Susan Morrison
Member
A very strange story has reached my ears of monkeys being aboard - has anyone else ever heard this ? I know of dogs and cats and other such run of the mill creatures, but were there any exotic creatures racing about ?
Monkeys on the Titanic
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Sam Brannigan
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According to a (very) quick search of the cargo manifest and a few word searches on this site, it seems there were no monkeys aboard the Titanic (the real one that is, not the film!)
Regards
Sam
Regards
Sam
Susan Morrison
Member
Thanks Sam , I just wondered if they could have been on as pets - although I have heard (and just where do these stories come from ?) that the monkeys were part of a travelling tumbelling troupe from Algeria !
How many dogs have you found ?
How many dogs have you found ?
Sam Brannigan
Member
i forgot about the old kennels on the ship (heard the one about JJ Astor setting all the dogs free?). Perhaps there were some monkeys.....?
Anyone?
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Sam
Anyone?
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Sam
Andrew Maheux
Member
Over a year ago these messages were posted but I couldn't help saying that there were no monkeys on board.
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Andrew M.
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Andrew M.
Andrea Jane Rice
Guest
Depends whether we're talking about the furry kind or the human kind! Human, there were plenty, but the furry, i'm not aware of any either. Possibly surprising though as, in the early part of the century, it was very fashionable to have a monkey for a pet. My grandmother used to have a Chipmonk - horrible thing used to sit on her shoulder. Not that I was around then, but we have family photos of the thing.
There was another small dog called Freu Freu. Newlyweds Helen and Dickinson Bishop bought it whilst on their honeymoon to Egypt, Italy, France and Algiers (assume it was bought in France with a name like that). However, she was forced to leave it in here state room when they were called to the lifeboats. Apparently Freu Freu was the only dog allowed to stay in a room due to the fact that the steward though she was so cute and pretty.
I hope JJ Astor did let the animals out, or someone else, because they must have been absolutely terrified and not understood why. At least humans have that advantage.
Personally my dog's part of the family, not just our pet.
Regards,
Andrea
There was another small dog called Freu Freu. Newlyweds Helen and Dickinson Bishop bought it whilst on their honeymoon to Egypt, Italy, France and Algiers (assume it was bought in France with a name like that). However, she was forced to leave it in here state room when they were called to the lifeboats. Apparently Freu Freu was the only dog allowed to stay in a room due to the fact that the steward though she was so cute and pretty.
I hope JJ Astor did let the animals out, or someone else, because they must have been absolutely terrified and not understood why. At least humans have that advantage.
Personally my dog's part of the family, not just our pet.
Regards,
Andrea
james cony
Member
really were there monkeys
and its bean over 6 years since the last message was posted
and its bean over 6 years since the last message was posted
Michael H. Standart
Member
>>really were there monkeys <<
Nope.
Nope.
