Andrew Maheux
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I gathered from different books, and from accounts of the sinking, things the survivors saw from other people. I bet you fellow expert researchers can help me shed light on who these people were.
here goes..
In the book, "A Night to Remember"
1) A YOUNG WESTERN COUPLE waited nearby when Lightoller asked the girl if he could put her in a boat, she told him cheerfully, "Not on your life, we started together and, if need be, we'll finish together".
2) A passenger on the Carpathia, Miss. Peterson noticed A LITTLE GIRL named Emily sitting on the promenade deck, sobbing, "Oh, Mama, Mama, I'm sick. Oh Mama, Mama!"
3) In the Third class dining saloon on the Carpathia, an ITALIAN WOMAN went completely to pieces- sobbing, screaming, banging her fists on the table. Over and over and over she cried, "Bambino!". An Italian steward coaxed out the information that both her babies were missing. One was soon located, but she held up two fingers and the hysterics started again. Finally the other was found too- in the pantry on the hot press, where it had been left to thaw out.
4) In the lifeboat A WOMAN said to steward Etches "Appeal to the officer not to go back.Why should we all lose our lives in a useless attempt to save others from the ship".
5) In Marguerite Frolicher's boat and still being deathly seasick, she was noticed by a kindly GENTLEMAN sitting nearby. He pulled out a silver flask with a cup top and suggested a drink of brandy might help.
6) In boat 16 A MAN in white pajamas looked so cold he reminded the other passengers of a snowman.
7) In boat 13 AN ELDERLY LADY offered Fireman Beauchamp an extra coat but he refused, insisting that it go to a young Irish girl instead.
8) Maud slocombe helped bawl out A WOMAN who kept setting off an alarm clock in boat 11.
9) AN OLD LADY made a big fuss at boat no. 9, finally shook off everybody, and ran away from the boat altogether.
10) A HYSTERICAL WOMAN thrashed about helplessly, trying to climb into boat 11. Steward Witter stood on the rail to help her, but she lost her footing and they tumbled into the boat together.
11) A LARGE FAT WOMAN stood crying near boat 13, "Don't put me in the boat, I don't want to go into the boat! I have never been in an open boat in my life!". Steward Ray brushed aside her protest- "you've got to go, and you may as well keep quiet."
12) Emily Richards remembered "ONE WOMAN who spoke a tongue none of us could understand was picked up by the boat and believed that her children were lost. She was entirely mad. When her children were brought to her on the Carpathia she was wild with joy and lay down on the Children on the floor trying to cover them with her body like a wild beast protecting its young."
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13) Ellen Toomey remembered in her boat" ONE FRENCH WOMAN who had lost her husband became frantic in her grief, but we calmed her."
14) On the Titanic A WOMAN asked "What do they need of lifeboats? This ship could smash a hundred icebergs and not feel it. Rediculous!" she anounced.
15) On the promenade deck, Steward Arthur Lewis saw THREE LADIES strolling arm and arm and pleaded with them to get into a lifeboat. "We're alright steward, the ship can't sink," they told him, "and we don't want to go down in one of those little boats."
16) On Carpathia one inspector was routinely asking A YOUNG COLLEEN if she had an immigration card. "Divil a bit of a card have I" she said wide-eyed. "I'm lucky to have me own life."
17) ONE GIRL waiting to climb into boat 8 suddenly cried out, "I've forgotten Jack's photograph and must get it." everybody protested, but she darted below. In a moment she reappeared with the picture and was rushed into the boat.
18) A PRETTY FRENCH GIRL stumbled and fell as she tried to climb into boat 9.
19) Washington Dodge recalled , him and his wife were acquainted with A COUPLE residing in Los Angeles.
20) Elizabeth Dowdell remembered "AN ENGLISH MAN stepped to my side and picked up my charge. He held her up high as possible, but was too small to grasp the hand overhead. "step on my face, kiddie," he said. She was lifted up and Miss. Dowdell stepped up on his hands. "Goodbye Miss, and good luck," he said.
She also said "ONE WOMAN fom a capsized boat came near to us. She was swimming. "Man, let go of me," she pleaded to someone who was hanging on to her. "I will not," responded the masculine voice. "If I do I will drown." He did let go, however, and the woman was hauled aboard. She said she had been swimming for an hour, and supporting this unknown man for half of that time."
also "There was one instance of A FAMILY of nine including the mother and father. The men tried to force one of the daughters into the boat, but when she learned that her father and brothers could not be saved, she leaped back on the wave-washed Titanic deck. This was the boat lowered after ours."
21) Milvina Dean remembered "Another WOMAN whose husband was left behind was only concerned that she'd lost her feather bed...She didn't say anything about her husband just that her feather bed had gone."
22) Mary Marvin could not row, but she helped by taking care of A LITTLE BROWN EYED FRENCH GIRL who was handed into the boat as it was being lowered. There was no one to claim the youngster, and she still carried the child in her arms nearly five hours later when the Carpathia had came to the rescue. The youngster is now in the care of the Women's Relief Committee.
23) Helen Bishop remembered " The GIRL who occupied a stateroom across from us refused to get up and the stewards pulled her out of bed . She got back in and sank with the ship." and in the lifeboat "I took off my stockings and gave them to a LITTLE GIRL who hadn't as much time to dess as I had."
Sorry if this is so long but it would be interesting to see if we can put names to these people.
A little more to come later.
Andrew Maheux
here goes..
In the book, "A Night to Remember"
1) A YOUNG WESTERN COUPLE waited nearby when Lightoller asked the girl if he could put her in a boat, she told him cheerfully, "Not on your life, we started together and, if need be, we'll finish together".
2) A passenger on the Carpathia, Miss. Peterson noticed A LITTLE GIRL named Emily sitting on the promenade deck, sobbing, "Oh, Mama, Mama, I'm sick. Oh Mama, Mama!"
3) In the Third class dining saloon on the Carpathia, an ITALIAN WOMAN went completely to pieces- sobbing, screaming, banging her fists on the table. Over and over and over she cried, "Bambino!". An Italian steward coaxed out the information that both her babies were missing. One was soon located, but she held up two fingers and the hysterics started again. Finally the other was found too- in the pantry on the hot press, where it had been left to thaw out.
4) In the lifeboat A WOMAN said to steward Etches "Appeal to the officer not to go back.Why should we all lose our lives in a useless attempt to save others from the ship".
5) In Marguerite Frolicher's boat and still being deathly seasick, she was noticed by a kindly GENTLEMAN sitting nearby. He pulled out a silver flask with a cup top and suggested a drink of brandy might help.
6) In boat 16 A MAN in white pajamas looked so cold he reminded the other passengers of a snowman.
7) In boat 13 AN ELDERLY LADY offered Fireman Beauchamp an extra coat but he refused, insisting that it go to a young Irish girl instead.
8) Maud slocombe helped bawl out A WOMAN who kept setting off an alarm clock in boat 11.
9) AN OLD LADY made a big fuss at boat no. 9, finally shook off everybody, and ran away from the boat altogether.
10) A HYSTERICAL WOMAN thrashed about helplessly, trying to climb into boat 11. Steward Witter stood on the rail to help her, but she lost her footing and they tumbled into the boat together.
11) A LARGE FAT WOMAN stood crying near boat 13, "Don't put me in the boat, I don't want to go into the boat! I have never been in an open boat in my life!". Steward Ray brushed aside her protest- "you've got to go, and you may as well keep quiet."
12) Emily Richards remembered "ONE WOMAN who spoke a tongue none of us could understand was picked up by the boat and believed that her children were lost. She was entirely mad. When her children were brought to her on the Carpathia she was wild with joy and lay down on the Children on the floor trying to cover them with her body like a wild beast protecting its young."
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13) Ellen Toomey remembered in her boat" ONE FRENCH WOMAN who had lost her husband became frantic in her grief, but we calmed her."
14) On the Titanic A WOMAN asked "What do they need of lifeboats? This ship could smash a hundred icebergs and not feel it. Rediculous!" she anounced.
15) On the promenade deck, Steward Arthur Lewis saw THREE LADIES strolling arm and arm and pleaded with them to get into a lifeboat. "We're alright steward, the ship can't sink," they told him, "and we don't want to go down in one of those little boats."
16) On Carpathia one inspector was routinely asking A YOUNG COLLEEN if she had an immigration card. "Divil a bit of a card have I" she said wide-eyed. "I'm lucky to have me own life."
17) ONE GIRL waiting to climb into boat 8 suddenly cried out, "I've forgotten Jack's photograph and must get it." everybody protested, but she darted below. In a moment she reappeared with the picture and was rushed into the boat.
18) A PRETTY FRENCH GIRL stumbled and fell as she tried to climb into boat 9.
19) Washington Dodge recalled , him and his wife were acquainted with A COUPLE residing in Los Angeles.
20) Elizabeth Dowdell remembered "AN ENGLISH MAN stepped to my side and picked up my charge. He held her up high as possible, but was too small to grasp the hand overhead. "step on my face, kiddie," he said. She was lifted up and Miss. Dowdell stepped up on his hands. "Goodbye Miss, and good luck," he said.
She also said "ONE WOMAN fom a capsized boat came near to us. She was swimming. "Man, let go of me," she pleaded to someone who was hanging on to her. "I will not," responded the masculine voice. "If I do I will drown." He did let go, however, and the woman was hauled aboard. She said she had been swimming for an hour, and supporting this unknown man for half of that time."
also "There was one instance of A FAMILY of nine including the mother and father. The men tried to force one of the daughters into the boat, but when she learned that her father and brothers could not be saved, she leaped back on the wave-washed Titanic deck. This was the boat lowered after ours."
21) Milvina Dean remembered "Another WOMAN whose husband was left behind was only concerned that she'd lost her feather bed...She didn't say anything about her husband just that her feather bed had gone."
22) Mary Marvin could not row, but she helped by taking care of A LITTLE BROWN EYED FRENCH GIRL who was handed into the boat as it was being lowered. There was no one to claim the youngster, and she still carried the child in her arms nearly five hours later when the Carpathia had came to the rescue. The youngster is now in the care of the Women's Relief Committee.
23) Helen Bishop remembered " The GIRL who occupied a stateroom across from us refused to get up and the stewards pulled her out of bed . She got back in and sank with the ship." and in the lifeboat "I took off my stockings and gave them to a LITTLE GIRL who hadn't as much time to dess as I had."
Sorry if this is so long but it would be interesting to see if we can put names to these people.
A little more to come later.
Andrew Maheux
