Morro Castle

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Gare Maritime	MORRO CASTLE NEWSREEL Cine film of the Morro Castle fire and aftermath...	13th June 2011
	MORRO CASTLE - SURVIVOR REGINALD ROBERTS Reginald Roberts in his Morro Castle lifejacket. Yonkers, NY, 1934....
	MORRO CASTLE SURVIVOR OFFICER JAMES BUTE
	MORRO CASTLE - STATEROOM
	MORRO CASTLE - GRAVE OF VICTIM LOUISE TAUBERT Burial site of Morro Castle victim Louise Taubert. According to cemetery records she lies here, unmarked, in the Corcoran family plot. Nearby, also unmarked, lies Andrea Doria victim Norma DiSandro. St. Francis Cemetery, Pawtucket, Rhode Island....
	MORRO CASTLE - STERN VIEW AFTER THE FIRE
	MORRO CASTLE - BOWS AFTER THE FIRE
	MORRO CASTLE - SURVIVOR REUBEN A. HOLDEN JUNIOR, 1940
Gare Maritime	THE MORRO CASTLE, THE MOHAWK AND THE END OF THE WARD LINE Jim Kalafus It has been almost 72 years since the Morro Castle, gutted, afire, and carrying the bodies of at least six luckless passengers and crew members was driven ashore, with visual impact worthy of a Hollywood production, just to the north of the new Convention Center at Asbury Park, New Jersey. ...	21st July 2006
	MORRO CASTLE - AFTER THE FIRE
	MORRO CASTLE - AFTER THE FIRE
	MORRO CASTLE PUBLICITY - ATTENTIVE STEWARDS ARE ALWAYS AT YOUR ELBOW
	ORIGINAL MORRO CASTLE 1915
	MORRO CASTLE- SURVIVOR DR. JOSEPH BREGSTEIN
	MORRO CASTLE- SURVIVOR PAULINE KURLAND
	MORRO CASTLE- VICTIM ELEANOR BRENNAN
	MEXICO CRUISE POST-DISASTER BROCHURE COVER A 1937 graphic, promoting the Oriente's service to Mexico. Legend has it that the Ward Line funnel markings have been painted out, as a sign of "mourning" for the Morro Castle and the Mohawk....	1937
	MORRO CASTLE - AFTER THE FIRE Morro Castle aground and burnt out at Asbury Park, New Jersey...
	MORRO CASTLE - DINING ROOM
	MORRO CASTLE - VICTIM MERVYN BREGSTEIN
	MORRO CASTLE PUBLICITY - A HOLE IN ONE... "A hole-in-one is just as hard on this course as at your own club!"...
	MORRO CASTLE VICTIM MERVYN BREGSTEIN
	MEXICO CRUISE BROCHURE COVER An introductory season brochure for the Morro Castle's Mexico service. ...
	MORRO CASTLE PUBLICITY - PING-PONG WIZARDS... "Ping-pong wizards! Here's a championship you ought to enter!"...
	MORRO CASTLE VICTIM LOUISE TAUBERT
	WARD LINE CIGARETTE LIGHTER A souvenir lighter, engraved with the Ward Line house flag that would have been available to passengers aboard the Morro Castle and Oriente....
	1934 CHARTER BROCHURE COVER A rare, painstakingly detailed, brochure for the Philco Corporation's second (and final) annual Morro Castle charter cruise. ...	1934
	MORRO CASTLE - SMOKING ROOM Aft of the lounge, and beyond the second casing, was the First Class smoking room. Again, the paneling was a medium-toned wood with gilt detailing. Along the forward bulkhead was a fireplace as elaborate as that in the lounge, and overhead the cei...
	GRAVE OF MORRO CASTLE SURVIVOR FLORIDE 'FLORA' LAROCHE Grave of survivor Floride 'Flora' LaRoche, Gate of Heaven Cemetery, East Providence, Rhode Island....
	MORRO CASTLE - GRAVES OF DORA AND LILLIAN GAHRINGER The Grave of Dora and Lillian Gahringer, Machpelah Plot, Sleepy Hollow Cemetery, Tarrytown, N.Y.Â Dora Gahringer is buriedÂ with her parents on the right, while Lillian is buried, unmarked, with a sister who died in childhood in the plot just to...
	MORRO CASTLE - SURVIVOR MADELINE DESVERNINE Survivor Madeline Desvernine, in a photo from the winter of 1933....	1933
	MORRO CASTLE- SURVIVOR SELMA FILTZER Selma Filtzer, flanked by in-laws Ellen and Bernard Filtzer, is seen leaving the funeral of her husband, Charles....
	MEXICO CRUISE BROCHURE (PAGE 2) This page contains a rare view of the Morro Castle's dining room as seen from the balcony. Most other views show the rear of the room with its large sideboard - this view shows the passenger entrances to the room and also the landscape painting that hung between the doors....
	PIER 13 The remnants of Pier 13, as they looked in January 2006. Sandwiched between the bustling New Jersey Ferries Pier just to the South, and the Seaport complex piers just to the North, the former Ward Line slip sits quietly. At sunset, when o...	January 2006
Chicago Tribune	DEATHS ELSEWHERE Deaths Elsewhere __________ Oscar R. Houston, 86, the principal counsel in the Titanic, Lusitania, Morro Castle, Normandie, and Andrea Doria sea disasters and the man who planned t...	23rd December 1969
	MORRO CASTLE - FUNERAL FOR RAYMOND AND ANTHONY LIONE The coffins of Raymond (left) and Anthony Lione are taken from the Lione home in Sunnyside, Queens....
	MORRO CASTLE
	MORRO CASTLE CABIN
	MEXICO CRUISE BROCHURE (INTERIORS) "Upper - The main lounges of the big Ward Liners are cool, restful, graciously inviting. Left Center - There's a rich, serene, masculine atmosphere to the smoking rooms.Â Center - A Tea Room - bright, breezy, with long vistas of sea and sky throu...
Gare Maritime	MORRO CASTLE: THE FORGOTTEN VOICES Jim Kalafus Eyewitness tales of the Morro Castle disaster...	14th June 2011
Gare Maritime	GEORGE WATREMEZ : MORRO CASTLE SURVIVOR Jim Kalafus Interviewed by Jim Kalafus...	19th April 2006
	IAN AND CLIVE TELFER
	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 ...
	MORRO CASTLE PHOTO TAKEN BY PASSENGER, AUGUST 1932
	MOHAWK - GRAVE OF JULIUS PALMER Palmer family memorial, Swan Point Cemetery, Providence, Rhode Island....
	MORRO CASTLE PUBLICITY - RECREATION, REST AND ENTERTAINMENT... "We're off! From now on, nothing but recreation, rest and entertainment."...
	1934 CHARTER BROCHURE PAGE 1	1934
	1934 CHARTER BROCHURE PAGE 2	1934
	1934 CHARTER BROCHURE PAGE 3	1934
	1934 CHARTER BROCHURE PAGE 4	1934
	1934 CHARTER BROCHURE PAGE 5	1934
	1934 CHARTER BROCHURE TITLE PAGE	1934
	MORRO CASTLE - DINING ROOM The First Class Dining Saloon was similar in layout and design to those aboard the Siboney and Orizaba, but while those rooms were austere almost to the point of being minimalist, those of the new ships were elaborate. The domina...
	MOHAWK CLASS DECKPLAN Download full size ...
	MOHAWK - PROFESSOR HERDMAN F. CLELAND.
	SS MEXICO MENU Although the Mexico was not in a league with the Morro Castle and Oriente in terms of grandeur, her menus were in many ways an improvement over those offered aboard the larger liners in the early years of their service....
	1934 CHARTER HANDWRITTEN ACCOUNT Handwritten account, by an unknown Philco employee, of the early stages of the voyage....	1934
	MOHAWK - GRAVE OF MARY HONE Grave of Moahwk survivor mary hone. Kensico Cemetery, Valhalla, New York....
	RESCUERS TRY IN VAIN TO REVIVE AUGUSTA GRIESMER	1934
	MEXICO CRUISE BROCHURE (PAGE 3) "Church of the Black Christ - the first Spanish chapel in Vera Cruz" "A corner of Vera Cruz harbor, with one of the ancient Spanish forts that guard it.."...
	SELMA FILTZER EMERGING FROM HER HUSBAND'S FUNERAL SERVICE Selma Filtzer being supported by herÂ in-laws Ellen and Bernard Filtzer as she leaves her husband Charles's funeral....	1934
Bridgwater Mercury	WEST COUNTRY PEOPLE IN THE TITANIC: CASTLE CARY The third officer was Mr. H. J. Pitman of Castle Cary, who was reported yesterday (Thursday) to be amongst the officers saved, having presumably been in charge of one of the boats containing the women....	20th April 1912
NorthJersey.com	TITANIC DIVER, HISTORIAN LECTURES AT LAMBERT CASTLE Titanic historian, Charles Haas, will deliver part 2 of his Titanic lecture program at Lambert Castle on March 3, at 7 pm. Previously, he fascinated the audience at Lambert Castle with his knowledge of the history of the great ship and the famous accident. On this occasion, Haas will focus on the continuing tale of this great ship, Titanic: The Latest Chapters....	27th February 2010
	IROQUOIS PASSENGER LIST COVER An unusual Iroquois passenger list cover from August 1934. Less than a month later, Iroquois was pressed into Ward Line service to replace the lost Morro Castle on her outbound September 8th voyage. About 50 passengers c...
Telegraph.co.uk	TITANIC BOUNCY CASTLE WITH INFLATABLE ICEBERGS IS A 'BOUNCY GRAVEYARD' A bouncy castle in the shape of the doomed ship Titanic complete with inflatable icebergs has been condemned as a "bouncy graveyard" by critics at a toy trade fare....	3rd July 2010
	KENILWORTH CASTLE
Gare Maritime	CUBA TO AMERICA ON THE ORIZABA A cruise from Cuba and along the East Coast in the 1920s taking in an excursion to Kensico Dam....	9th September 2006
The Times	THE LOSS OF THE MORRO CASTLE FIRE DISASTER AT SEA AMERICAN LINER OVERWHELMED - 180 LIVES LOST About 180 people are believed to have lost their lives when the SS Morro Castle, bound from Havana to New York, was destroyed by fir...	10th September 1934
Shepton Mallet Journal	REDISCOVERED POSTCARD STRENGTHENS LINK BETWEEN TOWN AND TITANIC Castle Cary's connection with the world's most famous shipping disaster has been strengthened still further. This is because a New Forest pensioner has discovered a postcard found on the ship, which was to be sent to the wife of a local butcher....	2nd March 2000
News & Star	SELL-OUT CROWD AWED BY TITANIC SINKING AT CARLISLE CASTLE There was no Leonardo DiCaprio or Kate Winslet but sparks still flew as fireworks and torrents of water helped dramatically recreate one of the worlds most famous events in Carlisle last night. ...	27th July 2010
The Times	PIRRIE SWORN IN AS PRIVY COUNCILLOR At a meeting of the Privy Council of Ireland held yesterday at Dublin Castle, the Lord Lieutenant presiding, Lord Powerscourt, Mr. Justice Andrews of the Exchequer Division, and the Lord Mayor of Belfast (Ald...	7th August 1897
	MEXICO CRUISE BROCHURE (PAGE 1) T H E S E A V O Y A G E ...
The Times	PIRRIE INVESTED AS KNIGHT OF ST. PATRICK Lord Pirrie was privately invested as a Knight of the Order of St. Patrick by the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland at Dublin Castle yesterday....	5th February 1909
Castle Carey Visitor	CARYITES ON BOARD The loss of the Titanic has been keenly felt in Castle Cary: as apart from its being a National Disaster, there were a number of Caryites on board. Mr. Sam Herman, for many years a butcher in the town, and for some years proprietor of the Britannia H...	April 1912
Bristol Times and Mirror	TITANIC'S THIRD OFFICER AN OLD MERCHANT VENTURER Mr. H. J. Pitman, third officer on the Titanic, who was one of the four officers saved from the wreck is an West Countryman, being born at Castle Cary, in Somerset. His age is 34, and he received the shore part of his nautical training in the navigat...	27th April 1912
	PROBATE REPORTS Bailey, Annie Margaret of Fourwynds, 2 Wellesworth Lane, Bowes Hill, Rowlands Castle, Hampshire (wife of Joseph Northey Bailey) died 1 March 1960. Probate Winchester 9 May 1960 to National Provincial Bank Limited. Effects £22894 6s 11d ...
	BRANSCOMBE, DEVON - 1891 CENSUS Bertram Frank Dean was born on 30 June 1886 in the small East Devon village of Branscombe. This is the census information for 1891. Dwelling: New Castle Cottage, Branscombe Charles Dean Head. 29 Thatcher, born. Branscombe Eliza...	31st March 1891
Chicago Tribune	ANOTHER CHICAGOAN STILL FEARS Some Chicagoans do not know yet whether their relatives were saved by the Carpathia or not. Edward Manion, who lives at 1848 Lincoln avenue, does not know whether his sister, Miss Margaret Manion, Castle Bar, Ireland, is on her way to Chicag...	21st April 1912
Gare Maritime	ACROSS THE CARIBBEAN ON THE NIEUW AMSTERDAM 16mm film records a tour encompassing: Peurto Rice, Curacoa, Havana, Cartagena, Colombia, Panama Canal, Kingston Jamaica ending with the ship docking in New York City....	21st December 2006
	OBITUARY WAS born on the 31st March, 1880, at Whitehaven, Cumberland. When quite young his parents moved to Blackburn, where he passed his apprenticeship days with the firm of James Davenport, of the Canal Works. From this firm he went to Messrs Howar...
	DEATH CERTIFICATE Certified Copy of an Entry of Death Registration District ...	1913
Cambridge Chronicle	CAMBRIDGE MAN ABOARD It is feared that a Cambridge man was among those who lost their lives, and great anxiety is felt by his parents, who live in Cambridge, and relatives and close friends, as to his safety. We refer to Mr. A. W. Barringer, a native of Cambridge, who we...	19th April 1912
Southern Daily Echo	LINK WITH THE TITANIC: DEATH OF LOOK-OUT MAN AT SOUTHAMPTON A notable figure among the survivors of the Titanic has been removed by death at the Sailors' Home at Southampton on Tuesday of Reginald Robinson Lee, on whom an inquest was held by the Borough Coroner (Mr. H. K. Pope) yesterday afternoon. Le...	8th August 1913
Hampshire Advertiser	LINK WITH TITANIC - DEATH OF THE LOOK-OUT MAN AT SOUTHAMPTON A noticeable figure among the survivors of the Titanic has been removed by the death at the Sailors’ Home Southampton on Tuesday of Reginald Robinson Lee, on whom an inquest was held by the Borough Coroner (Mr. H. K. Pope) on Friday afternoo...	9th August 1913
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
Liverpool Daily Post	TITANIC HAD MANY LIVERPOOL LINKS, REPORTS PETER ELSON ALTHOUGH she never visited Liverpool, Titanic had strong links with her home port....	29th April 2009
Southampton Echo	TITANIC SURVIVOR FOUND HANGED Mr. Frederick Fleet (76), Titanic survivor-the lookout who said at the Inquiry he could have saved the disaster-was found dead, hanged, at his home in Norman-road, Freemantle, Southampton, yesterday. His brother-in-law with whom he lived, Mr. ...	11th January 1965
New York Times	MRS. J. W. CARDEZA, TITANIC SURVIVOR Noted Yachtswoman and a Big Game Hunter of Early 90's Dies in Germantown ACTIVE IN PHILANTHROPY Twice Circumnavigated World in Own Yacht--Daughter of Late Thomas Drake PHIDADELPHIA, Aug. 1 ...	2nd August 1939
New York Times	MRS. WICHFELD DEAD; WAS VISITING FRIENDS Former Wife of Clarence Moore Succumbs at Home of Earl of Portarlington --- LONDON, Feb. 3 (AP)---Mrs. Mabelle Swift Wichfeld, former wife of Clarence Moore, Washington capitalist and sportsman, who was lost on the Titanic, died of pneu...	4th February 1933
New York Times	THE CEDRIC'S PARROT MASCOT "Baden-Powell" Won Purser McElroy's Heart by Sighting a "Landlubber off the Starboard Not since the days of Funston the famous Mexican parrot of Castle William on Governors Island, has there been seen in the...	4th May 1903
	LEAD KINDLY LIGHT The Hymn "Lead Kindly Light" was one of those sung at the hymn service lead by Revd. Ernest Courtenay Carter. Verses 1-3 were written in 1833 by John Henry Newman (1801-1890). While traveling in Italy as a young priest...
Irish Independent	'TITANIC' DIRECTOR AND CAST ARE ASKED TO HELP SHIP'S LAST SURVIVOR An Irish author and photographer, Don Mullan, is challenging the director and cast of the 1997 film Titanic to take care of the last living link to the 1912 maritime tragedy....	29th April 2009
Voyage	THE HERMAN FAMILY Michael A. Findlay In recent years much has been written about those who sailed aboard the RMS Titanic. Stories of heroism, selflessness and cowardice on that fateful night have emerged through the lives of those who were witnesses to the Ti...	25th August 2005
Irish Independent	'TITANIC' DIRECTOR AND CAST ARE ASKED TO HELP SHIP'S LAST SURVIVOR An Irish author and photographer, Don Mullan, is challenging the director and cast of the 1997 film Titanic to take care of the last living link to the 1912 maritime tragedy. Millvina Dean, at just nine weeks old, was the youngest passenger to be carried into the third class accommodation on the ship. Her father perished after saving his wife, young son and baby daughter and his body was never recovered. ...	26th April 2009
TDN	TITANIC'S HISTORY LIVES ON THROUGH LOCAL MAN Stuart's interest in the Titanic began when he encountered A Night to Remember as a freshman at West Bremerton High School. ...	5th June 2009