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The Stevens Point Journal (1912) FATED SHIPS HOLD AFIRE
Fireman Details How Flames Broke Out In Coal Bunkers After Leaving Southampton and Steamship Was Rushed Westward So That Blaze Might Be Extinguished in New York Port. ...
27th April 1912  
Newark Evening News (1912) PRIEST GIVES AWAY A LIFEBELT OFFERED HIM
Special Service of the NEWS WHIPPANY, April 23---More about the heroism of Rev. Thomas R. Byles, of England, who lost his life on the Titanic, was told yesterday by his brother William, of Brooklyn, who was a guest of Father Clifford, ...
23rd April 1912  
The Syracuse Herald (1912) FIRE RAGED ON TITANIC FIVE DAYS
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20th April 1912  
Denver Post (1912) LADY DUFF-GORDON TELLS OF SINKING OF GREAT LINER
Lady Duff-Gordon dictated the following: I was asleep. The night was perfectly clear. I was awakened by a long grinding sort of shock. It was not a tremendous crash, but more as though someone had drawn a giant finger all along the side of the boat. ...
19th April 1912  
  (1987) CITY'S UNSUNG TITANIC HERO
NO disaster of modern times has quite excited the same horror and at the same time, fascination, doubt, bravery and cowardice as the sinking of the Titanic. Fred Barrett lived in Hanley with his wife ...
26th February 1987  
Lloyds Weekly News (1912) LORD CHARLES BERESFORD TRIBUTE TO THE BLACK SQUAD
A fine tribute to the engineers and boiler room staff of the ‘Titanic’, the ’Black Squad’, who stood their posts in the bowels of the ship, to the last, was paid by Lord Charles Beresford in a letter to the Times. He Wrote: - “In the lat...
  1912  
  (1912) CAPTAIN ROSTRON'S HANDWRITTEN ACCOUNT OF THE DISASTER.
RMS Carpathia Cunard SS Co. Ltd., At Sea April 27th, 1912 At 12.35 am (ship's time) April 15th (Monday), 1912, I was called by the 1st Officer in company with Marconi operator and informed that the White St...
27th April 1912  
Worcester Evening Gazette (1912) BRAVE MUSICIANS OF SHIP MEET FATE TRYING TO DROWN CRIES OF THE PERISHING PASSENGERS
New York, April 19.-Of all the heroes who went to their death when the Titanic dived to its ocean grave, none, in the opinion of Miss. Hilda Slater, a passenger in the last boat to pull off, deserved greater credit than the members of the vessel's or...
20th April 1912  
The Times (1912) STORIES OF THE WRECK : CAPTAIN SMITH’S HEROISM
After the men had had dinner the taking of their statements was rapidly proceeded with, and it was soon announced that a number of them were at liberty to leave the dock premises if they wished to do so. Most of them availed themselves of this per...
29th April 1912  
Worcester Telegram (1912) CAPT ROSTRON'S TRAGIC STORY
Wireless Operator Was Undressing with Receiver on His Ear When "S.O.S." Flashed New York, April 19.- Capt. Rostron of the Carpathia told the tragic story of his rescue of the Titanic survivors to the Senate committee this afternoon....
20th April 1912  
  GENERAL INFORMATION
ALLEN, Miss Elisabeth Walton. Saved. Cabin B5. (Saved in Lifeboat number 2). (Niece of Mrs. E. S. Roberts and cousin of Miss Georgette Madill, which see). Home address: Tunbridge Wells, England. (Mrs. J. B. Mennell). Insurance c...
   
ET Research (1999) NOTES ON LIFEBOAT LISTS
When it comes to deciding how the survivors escaped the Titanic, there are often contradictory ideas / theories, e.g. Edwina Celia Troutt, who some people claim left in collapsible D, whereas others claim she was in boat 16. Edwina herself...
11th July 1999  
Newark Star (1912) STENGEL DENIES BRIBES WERE GIVEN TO SAILORS
Newark Man Says Tale Told by Seaman as to "Money Boat" in Which He Left Titanic is Untrue --- Reports that bribes were offered the sailors who manned the boat in which C. E. Henry Stengel of Newark; Sir Cosmo Duff-Gordon and Lady Duff-...
24th April 1912  
New York Times (1912) SMITH CALLED BACK HALF-FILLED BOATS
Survivor Says He Heard Command by Veteran Skipper to Take More Aboard --- OTHER TALES CONFLICTING --- Mrs. Emil Taussig Declares Men Were Barred from Boats with Ample Room --- The fact that Capt. Smith realiz...
22nd April 1912  
Washington Herald (1912) CAPT. ROSTRON TELLS OF RESCUE
The Chief Officer of Carpathia Relates His Thrilling Experiences --- SIGHTED AT DAYLIGHT --- By CAPT. R. [sic] H. ROSTRON --- Statement by the captain of the Cunard steamship Carpathia, rescuer of the Titanic...
19th April 1912  
Newark Evening News (1912) STENGEL TELLS TRAGEDY STORY
Home with Wife, Depicts Wreck Scenes and Perils of Survivors. ---------- DEATH NEAR, VICTIMS JOKED ---------- Days of suspense had been borne by the family and friends of Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Henry Stengel, of 1075 Broad str...
19th April 1912  
ET Research (2004) OF RATS AND MEN: TITANIC SURVIVOR "SLEEPING ROUGH"
YESTERDAY IN PARLIAMENT ...
10th June 2004  
 

 
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