Mr Thomas Whiteley
Saloon Steward: Thomas Whiteley, 18, from London was a steward in the first class dining saloon.
Whiteley later recalled a dinner party attended by Captain Smith, Dr O'Loughlin and J. Bruce Ismay amongst others, at one point ‘Dr. O’Loughlin rose and lifting his glass, exclaimed: ‘let us drink to the mighty Titanic.’ With cries of approval everybody stood up and drank the toast.’
Whiteley was left behind after the last boats had been launched but swam over to the upturned Collapsible B which already wallowed with the weight of thirty men precariously balanced on it. Someone on board hit at him with an oar as he tried to get near but eventualy he was able to haul himself aboard.
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