1905

Hello, Does anyone know what cabin Bruce Ismay had on his return voyage from New York to England aboard the Adriatic after the U.S. Inquiry? Was he just a "regular passenger" on that ship as he allegedly was on the Titanic? Also isn't it interesting that when he left aboard the Adriatic he sent...

MAB note: The "J. Blair" referred to here, is in fact David Blair, who served as fourth, then third and finally second officer on Doric from 1902, according to his White Star officer record. The San Francisco Call, 22 June 1905 Retrieved from the California Digital Newspaper Collection...

The San Francisco Call, 28 January 1905 Retrieved from the California Digital Newspaper Collection web site, http://cdnc.ucr.edu/cdnc/cgi-bin/cdnc?a=p&p=home Purser Niswander Resigns --- M. S. Niswander, purser of the steamship Doric, has resigned from the service of the Occidental and...

The New York Times, 31 December 1905 BIG WAVE HITS LINER --- Comber Boarded the Celtic and Frightened Passengers --- The White Star liner Celtic, one day overdue, reached her pier yesterday considerably damaged and bringing a tale of a giant wave, which interrupted the Christmas night...

The New York Times, 4 July 1905 GARLIC MADE TROUBLE FOR 370 IMMIGRANTS --- It Fermented in Romanic's Hold and Delayed Baggage --- PORTUGUESE THE SUFFERERS --- Steamship Company Had to Find Sleeping Places far Them Along the Water Front Last Night --- Three hundred and seventy...

The New York Times, 31 December 1905 BIG WAVE HITS LINER --- Comber Boarded the Celtic and Frightens Passengers --- The White Star liner Celtic, one day overdue, reached her pier yesterday considerably damaged and bringing a tale of a giant wave, which interrupted the Christmas night...