Mr Albert M. Haines
- Biography
| Name: Mr Albert M. Haines
Born: Wednesday 5th May 1880 Age: 31 years Last Residence: at 62 Grove Street Southampton Hampshire England Occupation: Boatswain Mate Last Ship: Olympic Deck crew First Embarked: Belfast Rescued (boat 9) Disembarked Carpathia: New York City on Thursday 18th April 1912 |
Mr Albert M. Haines, 31, was born in Tunbridge Wells, Kent, on 5 May 1880.
When he signed-on to the Titanic, on 6 April 1912, he gave his address as 62 Grove St., (Southampton). His last ship was the Olympic. As Boatswain's mate he received monthly wages of £5 10s.
After the collision Haines and Lamp Trimmer Samuel Hemming heard air escaping from the forepeak tank. They reported it to Chief Officer Henry Wilde who was busy making an inspection. Hemming told Wilde that water was filling the forepeak tank but that the storeroom was still dry. Wilde left to report back to Captain Smith on the bridge.
Albert Haines was rescued in lifeboat 9.
Available Documents
Crew Particulars of Engagement
Inquiry Testimony
(Courtesy of the Titanic
Inquiry Project)
United States Senate Hearings, 25 May 1912, Testimony
References
Agreement and Account of Crew (PRO London, BT100/259)
United States Senate (62nd Congress), Subcommittee Hearings of the Committee on
Commerce, Titanic Disaster, Washington 1912
Contributors
Brian Ticehurst, UK
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