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Washington Herald (1912) MRS. T. W. CAVENDISH
MRS. T. W. CAVENDISH Daughter of Henry Siegel, the millionaire merchant. She was brought in on the Carpathia with the rest of the survivors. In relating her exxperiences she said: "There were many lifeboats preparing to be launched w...
21st April 1912  
Washington Times (1912) WIDENER WAS HEROIC TO END, SAYS FRIEND
Traction Magnate Kissed Wife Good-By, Then Went Back To Die --- NEW YORK, April 19---Rushed to Philadelphia in a special train that had been sidetracked at the Communipaw station of the Pennsylvania railroad, in Jersey City, were the su...
19th April 1912  
Liverpool Echo (1912) THE BRAVE BANDSMEN - A BELGIAN MEMORIAL
A movement has been started at Liege to commemorate, by a suitable and picturesque monument, the heroic behaviour of the band on board the Titanic. Of the eight members of the band, one, George Krins, was a young and most promising musician, born at ...
25th April 1912  
Daily Sketch (1912) THE HEROIC ENGINEERS WHO WENT DOWN TO A MAN
26th April 1912  
Washington Herald (1912) MRS. CANDEE LAUDS MAJ. BUTT’S HEROISM
"The Action of Men of the Titanic Was Noble," She Writes --- By MRS. CHURCHILL CANDEE, Of Washington. --- New York, April 18---The action of the men on the Titanic was noble. They stood back in every instance that ...
19th April 1912  
TheChronicleHerald.ca (2009) THE HEROIC VOLUNTEERS AT TITANIC'S ICE FIELD
It's gratifying to note increasing media attention being given to events surrounding the body search at the Titanic iceberg scene by the Commercial Cable Company's Halifax-based ship Mackay-Bennett; the cable vessel gained international focus in those dark days following the April 15 loss of the "unsinkable" liner in 1912....
16th April 2009  
Daily Sketch (1912) THE HEROIC ENGINEERS
Mr. Arthur Ward, one of the Titanic's engineers. In all the messages received no mention is made of what happened in the engine-room, of the gallant engineers sticking to their post with the water pouring into the bowels of the ship. That not one was...
22nd April 1912  
Liverpool Echo (1912) FRESHFIELD AIRMAN - ONE OF THE TITANIC'S ORCHESTRA
Our photo is of Mr. William T. Brailey, who was a member of the now famous and heroic orchestra of the Titanic. Mr. Brailey was at one time associated with Mr. Compton Paterson at the Freshfield aerodrome, and Mr. J. Gaunt at the Southport hanger. He...
25th April 1912  
  CAPTAIN SMITH WAS TUSSAUDS EXHIBIT
1919 Madame Tussaud & Sons Catalogue entry 27. Commander Edward J. Smith, R.N.R., born 1853. Commander Smith was Captain of the White Star liner ''Titanic'' which went down in the Atlantic on 14 April, 1912, during her maiden voyage t...
   
Daily Mail (2009) 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  
The Globe (1912) EATON'S DAILY STORE NEWS
THE STORE WILL CLOSE AT 1 P.M. TO-DAY AS A TOKEN OF OUR SORROW and sympathy with the widow, family and friends of the late Mr. George E. Graham, and as a mark of honor [sic] and respect for his heroic end on...
20th April 1912  
Southern Evening Echo (1958) TITANIC MEN FOR PREMIERE OF NEW FILM
A HANDFUL of survivors from the Titanic disaster in 1912, some of whom have not seen each other since, will be at the Odeon, Leicester Square, tonight, to see the premiere of the new Rank Organisation film, A Night To Remember. The fil...
3rd July 1958  
New York Times (1913) ROSTRON GETS MEDAL TO-DAY
Rescuer of Titanic Survivors Arrives in Washington to Receive Honor --- WASHINGTON, Feb. 28---Capt. A. H. Rostron, who, as commander of the steamship Carpathia, directed the rescue of the survivors of the Titanic disaster, arrived here ...
1st March 1913  
Eastbourne Gazette (1912) HERO MUSICIANS : SUGGESTED MEMORIAL TO MR. J. W. WOODWARD
The Titanic Disaster While the horror of the Titanic disaster is still fresh in the public mind, and the nation is contributing with an almost unexampled generosity to funds for the survivors and the families of the crew, would it not ...
1st May 1912  
New York Times (1912) DAUGHTERS OF JACOB HONOR IDA STRAUS
Unveil Tablet in Their Home Commemorating Her Beautiful Life and Heroic End --- AGED CHANT PRAYERS FOR HER --- Self-Sacrificing Devotion of Titanic Victim Held Up as an Inspiration to the Women of Her Race ---...
25th November 1912  
Chicago Inter Ocean (1912) 50 TITANIC BELLBOYS DIED SMOKING AS WOMEN FILLED BOATS
New York, April 20—Among the many hundreds of heroic souls who went bravely and quietly to their end were fifty happy-go-lucky youngsters shipped as bellboys or messengers to serve the first cabin passengers. James Humphries, a quartermaster...
21st April 1912  
  (2004) SPECIAL DAY FOR OSCAR SCOTT WOODY
It seems that the heroism of one of Titanic's postal clerks has been a source of inspiration for the governing officials of North Carolina. Oscar Scott Woody was a native of Roxboro, North Carolina. He had been a postal clerk on trains betwee...
  2004  
New York Times (1965) VICTOR SALVATORE, SCULPTOR, IS DEAD
Victor Salvatore, a sculptor, died Saturday at the Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center. He was 80 years old. Mr. Salvatore is represented in the collections of a number of museums and galleries, including the Metropolitan Museum of Ar...
12th April 1965  
New York Times (1912) CONSOLE PHILLIPS'S PARENTS
Flood of Telegrams of Sympathy Reaches Them from All England. --- Special Cable to The New York Times. --- LONDON, April 20.--Mr. and Mrs. G. A. Phillips of Farncombe, Godalming, parents of "Jack" Phillips, the hero...
21st April 1912  
The Times (1912) MOURNING IN BELFAST : CAPTAIN SMITH'S PREDICTION
The shipbuilding works of Messrs Harland and Wolff (Limited) at Queen’s Island were closed on Saturday, which was regarded as a day of mourning for the members of the staff lost in the Titanic. With one exception all the me...
22nd April 1912  
Liverpool Daily Post (2009) TITANIC HAD MANY LIVERPOOL LINKS, REPORTS PETER ELSON
by Peter ElsonApr 24 2009ALTHOUGH she never visited Liverpool, Titanic had strong links with her home port.Planning for her maiden voyage, including the selection of her officers, was made by Charles Bartlett, Whit...
29th April 2009  
Surrey Advertiser and County Times (1912) THE HEROIC WIRELESS OPERATOR
The wireless operator who flashed out the terrible signal SOS, and gave the first intimation to the world of the appalling disaster to the Titanic, belongs to Farncombe, where he is well known and popular. He is Mr. John George Phillips, and his pare...
  April 1912  
The Independent (1875) 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  
New York Times (1912) MEMORIAL NOTICE
STRAUS---At the first meeting of the Board of Directors of the Hebrew Technical Institute held since the appalling disaster of the loss of the Titanic, this minute was, by unanimous vote, adopted: We cannot refrain from mingling our la...
8th May 1912  
New York Times (1912) MEMORIAL NOTICE
STRAUS-Resolutions of the Board of Directors of the Hebrew Sheltering Guardian Society (Orphan Asylum,) passed at a meeting specially called for the purpose of considering the tragic and untimely death of Isidor Straus: Isidor Straus t...
4th May 1912  
The Washington Post (1912) RESCUED WOMAN PAYS TRIBUTE TO HEROIC MEN ON TITANIC
From the lips of the woman who was saved from the Titanic came today one of the most glowing tributes yet paid to the heroism and self-sacrifice of the brave men who gave their lives that women and children might be spared a watery grave. ...
20th April 1912  
Elizabeth Daily Journal (1912) LOCAL TITANIC VICTIMS HONORED AT SERVICES
In memory of Peter H. Renouf, Laurence Garvey, Clifford Jeffreys and Ernest Jeffreys, who went down on the Titanic, a special service was held in Grace Episcopal Church last night. The first two were communicants of the church and the other two were...
29th April 1912  
Washington Times (1912) MEMORIAL SERVICE FOR MAJ. BUTT TO BE HELD MAY 5TH
President and Senators Pay High Tributes to Dead Hero --- Memorial services for Major Archibald Butt, whose name is one of the most prominent among the Titanic’s heroic dead, will be held in this city on May 5 under the auspices of Temp...
19th April 1912  
Evening World (1912) HEROIC PRIESTS GAVE UP LIVES TO QUIET CROWDS
Went Down on Titanic With Men and Women Grouped About Them. ------------- ALL CREEDS IN PRAYER ------------- Three Girl Survivors Tell How They Chose Death to S...
22nd April 1912  
New York Times (1912) TRIBUTE TO J. C. SMITH
Col. Gracie Tells How He and Also E. A. Kent Died Bravely --- After reading letters in the morning papers from friends of James Clinch Smith, asking why no account had been written of the part he must have taken in the heroic work of res...
25th April 1912  
  (2008) THE MOTIVES OF HEROISM
Heroes are iconic in past and present societies....
15th February 2008  
Washington Times (1912) 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  
New York Times (1912) MEMORIAL NOTICE
STRAUS--- A Special Meeting of the Board Of Directors of Montefiore Home, held April 21, 1912. The President, Jacob H. Schiff, announced the melancholy death of the Honorable Isidor Straus and his devoted wife in the dis...
22nd April 1912  
New York Times (1913) STRAUS MEMORIALS HELD
Anniversary of Titanic Disaster Marked by Two Meetings --- Memorial services for Mr. and Mrs. Isidor Straus, who lost their lives in the Titanic disaster, were held yesterday afternoon at 5 o'clock in the Straus Memorial Hall of the Edu...
16th April 1913  
San Francisco Bulletin (1912) SAN FRANCISCO'S ASSESSOR TELLS STORY OF THE WRECK OF THE TITANIC
From Which He Escapes After Thrilling Experience NEW YORK, April 19.-Dr. Washington Dodge of San Francisco, at the Hotel Wolcott here, gave the following account of the wreck: "We had retired to our stateroom, and the ...
19th April 1912  
 

 
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