Survivor Accounts

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	Titanica! Edith Russell “YOU CAN KISS YOUR TRUNKS GOODBYE” Interview with Titanic Survivor Edith Russell (Rosenbaum) Survivors in Later LifeLucky PigMemory ReliabilitySurvivor AccountsSurvivor Interviews
	The Journal of General Psychology Todd C. Riniolo, Myriah Koledin, Gregory M. Drakulic, Robin A. Payne AN ARCHIVAL STUDY OF EYEWITNESS MEMORY OF THE TITANIC'S FINAL PLUNGE The article examines the accuracy of Titanic survivors’ testimonies regarding the ship’s final moments. Archival StudyBreak-UpForensicsHistorical InquirySurvivor AccountsSurvivor AccountsTrauma Recall
	Marine Technology and SNAME News Roy Mengot and Richard T. Woytowich THE BREAKUP OF TITANIC A Progress Report from the Marine Forensics Panel (SD-7) Bottom-Up FailureBreak-UpFinite Element AnalysisHull StructureKeel StressMarine Forensics PanelRivet FailureSheer StrakeSurvivor Accounts
	South London Observer – Camberwell and Peckham Times — 18th May 1912 CAMBERWELL SURVIVOR'S PATHETIC LETTER The Titanic disaster Camberwell survivor's letter We have been favoured with the following poignant letter from a Camberwell lady who was a passen Survivor Accounts
	Bill Wormstedt THE CONFUSING ACCOUNTS OF QUARTERMASTER ROWE Quartermaster George Rowe provided testimonies at both the American and British Inquiries in 1912 and later accounts in the 1950s and 1960s. His accounts cover key events during the Titanic’s sinking but contain inconsistencies and missing details. Survivor AccountsDistress SignalsSurvivor TestimonyIceberg CollisionMemory Reliability
	New York Times — 19th April 1912 CREW BEHAVED ADMIRABLY "The first crash" said Miss Allen, "came at 11.40 P.M. I am sure of the time. Although there was plenty of excitement there was no panic aboard that I saw. The men and the officers behaved admirably. Survivor Accounts
	Washington Herald — 21st April 1912 DESCRIBES LAST MEAL ON TITANIC “It Was the Gayest Night of Trip Among Diners,” Says Assistant Steward DiningDining SaloonFoodTitanic MenusSurvivor Accounts
	Chicago Tribune — 21st April 1912 DULUTH WOMAN TELLS STORY The women were being placed in the boats, and two men took hold of me and almost pushed me into a boat. I did not appreciate the danger and I struggled until they released me. Perception of DangerRescueSearchlightsSurvivor Accounts
	Elmer Zebley Taylor ELMER ZEBLEY TAYLOR'S TITANIC MEMOIR Elmer Zebley Taylor’s Titanic memoir recounts his voyage, the iceberg collision, lifeboat evacuation, and rescue. Americans in BritainAutobiographyBusinessmenEyewitness AccountsSurvivors in Later LifeMemoirsRescueSurvivor Accounts
	EUGENE DALY'S ACCOUNT From the Frank Blackmarr Scrapbook Survivor Accounts
	Birkenhead News — 4th May 1912 THE EXPERIENCES OF A BIRKENHEAD STEWARDESS Miss Stap's Graphic Account of the Disaster Survivor Accounts
	Lutheran Woman’s Work EXPERIENCES OF THE TITANIC DISASTER Evocative account of the Titanic disaster by Mrs Becker Survivor AccountsSurvivor Accounts
	FREDERICK DENT RAY INTERVIEWED IN 1958 Mr. Ray, could you tell me what you were doing on the night of the 14th of April, 1912? I went to bed about 10:30. Yes. ...just dozing off when I felt a sh RecordingsSurvivor AccountsSurvivor InterviewsTitanic Video
	The Times — 20th April 1912 FRENCHMEN'S ACCOUNT PASSENGERS' FAITH IN THE SHIP Survivor Accounts
	Western Daily Mercury — 29th April 1912 HARRY OLIVER'S ACCOUNT OF THE SINKING He was just dropping off to sleep again when one of the other firemen rushed into the room and said, Turn out quickly; she is making water in the winding staircase. CrewLifeboat 9Survivor Accounts
	Titanica! Senan Molony A HOLY GRAIL - THE MISSING DEPOSITIONS Lost Titanic crew depositions could reveal untold truths about the disaster’s final hours. CrewDepositionsMissing EvidenceSurvivor AccountsSurvivor TestimoniesSurvivors’ StatementUncalled Witnesses
	Honnefer Volkszeitung — 23rd April 1954 A HONNEFER IN THE GREATEST SHIPPING DISASTER. A 1954 interview with Titanic survivor Alfred Nourney Survivor Accounts
	Springfield Daily Republican — 20th April 1912 HOW "ABE" HYMAN ESCAPED Steerage passenger's story Survivor Accounts
	Awake Elias Nicola-Yarred I SURVIVED THE SINKING OF THE TITANIC Louis Garrett, a Lebanese Titanic survivor, recounts his escape, witnessing Titanic’s end, and how the tragedy led him to faith as a Jehovah’s Witness. Children on TitanicSurvivors in Later LifeLebanese PassengersSurvivor AccountsTitanic Survivors
	Titanica! Edith L. Rosenbaum I SURVIVED THE TITANIC Edith Rosenbaum's Detailed Account of the Titanic Disaster Eyewitness AccountsLucky PigRescueSurvivor Accounts
	Titanica! Lady Duff Gordon I WAS SAVED FROM THE TITANIC A vivid eyewitness account of the legendary shipwreck and its aftermath. Edited by Randy Bryan Bigham BriberyBritish InquiryLifeboat 1Lifeboat ControversyLucileSurvivor Accounts
	BBC Television — 27th November 1956 INTERVIEWS WITH TITANIC SURVIVORS First Hand: 2: The Sinking of the 'Titanic' Survivor AccountsSurvivor InterviewsTelevisionTitanic Video
	New York Herald — 29th April 1912 IRISH GIRLS FOUGHT TITANIC SEAMEN TO GET DROWNING BROTHER IN LIFEBOAT How 30 young Irish women were saved in the Titanic disaster after burning their straw hats for signals Irish PassengersSurvivor AccountsSurvivor Interviews
	Titanica! David Gleicher JOHN EDWARD HART: DUBIOUS HERO Was Hart really a hero? HeroismReappraisalSurvivor Accounts
	Titanica! Michael Poirier JOHN JACOB ASTOR’S FATAL MISTAKE Astor could have survived had he stepped into lifeboat seven when given the opportunity. Survivor Accounts
	THE LAST SEVEN TITANIC SURVIVORS TELL THEIR STORY Survivor AccountsSurvivor InterviewsTitanic Video
	National Magazine Marie G. Young LEST WE FORGET A survivors's account of the Titanic Disaster Survivor Accounts
	Charles Herbert Lightoller LIGHTOLLER'S TITANIC ACCOUNT Extract from 'The Titanic and Other Ships' Accounts of SinkingSurvivor AccountsTitanic and Other Ships
	MISS MARY DAVIS One of the survivors of the Titanic catastrophe Survivor Accounts
	Daily Mail — 17th May 1912 MR BARKWORTH'S RETURN Mr. A. H. Barkworth, J.P., of Tranby House, Hessle, has returned to his home after his miraculous escape from death in the foundering of the Titanic. Local Press ReportsSurvivor Accounts
	The Bathurst Times — 6th September 1913 MRS GOLD IN SYDNEY The Heroine of the Titanic Survivor Accounts
	Utica Herald-Dispatch — 20th April 1912 MRS THORNEYCROFT'S ACCOUNT 'Mrs. Thorneycroft was in the tenth life boat which carried 55 survivors, the number later increased by six men who were picked up from bits of wreckage and who were nearly exhausted when found Survivor Accounts
	The Charleroi Mail — 23rd April 1912 MRS. HIRVONEN TELLS STORY OF HARROWING SCENES IN LATEST GREAT OCEAN DISASTER. Hundreds Leaped Into Water When Gigantic Steamer Went Down Finnish PassengersSurvivor Accounts
	Cornishman — 18th April 1912 NEWLYN MAN RESCUED AT THE WHEEL WHEN THE SHIP STRUCK The quartermaster at the wheel when the ship struck the iceberg was Mr. Robert Hichens, believed to be a native of Newlyn, who is one of the survivors. Int Watertight DoorsSurvivor AccountsCrew Member Account
	Titanica! Helen Churchill Candee SEALED ORDERS A Titanic survivor's classic tale of love and fate Eyewitness AccountsHeroismSurvivor Accounts
	Logan Marshall THE SINKING OF THE TITANIC AND GREAT SEA DISASTERS Thrilling Stories of Survivors with Photographs and Sketches Instant BooksMaritime SafetySurvivor AccountsTitanic Survivors
	BBC Radio — 1st November 1936 THE SINKING OF THE TITANIC BY COMMANDER LIGHTOLLER CH Lightoller's first-hand account of the sinking of the Titanic RadioRecordingsSurvivor Accounts
	Newark Star — 24th April 1912 STENGEL DENIES BRIBES WERE GIVEN TO SAILORS Newark Man Says Tale Told by Seaman as to "Money Boat" in Which He Left Titanic is Untrue--- Reports that bribes were offered the sailors who manned the boat in which C. E. Henry Stengel of BriberyLifeboat 1Lifeboat ControversyMoney BoatSurvivor Accounts
	Titanicology Samuel Halpern A TALE OF TWO EYEWITNESSES A detailed look at the events observed from the Californian and the subsequent actions (or inactions) of its crew, contributing to the ongoing debate about the ship’s role in the Titanic disaster. EyewitnessesMystery ShipsSurvivor Accounts
	Cleveland Plain Dealer — 19th April 1912 TELLS OF WOMEN PULLING AT OARS Youngstown Woman Relates Story of Escape from Sinking Titanic LifeboatsRescueRowingSurvivor Accounts
	Oral History Donald Hyslop and Sheila Jemima THE TITANIC AND SOUTHAMPTON: THE ORAL EVIDENCE The role of oral history in understanding Southampton's role in the Titanic disaster. Oral HistorySurvivor Accounts
	Titanica! Micahel Poirier THE TITANIC BREAK-UP Accounts of the Titanic break not found in inquiries or testimony Break-Up
	Titanica! Randy Bryan Bigham, Richard Edwards, Brandon Whited A TITANIC MYSTERY: EXPLORING THE ESCAPE OF ROBERT W. DANIEL The rescue of one of the Titanic disaster's most prominent first-class survivors Dogs on TitanicEscape StorySurvivor AccountsTitanic Myths
	Titanica ! TITANIC SURVIVOR BREAKS SILENCE AFTER 46 YEARS Violet Jessop challenges Ellen Barber's recollection Survivor Accounts
	13 News TITANIC SURVIVOR REFLECTS ON SHIPWRECK'S DISCOVERY Philip Aks reaction to the discovery of the Titanic wreck Reaction to DiscoverySurvivor AccountsTitanic Video
	Evening Bulletin — 20th April 1912 TITANIC SURVIVOR WRITES OF HORROR TO FRIEND HERE Like Scene on Stage says Dr. Alice Leader in Letter DoctorsSurvivor Accounts
	BBC News TITANIC SURVIVORS FILMED INTERVIEWS Maude Slocombe and Katie Gilnagh share their memories of the sinking in a film from 195... Survivor AccountsSurvivor InterviewsTitanic Video
	British Pathé TITANIC: THE FACTS TOLD BY REAL SURVIVORS On 14 April 1912, on her maiden voyage, the passenger liner RMS Titanic hit an iceberg. More than 1500 men, women and children perished. This is a short television documentary about the sin Survivor AccountsSurvivor InterviewsTitanic Video
	Rudi Newman TITANIC’S BOILERS – A NEW THEORY Rudi Newman presents an alternative theory regarding the sounds and structural impacts related to the Titanic's boilers during the sinking. Here are the key points: Boiler ImplosionBoiler Room DamageBoilersInternal BucklingSinking SoundsSurvivor AccountsVacuum Pressure
	New York Times — 20th April 1912 WOMEN REVEALED AS HEROINES BY WRECK Woman Tells How Roebling and Case Saved Her Others' Tribute to Dead Among the chivalrous younger heroes of the Titanic disaster were Washington A. Roebling, 2d, of Trenton, and