Grand Trunk Railway

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Newark Evening News WORD RECEIVED HERE OF C. M. HAYS'S RESCUE
Among those well known in this city and suburbs whose name has been flashed as among the rescued from the Titanic, is Charles Melville Hays, president of the Grand Trunk and the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway companies, of Canada, of Canada, a nephew of...
16th April 1912
New York Times HAYS HEADS GRAND TRUNK
Directors of Canadian Line Elect Rock Island, Ill., Man Present [sic] --- LONDON, Jan. 7---At a meeting to-day of the Directors of the Grand Trunk Railway Company of Canada, Charles M. Hays was elected President. ...
8th January 1910
Chicago Examiner WIDOW AND DAUGHTERS OF HAYS SPEED HOME
New York, April 18---Mrs. Charles M. Hays and her two daughters, Miss Margaret Hays and Mrs. Thornton Davidson, survivors of the Titanic wreck, were met at the pier by a large party of friends.  Mr. Hays, president of the Grand Trunk Railw...
19th April 1912
New York Times CHARLES MELVILLE HAYS
Grand Trunk President Planned Great Canadian Transcontinental --- Charles Melville Hays, President of the Grand Trunk and Grand Trunk Pacific Railway Companies, has been considered one of the most brilliant and successful of railroad of...
16th April 1912
The Toronto World C. M. HAYS' CAREER
When the White Star Liner Titanic struck an iceberg, it is feared Charles Melville Hays, president and general manager of the Grand Trunk Railway and the Grand Trunk Pacific Railroad was carried down with the doomed steamer.  Mr. Hays had been in ...
17th April 1912
The Times MR. CHARLES M. HAYS MISSING
(FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT) --- MONTREAL, APRIL 18 --- A message by wireless telegraphy from the Carpatlhia was received at the offices of the Grand Trunk Railway Company in Montreal this morning signed ...
19th April 1912
Worcester Evening Gazette PRES. HAYS WIDOW LEAVES FOR HOME
New York, April 19- Upon the arrival of the Carpathia, Mrs. Charles M. Hays, wife of the president of the Grand Trunk railway, who went down with the ill-fated Titanic and her two daughters, Mrs. Thornton Davidson and Miss. Margaret Hays, were met by...
20th April 1912
Worcester Telegram REPORT FUTRELLE SAFE
By The Associated Press
London Hears Boston Author Is on Board Carpathia. London, April 17.-The list of survivors of the Titanic disaster as given out by the White Star line offices, contains the names of both Mr. and Mrs. Jacques Futrelle, Boston. Previous l...
18th April 1912
Calgary Herald ANOTHER ADDED TO LIST OF LOST IS ALBERT MALLET, A TRAVELLER
MONTREAL, April 20.- The disaster to the Titanic was brought poignantly home to Montrealers today by the arrival in the city of some of the Montreal survivors. At ten o'clock yesterday morning a special train pulled into the Grand Trunk st...
20th April 1912
A TITANIC COINCIDENCE Titanic Research A TITANIC COINCIDENCE
Gavin Murphy
How the gala opening of two hotels was disrupted two maritime disasters....
9th July 2002
GéRALD-GODIN BUILDING, MONTRéAL   GéRALD-GODIN BUILDING, MONTRéAL
This is a picture of Gérald-Godin Building, located at 360 McGill Steet, Montréal. That's where Mr Hays had his Montréal Grand trunk offices....
New York Times GRAND DUKE AT NEWPORT
Czar's Brother-in-Law the Guest of Mrs. John Astor --- Special to The New York Times --- NEWPORT, R. I., Aug.21---Grand Duke Alexander Mikailovitch, the Grand Duchess Xenia Alexandrovna, arrived to-night from New York to v...
30th August 1913
THE GRAND STAIRWAY   THE GRAND STAIRWAY
The Grand Stairway, sweeping upward from the Smoking Room, is regal in its proportions and dazzling in its decoration....
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Toronto Daily Star JUST BEFORE SMASH HAYS SAID DISASTER
Canadian Press Despatch New York, April 19.---Col Gracie, U. S. A. who was the sole survivor of those who went down with the Titanic, and was rescued, gave this remarkable statement last night:...
19th April 1912
TITANIC GRAND STAIRCASE 3D MODEL   TITANIC GRAND STAIRCASE 3D MODEL
A tour visual Titanic's Grand Staircase...
Newark Evening News JERSEY DEATH ROLL DETAILS
Besides Residents of This State, Many Victims Had Connections Here ---------- ANGUISH OF THE RELATIVES ---------- In addition to the New Jersey residents who lost their lives in the disaster, fourteen more who met death had friends and r...
19th April 1912
POSTWAR 2. THE  NEW GRAND HALL   POSTWAR 2. THE NEW GRAND HALL
THE GRAND HALL: Breathtaking in size and beauty, the Grand Hall boasts a dual personality. A restful lounge by day, it is equally effective as a brilliant setting for gala evening festivities. Its colors selected to form a perfect foil for exquisi...
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NIEUW AMSTERDAM : GRAND HALL CEILING, 1938.   NIEUW AMSTERDAM : GRAND HALL CEILING, 1938.
WHAT BECAME OF THE GRAND HALL: The Grand Hall was destined to become the only room in First class to be entirely remodeled after the war. Evidently the daring , predominantly gray, color scheme worked better on paper as a means of “feminine enhan...
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  MME. AUBART: LUXURY LOST
After her rescue from Titanic, French singer Leontine Pauline ("Ninette") Aubart, better remembered as the mistress of American millionaire Benjamin Guggenheim, wrote the following letter to the White Star Line, itemizing her lost possessions: ...
1st May 1912
Daily Telegraph TITANIC FOR MONTAUK, LONG ISLAND - 1910 VISION
Passengers to take railway connection to New York...
27th October 1910
  EDWARD HARRIS, PANTRYMAN
Edward Harris was the 4th son of Thomas Harris, a part-time prison warder who lived at 13, Greenhill Avenue, Winchester. After leaving school Edward worked for several years at the town's railway station. His employers were S...
New York Times MORGAN HOPEFUL FOR OUR STOCKS
Tells a Doubtful Fellow-Traveler He'll Change His Mind About Them --- A BIG DECLINE YESTERDAY --- Erie Issues Lead It-Dividend on the Second Preferred May Be Passed---Gold Coming Soon --- Special Cabl...
23rd March 1907
Washington Times WASHINGTON MAN MAIL CLERK ON THE ILL-FATED STEAMER
O. S. Woody, a former Washingtonian, and two other postoffice clerks, composed the mail crew of the Titanic. Their names were received today by the office of the Second Assistant Postmaster General. J. S. March, of the Second division of the Railway ...
16th April 1912
ENTRANCE TO THE CHAPEL   ENTRANCE TO THE CHAPEL
Dominating the spacious Grand Hall or Foyer is the allegorical painting 'Devotion' at the entrance to the Chapel...
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Denver Times MRS. STOIBER-ROOD DENIES REPORT HUSBAND IS ALIVE
Says She Has Positive Evidence He Lost His Life on Titanic Disaster. Recent reports from London that a man seen there had been partially identified as Hugh R. Rood, supposed to have been one of the Titanic victims in April, 1912, have ...
19th April 1912
New York Times AUTEUIL SOUNDS THE PANNIER'S DOOM
Smart Display of Summer Fashions at Paris Race Course Shows Radical Style Changes --- NOVEL ROBESPIERRE GOWNS --- Immense Crowd Out to See the French Grand National---Americans Less Numerous Than Usual...
24th June 1912
Daily Chronicle LAST WILL & TESTAMENT LOST ON TITANIC
In the High Court of Justice Probate, Divorce and Admiralty Division (Before the Rt. Hon. Samuel Evans, President) In the goods of S. S. Jacobsohn, deceased. page 3 This was a motion by a wid...
23rd July 1912
New York Times J. P. MORGAN IN ROME
Arrives There from Naples with His Sister, Mrs. Burns --- By Marconi Transatlantic Wireless Telegraph to The New York Times --- ROME, March 16---J. P. Morgan and his sister, Mrs. Burns, arrived from Naples this...
17th March 1912
25TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE SINKING Syren & Shipping 25TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE SINKING
Castings for the Queen Elizabeth...
15th April 1937
New York Times THE SMART HEIRS FOUND?
Children of Titanic Victim Believed to be in Belgian Convent --- BRUSSELS, Aug. 29---The long-sought son and daughter of the late Montgomery Smart of New York, a Titanic victim, are believed to be in a Belgian convent. Their names are G...
30th August 1912
  RMS OLYMPIC ARCHIVE FILM (3)
Taking the elevators; the grand staircase; dancing in the saloon; smoking room; at Cherbourg; Nomadic comes alongside; passengers disembark...
CAP ARCONA SUITE DELUXE   CAP ARCONA SUITE DELUXE
One of the Cap Arcona's eight suites deluxe on D Deck.  These suites consisted of sitting room, bedroom, bathroom, water closet, and trunk room.   The suites were finished in cherry wood, walnut, birch, mahogany, East Indian satinwo...
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SOUTHAMPTON TERMINUS   SOUTHAMPTON TERMINUS
A panoramic view of  Southampton Terminus railway station, circa 1912, at which time it was known as Southampton Town & Dock....
  PROBATE REPORT: ARTHUR WARD
Ward Arthur of Manor House, Palmerston Street, Romsey, Hants. Administration London 6th June 1912 to Alfred Ward, Railway Agent. Effects £193.12s.1d. ...
6th June 1912
COMMANDER OF THE ILL FATED TITANIC Washington Herald COMMANDER OF THE ILL FATED TITANIC
Capt. Smith was known for years as "The grand old man of the sea" and was probably one of the oldest and one of the most reliable mariners or ocean liners on the Atlantic....
17th April 1912
Chicago Examiner JOHN HUGO ROSS AMONG THOSE NOT RESCUED
J. H. ROSS EXPECTED.      One of the Titanic victims was to visit Dr. Hugh H. Perry, 9515 Commercial avenue, the latter part of this week.  He was J. Hugo Ross, cousin of Dr. Perry and a wealthy re...
19th April 1912
RUHRSTEIN 1908 (FRONT)   RUHRSTEIN 1908 (FRONT)
"Dear Herman Where I live X mark is Kemp Mansion. It is simply beautiful & we are having a grand old time. Love for all. Uncle Henry and Lee." ...
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NIEUW AMSTERDAM : GRAND HALL, 1938.   NIEUW AMSTERDAM : GRAND HALL, 1938.
The Grand Hall has been intelligently decorated in tones of gray to enhance fully the glamorous effect of exquisitely gowned women and their escorts in evening dress. It extends two decks high and measuring seventy three feet long and fifty two feet ...
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New York Times TITANIC SURVIVOR DIES
Mrs. Lilly Potter, 98, Was ‘Grand Old Lady’ of Red Cross --- Special to THE NEW YORK TIMES --- PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 2---Mrs. Lilly A. Wilson Potter, a descendant of the Mayflower Pilgrims who was known as the “Grand Old Lady...
3rd January 1954
  EDWARD DODD
The William Salt Library, Stafford Dodd, Edward C. Son of Mr. Dodd former electrical engineer and contractor of Crewe. Formerly in Crewe railway Works, was 3rd engineer on the Titanic....
New York Times TITANIC VICTIM'S ESTATE
C. F. Gregory Asks for Letters---Smart's Children Not Found --- Clarence F. Gregory of 3,675 Broadway asked the Surrogate yesterday to grant him letters testamentary upon the estate of J. Montgomery Smart, who perished in the Titanic d...
13th May 1914
RIO CRUISE BROCHURE - MAP AND ITINERARY   RIO CRUISE BROCHURE - MAP AND ITINERARY
CRUISE PROGRAM New York . . . . Sail on Feb. 5, 1 p.m. Nassau, Bahamas . . . Feb. 7 A forenoon to see the island, its fashionable hotels and splendid bathing beaches. Port of Spain, Trinidad. . . Feb. 9 & 10 An afterno...
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  PROBATE REPORT
LOBB William Arthur of Bugle St Austell Cornwall engine driver died 14 April 1912 at sea Administration Bodmin 3 August 1912 to George Lobb clay labourer Effects £50 NB. Engine driver in this sense is a mine engine rather than conventional r...
New York Times SEEK THE CHILDREN OF TITANIC VICTIM
John M. Smart's Son and Daughter at School in Europe, Ignorant of Father's Fate --- HE HAD JUST VISITED THEM --- But Said Nothing of His Personal Affairs to His New York Business Associates --- By Marconi Tra...
5th June 1912
NIEUW AMSTERDAM : GRAND HALL 1938   NIEUW AMSTERDAM : GRAND HALL 1938
THE GRAND HALL: The Grand Hall is an excellent interpretation of the ship’s predominating theme. Hendrik T. Wijdeveld conceived it as a subdued setting for the play of life that is continuously enacted here. The room is a symphony in gray that pro...
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Cork Examiner UNTITLED
A list of survivors published today contains no reference to the names of Mr. Patrick Colbert, Kilconlea, Abbeyfeale (Not Limerick as given) Mr. James Scanlon, Rathkeale, nor of other young men said to have been on board from East and North Kerry. Pa...
22nd April 1912
SPEISEAAL 1908 (FRONT)   SPEISEAAL 1908 (FRONT)
Henry and Lee began their second Grand Tour witha crossing aboard NDL's four-stacker, Kaiser Wilhelm II. "En Route. June 27/08. Have had a dandy trip. Neither one of us sick a second. This is a fine steamer. Splendid meals. Love to all. Uncle Henry and Lee."...
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  MEMORIAL
In Memory of William Stone, late Inspector of L & S W Railway, died November 13th 1909 aged 64. Also of Agnes Mary Jane, wife of the above, died March 3rd 1929 aged 85. Also of Edmund Stone, son of the above, who was lost ...
QUEEN MARY AT SOUTHAMPTON DOCKS   QUEEN MARY AT SOUTHAMPTON DOCKS
A panoramic view of Southampton Docks circa 1956, with RMS Queen Mary alongside. The small shunting locomotive visible in the centre of  the picture was a former USA Transportation Corps "switcher", one of several that had been sold...
1956
New York Times MEMORIAL NOTICE
HAYS---At a special meeting of the Board of Directors of the United States Mortgage and Trust Company held April 25, 1912, it was resolved that the following minutes be adopted and transmitted to the family of Mr. Charles M. Hays: CHAR...
28th April 1912
1938 NIEUW AMSTERDAM BROCHURE. GRAND HALL.   1938 NIEUW AMSTERDAM BROCHURE. GRAND HALL.
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NIEUW AMSTERDAM : GRAND HALL PANELS. 1938.   NIEUW AMSTERDAM : GRAND HALL PANELS. 1938.
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Ottawa Citizen SYRIAN WOMAN'S THRILLING NARRATIVE
Ship's Officers Fired into Steerage: Panic Amid Rush for Lifeboats Mariana Assaff says Ten People on Doomed Ship were Bound for Ottawa but Two survive. ...How Mrs. Assaf views the Horror and Catastrophe of Her Rescue. "Mariana Assaf a...
24th April 1912
CARVED OAK SECTION   CARVED OAK SECTION
Detail of carved oak section originally part of the handrail of Titanic's 1st class aft grand staircase. Found amid the floating debris by the Cable Steamer Minia....
OLYMPIC CLOCK   OLYMPIC CLOCK
A study fot the Olympic's clock in the Grand Staircase, pictured at Southampton's Maritime Museum....
  FAMILY INFORMATION
Harry Cotterill's father, Thomas Cotterill died in November 1898, aged 45. He was buried in Penzance Cemetery. Harry's mother died on 6 June 1940, aged 81 and was buried with her husband, there is no gravestone marker. Her administration repo...
  CONTEMPORARY OBITUARY
WAS born in Southampton forty-three years ago. He served his apprenticeship in the works of the London and South-Western Railway Co., and after other appointments sailed in vessels owned by the company as second engineer. Four years were spent with t...
1912
TITANIC CHANDELIER   TITANIC CHANDELIER
A light fitting from the Olympic, identical to ones fitted in the Grand Staircase of the Titanic ...
Voyage GLENDUN
John P. Eaton
GLENDUN (Antrim Iron Ore Co., LTD.) On Sunday, December 10th, 1909, the immense stern framing of Titanic was transported from Darlington Forge Company’s works at Darlington by the North Eastern Railway...
26th October 2004
New York Times DEATH NOTICE OF CONSTANCE JULIE GRACIE
DIED ... GRACIE---Constance Julie, in Paris, on June 7, aged 12 years, beloved daughter of Archibald Gracie and Constance Shack [sic] Gracie. Interment at Woodlawn on Wednesday, Oct. 14. Special car leaves Grand Central ...
13th October 1903
New York Times LADY DUFF-GORDON EXAMINED
Declared She Merely Lent Her Name to Corporation, Lucile, Limited --- Lady Lucy Duff-Gordon visited the Federal Building yesterday with her counsel, Bainbridge Colby, to have a talk with Assistant United States District Attorney Wemple...
6th June 1911
New York Times ROEBLING IS EXCUSED FROM JURY
Special to The New York Times --- TRENTON, N. J., April 16---When the panel for the April term of the United States Grand Jury reported to-day, Charles G. Roebling, President of the John A. Roebling Sons Company, and father of Washingto...
17th April 1912
PARIS 1912 (BACK)   PARIS 1912 (BACK)
Mr. Sonneborn and Mr. Schwabacher settle in Paris. Just over a month before the Titanic sails from Southampton, Henry shares with his nephew the difficulty he and Lee are having finding a suitable apartment. "Write me what time Grand Ma got our cable message. Paris. Mar.7.12 Had a fine trip over and we are both well but busy looking for an apartment, and it is no easy task to find something to suit us. The weather is ideal here like our May days. Hope your Mother &(?) are well. Love to them and all at home from Uncle Henry and Lee." ...
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  BASIC STATISTICS OF THE DISASTER
324 1st class passengers, 201 survived. 277 2nd class passengers, 118 survived. 708 3rd class passengers, 181 survived 885 crewmembers, 212 survived 13 postmen/musicians, none lived. Grand total: 2,207 on board, 712 s...
  SALE OF ROGERS' POSTCARD
In Sotheby's July 21/22 1992 Sale Lot 278: RMS Titanic postcard sent from the Titanic, written to James Day of Swansea by his friend ''W.J.R.'' in pencil . .. Just a line to show that I am alive & kicking going grand its a treat . . . '' coloured pos...
21st July 1992
New York Times FIERMONTE HELD ON OLD CHARGE
BELLMORE, L. I., July 2---Enzo Fiermonte, former pugilist and husband of Mrs. Madaline Force Astor Dick, was arrested today at the Roosevelt Speedway on a three-year-old traffic violation charge he is said never to have answered. He is accused of spe...
3rd July 1937
ARGENTINE TRANSPORT Voyage ARGENTINE TRANSPORT
John P. Eaton
Empire Transport Co., Ltd. (Houlder Brothers, Managers) Westbound, Narvik, Norway to Philadelphia. Left Narvik 3 April 1912 with a cargo of iron ore. On arrival at the intermediate stop of Louisburg, Nova Scotia, her captain reporte...
20th March 2005
New York Times CLEARS HOTEL MEN IN PALM BEACH FIRE
Florida Commissioner After Inquiry Says That They Provided All Necessary Safeguards --- GUESTS’ LOSS $2,000,000 --- Thousands of Dollars in Scattered Belongings Reclaimed---First of Victims Arrive HERE --- Special to ...
21st March 1925
  NESHAN KREKORIAN : CLARIFICATIONS
Mr. Krekorian had 3 children, not 4.  Minor spelling error:  city is St. Catharines, not St. Catherines. He was single when he left for North America - his first wife was killed by the Turks. My recollection of how he got into bo...
New York Times SAY THEY HAVE "MONA LISA"
Two Men Go to Rome to See J. P. Morgan About It --- By Marconi Transatlantic Wireless Telegraph to The New York Times --- PARIS, April 11---A newspaper whose artistic news is generally reliable says that two men le...
12th April 1912
WILLIAM FARR PENNY   WILLIAM FARR PENNY
Tony Evans
My great uncle...
Sinking of the Titanic and Great Sea Disasters HENRY S. HARPER
Logan Marshall (ed.)
[Extract] Henry Sleeper Harper, who was among the survivors, is a grandson of John Wesley Harper, one of the founders of the Harper publishing business. H. Sleeper Harper was himself an incorporator of Harper & Brothers when the firm b...
1912
New York Times LORD MERSEY DIES IN HIS 90TH YEAR
Regarded as the Grand Old Man of the English Legal Profession --- HEADED SHIPPING INQUIRIES --- Presided at Investigation into the Lusitania, Titanic and Other Disasters --- Wireless to THE NEW YORK TIMES...
4th September 1929
  STONE FAMILY INFORMATION
Edmund Stone was born in Southampton in 1879. He was the son of William Stone (Railway Inspector) and Agnes Mary Jane Stone. In 1881 the UK Census has the family at 7 Brinton's Terrace, Southampton. With William and Agnes Stone were their 4 ...
The Times SIR EDWARD HARLAND BECOMES AN M.P.
ELECTION INTELLIGENCE BELFAST (NORTH DIVISION) The nomination for North Belfast took place yesterday. Six papers containing the names of Sir John Preston, Sir William Quartus Ewart, and Mr. Thomas M'Cormick (secretary of...
13th August 1889
Galesburg Republican Register UNKNOWN TITLE
Frank Karun, a member of the Austrian immigrant colony in this city, will have some stirring things to tell when he returns to the city of the loss of the big steamship Titanic and his rescue later by the Carpathia . Just at present Mr. Karun is at t...
22nd April 1912
New York Times MRS. FRED J. SWIFT, WAS CLUB LEADER
Ex-Head of National Council of State Garden Units Dies---Officer in Many Groups --- NYACK, N. Y., April 30---Mrs. Margaret Welles Swift, prominent club-woman and widow of Fred Joel Swift, died yesterday in her home here...
1st May 1948
The Times OBITUARY---MR. C. BOWER ISMAY
Mr. Charles Bower Ismay, of Hazelbeech Hall, Northampton, who had been ill for some weeks, died yesterday morning. He was well known on the Turf, and was the owner of Craganour, which ran in the famous Derby of 1913. His grandfather, Joseph Ismay was...
26th May 1924
Totnes Times & Devon News THE LOCAL PASSENGERS
The Countess of Rothes, who was on board the Titanic, which has sunk in the North Atlantic, is among the passengers reported as safe. She is a daughter-in-law of Mrs. Leslie-Leslie, of Adelphi Terrace, Paignton. Definite information on the su...
20th April 1912
The Times FUNERALS---MR. BRUCE ISMAY
The funeral service of Mr. Bruce Ismay was held yesterday at St. Paul's, Knightsbridge. The Rev. E. K. C. Hamilton officiated. Members of the family and others present included:---   Mrs. Bruce Ismay, Mr. and Mrs. ...
22nd October 1937
LETTER FROM WILLIAM J. MELLORS TO HIS MOTHER - QUEENSTOWN   LETTER FROM WILLIAM J. MELLORS TO HIS MOTHER - QUEENSTOWN
Letter written on RMS Titanic notepaper from second class passenger William J. Mellors to his mother...
11th April 1912
New York Times A. A. STEWART LEFT $276,974
Titanic Victim's Estate Goes to His Widow and Daughter --- An appraisal of the estate of Albert A. Stewart, who perished on the Titanic, was transmitted yesterday to the Surrogates' Court under transfer tax proceedings. Mr. Stewart was f...
1st February 1913
NIEUW AMSTERDAM CARD ROOM. 1938.   NIEUW AMSTERDAM CARD ROOM. 1938.
LIBRARY and CARD ROOM: Abaft the Grand Hall are the Library and Card Room, which flank the connecting glass paneled corridor leading to the Smoking and Ritz-Carlton rooms. Decorated in black and silver, with a note of maroon here and there, Wijdevel...
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Milwaukee Journal TITANIC SURVIVOR TO BE BURIED SATURDAY
Funeral services for Mrs. Catherine E. Crosby, 72, widow of Captain E. G. Crosby, founder of the Crosby Steamship line, who died Thursday at her home, 474 Marshall St., will be held Saturday, 2 PM, at the residence, with entombment at Fairview mausol...
30th July 1920
IN MEMORY OF THE TITANIC CATASTROPHE   IN MEMORY OF THE TITANIC CATASTROPHE
Henry Tiedemann
Grand Memorial Fantasie Words and Music by Henry Tiedemann Published 1912 by the Southern Music Company, Dallas, Texas Listen to this Piece...
1912
DUKE OF ALBANY Voyage DUKE OF ALBANY
John P. Eaton
(F. Kemp & Company) The center anchor of the Titanic weighs 15 ½ tons and was fabricated by Messrs. N. Hingley & Sons, Ltd. Of Netherton, Dudley, Worcestershire. Typical of the manner by which the m...
31st October 2004
Evening Bulletin MRS. CROLIUS DIES; TITANIC SURVIVOR
Mrs. Olive Potter Crolius, widow of Allen Crolius, died Monday at her home in Alden Park Manor, Germantown. She was 70. Mrs. Crolius and her mother, the late Mrs. Thomas Potter, Jr., were survivors of the sinking of the Titanic off th...
23rd April 1958
MORRO CASTLE : FIRST CLASS LOUNGE   MORRO CASTLE : FIRST CLASS LOUNGE
The lounge was, perhaps, the most Cunard-like room aboard the ships. The walls were paneled in medium-toned wood, with details picked out by gilt. Both levels of the lounge well were defined by gilt-topped Corinthian columns, and all four corners ...
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New York Times ELLEN TUCK FRENCH IS ENGAGED TO WED
Betrothal to John Jacob Astor Announced by Mother, Who Denied Report Week Ago --- WEDDING EARLY IN JULY --- Her Fiance's Engagement to Miss Eileen S. S. Gillespie Called Off in January --- Mrs. Livingston Fre...
31st May 1934
The Times FUNERAL OF MR. ISMAY
In the presence of a large and representative gathering the remains of Mr. Ismay were buried yesterday in the churchyard at Thurstaston, Cheshire. The road along which the funeral cortége passed w...
28th November 1899
The Times LORD MERSEY - NEW VISCOUNT
His Majesty has been pleased to confer the dignity of a viscounty of the United Kingdom upon:--- THE RIGHT HON. LORD MERSEY Lord Mersey's reputation as a Judge and as an authority on inte...
1st January 1916
The Times THE LATE MR. ISMAY'S WILL
THE LATE MR. ISMAY'S WILL---The will of the late Mr. THOMAS HENRY ISMAY, head of the White Star Line, has been proved. The value of the real and personal estate is sworn at £1,297,881 14s. 1d. g...
12th March 1900
Elizabeth Daily Journal FUNERAL OF MRS. ARTHUR STEAD
Funeral services for Mrs. Lillian E. Stead, who died Friday, wife of Arthur Stead, of 128 Reid street, were held yesterday afternoon at J. S. Stiner's Home for Services, 97 West Grand street. Rev. William G. Felmeth, D. D., pastor of the Third Presb...
13th July 1933
New York Times WILL PAY A BET TO MORGAN
Gen. Gill to Give Him a Fine Maryland Dinner To-night --- Special to The New York Times --- BALTIMORE, Md., Jan 14---Gen. John Gill, while returning from Eur...
15th January 1910
NIEUW AMSTERDAM : LIBRARY. 1938.   NIEUW AMSTERDAM : LIBRARY. 1938.
LIBRARY and CARD ROOM: Abaft the Grand Hall are the Library and Card Room, which flank the connecting glass paneled corridor leading to the Smoking and Ritz-Carlton rooms. Decorated in black and silver, with a note of maroon here and there, Wijdevel...
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New York Times ANOTHER MYTH OF SMART
Titanic Victim Not Only Had No Children, but No Fortune --- It was disclosed recently that the Smart children, heirs of a wealthy lawyer who perished on the Titanic, were a myth, and yesterday it was developed that the supposedly wealth...
16th January 1913
New York Times GAVE LIVES FOR THE MAILS
Postal Clerks Worked in Two Feet of Water---Hitchcock Aids Kinsmen --- Special to The New York Times --- WASHINGTON, April 20---Postmaster General Hitchcock to-day addressed a communication to Chairman John A. Moon of the ...
21st April 1912
  MR BENJAMIN HOWARD & MRS ELLEN HOWARD
Marion James
Mr & Mrs Benjamin HOWARD On researching Benjamin Howard and his wife Ellen Howard who both perished, their bodies were never found. I have been able to locate some details about them and their family members....
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
EDWARD DODD MEMORIAL   EDWARD DODD MEMORIAL
On the west wall of the chancel in Christ Church Crewe is a plaque to the memory of Edward Dodd. It reads "In Memory of E...
Bowerchalke Parish Papers UNTITLED
Page 44. Extract:- More tragic was the death of Tom Kerley a chef on the ill-fated Titanic. His parents who worked on the Elliott's farm were very proud of their smart and popular son and especially of his progress to the largest and m...
24th April 1912
The Times JUDICIAL CHANGES
His Majesty has been pleased to approve the following appointments to take effect on the 10th inst., namely:--- The Hon. Mr. Justice Bigham to be President of the Probate, Divorce, and Admiralty Division of...
4th February 1909
Southern Daily Echo HUMAN TRAGEDY OF THE TITANIC
Neil Hotson
Mrs Saunders, a widow, was walking down Bridge Street in the direction of Southampton Docks railway station. She was carrying her handbag, which contained six shillings. John Dixon was also walking in Bridge Street. He had arrive...
16th February 2002
Rutherford Republican MAIL CLERKS DIED BRAVELY
Worked in Two Feet of Water to Save Registered Mail on Titanic ---------- The families of the three sea postal clerks who died like heroes on the Titanic will each received $2,000 if Congress complies with a recommendation made this wee...
20th April 1912
Chicago Tribune PHOTOGRAPHS ICE THAT SUNK LINER
PHOTOGRAPHS ICE THAT SUNK LINER _____________ Arthur Tree Brings Pictures of Giant Floes in Which Titanic Met Doom...
18th April 1912
  FAMILY INFORMATION
Ernest Charles Cann was born in the village of Chapel Amble in the parish of St Kew near Wadebridge, Cornwall in 1883. He was the son of William Cann (labourer)and Sarah Jane Cann. (Sarah was 27 years younger than her husband and had been widowed sh...
  DOROTHY GIBSON: STAR STYLE
Model and actress Dorothy Gibson and her mother, Pauline C. Gibson, filed suit against the White Star Line for recovery of property they lost on Titanic. Their damage claims were fairly modest, compared to other female petitioners, amounting to $2,38...
31st January 1913
New York Times ISMAY IS TO QUIT
Will Retire June 30---Harold Sanderson to Take His Place --- by Marconi Transatlantic Wireless Telegraph to The New York Times --- LONDON, Dec. 31.---J. Bruce Ismay will retire from the Presidency of the International ...
1st January 1913
  PARSONS FAMILY INFORMATION
Edward Parsons (Chief Storekeeper) was born in Barnstaple, North Devon in 1875. He was the son of James Hill Parsons and Rebecca. One of 6 children his siblings were Edith (b.1865 Bradworthy, Devon), Richard (b.1868 Exeter, Devon), James (b. ...
  MRS ADA E BALL (BALLS) NEE HALL
Marion James
Mrs Ada E BALL (BALLS) nee HALL Ada E HALL married Martin...
Newark Evening News NEWARKER IN CHARGE OF THE TITANIC'S MAILS
John S. March, a Newark man, was in charge of the mails on board the Titanic. With his daughter, Miss Nettie March, he lived at 59 Emmett street. For nine years Mr. March has been crossing the ocean in charge of the mails on many liners. ...
16th April 1912
  VARIOUS MEMORIALS TO JOHN WESLEY WOODWARD
Named on the Musicians Memorial at the Old Library site, London Road, Southampton. also named on the St Marys Church Musicians Memorial, St Marys, Southampton. also he is mentioned on a plaque in the lobby of the Boston ...
Brooklyn Daily Times W L GWYN, FORMER BROOKLYN MAIL CLERK, MAY HAVE BEEN LOST
Postmaster Edward M. Morgan said yesterday that the Titanic was carrying 3,423 sacks of mail and added: "There are generally about four bags of prints---a postal term applied to all other pieces than letters---to one of letters. A bag ...
17th April 1912
Evening Star MAIL CLERK O. S. WOODY WAS LOYAL TO THE LAST
STROVE WITH HIS ASSOCIATES TO SAVE THE MAIL MATTER ON THE TITANIC James M Woody of Roxboro, N.C. reached here Saturday afternoon to make inquiry about the death of his brother, Oscar S. Woody, mail clerk, who was among the victims of t...
22nd April 1912
Jersey Journal JERSEY CITY MAN AND BROTHER PERISH
John Kieran, who boarded with James Tierney at Grove and Second streets perished, along with his brother Phillip, in the wreck of the Titanic. John was 23 years old and was employed as a bartender at 268 Varick Street. He was a citizen of the United ...
19th April 1912
  THE LOST CHORD
Enrico Caruso the famous tenor was born in Naples in 1873 and made his debut there in 1895. His last performance was at the Metropolitan Opera House on Christmas Eve 1920 and he died the following year. On Monday, 29 April 1912 Caruso recorded thi...
29th April 1912
New York Times AIDS FIGHT FOR LONGER PIERS
Isidor Straus Points Out Their Commercial Advantage to New York --- Isidor Straus, in an interview yesterday, urged that the Government permit the lengthening of the existing piers of the Port of New York, in order to accommodate the ne...
9th January 1911
St. Annes on the Sea Express LOCAL PASSENGERS
There were at least three local residents on board the Titanic' Amongst the passengers was Mr. Arthur Gee, who resided at Morningside, Riley Avenue, St. Annes. Mr. Gee represented Messrs. Whitehead, Summer, Harker, and Company, machinery exporters, o...
19th April 1912
A TRAGIC FRIENDSHIP Voyage A TRAGIC FRIENDSHIP
Dave and Barb Shuttle
How documents recovered from the wreck of the Titanic reveal a friendship which ended in disaster....
15th January 2000
HANDSOME PUBLIC ROOMS - RIO CRUISE (PAGE 5)   HANDSOME PUBLIC ROOMS - RIO CRUISE (PAGE 5)
... it is an easy matter to meet every requirement. After these come several hundred other rooms. both single and double. Raymond-Whitcomb, however, have no intention of taking passengers to anywhere near the astounding capacity of the NORMANDIE o...
1937 Gare Maritime
New York Times CAPT ROSTRON AT CONCERT
For the Benefit of Titanic's Musicians---Receives $10,000 To-day --- Capt. Arthur Henry Rostron of the Cunard liner Carpathia returned last night to the Carpathia after his trip to Philadelphia, where he had been the guest of Mrs. John ...
3rd June 1912
NIEUW AMSTERDAM : FIRST CLASS PLAYROOM. 1938.   NIEUW AMSTERDAM : FIRST CLASS PLAYROOM. 1938.
THE PLAYROOM: A playroom, where the real children may also have a good time, is on the same deck. Designed by Fritz Spanjaard, it is decorated with leaded glass windows and a humorous frieze, by Ruscha Wijdeveld. An electric train, a juvenile stage...
Gare Maritime
Unidentified Newspaper TITANIC SURVIVOR DIES IN DANVILLE
Mrs. Helen Walton Bishop Passed Away While Guest of Mrs. O. W. Cannon TAKEN ILL FRIDAY Had Arrived Here on Previous Day For Visit With Her Companion on Long Trip Mrs. Helen Walton Bishop, one of the surv...
1916
Voyage SAMARA
John P. Eaton
Samara Steam Ship Samara Co., Ltd. (Maclay & MacIntyre, Managers) Westbound Cardiff to Philadelphia on April 1st at 43 degrees 12’ N. by 45 degrees 14”W. southeast off Newfoundland’s Grand Banks, rescued t...
23rd January 2005
SEVENTY-FIVE REGISTERED LETTERS WERE SENT (FROM NORWAY) WITH THE TITANIC IN 1912   SEVENTY-FIVE REGISTERED LETTERS WERE SENT (FROM NORWAY) WITH THE TITANIC IN 1912
Arne Mjaland
Top row 5th from left: Jorgen Birkesfol who sent a registered letter with Titanic...
26th August 1998
LETTER FROM WILLIAM J. MELLORS TO HIS MOTHER - SOUTHAMPTON   LETTER FROM WILLIAM J. MELLORS TO HIS MOTHER - SOUTHAMPTON
Letter written on RMS Titanic notepaper from second class passenger William J. Mellors to his mother...
10th April 1912
New York Times J. P. MORGAN DUG INTO EGYPT'S PAST
Financier Superintended the Search for Early Christian Cemetery at Khargeh. --- BUILT A HOUSE IN DESERT --- Had Force of Man at Work Under Egyptian Engineers, and Enjoyed Himself in Flannels ---...
16th March 1912
MORT DE M. GOLDENBERG L'Eclaireur de Nice et du Sud-Ouest MORT DE M. GOLDENBERG
FONDATEUR DU FLAMBEAU FRANCO-AMERICAIN C’est avec un vif regret que nous apprenons le décès, survenu hier, de M. Sam Goldenberg, président-fondateur du Flambeau franco-américain. M. Goldenberg, citoyen américain, était âgé de 73 ans. C...
12th October 1936
New York Times THOMAS HENRY ISMAY DEAD
Founder and Chairman of Board of Directors of White Star Line---Gave £20,000 for Poor Sailors --- LIVERPOOL, Nov. 23---Thomas Henry Ismay, the founder and Chairman of the Board of Directors of the White Star Line Steamship Company, died...
24th November 1899
Newark Evening News TWO TRENTON FAMILIES FEAR FATE OF YOUNG MEN
Two prominent young Trentonians aboard the Titanic are Washington A. Roebling, second, and Stephen W. Blackwell, who were returning home from an automobile trip through Europe....
16th April 1912
Torquay Times ECHO OF THE TITANIC DISASTER : STRANGE STORY OF MAN WITH TWO NAMES
There was an echo of the Titanic disaster at the Torquay County Court on Saturday, when Mr E Hutchings made an application under the Workmen’s Compensation Act on behalf of George Barnhouse, an old age pensioner, residing at Arch Row, Stenti...
25th April 1913
Encyclopaedia of Ships and Shipping (1908) SOUTHAMPTON, PORT OF
Southampton, Port of. The Southampton Docks, now owned and managed by the London and South-Western Railway Co., are situated within a perfectly sheltered harbour, and have the unusual natural advantage of double tides, with pract...
1908
Chicago American TITANIC VICTIM IN CHICAGO TELLS OF SELF-DEATH
TITANIC VICTIM IN CHICAGO TELLS OF OFFICER’S SELF-DEATH Remarkable strength of Carl Janson, another of the surviving passengers of the Titanic, kept him alive in the frigid ocean for six hour...
25th April 1912
New York Times MORGAN BUSY IN ROME
Wishes the Papers Would Stop Saying He Is Ill --- By Marconi Transatlantic Wireless Telegraph to The New York Times --- ROME, April 6---This year J. Pierpont Morgan has not had his usual luck in regard to the wea...
7th April 1912
Galesburg Evening Mail TELLS OF RESCUE FROM TITANIC
Frank Kurun of Galesburg Tells How He Saved Himself and Daughter WAS IN A BOAT FIRST PICKED UP Jumped from Lower Deck Into Life Boat As It Was Being Lowered His Brother Drowned Frank Kurun,...
23rd April 1912
Encyclopaedia of Ships and Shipping (1908) BELFAST, PORT OF
Belfast, Port of. Belfast Harbour, the premier harbour of Ireland, is at the head of Belfast Lough, in latitude 54° 36' N., 5° 56' W. The time of high water at full and change is 10 hours and 43 minutes. The ri...
  LETTER TO HIS OLD FRIEND ALFRED PARSONS
''On board R.M.S. Titanic April 11, 1912. Dear Alfred I got yours this morning and was glad to hear from you. I thought I told you my ship was the Titanic. She has everything but taxicabs and theatres., Table D' Hote, Restau...
11th April 1912
New York Times TITANIC WRECK ECHO AT HOE LIBRARY SALE
Harry E. Widener, on Sunk Liner, Expected to Attend Part III. Sessions --- SAW BOOKS BEFORE SAILING --- Caxton "Golden Legend" Bring $3,100---$1,400 Paid for Christopher Columbus's "Epistola” --- "The Golden ...
17th April 1912
New York Times LUCILE GOWNS SEIZED
All Imported Goods Taken from Lady Duff-Gordon's Establishment --- There was excitement among the half-dozen models from abroad whom Lady Lucy Duff-Gordon recently placed in her fashionable dressmaking establishment, Lucile, Limited, at ...
28th May 1911
Washington Herald MAJ. BUTT IS PAID TRIBUTE BY MASONS
Scottish Rite Order Respects Memory of Aid to President Reported Drowned --- The ceremonies incident to the conferring of the thirtieth degree of Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry, last night upon a large class of candi...
18th April 1912
New York Times TITANIC VICTIM'S ESTATE
W. A. Spencer Left Property Worth $2,218,650 --- William Augustus Spencer, who was drowned when the Titanic sank on April 15, 1912, left a net estate of $2,218,650, according to an appraisal filed yesterday. The beneficiaries are Mrs. M...
10th July 1914
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
Dictionary of National Biography (1901) ISMAY, THOMAS HENRY
Prof. Sir John Knox Laughton, Litt.D.
ISMAY, THOMAS HENRY (1837-1899), shipowner, eldest son of Joseph Ismay, of Marypoint, [sic; should be "Maryport], Cumberland, was born there on 7 Jan. 1837. At the age of sixteen he was apprenticed to a firm of shipbrokers (...
  AN ECHO OF A PAST TRAGEDY
The Diary of Frederick Hamilton (Cable Engineer: MacKay Bennett) The White Star Line, owners of the SS Titanic chatered two cable-laying steamers Mackay-Bennett and Minia to locate and identify bodies, including. Two...
April 1912
New York Times FIERMONTE JAILED IN OLD SPEED CASE
Husband of Astor Widow Gets 5 Days on Charge That He Ignored in 1934 --- Enzo Fiermonte, the Italian-born automobile racer husband of Mrs. Madeline Force Astor Dick Fiermonte, was sentenced to five days in prison yesterday by Magistrate...
7th July 1937
Galesburg Republican Register FRANK KORUN REACHES HOME
Titanic Survivor, Daughter and Austrian Friend Saved From Ocean Grave TELLS EXPERIENCES Last Man to Get in Boat — For Hours Among Ice Floes. When Frank Korun, one of the Titanic survivors, stepped from th...
23rd April 1912
Le Patriote Républicain de la Savoie A GREAT BRITISH JOURNALIST
LE PATRIOTE REPUBLICAIN DE LA SAVOIE Sunday 28 April 1912 A GREAT BRITISH JOURNALIST Amongst « Titanic »’s missing passengers, says Le Cri de Paris, one of those whose death will be most regretted will be W.-T. Stea...
28th April 1912
The Evening Post HOLDING BACK FACTS OF DISASTER STIRS CRITICISM
Charges ranging from indifference to deliberate suppression of news are being made against the White Star officials on both sides of the Atlantic . As ground for these charges one needs to go back only to the rapid sequ...
18th April 1912
New York Times DEFICIT IN HARRIS ESTATE
Theatrical Manager Left $365,443, but Had Large Debts --- Henry B. Harris, the theatrical manager who lost his life in the Titanic disaster of April 15, 1912, left a gross estate of $365,443, according to an appraisal filed yesterday in ...
2nd July 1914
New York Times RULERS COMPLIMENT MORGAN ON BIRTHDAY
Financier 75 Years Old Yesterday-Is at Aix and in Excellent Health --- DISASTER ALTERS HIS PLANS --- He Continually Seeks News Regarding the Titanic Catastrophe-Postpones Ceremony at Aix --- Spec...
18th April 1912
New York Times P. A. B. WIDENER HOME; SUBPOENAED AT PIER
His Famous $500,000 Van Dykes Sent on Six Weeks Ago to Lynwood Hall --- SERVED IN TRACTION SUIT --- Dr. Holland Decorated by Kaiser and Fallieres for Gifts of Carnegie Casts of Diplodocus --- Afte...
10th July 1908
Newark Evening News TEN FROM THIS STATE ON TITANIC
Four of Them Are Reported to Be Saved. ---------- STENGELS RESCUED ---------- Many Others on Liner with Relatives and Friends in This Section. ---------- ARE SEEKING INFORMATION ---------- ...
16th April 1912
Washington Times NATION MAY RAISE GREAT MEMORIAL TO DISASTER'S HERO
Whole Country Likely to Be Asked to Contribute to Fund for Monument to Major Butt, Who Gave Life for Others --- An agitation has been started at the White House among the friends of Major Archibald Butt for the erection of a memorial mo...
20th April 1912
 

 
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