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The Times (1952) COMMANDER C. H. LIGHTOLLER
Commander C. H. Lightoller died at his home at Twickenham yesterday at the age of 78. He was for many years with the White Star Line and was second officer in the Titanic when on her maiden voyage across the Atlantic in 1912 she struck and iceb...
9th December 1952  
  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...
   
New York Times (1912) SCOUT CRUISERS AND COMMANDERS ORDERED OUT IN TITANIC DISASTER
Top left: Commander Lloyd H. Chandler of U.S.S. Salem Top right: U.S. Scout Cruiser Salem Lower left: U.S, Scout Cruiser Chester Lower right: Commander Benton C. Decker of U.S.S. Chester...
18th April 1912  
  MEMORIAL PLAQUE FOR C. H. LIGHTOLLER, TWICKENHAM
Commander Charles Herbert Lightoller RNR, DSC* 1874-1952 RICHMOND SLIPWAYS, 1 DUCK'S WALK Commander Lightol...
   
24 hour museum (2006) LIGHTOLLER TITANIC BOOK ACQUIRED FOR RAMSGATE MARITIME MUSEUM
Gorringes in Worthing were auctioning Titanic memorabilia, including the 1st edition, cloth-bound book "Titanic and other ships" by Commander Lightoller, senior surviving officer of the Titanic. Ramsgate Maritime Museum has care of the restored Motor Yacht Sundowner, a veteran of the Dunkirk Evacuation in 1940, and the former property of Commander Charles Herbert Lightoller. The museum made a successful bid for the book. ...
19th April 2006  
Southern Evening Echo (1967) OBITUARY
Last Titanic officer dies, 83 Last surviving officer of the Titanic, which went down in the Atlantic in 1912 has died at his home in Christchurch at the ago of 83. Commander Joseph Groves Boxhall was the fourth officer, and the only officer on watch ...
27th April 1967  
  (1935) COMMANDER LIGHTOLLER
From the frontispiece of his autobiography...
  1935  
  MARCONIGRAMS SENT AND RECEIVED BY CAPTAIN SMITH ON THE TITANIC
Marconigram to Commander Empress of Britain, 12 April, 1912, which read: Many thanks for your kind message from all here. Smith. Marconigram: 14th April 1912, 12.55pm. Commander Baltic. Thanks for your message and good wishes. Had fine...
   
Washington Herald (1912) 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  
New York Times (1931) WIDOW OF TITANIC'S COMMANDER IS DEAD
Husband Was Captain E. J. Smith, Who Went Down in Sea Tragedy of 1912 --- Wireless to THE NEW YORK TIMES --- LONDON, April 29---The Titanic disaster was recalled today with the death of Mrs. Sarah Eleanor Smith, widow of C...
30th April 1931  
Washington Times (1912) CAPTAIN SMITH BELIEVED TITANIC TO BE UNSINKABLE
That Captain Smith believed the Titanic and the Olympic to be absolutely unsinkable is recalled by a man who had a conversation with the veteran commander on a recent voyage of the Olympic. The talk was concerning the accident in which...
16th April 1912  
New York Times (1952) C. H. LIGHTOLLER,78, OFFICER ON TITANIC
Sole Ranking Member of Crew to Survive Disaster Dies---Aided Dunkerque Evacuation --- Special to THE NEW YORK TIMES --- LONDON, Dec. 8 --- Comdr. Charles Herbert Lightoller, the only officer of the White Star liner Titanic...
9th December 1952  
New York Times (1912) THINKS CAPT. SMITH IS ALIVE
Baltimore Mariner Declares He Met Titanic Commander in Street --- Special to The New York Times --- BALTIMORE, Md., July 20---Capt. Peter Pryal, one of the oldest mariners in Baltimore and well known in shipping...
21st July 1912  
  (1912) CAPTAIN ARTHUR ROSTRON
This portrait of Carpathia's commander was published in the 1912 book 'Sinking of the Titanic: the World's Greatest Sea Disaster - official edition - By Thomas H. Russell'...
  1912  
Staffordshire Advertiser (1912) STAFFORDSHIRE VICTIMS OF THE DISASTER
Captain E. J. Smith, the commander of the ill-fated vessel, was a native of Hanley, the son of Mr. E. J. Smith. He was educated at the British School, then under the mastership of the late Mr....
20th April 1912  
The Times (1919) LIGHTOLLER DECORATED BY KING
Court Circular BUCKINGHAM PALACE, JUNE 14 The King held an Investiture in the Quadrangle of the Palace at 11 o'clock this morning. The King then conferred decorations as follows:--- BAR TO...
16th June 1919  
The Times (1918) DAVID BLAIR DECORATED
BUCKINGHAM PALACE, FEB. 13--- The King held an Investiture of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire at 10.30 o'clock this morning. The following were severally introduced into the presence o...
14th February 1918  
  (1912) BIOGRAPHY - FROM INSTITUTE OF ENGINEERS MAGAZINE 1912
THE Commander of the Titanic Captain Edward J. Smith, Royal Naval Reserve, (widely know as E.J. by all passengers and crew) was very well known and was one of the most popular masters in the Atlantic service. He was in command of the Olympic, and her...
  1912  
The Times (1924) AROUND THE WORLD IN A YACHT [ADVERTISEMENT]
Commander C. H. Lightoller, DSC, RD, RNR, and Mrs Lightoller are inviting ladies and gentlemen to join in a ten months cruise on their 3,000-ton motor sailing yacht "Westward." Sailing end of October, visiting West Indies, South Sea islands an...
30th August 1924  
New York Times (1907) [WHITE STAR'S FIRST SAILING FROM SOUTHAMPTON]
SOUTHAMPTON, June 5---The White Star Line steamer Adriatic, which sailed from here at about 1 o'clock this afternoon for New York on her first Western trip from Southampton, was given an enthusiastic send-off, many craft crowd...
6th June 1907  
New York Times (1924) CAPT. ROSTRON RECEIVES ROYAL HONOR
Copyright, 1924, by The New York Times Company --- By Wireless to THE NEW YORK TIMES --- LONDON, Feb. 25---Captain Arthur H. Rostron, commander of the Cunard liner Mauretania, who, as captain of the Carpathia, rescued the ...
26th February 1924  
  OLYMPIC
Titles "Contributed to public instruction by the White Star Line"; "Animnated farewells are waved from the ship and pier head while the Olympic backs slowly into the stream." "To the ocean traveller no scene is more wonderful t...
   
New York Times (1907) ADRIATIC'S MAIDEN VOYAGE
Great New White Star Liner Leaves Liverpool for New York --- LIVERPOOL, May 8---The White Star Line steamer Adriatic left here to-day for New York. The Adriatic was launched at Belfast last September. She has an...
9th May 1907  
New York Times (1939) CAPT. JOHN W. BINKS OF WHITE STAR DIES
Retired Skipper of Olympic Served in the British Navy During the World War --- SPENT 45 YEARS AT SEA --- Commander of Leviathan and Majestic on Last Voyages They Ever Made --- News was received yesterd...
6th February 1939  
The Times (1913) CAPTAIN E. J. SMITH MEMORIAL
Captain E. J. Smith Memorial A committee has been formed for the purpose of arranging for the erection of a suitable memorial to the late Commander Edward John Smith RNR, the Captain of the Titanic.    It is pro...
27th September 1913  
  (2004) MARCONIGRAM FROM SS BALTIC
The MARCONI INTERNATIONAL MARINE COMMUNICATION COMPANY, Ltd. Office of origin: S.S. Baltic 14 Apr 1912 Office sent to: MGY ...
23rd July 2004  
New York Times (1903) LINER CEDRIC IN PORT
The largest steamship ever constructed slowly made her way, last evening between 6 and 8 o'clock, up New York Bay and the North River to the White Star piers at the foot of Banks Street. The huge vessel was the new transatlantic lin...
21st February 1903  
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  
New York Times (1928) SIR ARTHUR ROSTRON SAILS AS COMMODORE
Senior Cunard Captain Heads Fleet, Succeeding Late Sir James Charles --- HERO OF TITANIC DISASTER --- Wears Many Honors for Rescue and War Service---Berengaria Is His 13th Command --- Captain Sir Arthur Rostr...
29th July 1928  
Daily Telegraph (1908) ISMAY YACHT TORPEDOED!
(Photo: HM Torpedo Boat Hunter) Action against a Naval Officer The hearing was begun on Saturday before His Honour Judge Percy Gye and a jury, at the Isle of Wight County Court, of an action brought by M...
  1908  
New York Times (1907) SOUTHAMPTON EN FETE
Arrival of Adriatic Inaugurates the New White Star Service --- SOUTHAMPTON, May 30---The City of Southampton was in holiday attire to-day in honor of the arrival here of the White Star liner Adriatic, f...
31st May 1907  
New York Times (1907) 3,000 ON THE ADRIATIC
Bruce Ismay, Bourke Cockran, and R. W. Perks Among the Passengers --- QUEENSTOWN, May 9---The White Star Line steamer Adriatic, which left Liverpool yesterday on her maiden voyage sailed from here to-day for New York with nearly 3,00...
10th May 1907  
Worcester Evening Gazette (1912) SMITH CONFIDENT OF SHIPS STRENGTH
Commander of Titanic Believes Liner Practically Unsinkable Says Flushing, L.I. Friend NEW YORK, April 17,- The night before Capt. E.G. Smith of the Titanic started for Europe to take command of the liner, he dined with Mr. & Mrs. W. P....
18th April 1912  
New York Times (1930) GARDEN LURES SKIPPER OF THE BERENGARIA, SIR HENRY [SIC] ROSTRON, AFTER 45 YEARS AT SEA
Wireless to THE NEW YORK TIMES --- LONDON, Nov. 7---Captain Sir Arthur Henry Rostron, commodore of the Cunard fleet, who is retiring after forty-five years at sea, took his leave of his fellow-officers at Southampton this week on relinq...
9th November 1930  
Sentinel (1953) RELATIVES OF TITANIC COMMANDER VISIT FILM
Only living first cousin of Captain E.J. Smith, Sarah Harris (my great grandmother) in her 94th ...
28th August 1953  
The Times (1953) LIGHTOLLER'S 'SUNDOWNER' IN LIFEBOAT EMERGENCY
Search for 60ft Cabin Cruiser Shipping asked to keep look-out All shipping in the Channel and North Sea has been asked to keep a look-out for the 60ft cabin cruiser "Sundowner," with eight people on board, which Margate ...
23rd September 1953  
Chicago Record-Herald (1912) NIAGARA NEAR TITANIC'S FATE
French Liner Arrives Under Own Power After Striking Iceberg. New York, April 16—Close to where the Titanic sank the new French line steamer Niagara on the night of April 10 crashed into an ice field and sent out a wi...
17th April 1912  
New York Times (1926) MAURETANIA'S CAPTAIN IS HONORED BY KING
Roston [sic]Is Made a K. B. E. in Delayed Birthday List---48 Other Knights Created --- Copyright, 1926, by The New York Times Company --- Special Cable to THE NEW YORK TIMES --- LONDON, July 2---The King's Bi...
3rd July 1926  
New York Times (1912) CAPT. ROSTRON GUEST OF MRS. J. B. THAYER
Philadelphia Survivor of the Titanic Entertains Commander of the Carpathia --- NOTABLES AT THE TABLE --- Skipper and His Surgeon Go to Haverford with Hostess Following Astor Luncheon---Come Back To-day --- S...
2nd June 1912  
New York Times (1903) LINER CEDRIC IN PORT
Largest Steamship Afloat Pronounced Steady as a Rock --- Gales and High Seas Made No Impression on Her, and None of the Passengers Was Seasick --- The largest steamship ever constructed slowly made he...
21st February 1903  
Southern Star (2009) CORK TITANIC SOCIETY PLANNING TO ERECT "LOST AT SEA" MEMORIAL
By Leo MCMahonSaturday April 25th, 2009[Photo] The Lord Mayor Cllr. Brian Bermingham making a presentation to Frank O'Sullivan, Commander of Staff, in recognition of his work with the Cork Titanic Society. Also included are T...
29th April 2009  
Chorley Guardian (1958) WIDOW OF TITANIC OFFICER VISITS CHORLEY
Seeks Family Crest Motto - ''Let your light shine'' By a coincidence, a visitor to Chorley this week was Mrs. Sylvia Lightoller, widow of the late Cdr. C. H. Lightoller, who is played by Kenneth ...
18th July 1958  
Washington Times (1912) 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  
New York Times (1912) DISASTER AT LAST BEFALLS CAPT. SMITH
Veteran Commander of Titanic Went Forty Years Without Accident of Any Kind --- WHITE STAR'S BEST OFFICER --- Declared Only Recently That He Did Not Believe Modern Ships Could Be Sunk --- Capt. E. J. Smith, i...
16th April 1912  
Chicago Daily Tribune (1912) SAILED IN '70S WITH TITANIC'S CAPTAIN
Page 6 [Photo] Capt. J. R. Mullet Capt. J. R. Mullet, a veteran seaman, retired ten years ago on a pension from the White Star lines after thirty-five years of faithful service, yesterday recalled the days when he and C...
17th April 1912  
The Times (1925) A ROUND THE WORLD TRIP
The first meeting of creditors was held yesterday at Bankruptcy-buildings under a receiving order made against Maurice Allan Robinson, of 47, Victoria-street, Westminster. Mr. D. WILLIAMS, Official Receiver, reported that the ...
3rd November 1925  
  HMS HECATE'S ROLE IN DISCOVERY OF TITANIC WRECK
I read with interest on this site regarding HMS Hecate's apparent role in the discovery of Titanic in 1977. Actually this is a mistake. I served on board HMS HECATE between 1980 and 1982...
   
Western People (1912) WHITE STAR LINER TITANIC, 46,326 TONS. THE LARGEST VESSEL IN THE WORLD.
The completion of the "Titanic" at Harland and Wolf's great Belfast Ship-building yard marks a further stage in the progress of British shipping and ship building, and in the development of the White Star Line. The construction of two such notable ve...
13th April 1912  
New York Times (1911) CHANGE IN COMMODORES
Capt. Haddock to Head White Star Line at Increased Pay --- Capt. E. J. Smith, R. N. R., the Commodore of the White Star Line, who is to command the new mammoth liner Olympic, will retire at the end of the present year, it is understoo...
6th June 1911  
New York Times (1922) DINE CAPT. ROSTRON ON THE MAURETANIA
156 Guests of Sir Ashley Sparks Pay Tribute to Commander's War Aid --- HE PRAISES HIS VESSEL --- Is Fastest and Finest Merchant Ship Afloat, He Says--Many Captains Present --- One hundred and fifty-six guests...
4th April 1922  
New York Times (1962) HOKAN B. STEFFANSON DIES AT 78; FINANCIER WAS ON THE TITANIC
Page 45, columns 2-3 Hokan Bjornstrom Steffanson, a financier, died Monday night at Doctor's Hospital after a long illness. His age was 78 and he lived at 56 East Fifty-seventh Street. Mr. Steffanson was a survivor of t...
23rd May 1962  
New York Times (1912) SEALBY DEFENDS ISMAY
Tribute from Republic’s Captain, Who Served Father and Son 25 Years --- Special to The New York Times ...
22nd April 1912  
Washington Herald (1912) 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  
Chicago Daily Tribune (1912) HORRORS OF TITANIC HAUNT GIRL ILL AFTER HER ESCAPE
Page 1 Miss Anna Kelly, with Chicago Cousins, Beset by Scenes of Wreck and Weakened by Exposure A nervous wreck as the result of her experiences on the Titanic, Miss Anna Kelly is at the home of her cousins, Anna and Ma...
25th April 1912  
  (2007) RMS TITANIC’S MAIDEN VOYAGE 'RUN DATA' APRIL 11 - 14, 1912.
Date...
20th October 2007  
New York Times (1906) HUGE WAVE SWEEPS OCEANIC
Captain Thrown from the Bridge and Left Unconscious --- While plowing her way through the worst weather met with on the North Atlantic lane in many months, the White Star liner Oceanic, in last night from Liverpool, was boarded...
29th November 1906  
ET Research (2005) THE BOXHALL LETTERS
The following five letters, written to Mr. Joe Carvalho of Massaschusetts by Commander Joseph G. Boxhall span the time period of April 1961 through July of 1962, and reveal the sentiments of the Titanic officer r...
23rd May 2005  
Town and Country (1902) MASTERS OF THE SEA
The Personal Side of Some of the Popular Captains of Atlantic Liners "I suppose Captain V— is still in command of the A?" asked a woman, as she was about to engage her passage on one of the fleet trans...
19th April 1902  
New York Times (1912) TITANIC SURVIVORS HONOR CAPT. ROSTRON
They Present Silver Loving Cup to Him and Medals to His Officers and Men --- GIVES CREDIT TO HIS CREW --- Modest Skipper Praises and Thanks His Men for Them Loyalty and Committee for Its Gifts --- When the Cu...
30th May 1912  
New York Times (1899) NEW YORK YACHT CLUB
New Members Admitted---Models for the Paris Exposition --- The adjourned third general meeting of the New York Yacht Club was held yesterday afternoon in Delmonico's, Beaver Street. The principal business transacted was the election of ...
16th June 1899  
Washington Times (1912) DEATH OF MAJOR BUTT MOURNED BY WASHINGTONIANS
Persons in Official and Private Life Speak Eulogistically of the President’s Military Aide Who Died---A Soldier --- Men of the United States army and navy, men who lived under the same roof---the men who knew Major Butt most intimately-...
19th April 1912  
ET Research (2005) A CAPTAIN'S CAREER
  “When anyone asks me how I can best describe my experience in nearly 40 years at sea, I merely say- uneventful.  Of course there have been winter storms and gales and fog and the like, but in all ...
23rd August 2005  
New York Times (1928) 2 GUGGENHEIM HEIRS DIE IN 13-STORY FALL
Baby Boy and Brother Drop From Arms of Mother on Hotel Surrey Roof --- SHE IS STRICKEN BY SHOCK --- Mrs. M. S. Waldman, Daughter of Benjamin Guggenheim, Unable to Explain Accident --- Terrence and Benjamin W...
20th October 1928  
 

 
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