Luca Gelmetti
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Is there any statement indicating when Roderick Chisholm was seen during the sinking, if there is any?
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Where was Roderick Chisholm last seen?
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Thomas Krom
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There has been no mention of chief draughtsman Roderick Chisholm whatsoever during the maiden voyage and the sinking by name. The only three members of the Harland and Wolff guarantee group that are are named during the sinking are master-shipbuilder Thomas Andrews Jr, assistant manager of the electrical works William Henry Marsh Parr and leading outside foreman of the engine works Antony Wood Frost.
Luca Gelmetti
Member
And yet, I have seen that his biography here, plus other sources, mention him on the maiden voyage and the sinking.
I have not seen any statements about him in British or American investigations, nor in books or letters.
I have not seen any statements about him in British or American investigations, nor in books or letters.
Thomas Krom
Member
His biography here doesn't make mention of him during the maiden voyage and sinking beyond:
Which is a standard statement for most victims, whenever they were sighted during the sinking or not.
Which other sources?
Luca Gelmetti
Member
Titanic Belfast, Titanic Wiki, Wikipedia...
No son fuentes extremadamente confiables, por supuesto, pero en este caso se repiten las mismas fuentes.
I have no doubt that he was on the maiden voyage and died, pardon the redundancy, but it seemed strange to me that no one had mentioned it at any time.
No son fuentes extremadamente confiables, por supuesto, pero en este caso se repiten las mismas fuentes.
I have no doubt that he was on the maiden voyage and died, pardon the redundancy, but it seemed strange to me that no one had mentioned it at any time.
Seumas
Member
It's not really strange.
Many hundreds of Titanic victims simply went quietly and peacefully about the ship, blended in completely, and as a consequence left no impression upon those who survived. Chisholm was one of them.
Thomas Krom
Member
Exactly my thoughts. It happened in first class too. For example, despite being featured as a prominent passenger on-board no one seems to have recalled the two-term mayor of Chelsea, Christopher Head, at all.
Arun Vajpey
Member
Absolutely true and it could apply to certain lost crew members as well.
Although I am not saying it specifically for Chisholm, a few seasoned transatlantic travellers on the Titanic might have had reasons to avoid much socializing on board. They might have been using the time to work on the outcomes of business trips to Europe, sorting out solutions for family or personal issues or simply get quality rest time between busy schedules.
