am Thomas Knowles's daughter. My father would have been 104 years old last May, therefore he would, I presume, be the ninth generation. I myse...	28th November 1973
New York Times	LEAPED FROM LINER AT SEA TO SAVE MAN Majestic's First Officer Dived Overboard after Coal Trimmer Who Attempted Suicide --- BUT LIFEBOAT MADE RESCUE --- Gift from Passengers for Officer's Deed--Another of Crew who Sought Death Successful --- The ...	9th May 1913
Maidenhead Advertiser	AN ACCOUNT OF MY JOURNEY ON THE TITANIC Nellie Walcroft Sir, I am sending the account of my journey on the Titanic thinking that it will interest those at Maidenhead whom I know. I left Maidenhead on April 9th., stayed in London and caught 'the special train to Southampton at...	29th April 1912
Chicago American	ISMAY ASKS TO LEAVE THE WRECK PROBE Washington, April 24---The Senate investigating committee probing the Titanic horror today declined to act on a new request by J. Bruce Ismay, managing director of the White Star Line, that owned the ill-fated ship, to quit t...	24th April 1912
	GENERAL INFORMATION Harper, Miss Nina. Saved in Lifeboat number 11 with her cousin Jessie Leith. Returned to England via SS Celtic, 25th April 1912. Aged 6 years. Later (1934) became Mrs. Pont, died 1986. (Gleaned from the Internet 20th S...
The Daily Banner	STORY TOLD OF SINKING OF THE TITANIC By A Nephew Of A Mt. Vernon Man Who Was Rescued In One Of The Life Boats Charles Burgess Arrives At Home In England ...	16th May 1912
Jersey Journal	BAYONNE MAN SAVED, HOBOKEN BOY LOST Joy and Sorrow in Hudson County Homes---Son of Victim Temporarily Insane from Grief ---------- With the latest revision of the lists of saved and lost from the Titanic disaster, joy and sorrow were brought to several ho...	18th April 1912
Washington Times	CAPT. SMITH ENDED LIFE WHEN TITANIC BEGAN TO FOUNDER Stories of His Suicide Differ, One Woman Asserting He Shot Himself, and Another Describing His Drowning --- Unable to bear the terrible strain of the disaster that overtook his mighty ship, Capt. E. J. Smith killed himself and gave to t...	19th April 1912
The Independent	THE PERILS OF PASSENGERS ANOTHER very terrible wreck of an iron steamship has been reported and a loss of human lives has been the consequence, which must cause a shudder to the intending passengers to Europe this season. The unfortunate ship was the "Vicksburg"...	24th June 1875
Doncaster Evening Post	SAVED FROM OCEAN THANKS TO A TOY PIG Shirley Davenport A PROMISE and a toy pig saved an American woman from drowning on the Titanic's maiden voyage 62 years ago....	7th June 1974