Officer Suicide

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San Francisco Bulletin	DR. DODGE STILL IN SERIOUS CONDITION Page 4, column 3 Dr. Washington Dodge, who attempted suicide on Saturday night, is still in a critical condition at the St. Francis Hospital. Dr. John Gallwey, who performed the operation, said that the bullet wound was com...	23rd June 1919
L'Excelsior	CAPTAIN SMITH COMMITTED SUICIDE From L'Excelsior, 20 April 1912...	20th April 1912
New York Times	LEAPED FROM LINER AT SEA TO SAVE MAN Majestic's First Officer Dived Overboard after Coal Trimmer Who Attempted Suicide --- BUT LIFEBOAT MADE RESCUE --- Gift from Passengers for Officer's Deed--Another of Crew who Sought Death Successful --- The ...	9th May 1913
Chicago Tribune	SHOTGUN ENDS STUDENT'S LIFE; JILTED, THEORY “Frat” Brothers Scout Talk of Suicide. While police and University of Chicago authorities yesterday wavered between a theory of accident and suicide in explanation of the shooting to death of John B. Min...	3rd February 1923
Chicago Tribune	THIRD SUICIDE IN FAMILY MYSTERY Northwestern ‘U’ Student Kills Himself Two years ago Dr. John R. Minahan, wealthy and prominent surgeon of Green Bay, Wis., was summoned to Chicago. His oldest son, John Jr., had ended his life in a frat...	20th February 1925
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
San Francisco Chronicle	DR. DODGE IN CRITICAL STATE Page 11, column 7 Operation at St. Francis Hospital Shows Recovery to Be Doubtful Dr. Washington Dodge, who attempted suicide on Saturday night, was in a critical condition at the St. Francis Hospital yesterday. ...	23rd June 1919
Southern Evening Echo	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
Daily Sketch	MAN WHO WAS PULLED BACK Says Officer Shot Two Men Who tried to Enter Boat A graphic description of the scene on the Titanic after the boats had gone is given by an Athlone survivor, Mr ...	4th May 1912
Chicago Evening Post	ASSERTS CELTIC SAVED TWO FROM THE TITANIC Indiana Man Declares Officer and Woman Steerage Passenger Were Rescued Muncie, Ind., April 22—That the White Star liner Celtic, which followed closely in the path of the ill-fated Titanic, picked up an officer and a wom...	22nd April 1912
thesun.co.uk	'I WILL BE BACK IN 17 DAYS': THE RARE LETTER FROM DOOMED TITANIC'S CHIEF OFFICER A POIGNANT letter written by the Titanic's second most senior officer who wished to show his family the "wonderful" ship on his return is expected to make £35,000 at auction. comment on this story 1 comment Chief Officer Henry Wilde was transferred on to the doomed liner at the last minute and wrote to his two nieces with the exciting news on headed stationary. He described the vessel as "wonderful" and the "latest thing in shipbuilding" and hoped the two young women, Norah and Edie, would get to see it in person. ...	1st March 2012
Dumfries and Galloway Standard and Advertiser	MR. WILLIAM MURDOCH Mrs. Murdoch the widow of the late Lieutenant Murdoch, First Officer of the ill-fated liner, has received the following letter: Hotel Continental, Washington, April 24th, 1912. Dear Mrs. Murdoch, - I am writing on behalf of the surviving officers to ...	11th May 1912
Los Angeles Times	TRAGEDY REPEATS IN DUAL SUICIDE In the same dwelling in which his wife-sorrowing over the death of their son following a tonsilectomy-had shot herself to death. George A. Brereton, 67, yesterday put a bullet through his head. The second tragedy-20 years after the f...	17th July 1942
	WILLIAM MACQUITTY, BOXHALL AND PITMAN AT THE PREMIERE OF A NIGHT TO REMEMBER Taken at the "Odeon" Leicester Square London July 3rd 1958 on the occasion of the premiere of the Titanic film "A Night to Remember". Left to Right. Wm McQuitty [sic] Director of th...	3rd July 1958
Highland News	CAPTAIN GOES DOWN WITH SHIP Captain Smith - all honour to him - made absolutely no attempt to leave the ship, and insisted on going down with the vessel. The report that he committed suicide is discredited. As one of the passengers said, ''He stuck to the bridge like a hero'', ...	20th April 1912
Southern Evening Echo	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	MRS. ASTOR IS ILL, BUT NOT CRITICALLY Alarming Reports as to Her Condition Formally Denied by Secretary --- VINCENT ASTOR STILL HOPES --- Mrs. Henry B. Harris Slowly Regaining Her Strength --- Robert W. Daniel Receives Friends at...	20th April 1912
Worcester Evening Gazette	HOLDS BACK MEN AT PISTOL POINT New York- April 19- Mrs. Lena Rogers of Boston was saved from the Titanic in a boat which carried 55 women passengers. Crowded to more than its capacity, the boat was endangered of being swamped when Fourth Officer Louve [sic], who had it in charge, ...	19th April 1912
Hampshire Chronicle	DESCENDANT OF TITANIC OFFICER TO TALK IN SHAWFORD NEXT MONTH THE grandson of an officer on the Titanic will talk about the sinking at a talk near Winchester next month....	22nd February 2011
Chicago Tribune	THIRD TRAGEDY IN FAMILY The shooting marked the third tragedy in the Minahan family within recent years. N uncle, William E. Minahan, an attorney, perished when the steamship Titanic was sunk in 1912. And, according to reports from Green Bay, the boy’s mother was k...	19th February 1925
northwalesweeklynews.co.uk	A LITTLE GIRL'S MEMORIES OF HAROLD LOWE THE FIFTH OFFICER FROM THE TITANIC N 1936, when Annette Roberts was ten years old, she was taken by her mother Eluned to the home of Harold Godfrey Lowe, who had been the fifth officer aboard the Titanic. Annette’s aunt Nancy was friendly with Lowe’s wife, Ellen. The two women would often visit each other, and this time Annette was invited along for afternoon tea....	26th January 2012
The Witney Gazette	CAPTAIN'S SUICIDE ON THE BRIDGE The latest news of the terrible disaster is published this (Friday) morning by The Daily Telegraph who, at 4.00 am, received the following telegram, containing a statement issued by a Committee of the Survivors:- We, the...	20th April 1912
Chorley Guardian	TITANIC SURVIVOR FEATURED IN NEW BOOK The extraordinary life and career of a Titanic voyager from Chorley is being celebrated by a writer with a mission. Second Officer Charles Herbert Lightoller was the most senior surviving officer on the ship, and has fascinated writer Patrick Stenson for years. In a new edition of Patrick’s book, the former writer and broadcaster claims he has uncovered new evidence regarding the tragedy....	14th November 2011
Cook County Herald	HEARS OF DISASTER; DIES Shortly after a newspaper account of the Titanic disaster was read to him, Andrew Nolting, a farmer near here, committed suicide by drinking poison. ...	26th April 1912
	CONTEMPORARY OBITUARY : HENRY WILDE THE appalling disaster to the Titanic has taken away, in the person of Lieut, H. T. Wilde, RNR, one of the most promising officers serving with the White Star Line. Lieut. Wilde, who was chief officer of the Titanic, commenced his sea career in the s...	1912
San Francisco Bulletin	DR. DODGE MAY NOT RECOVER FROM WOUND Page 14, columns 3-4 Dr. Washington Dodge, who attempted suicide Saturday by shooting, is in a critical condition at the St. Francis hospital with little hope of recovery, according to Dr. John Gallwey, who is attending him. ...	24th June 1919
New York Times	$1,000,000 FOR WITLEY COURT Lord Pirrie Buys Estate Upon Which Whitaker Wright Spent $3,500,000 --- LONDON, May 9---Lord Pirrie has purchased Witley Court, near Hazelmere, one of the finest estates in England. It formerly belonged to Whitaker Wright, who committe...	10th May 1909
St James Parish Magazine	VICAR'S LETTER The awful tragedy of the Titanic is so much in the minds of us all that I cannot help referring to it in my letter, if only to say how widespread and sincere is the sympathy felt for Mr. & Mrs. Arthur Mountain. Their nephew was Sixth officer of the i...	May 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
Daily Sketch	HOW CAPTAIN SMITH DIED His Last Act was to Save a Child's Life Refused to get into a boat. Of all the wild and irresponsible messages that were sent to this country in the first hours following the sinking of the Titanic the one that caused th...	30th April 1912
The San Francisco Call	PEOPLE OF ISMAY, TEX., THINK NAME A BLOT "Call Us After Officer Who "Cussed Him," They Ask --- HOUSTON. April 29-The people of Ismay, Jackson county, Tex., a new town less than a year old, are preparing to ask for permission to change the village...	30th April 1912
Scottish Field	THE FIRST OFFICER OF THE TITANIC Graham Kirkpatrick Captain William MacMaster Murdoch joined the Titanic from her sister ship the Olympic, of which he had also been First Officer. His family had been seafarers for generations. His father left his native Isle of Lewis and settled in Dalbeattie, Kirkcud...	April 1985
Unidentified Newspaper	DIGBY COUNTY AND THE TITANIC DISASTER... Question: What do the sinking of the Titanic and Digby County have in common? Answer: The rescue ship, Carpathia's Chief Officer was Thomas W. Hankinson. Thomas William Hankinson, born 1857, was ...
liverpoolecho.co.uk	TITANIC LETTER WRITTEN BY CHIEF OFFICER HENRY WILDE TO GO UNDER THE HAMMER A HANDWRITTEN letter giving a behind-the-scenes look at the Titanic before its disastrous maiden voyage is set to go to auction. Chief Officer Henry Wilde – the Titanic’s second in command – wrote the letter onboard the ship before it set sail. The letter is expected to fetch between £25,000 and £30,000 when it is sold to mark the 100th anniversary of the Titanic’s completion on March 31....	3rd March 2012
belfasttelegraph.co.uk	FELLOWES SLAMS CAMERON'S TITANIC Oscar-winning writer Julian Fellowes has criticised James Cameron's hit Titanic movie for vilifying the ship's first officer by portraying him as a coward. The Downton Abbey creator has penned a new four-part mini-series about the 1912 disaster to be screened on ITV1. But Fellowes told the Radio Times that the 1997 film, starring Kate Winslet and Leonardo DiCaprio, had unfairly portrayed William Murdoch, who was first officer on RMS Titanic. ...	20th March 2012
liveauctioneers.com	RELATIVES OF TITANIC OFFICER SEEK RETURN OF HIS LAST LETTER - AUCTION CENTRAL NEWS Relatives of Titanic officer seek return of his last letterAuction Central NewsA two-page note John Edward Simpson wrote to his mother days before the ship sank in April 1912 is to expected to fetch at least $50000 at the auction later this week in Long Island, New York. Simpson's great-nephew John Martin said Sunday that the ......	27th February 2012
The Argus (Melbourne)	NERVIEST MAN IN SERVICE Captain E. J. Smith, who is reported by one passenger from the Titanic to have committed suicide, was commodore of the White Star line. He it was who was selected for the initial trips of the Adriati...	20th April 1912
The Times	TORQUAY SHOOTING CHARGE TITANIC OFFICER SENT TO PENAL SERVITUDE Robert Hitchens, 51, a ship's navigating officer, who was stated to have been at the wheel of the Titanic when she was sunk in 1912 after striking an iceberg, appeared in the dock at Winchester A...	30th November 1933
Chicago American	MAN ON MAURETANIA LEAPS TO HIS DEATH A suicide at sea was reported by the Cunard Liner Mauretania when she arrived here today. The victim was Stoughton Walker of New York, who jumped overboard last Sunday night. The steamer was stopped, but no trace could be found of t...	20th April 1912
Southampton Times and Hampshire Express	MR. C. H. LIGHTOLLER, THE SECOND OFFICER Mr. C. H. Lightoller, the second officer on the ill-fated Titanic, who is reported to be among the survivors, lived at Netley Abbey, and on Wednesday one of our representatives called on his wife at their residence at Hound to convey congratula...	20th April 1912
San Francisco Examiner	DR. DODGE DIES FROM WOUNDS HE INFLICTED Page 8, column 1 Former Banker, Assessor and Supervisor Succumbs Nine Days After Attempt at Suicide Funeral Service Will Be Held on Thursday Morning: Bishop Nichols Will Be in Charge Dr. Washington Dodg...	1st July 1919
San Francisco Examiner	DR. WASHINGTON DODGE TRIES SUICIDE; MAY DIE Page 1, column 1, continued page 6, column 4 [Photo] Mind of S.F. Leader Fails; Shoots Self Former Assessor Uses Revolver in Garage at Home; Found by Wife; Taken to Hospital Suit Brought i...	22nd June 1919
New York World	LOOKOUT CLAIMS MURDOCH SHOT HIMSELF "As we stood there on Collapsible B, each man holding on to his neighbours shoulder fearful every moment that some lurch would send us off again into that icy water, two of the men I knew had been on watch in the crow's nest...	21st April 1912
New York Times	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
	MEMORIAL There is a new memorial in the Lifeboat House at Scarborough which was unveiled in April 2002 and reads: HMS Conway Trust Memorial James Paul Moody O.C. 6th Officer Titanic Born Scarborough, 21 August 1887...
	LETTER RE OFFICER WILDE Letter...	4th June 1915
Philadelphia Inquirer	LOIS THAYER OF ROSEMONT; ACTIVE IN COMMUNITY AFFAIRS Lois Thayer, 82, a member of a prominent Philadelphia family, died Saturday a the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania. She lived at 103 Airdale Rd., Rosemont, PA. The former Lois Buchanan Cassatt, she was a great-great-niece of Jame...	26th June 1977
Washington Times	J. B. BOXHALL, FOURTH OFFICER OF TITANIC	23rd April 1912
San Francisco Examiner	DOCTOR DODGE IS OPERATED ON; CONDITION SERIOUS Page 13, column 7 Former Broker and Assessor Very Low After Attempted Suicide With Pistol Following an operation at the St. Francis Hospital yesterday, the condition of Dr. Washington Dodge, former banker and Assessor ...	23rd June 1919
	THE FIRST MEAL ON BOARD Menu...	2nd April 1912

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