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Mr Thomas Patrick Dillon, 34, was born in Liverpool on 18th March 1878.
When he signed-on to the Titanic, on 6 April 1912, he gave his address
as the Sailors' Home, (Southampton). His last ship had been the Oceanic.
As a Trimmer he received monthly wages of £5 10s.
He said he was in the water - on the ship's deck directly prior to jumping
with Denny Corcoran, Greaser: John Bannon and a man
called Mason (no first name indicated). The only survivor of this small party
was Dillon himself, the others died. Some people state that the Mason referred
to was F. A. R. Mason, but it was more likely to
be J. Mason (who was in the same watch as the others,
whereas Frank Mason was in another watch).
"I went down with the ship and sank about two fathoms. Swam
about twenty minutes in the water and was picked up by No.
4. About 1,000 others in the water in my estimation. Saw no women. Recovered
consciousness and found Sailor Lyons and another lying on top of me dead."
Two passengers, Mrs Stephenson
and Miss Eustis gave this account to
Colonel Archibald Gracie which he published
in his book:
"We implored the men to pull away from the ship, but they refused,
and we pulled three men into the boat who had dropped off the ship and were swimming
toward us. One man was drunk and had a bottle of brandy in his pocket which the
quartermaster promptly threw overboard and the drunken man was thrown into the
bottom of the boat and a blanket thrown over him."
According to Michael Davie:
"The drunk was a fireman from Belfast, Paddy Dillon, and he
was the luckiest man of the night. He found the brandy somewhere, rapidly became
drunk, toppled over the Titanic's side, and was immediately picked up."
Dillon later testified at the British Inquiry.
Available Documents
Crew Particulars of Engagement
Inquiry Testimony
(Courtesy of the Titanic
Inquiry Project)
Board of Trade Hearings, Testimony
References
Michael Davie (1987) The Titanic, The Full Story Of A Tragedy
Colonel Archibald Gracie (1913) The Truth about the Titanic. New York,
Mitchell Kennerley
Contributors
Chris Dohany, USA
Brian Ticehurst, UK
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Titanic Passenger and Crew Summary
Name: Mr Thomas Patrick Dillon
Born: Sunday 17th March 1878
Age: 24 years
Last Residence: in Southampton Hampshire England
Occupation: Trimmer
Engineering Crew
First Embarked: Southampton
Rescued
Disembarked Carpathia: New York City on Thursday 18th April 1912
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