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- [“Joe, the Ship Is Going Down Fast”: Joseph Pierre Duquemin](https://soliloquism.com/2026/04/15/joseph-pierre-duquemin/) - “Joe, the Ship Is Going Down Fast”: Joseph Pierre Duquemin When 24-year-old Joseph Duquemin left his home that April day, he told his parents he was just off to the candy shop in town. Instead, he left Guernsey forever. Photochrome image of a boat arriving at St. Peter's Port, Guernsey, circa 1905. Originally published by
- ["Good-bye For Ever": James Farrell](https://soliloquism.com/2026/04/14/james-farrell/) - "Good-bye For Ever": James Farrell The Kates of Co. Longford might not have survived that night, had it not been for James Farrell. James, born in 1886, was one of nine children, and thus a middle child amongst a swarm of siblings. According to census data, his family owned a farm; by 1911, records indicate
- ["Too Heart-broken To Talk Much": Austin Van Billiard](https://soliloquism.com/2026/04/13/austin-van-billiard/) - "Too Heart-broken To Talk Much": Austin Van Billiard He had a pocket full of diamonds when they pulled him from the sea. For over 10 years, it had been his stock-in-trade. Austin Van Billiard was an ambitious sort. Born in Pennsylvania in 1877, he had expatriated to Europe when he was 23 years old; he
- ["The Noise Was Terrific": Sensory Titanic](https://soliloquism.com/2026/04/12/the-noise-was-terrific/) - "The Noise Was Terrific": Sensory Titanic Monochrome photos and scuffed film footage of the RMS Titanic—captivating though they are—often belie the obvious: she was not, in fact, a mute ship. Her walls were not greyscale set-pieces; her passengers were not quaintly clad rooks on a chessboard. Titanic was a lively, living vessel that was full
- ["Attached to Each Other": Denis Lennon & Mary Mullin](https://soliloquism.com/2026/04/11/denis-lennon-mary-mullin/) - “Attached to Each Other”: Denis Lennon & Mary Mullin Joe Mullin chased after his sister, all the way to the Queenstown dock—wielding a loaded revolver. But by the time he got there, the tender ship had already pulled away. Tender ships Ireland and Flying Fish at Queenstown, Ireland, ferrying immigrants. Photograph by Robert French. PUBLIC
- [“Declaration of Intention”: Franz Pulbaum](https://soliloquism.com/2026/04/11/franz-pulbaum/) - "Declaration of Intention": Franz Pulbaum Franz Pulbaum wanted to be an American. And on the 17th of February, 1912, he averred as much, signing a Declaration of Intention to pursue US citizenship and permanent residency. Franz, who had been born in Munich in 1884, was 27 years old in April of 1912. A photochrome "general
- ["That Doesn't Seem a Very Commendable Proceeding": The Fate of Titanic's Lifeboats](https://soliloquism.com/2026/04/10/titanics-lifeboats/) - “That Doesn’t Seem a Very Commendable Proceeding”: The Fate of Titanic’s Lifeboats In the blue morning hours of 15 April 1912, having already brought aboard Titanic’s survivors, the Carpathia set about to salvage any of the now-vacant lifeboats thought to be in good condition. Unidentified Titanic lifeboat being hauled and drained of seawater aboard the
- ["A Few Seconds Later, He Was Gone!": John Coffey](https://soliloquism.com/2026/04/10/john-coffey/) - "A Few Seconds Later, He Was Gone!": John Coffey John Coffey just wanted to get home. Luckily, he found an opportunity when the Titanic dropped anchor in Queenstown. Titanic at Queenstown, Ireland, on April 11, 1912. PUBLIC DOMAIN UNDER CREATIVE COMMONS CC0 1.0 UNIVERSAL PUBLIC DOMAIN DEDICATION The Titanic arrived in Queenstown, Ireland, in the
- ["In Discouraging Games of Chance": The First-Class Smoking Room](https://soliloquism.com/2020/04/11/the-first-class-smoking-room/) - "In Discouraging Games of Chance": The First-Class Smoking Room Titanic’s First-Class Smoking Room was a Georgian-style masterwork: all wooden paneling in luscious dark mahogany, every breadth of which was ornately hand-carved and inlaid with mother-of-pearl. The ceiling was molded with elaborate plaster medallions, and the floors were tiled in an alternating pattern of blue and
- ["For Presentation to Passengers, Executed on the Shortest Notice": Food Storage on Titanic](https://soliloquism.com/2025/04/12/titanics-food-storage/) - "For Presentation to Passengers, Executed on the Shortest Notice": Food Storage on Titanic Down on E-Deck, alongside a 3rd-Class corridor, there was a Potato Room. Soldiers of the First World War peeling potatoes at Naval training in Seattle, Washington, circa 1918. Courtesy of the University of Washington. PUBLIC DOMAIN It was larger than some First-Class
- ["He Was Not Likeable": Alfred Nourney](https://soliloquism.com/2025/04/14/alfred-nourney/) - "he Was Not Likeable": Alfred Nourney Alfred Nourney was not a baron. But he played one on the Titanic. The S.S. Nomadic, the tender that transported passengers at Cherbourg from the dock to the Titanic on April 10, 1912. PUBLIC DOMAIN Alfred Nourney was from Cologne, Germany. He was 20 years old when he embarked
- ["I Did Not Think I Was Going to Live": Thomas McCormack](https://soliloquism.com/2025/04/14/thomas-mccormack/) - "I Did Not Think I Was Going to Live": Thomas McCormack Thomas McCormack was 19 years old when he boarded the Titanic at Queenstown on April 11, 1912. Thomas had been a resident of Bayonne, New Jersey, since 1910. He had traveled home to Ireland some months before, on a visit to his relatives. Immigrants
- ["Enormous Icebergs Surrounding Us, White as Swans": Mary Conover Lines](https://soliloquism.com/2025/04/13/mary-conover-lines/) - "Enormous Icebergs Surrounding Us, White as Swans": Mary Conover Lines As an expatriate family, Mary Conover Lines and her mother Elizabeth were already familiar with transatlantic travel, although they did not do so very often. But in April 1912, they were intent to travel to Dartmouth College in New Hampshire, to attend the graduation of
- ["That Is Where They Die": Paul Maugé](https://soliloquism.com/2025/04/12/paul-mauge/) - "That Is Where They Die": Paul Maugé The Titanic was Paul Maugé's first-ever ship. Having joined up on April 6, 1912, he was to act as the so-called "Secretary to the Chef" in the First-class restaurant a la carte. He had just turned 25 years old. Titanic departing Southampton on April 10, 1912. PUBLIC DOMAIN
- ["There Will Be a Tragedy, But You Will Be Saved": Delia McDermott](https://soliloquism.com/2025/04/11/delia-mcdermott/) - "There Will Be a Tragedy, But You Will Be Saved": Delia McDermott Delia McDermott was a farmer's daughter. One of four living children, Delia (whose first name was actually Bridget) was born in Addergoole, Co. Mayo, Ireland, in March of 1881. Delia had planned to visit her cousin, Maria, who had emigrated to St. Louis,
- ["Genial, Polished, and With a Courtly Air": Thomas Francis Myles](https://soliloquism.com/2025/04/11/thomas-francis-myles/) - "Genial, Polished, and With a Courtly Air": Thomas Francis Myles Thomas Myles was 63 years old when he embarked on the Titanic at Queenstown on April 11, 1912. RMS Titanic at Queenstown on April 11, 1912. Photographer unknown. PUBLIC DOMAIN Thomas was Irish-born and an adventurer from the start. He reportedly began working for the
- ["Knots of Sailors Who Stand Idly About": Recruitment Day](https://soliloquism.com/2025/04/10/april-6th-recruitment-day/) - "Knots of Sailors Who Stand Idly About": Recruitment Day April 6, 1912, was a day of great relief in port city of Southampton, England. Sister ships Berengaria, Leviathan, and Majestic docked in Southampton. Taken prior to 1931 by an unknown party. PUBLIC DOMAIN By April 6th, the United Kingdom national coal strike had already been
- ["Oh, Let the Train Go By": The Fortunately Unfortunate Slade Brothers](https://soliloquism.com/2025/04/10/the-slade-bros/) - "Oh, Let the Train Go By": The Fortunately Unfortunate Slade Brothers The Slade brothers—Alfred, Thomas, and Bertram—were brothers, all in their mid-twenties at the time Titanic was berthed in Southampton. And they were all of them seasoned seagoers. Alfred had just wrapped up a gig on a ship called Highland Glen, while Bertram and Thomas
- ["For Those Few Minutes, the Ship Was Alive Again": Adolphe Saalfeld](https://soliloquism.com/2024/04/15/adolphe-saalfeld/) - "For Those Few Minutes, the Ship was Alive Again": Adolphe Saalfeld Adolphe Saalfeld called himself a chemical merchant. More specifically, he was a self-made man of business who dealt in perfumes. His wholesale firm, called Sparks-White & Co., Ltd., was a distillery of fragrance, created by chemists and marketed for global distribution. Adolphe was its
- ["All Quite Calm and Collected": Frederick Dent Ray](https://soliloquism.com/2024/04/15/frederick-dent-ray/) - Frederick Dent Ray was 32 years old when he signed onto Titanic’s crew on April 4, 1912. He had set out for sea at just 17 years old, and appears to have travailed ports around the globe. When the Second Boer War came, he enlisted in the Prince of Wales’s Light Horse Infantry. A bout
- ["Curses and Prayers Filled the Air": Robert Williams Daniel & Eloise Hughes Smith](https://soliloquism.com/2024/04/14/robert-williams-daniel/) - "Curses and Prayers Filled the Air": Robert Williams Daniel Robert Williams Daniel stood dazed and determined on the Carpathia, knocking on a stranger's door and wearing an oversized suit that wasn't even his. Robert Williams Daniel. Courtesy of the National Archives. PUBLIC DOMAIN At 27 years old, Robert had survived the sinking of the Titanic--although
- ["Keep Your Hands in Your Pockets It Is Very Cold Weather": Eloise Hughes Smith & Lucian P. Smith](https://soliloquism.com/2024/04/14/eloise-hughes-smith/) - "Keep Your Hands in Your Pockets It Is Very Cold Weather": Eloise Hughes Smith Eloise Hughes was 18 years old when she debuted herself to society in January of 1912. Since her father was a Congressman and her mother's family was also famously political, she was announced in a contemporary newspaper report as "a debutante
- ["God Help Me, I Told a Lie": Kate Gilnagh](https://soliloquism.com/2024/04/13/kate-gilnagh/) - "God Help Me, I Told a Lie": Kate Gilnagh A week before Kate Gilnagh stepped aboard the R.M.S. Titanic, a fortune teller had called at her family's home in County Longford, Ireland. According to Kate's relatives, her father Hughie was turning the woman away when 17-year-old Kate stepped forward, insisting that she would like her
- ["I Wish the 'Titanic' Were Lying at the Bottom of the Ocean": Edgardo Samuel Andrew](https://soliloquism.com/2024/04/13/i-wish-the-titanic-were-lying-at-the-bottom-of-the-ocean-edgardo-samuel-andrew/) - "I Wish the 'Titanic' Were Lying at the Bottom of the Ocean": Edgardo Samuel Andrew Edgardo Samuel Andrew was newly 17 years old when he boarded Titanic in Southampton. He did not want to go. Titanic setting sail in Southampton, April 10, 1912. PUBLIC DOMAIN Edgardo Andrew grew up on a cattle ranch called El
- ["A Ship Full of Flowers": Sensory Titanic](https://soliloquism.com/2024/04/10/a-ship-full-of-flowers/) - "A Ship Full of Flowers": Sensory Titanic When passengers embarked on the RMS Titanic on April 10, 1912, in Southampton, they legitimately could smell the fresh paint. And by many accounts, it was pretty awful. Much like anywhere else—and despite the impressions of austerity invariably imparted by black-and-white photographs—Titanic was a world of scents. Some
- ["Steadfast in Peril": Titanic's Post Office](https://soliloquism.com/2024/04/12/titanic-post-office/) - "Steadfast in Peril": Titanic's Mail Room Titanic’s “R.M.S.” designation meant “Royal Mail Steamer.” The White Star Line, unremarkably, was under contract with the British government to efficiently and expediently transit mail. And Titanic did in fact carry mail. 3,364 bags of it, to be precise. These thousands of sacks, containing multiple millions of pieces of
- ["I Think It Is True That They Can Smell Danger": Titanic's Rats](https://soliloquism.com/2024/04/12/titanic-rats/) - "I Think It Is True That They Can Smell Danger": Titanic's Rats When Thomas Ranger, a fireman on Titanic, arrived in Washington DC for the American Senate Inquiry, he had experienced the luxury of hotel lodgings in Washington, D.C. The historic Willard Hotel in Washington, D.C. circa 1904. Courtesy of the Library of Congress. PUBLIC
- ["The Captain's Tiger": James Arthur Paintin](https://soliloquism.com/2024/04/10/james-arthur-paintin/) - "The Captain's Tiger": James Arthur Paintin James Arthur Paintin was a tiger. That is, he was the sole steward to attend to no lesser man than Titanic's captain, E.J. Smith. Captain Edward James (E.J.) Smith. PUBLIC DOMAIN James went by his middle name of Arthur, and he was 29 years old in April of 1912.
- ["My Friend Was a Gentleman Farmer": William Crothers Dulles](https://soliloquism.com/2024/04/11/william-crothers-dulles/) - "My Friend Was a Gentleman Farmer": William Crothers Dulles William Crothers Dulles was a millionaire bachelor from Philadelphia. Contemporary reporting indicates that he had a law degree, but if he did, he never seems to have practiced. To date, there is not even a record of a law degree being issued to him by his
- ["Not Bad for A Shipwrecked Man": Patrick O'Keefe](https://soliloquism.com/2024/04/11/patrick-okeefe/) - "Not Bad for a Shipwrecked Man": Patrick O'Keefe Patrick O’Keefe had tried to sell his ticket for Titanic for £7. Titanic in Cobh Harbor on April 11, 1912. PUBLIC DOMAIN UNDER CREATIVE COMMONS CC0 1.0 UNIVERSAL PUBLIC DOMAIN DEDICATION Patrick had been awaiting the Titanic’s arrival in a hotel in Queenstown, Ireland. And he had
- ["We Saw Everything Quite Distinctly": Titanic & the SS City of New York](https://soliloquism.com/2023/04/10/titanic-ss-city-of-new-york/) - "We Saw Everything Quite Distinctly": Titanic & the SS City of New York According to the records of the National Meteorological Library & Archive of the United Kingdom, Titanic's maiden voyage was more or less as lovely a spring day as one could behold. "Southampton had a dry night with clear spells," the reports reads,
- ["Dressed Up in Our Best": Benjamin Guggenheim & Victor Giglio](https://soliloquism.com/2020/04/13/benjamin-guggenheim-victor-giglio/) - "Dressed Up in Our Best": Benjamin Guggenheim & Victor Giglio Benjamin Guggenheim was scheduled to set sail on the Lusitania, until she was put out of commission for repairs. So he elected to sail on Titanic. Ben was the fifth son of the Guggenheim dynasty; his father, Meyer Guggenheim, was a mining magnate. It’s rumored
- ["He Breathes the Air of Two Hemispheres": Francis Davis Millet](https://soliloquism.com/2023/04/14/francis-davis-millet/) - "He Breathes the Air of Two Hemispheres": Francis Davis Millet In March of 1912, the Washington Times published a laudatory piece about the "soldier, painter, and connoisseur": the American artist Francis Davis Millet. No chapter of fictional adventure can rival a chapter in the real life of Mr. Millet. Soldier of fortune, adventurer, war correspondent,
- ["Nobody Answered to the Lights Asking for Help": Ramón Artagaveytia](https://soliloquism.com/2023/04/11/ramon-artagaveytia/) - "Nobody Answered to the Lights Asking for Help": Ramón Artagaveytia Ramón Artagaveytia was born in Uruguay in July of 1840. And then, in the wee hours of Christmas Eve, 1871, he was shipwrecked. Ramón, who was 31 years old at the time, was on board the paddle steamer America. The vessel had reportedly been racing
- [A Stake of Holly Through His Heart: Charles Dickens's "A Christmas Carol"](https://soliloquism.com/2018/12/16/christmas-dickens-christmas-carol/) - A Stake of Holly Through His Heart: Charles Dickens's "A Christmas Carol" December 19, 1843, was a Tuesday. It was not of not much note in London, aside from the extraordinarily unusual winter weather. On that same day—during an inauspicious clime for the debut of a Christmastime fable—Charles Dickens self-published "A Christmas Carol." Charles Dickens,
- [Templa Exornantur: Mistletoe & Holly](https://soliloquism.com/2018/12/17/christmas-mistletoe-holly/) - Templa Exornantur: Mistletoe & Holly Mistletoe is central to many ancient traditions. Most notably, that of the Druids. Pliny the Elder wrote in his "Natural History" at length about a particular practice called the Ritual of the Oak and Mistletoe. According to this account, it occurred on the solstices. The Druids scaled an oak tree,
- [Pretty Pinstripes & Bad Journalists: The Questionable History of Candy Canes](https://soliloquism.com/2018/12/19/christmas-candy-cane/) - Pretty Pinstripes & Bad Journalists: The Questionable History of Candy Canes The history of the candy cane is similar to the history of "The Twelve Days of Christmas" carol: too much myth, not enough primary sources, lots of internet untruths. Photograph by Flickr user terri_bateman. PUBLIC DOMAIN (RELEASED VIA CC0 1.0 UNIVERSAL PUBLIC DOMAIN DEDICATION)
- ["His Reindeer Drives This Frosty Night": Santa's Reindeer](https://soliloquism.com/2018/12/20/christmas-reindeer/) - "His Reindeer Drives This Frosty Night": Santa's Reindeer As establishment as Santa Claus's reindeer are today, the first actual written association with Christmas only occurred in 1821. "A New Year's Present, for the Little Ones from Five to Twelve" was published by William Gilley--just published by, not written by, as he had received the story
- ["Floofooflers & Tartookas:" Dr. Seuss & The Grinch](https://soliloquism.com/2018/12/23/seuss-grinch/) - "Floofooflers & Tartookas:" Dr. Seuss & The Grinch The Grinch first appeared not in Dr. Seuss's 1957 book, "The Grinch Who Stole Christmas!", but in a poem called "The Hoobub and The Grinch" published in the May 1955 Issue of Redbook magazine. Dr. Seuss, whose actual name was Ted Seuss Geisel, said it was the
- ["See You Soon, Darling": Joseph & Juliette Laroche](https://soliloquism.com/2018/04/12/joseph-juliette-laroche/) - "See You Soon, Darling": Joseph & Juliette Laroche Joseph Phillipe Lemercier Laroche was a gifted engineer from Cap Haiten, Haiti. He was the only known black passenger on Titanic. Joseph was 25 years old when he boarded Titanic in Cherbourg, France. He traveled with his two young daughters, Simone and Louise, and his wife Juliette,
- ["Truth Touched by Emotion": The Carpathia's Arrival in New York City](https://soliloquism.com/2023/04/15/carpathias-arrival-in-nyc/) - "Truth Touched by Emotion": The Carpathia's Arrival in New York City The news of the Titanic disaster had reached shore and spread even while its lifeboats were still being rescued by the Carpathia. All thanks to the wireless telegraph. Newspaper boy Ned Parfett stands out the White Star offices in London, April 16, 1912. PUBLIC
- ["Lighted and Beautiful in the Night": Engelhart Cornelius Ostby](https://soliloquism.com/2023/04/15/engelhart-cornelius-ostby/) - "Lighted and Beautiful in the Night": Engelhart Cornelius Ostby Engelhart Cornelius Ostby was born around Christmastime in 1847 in the city that became Oslo, Norway. He studied to become a jeweler at the Royal School of Art. In 1869, Engelhart followed the trail of his parents and his younger brother, who had emigrated to the
- ["High Class Confectionery": Kate Phillips & Henry Morley](https://soliloquism.com/2023/04/14/kate-phillips-henry-morley/) - "High Class Confectionery": Kate Phillips & Henry Morley In the spring of 1912, Henry Morley sold his candy shops. The shops, collectively called Purveyors of High Class Confectionery and owned by L. Morley Confectioners, were fine-candy stores, and they were quite successful. The businesses were profitable enough for Henry to employ multiple shop assistants. One
- ["Let Go the After Fall": Lead Stoker Frederick Barrett](https://soliloquism.com/2021/04/13/frederick-barrett/) - "Let Go the After Fall": Lead Stoker Frederick Barrett There isn’t too much information available about Frederick William Barrett’s early years. He was born and baptized in 1883, near Liverpool, England; in 1891, he was noted on the census as a wheelwright, also known as a carman. It is unknown when exactly Frederick Barrett turned
- ["The Click of the Familiar Machinery Comes As a Welcome Interruption": The Print Shop](https://soliloquism.com/2023/04/12/titanics-print-shop/) - "The Click of the Familiar Machinery Comes As a Welcome Interruption": Titanic's Print Shop The RMS Titanic, much like many other ocean liners, had a print shop. No photos of it are known to exist. But it was surely a small space packed with machinery and typeface. An article published in the "Printers' Register" in
- ["On a Trip Around the World": Henry Sutehall, Jr. & Howard Irwin](https://soliloquism.com/2023/04/13/henry-sutehall-jr-howard-irwin/) - "On a Trip Around the World": Henry Sutehall, Jr. & Howard Irwin Henry Sutehall Jr. had been away from home for over two years when he boarded Titanic in Southampton on April 10, 1912. Harry, as he was called, had been born in England in 1886. He emigrated to the United States with his parents
- ["The Trunks and Valises And All That With Them": Ludwig Muller](https://soliloquism.com/2023/04/13/ludwig-muller/) - "The Trunks and Valises And All That With Them": Ludwig Muller With the advent of the 20th century arrived a more enlightened perception of immigration. Steamship companies sought to capitalize on the ever-increasing number of steerage passengers boarding their European vessels for the United States. Among the first to boast elevated accommodations for its Third
- ["I Have Never Seen Such a Sky": Vera & Albert Dick](https://soliloquism.com/2023/04/12/vera-albert-dick/) - "I Have Never Seen Such a Sky": Vera & Albert Dick By the time he was 24 years old, Albert Adrian Dick was already on top of the world. He and his brother had become two of the most successful and diversified business owners in Alberta, Canada. What had begun as a sawmill enterprise in
- ["Always Marked by Refinement & Musicianship": John Wesley Woodward](https://soliloquism.com/2023/04/11/wes-woodward/) - "Always Marked by Refinement and Musicianship": John Wesley Woodward John Wesley Woodward was 32 years old when he boarded Titanic with his "best cello." Wes, as he was called, had been a maritime musician for some time. His most recent trip had been a longer-term stint on the Caronia, and he had even been on
- ["We Thought He Would Fiddle Himself Into Fame": Violinist John Law Hume](https://soliloquism.com/2017/04/14/jock-hume/) - "We Thought He Would Fiddle Himself Into Fame": Violinist John Law Hume John Law Hume, who went by "Jock," was one of Titanic's violinists, and was from Dumfries, Scotland. He'd been playing on board ships since he was only 15, and saw Titanic as an opportunity to exercise his talents for a future in concert-playing.
- ["Sunlit Hours of Those Spring Days”: Marie Grice Young](https://soliloquism.com/2023/04/10/marie-grice-young/) - "Sunlit Hours of Those Spring Days": Marie Grice Young Marie Grice Young was born well-connected. A native of Washington, D.C., both of Marie's parents were so-called "Old Washingtonians" and thus boasted a number of political friendships resulting from their residence in the national capital. They eventually separated. Marie's father Samuel, once a civil-servant-turned-affluent-mining magnate, was
- [“I Can Look Back and See Every Detail”: Lawrence Beesley](https://soliloquism.com/2017/04/14/lawrence-beesley/) - “I Can Look Back and See Every Detail”: Lawrence Beesley Lawrence Beesley was an accomplished science teacher, having graduated from Cambridge with honors in 1902. And while doing his post-grad at his first assignment at a grammar school, he discovered a rare algae that was named after him, called Ulvella Beesleyi. Lawrence then went on
- [Two New Pennies: Touring Titanic](https://soliloquism.com/2021/04/10/touring-titanic/) - Two New Pennies: Touring Titanic & the Story of Thomas Millar The weather was pleasant enough on Wednesday, April 10, 1912. The region had “a clear night with dry spells; [and] the morning dawned fine with some good spells of sunshine.” Hardly unforeseen in the early springtime, it was still a touch chilly, even in
- ["Titanic Behaved Splendidly": Titanic's Sea Trials](https://soliloquism.com/2020/04/10/titanics-sea-trials/) - "Titanic Behaved Splendidly": Titanic's Sea Trials Titanic’s sea trials—when the ship’s many safety features were tested in real time—were scheduled to begin on Sunday, April 1, 1912, but poor weather conditions and a detrimental northwesterly wind caused the trials to be postponed to Monday morning. Aboard were just over 40 crewmembers. They were compensated an
- ["I Am Here for Life": Fifth Officer Harold Lowe](https://soliloquism.com/2020/04/15/harold-lowe/) - "I Am Here for Life": Fifth Officer Harold Lowe Harold Godfrey Lowe was born in Wales in 1882, the fourth of eight children. At all of 14 years old, he ran away from home to escape an apprenticeship that his father had destined him for. I ran away from home when I was about 14,
- [Coal Strike & Engineering Crew](https://soliloquism.com/2018/04/11/coal-strike-engineering-crew/) - The Coal Strike & Titanic's Engineering Crew Titanic is often taken as a singular event. It was so unusually and profoundly tragic that in some ways, it's become more myth than fact. But its now-iconic status does not negate historical context. It had many influences and witnessed unique circumstances that led it from the docks
- ["Honor and Glory Crowning Time": The Grand Staircase](https://soliloquism.com/2021/04/13/grand-staircase/) - "Honor and Glory Crowning Time": The Grand Staircase It is a truth universally acknowledged that one cannot think of Titanic without seeing, in the mind’s eye, the Grand Staircase. And for good reason. The Grand Staircase was installed in all three Olympic-class vessels, and was the opulent centerpiece of each ship. Titanic’s Grand Staircase, in
- ["Eternal Father, Strong to Save": Fr. Thomas Byles](https://soliloquism.com/2019/04/14/fr-thomas-byles/) - "Eternal Father, Strong to Save": Fr. Thomas Byles Sunday, April 14, 1912, was known as "Low Sunday”—otherwise known as the Sunday following Easter. In each of the classes, masses were held in common areas. In the First Class Dining Saloon, Captain Smith presided over a worship service. And in the Second and Third Classes, separate
- [Dining Facilities](https://soliloquism.com/2017/04/12/dining-facilities/) - Dining On Board Behold, what First-Class passengers were eating for lunch on April 12, 1912. Courtesy of housebeautiful.com, as provided by Henry Aldridge & Son. LICENSED UNDER CC BY-SA 4.0 There is a noticeable disparity in quality to the modern eye between this fare and the menu options for Second and Third Class, but in
- ["Our Brightest Star": First Officer William Murdoch](https://soliloquism.com/2019/04/14/william-murdoch/) - "Our Brightest Star": First Officer William Murdoch On a list of men on Titanic who have been unjustly maligned in the years since it sank, William McMaster Murdoch would certainly be toward the top of that list. William McMaster Murdoch, taken sometime in 1907. PUBLIC DOMAIN William Murdoch was born in Dalbeattie, Scotland, into a
- [Shipyard Casualties](https://soliloquism.com/2018/04/10/shipyard-casualties/) - SS401 & Shipyard Casualties Titanic, along with her sister vessels the Olympic and Britannic, were constructed in Belfast, Ireland. Belfast was an industrial city, and jobs were labor-intensive. And thanks to Belfast's ship-building company, Harland & Wolff, the construction of the behemoth liners was a city-wide operation that everyone talked about morning, noon, and night.
- ["A Costly Thing, Studded With Diamonds": John Jacob Astor IV](https://soliloquism.com/2017/04/13/john-jacob-astor/) - "A Costly Thing, Studded With Diamonds": Colonel John Jacob Astor IV John Jacob Astor--who went by Jack--is easily one of Titanic's most notable passengers. Wildly wealthy, John Jacob Astor and his second wife--who was 19 years old to his 47--were returning from their honeymoon abroad in Egypt and France, which they were ending early because
- ["Warm Devotion": Jenny the Ship Cat](https://soliloquism.com/2017/04/10/jenny-the-ship-cat/) - "Warm Devotion": Jenny the Ship Cat On April 10, 1912, at 12:00 p.m., Titanic set off from Southampton. And, since people love a good conspiracy theory, there are countless rumors of passengers and crew experiencing a sense of foreboding, some even going so far as to cancel their passage. And one of those was a
- [“Deep In Desolate Thought”: Masabumi Hosono](https://soliloquism.com/2017/04/13/masabumi-hosono/) - “Deep in Desolate Thought”: Masabumi Hosono Masabumi Hosono was 42 years old when he boarded Titanic as a Second-Class passenger in Southampton. Hosono was a highly regarded civil servant of the Japanese government. After a brief stint at Mitsubishi, Hosono entered into a career working for the Ministry of Transport. Having been a graduate of
- ["Nearer, My God, to Thee": Bandmaster Wallace Hartley](https://soliloquism.com/2017/04/14/wallace-hartley/) - "Nearer, My God, To Thee": Bandmaster Wallace Hartley Wallace Hartley is one of Titanic's famed heroes: the bandleader who played until he was swallowed by the sea, along with his seven-man orchestra. It was and still is considered "one of the noblest in the annals of heroism at sea." Bandmaster Wallace Hartley. PUBLIC DOMAIN Wallace
- ["A First-Class Raconteur": Chief Purser Hugh McElroy](https://soliloquism.com/2018/04/11/hugh-mcelroy/) - "A First-Class Raconteur": Chief Purser Hugh McElroy Hugh McElroy was Titanic's Chief Purser--that is, the man in charge of the ship's business affairs, especially as it pertained to passenger expenses and needs. Tickets for additional luxuries, like the Turkish baths and extra deck chairs. Wireless messages to friends and family. Drinks. Valuables locked in the
- ["Lead, Kindly Light": Noel Leslie, the Countess of Rothes](https://soliloquism.com/2018/04/13/323/) - "Lead, Kindly Light": Noel Leslie, The Countess of Rothes The Countess of Rothes, whose name was Noel Lucy Martha Leslie, was reknowned for her beauty, her gracefulness on the dance floor, her lifelong philanthropy. But when it comes to Titanic, she is famed for her relentless optimism and being the fiercest woman on the sea.
- ["Surrounded by Mothballs and Memories": Quigg Baxter & Berthe Mayne](https://soliloquism.com/2018/04/13/quigg-baxter-berthe-mayne/) - "Surrounded by Mothballs and Memories": Quigg Baxter & Berthe Mayne The Baxters--matriarch Helene, her daughter Zette, and her son, Quigg--were an affluent family from Montreal. They had been traveling Europe through 1911, after Helene had sold her property in Montreal to absolve herself of her late husband's embezzling. I guess that's what you get when
- ["I Trust That They Are Better Off": Rhoda Abbott](https://soliloquism.com/2019/04/13/rhoda-abbott/) - "I Trust That They Are Better Off": Rhoda Abbott Rhoda Abbott had long been an elusive Titanic survivor. As it turns out, this was because her name, on Titanic's manifest and in contemporary articles, was inaccurately written as Rose or Rosa. Regardless, on her birth, death, and marriage certificates, her name is listed as Rhoda.
- [First-Class Athletic Facilities](https://soliloquism.com/2018/04/13/first-class-athletic-facilities/) - FOR THE ATHLETICALLY INCLINED: First-Class Gym Facilities Titanic's gymnasium was accessible from the boat desk, adjacent to the second funnel. It was outfitted with elaborate equipment, especially during an era in which exercise was more of a hobby, or a quaint way to pass some time. It would seem that prior to sail, it was
- ["For God's Sake, Be Brave, and Go!": Harvey & Charlotte Collyer](https://soliloquism.com/2019/04/13/the-collyer-family/) - "For God's Sake, Be Brave, and Go!": Harvey & Charlotte Collyer Harvey and Charlotte Collyer were an English couple boarded Titanic as Second Class with their young daughter Marjorie. Harvey and Charlotte had met in Surrey while she was employed as a cook for Reverend Sidney Sedgwick, and Harvey was the church sexton. They married
- [“Immeasurable Sorrow and Unending Grief”: The Allison Family](https://soliloquism.com/2022/04/15/the-allison-family/) - “Immeasurable Sorrow and Unending Grief”: The Allison Family Bess Daniels met her future husband, a stockbroker from Montreal named Hudson Allison, in 1907 while they were passengers on a train. They married in her hometown of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, in December of that same year, on Hudson’s 26th birthday. Bess was newly 21. Less than five
- [Launch Day](https://soliloquism.com/2019/04/10/launch-day/) - Launch Day No, not April 10, 1912. May 31, 1911, when liner-in-progress SS401 took its first bath. It seemed that all of Belfast came to witness Titanic's so-called baptism in the River Lagan; some estimate up to 100,000 in the crowd, elbowing for space wherever it could be found. Recall from last year's post about
- [“Just Like Little Canaries”: Victor & Maria Josefa Penasco](https://soliloquism.com/2018/04/14/victor-maria-josefa-penasco/) - “Just Like Little Canaries”: Victor & Maria Josefa Penasco Victor Peñasco y Castellana, born October 24, 1887, was just 24 years old and newly wed when he boarded the RMS Titanic at Cherbourg. Young Victor was kind and athletic. He was also spectacularly wealthy, and family to the minister of the King of Spain. And on
- [Ghost Boats & Lost Souls](https://soliloquism.com/2018/04/15/ghost-boats-edvard-gerda-lindell/) - Ghost Boats & Lost Souls Recovery of bodies from Titanic took weeks. The Canadian vessel Mackay-Bennett was tasked with collecting them, and they were overwhelmed with the job--there were more bodies than the ship could hold. On board with crew and supplies were a priest and an embalmer. First-class passengers were embalmed and stored in
- ["So That We Might All Live Happily Together": Michel Navratil & 'The Titanic Orphans'](https://soliloquism.com/2018/04/14/the-titanic-orphans-michel-edmond-navratil/) - "So That We Might All Live Happily Together": Michel Navratil & 'The Titanic Orphans' Michel Navartil, 32, was a Slovakian tailor who had been living in Nice, France, when he married Marcelle Caretto in 1907. They had two sons, Michel Jr. and Edmond, nicknamed Lolo and Momon by their parents. Michael Navratil, taken prior to
- ["Not Damn Likely!": Second Officer Charles H. Lightoller](https://soliloquism.com/2018/04/14/charles-lightoller/) - "Not Damn Likely!": Second Officer Charles H. Lightoller If there's only one way to describe Charles Lightoller, it's this: the man was a survivor. Charles Lightoller, circa 1920s. PUBLIC DOMAIN Charles Herbert Lightoller was born to a family of cotton millers in England; his mother died shortly after birth, and his father abandoned him to
- [“My God, Don’t Ask Me Too Much”: Daniel and Mary Marvin](https://soliloquism.com/2019/04/11/daniel-and-mary-marvin/) - “My God, Don’t Ask Me Too Much”: Daniel Warner Marvin & Mary Farquharson Marvin Mary Farquharson was born in Edinburgh, Scotland, in 1894. She emigrated to New York with her parents when she was 9 years old. Mary’s mother Jessie and her Aunt Margaret established a successful modiste business, Farquharson & Wheelock. So successful, in
- ["Like Locusts on a Midsummer Night": Jack Thayer](https://soliloquism.com/2019/04/12/jack-thayer/) - "Like Locusts on a Midsummer Night": Jack Thayer Jack Thayer boarded Titanic at all of 17 years old, as a First-Class passenger with his parents John and Marian, and Marian's maid Margaret Fleming. Jack Thayer in his youth. PUBLIC DOMAIN On April 14, at 11:40 p.m., Jack was winding his watch and preparing for bed
- ["Some Curious Things": Charles Joughin](https://soliloquism.com/2019/04/13/charles-joughin/) - "Some Curious Things": Chief Baker Charles Joughin Previously assigned to Olympic, Charles Joughin (pronounced "Jock-In") was the Chief Baker on Titanic. As such, he managed a crew of 13 men. It's reported he had been at sea since the age of 11, with a number of men in his family already serving in the Navy.
- ["Too Frozen and Numb to Think It Strange": The 'Unsinkable' Violet Jessop & Arthur John Priest](https://soliloquism.com/2019/04/15/violet-jessop-arthur-john-priest/) - "Too Frozen and Numb to Think It Strange": The 'Unsinkable' Violet Jessop & Arthur John Priest Incredibly, Titanic had two famously unlucky lucky passengers, both of them crew. Stewardess Violet Jessop, whose name those with even a passing interest in Titanic will probably recognize, was born in Argentina to Irish parents; after her father died
- [“Our Boats Waited in Deadly Silence”: Karl Behr & Helen Monypeny Newsom](https://soliloquism.com/2019/04/15/karl-behr-helen-monypeny-newsom/) - “Our Boats Waited in Deadly Silence”: Karl Behr & Helen Monypeny Newsom Determination, thy name may well be Karl Behr. Karl was born in Brooklyn to German parents. He graduated from Yale in 1906. Moreover, he was admitted to the Bar Association in 1910, and was by all accounts an extremely successful lawyer. He also
- ["Our Babe": The Mystery of Titanic's 'Unknown Child'](https://soliloquism.com/2019/04/15/the-unknown-child-sidney-goodwin/) - "Our Babe": The Mystery of Titanic's 'Unknown Child' Clifford Crease was 24 years old when he and his crewmates embarked on the grimmest journey of their lives: collecting the dead from Titanic. The crew of the Mackay-Bennett recovers a Titanic victim. PUBLIC DOMAIN The Mackay-Bennett arrived to the site on the night of April 19,
- [“That Together With Sorrow and Worries”: Anna & Adolf Dyker](https://soliloquism.com/2020/04/10/anna-adolf-dyker/) - “That Together With Sorrow and Worries”: Anna & Adolf Dyker Adolf Fredrick Dyker, who went by “Fred,” was born on a ship. Fred’s parents were making a transatlantic journey from Sweden to New Haven, Connecticut, where public records indicated his father had lived since about 1870. But the elder Mr. Dyker, who was naturalized in
- ["Everything & Everybody Spellbound": Dorothy Gibson](https://soliloquism.com/2020/04/11/dorothy-gibson/) - "Everything & Everybody Spellbound": Dorothy Gibson Dorothy Gibson was 22 years old and a "leading photoplayer" in motion pictures by April of 1912. She’d been signed on as a leading lady by a French motion picture company called Éclair after a stint as an actress and dancer on Broadway. Even more famously, she had been
- ["When Picked Up Out of the Sea": First-Class Barber Augustus Weikman](https://soliloquism.com/2020/04/12/first-class-barber-augustus-weikman/) - "When Picked Up Out of the Sea": First-Class Barber Augustus Weikman Augustus Henry Weikman was Philadelphia-born in 1860, and aged 52 when he boarded the RMS Titanic. He and his wife, Mary, had wed in 1884. They had four living children. Augustus worked as a barber for First-Class passengers, and signed on to work on
- ["I Love This Life": Cellist Roger Bricoux](https://soliloquism.com/2020/04/12/roger-bricoux/) - "I Love This Life": Cellist Roger Bricoux Roger Bricoux was an exceptional cellist. He had been educated at the famed Accademia Filarmonica di Bologna in Italy for three years, and in that time was awarded for his talents. Roger then moved on to Le Conservatoire de Paris. All of that, and he was just 20
- [“True Distinction and Refinement of Soul”: Edward Austin Kent](https://soliloquism.com/2022/04/13/edward-austin-kent/) - "True Distinction and Refinement of Soul": Edward Austin Kent Edward Austin Kent was born in 1854 in Bangor, Maine. He graduated from Yale in 1875, and moved on to the Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Paris. He returned to the United States in 1877, and undertook an impressive and extensive architectural career. In his chosen hometown
- ["A Trip to See the Stars": The Spedden Family](https://soliloquism.com/2020/04/13/a-trip-to-see-the-stars-the-spedden-family/) - "A Trip to See the Stars": The Spedden Family Frederic Oakley Spedden and his wife Daisy boarded Titanic as First-Class passengers with their six-year-old son Robert Douglas, who was called by his middle name. Along with them was their maid, Miss Helen Wilson, and Douglas’s private nurse, Elizabeth Burns. Douglas was precious to his very
- ["Here, There, and Everywhere": Chief Designer Thomas Andrews](https://soliloquism.com/2020/04/14/thomas-andrews/) - "Here, There, and Everywhere": Chief Designer Thomas Andrews As a child, Thomas Andrews, Jr., was fond of horses and beekeeping. He was a competitive cricket player. And of course, he really enjoyed boats. Thomas Andrews. Taken on July 7, 1911. PUBLIC DOMAIN Thomas, who often was called “Tommie”, was 16 years old when he was
- ["We Must Get Them Into the Boats": Colonel Archibald Gracie IV](https://soliloquism.com/2020/04/14/archibald-gracie/) - "We Must Get Them Into the Boats": Colonel Archibald Gracie IV Archibald Gracie IV was the All-American sort of American. He was born in Mobile, Alabama, in January of 1858. At the onset of the American Civil War, his father defied his Unionist family and in 1862, he became a general in the Confederate Army.
- ["For the Rest of My Prophecy to Come True": Helen Bishop](https://soliloquism.com/2021/04/10/helen-bishop/) - "For the Rest of My Prophecy to Come True": Helen Bishop Helen Walton was 19 years old when she married 23-year-old Dickinson Bishop. She was his second wife. When they met, he still wore a mourning band for the first wife he had just lost to childbirth. After their wedding in November 1911, Dick and
- ["My God, If I Could Only Forget": Eugene Daly](https://soliloquism.com/2021/04/12/eugene-daly/) - "My God, If I Could Only Forget": Eugene Daly Titanic had two stopovers after leaving Southampton: the first in Cherbourg, France, on April 10, and the last in Queenstown, Ireland, on April 11. On board the tender America as it marched toward the Titanic, Eugene Daly played “Erin’s Lament” on his uilleann pipes. Close-up of
- ["Embarcome": Manuel Uruchurtu Ramirez](https://soliloquism.com/2021/04/12/manuel-uruchurtu-ramirez/) - "Embarcome": Manuel Uruchurtu Ramirez Manuel Uruchurtu Ramirez is the only confirmed passenger of Mexican nationality on Titanic. He was born in late June of 1872, in Sonora, Mexico, into an elite family. As such, he had the privilege of traveling to Mexico City in order to study law. While there, he met and married another
- ["Very Fond of Playing Patience": William Harbeck & Henriette Yrois](https://soliloquism.com/2021/04/14/william-harbeck-henriette-yrois/) - "Very Fond of Playing Patience": William Harbeck & Henriette Yrois William Harbeck was ending a season-long tour of Europe when he boarded Titanic as a Second-Class passenger; he was bound for home in Toledo, Ohio. Ever since 1906, his star had been on the rise, beginning its ascent when he filmed the immediate aftermath of
- ["All the Rest Were Dead From Cold": Richard Norris Williams](https://soliloquism.com/2021/04/14/richard-norris-williams/) - "All the Rest Were Dead From Cold": Richard Norris Williams Richard Norris Williams was a lot of things. The Swiss-born son of American expats. The great-great grandson of Benjamin Franklin. A teenaged tennis wonder. And a Titanic survivor. Young Richard Norris Williams, date unknown. Courtesy of the Library of Congress. PUBLIC DOMAIN Richard, who was
- ["As If All the Devils of Hell Had Been Let Loose": Henry & Clara Frauenthal](https://soliloquism.com/2021/04/14/henry-clara-frauenthal/) - "As If All the Devils of Hell Had Been Let Loose": Henry & Clara Frauenthal In 1906, Clara Heinsheimer divorced her husband. This was, predictably, a scandalous notion in polite society. And Clara more or less resigned herself to raising her child, a daughter named Nathalie, all alone. But when one of Clara’s brothers passed
- ["Every Star in the Heavens Was Visible": Fourth Officer Joseph Boxhall](https://soliloquism.com/2021/04/15/fourth-officer-joseph-boxhall/) - "Every Star in the Heavens Was Visible": Fourth Officer Joseph Boxhall Joseph Groves Boxhall was the son of a seafaring family, and he carried the tradition on. When he boarded Titanic on March 27, 1912, he had already spent 13 years at sea. He was 28 years old. Joseph signed onto Titanic as Fourth Officer.
- ["He Kept Bravely On, With Nothing to Guide Him": David Blair, Titanic's Lost Officer](https://soliloquism.com/2022/04/10/david-blair/) - "He Kept Bravely On, With Nothing to Guide Him": David Blair, Titanic's Lost Officer In the course of his civil and military service to the Crown, David Blair was awarded a King’s Gallantry Medal, a British Empire Medal, a Royal Navy Reserve Decoration, the French Cross of Chevalier of the Legion of Honor, and the
- ["The Spectacle Was Quite Fairylike": Pierre Marechal](https://soliloquism.com/2022/04/10/pierre-marechal/) - "The Spectacle Was Quite Fairylike": Pierre Marechal Pierre Marechal was 29 years old when he boarded Titanic in Cherbourg, France, on the evening of April 10, 1912. Pierre, a reportedly adroit businessman in the field of aviation, was also a notable son: his father was Eugene Albert Marechal, Vice Admiral of the French Navy, who
- ["My! I Wish I Could Go Out There Sometimes!": Titanic's Elevators](https://soliloquism.com/2022/04/12/titanic-elevators/) - "My! I Wish I Could Go Out There Sometimes!": Titanic's Elevators The Titanic was the last word in luxury, equipped with elite amenities and thoughtful details. And among its many novel components, a particular technology often goes unacknowledged: the elevators. All in all, they were pretty nifty contraptions and certainly enjoyed by the passengers. Lawrence
- ["They Told Me the People Were Singing": Elizabeth & Madeleine Mellinger](https://soliloquism.com/2022/04/12/elizabeth-madeleine-mellinger/) - "They Told Me the People Were Singing": Elizabeth & Madeleine Mellinger Elizabeth Maidment was born in 1870 in Middlesex, England, and records indicate that she had five siblings. She married Claude Mellinger in 1895, at age 25. But they did not move much further. By 1901, Elizabeth and Claude are reflected on the census as
- ["I'll Stay and Take My Chances": Clarence Moore](https://soliloquism.com/2022/04/14/clarence-moore/) - "I'll Stay and Take My Chances": Clarence Moore Clarence Moore left his home of Washington D.C. in March of 1912 with a singular goal: to get himself a whole lotta dogs. Clarence was an accomplished man of business and a famed equestrian in the United States. According to the New York Times report dated April
- [“In Death They Were Not Divided”: Isidor & Ida Straus](https://soliloquism.com/2018/04/15/isidor-ida-straus/) - “In Death, They Were Not Divided”: Isidor & Ida Straus Isidor Straus was nine years old when he first set foot on American soil in 1854. He, along with his three younger siblings, had been brought to New York by their mother. They then set forth to reunite with Isidor’s father Lazarus, who had already
- ["Look Here, You Crazy Thing": Edith Rosenbaum Russell](https://soliloquism.com/2022/04/15/edith-rosenbaum-russell/) - "Look Here, You Crazy Thing": Edith Rosenbaum Russell When Edith Rosenbaum boarded Titanic as a First-Class passenger at Cherbourg, she brought pretty much her life on board with her in her trunks. And much of it was what one would typically expect of a young woman working in the fashion industry: lovely dresses and fine
- [When Black Cats Prowl and Pumpkins Gleam: How Orange & Black Became Halloween](https://soliloquism.com/2022/10/31/halloween-2022/) - When Black Cats Prowl and Pumpkins Gleam: How Orange & Black Became Halloween It is a truth universally assumed that Halloween adopted its banner colors because autumn is nothing if not very, very orange. Vintage postcard illustrated by Frances Brundage, produced prior to 1937. PUBLIC DOMAIN And that assumption is not false. There's just more
- [This Is Halloween: Giles Corey](https://soliloquism.com/2018/10/31/this-is-halloween-giles-corey/) - Peine Forte et Dure: Giles & Martha Corey Giles Corey was born in England sometime in the summer of 1611, as parish records indicate that he was baptized on August 16, 1611. Data indicates that he may have moved to the colony as early as 1640 with his first wife, who bore him four daughters.
- [This is Halloween: Houdini](https://soliloquism.com/2018/10/31/halloween-houdini/) - Rosabelle: Harry Houdini Harry Houdini died on Halloween 1926, at the age of only 52. The self-proclaimed "escapologist" died from peritonitis. Harry Houdini, courtesy of the Library of Congress. PUBLIC DOMAIN His death was all because of some gut punches thrown by a McGill University student named J. Gordon Whitehead. Houdini had been in a
- [This Is Halloween: Jack O'Lantern](https://soliloquism.com/2018/10/31/halloween-jack-olantern/) - Ghost Lights: The Jack O'Lantern Jack O'Lanterns are, of course, the icon of Halloween; creating them is a holiday tradition until itself. "Carving a Jack O'Lantern" by Enoch Wood Perry, Jr. 1895. PUBLIC DOMAIN They're also not a little eerie to look at, and many people might casually cite their association with Halloween as the
- [This Is Halloween: Honoring the Dead](https://soliloquism.com/2018/10/31/halloween-honoring-the-dead/) - Our Dearly Departed: Samhain, Lemuralia, & the Evolution of Hallowmas As has been pointed out countless times before this, agricultural societies tend to share a calendar when it comes to death celebrations. It's the natural progression of the seasons: autumn is The Dying Time. Photo credit: photographed by Wikimedia user Caarlosah. LICENSED UNDER CC BY-SA
- [This is Halloween: The Headless Horseman](https://soliloquism.com/2018/10/31/halloween-headless-horseman/) - Watch Your Head: Dullahans & Death Coaches Here, there be horsemen. In English literature, he is Sir Gawain's immortal combatant, the Green Knight. In Scottish legends, he is Ewen-of-Little-Head. And in Irish folklore, he is the Dullahan. As you may have guessed if you were a Lit major who remembers certain medieval poems, the Dullahan
- ["Am Safe - Pray God": George Rosenshine & Gertrude Maybelle Thorne](https://soliloquism.com/2022/04/14/george-rosenshine-gertrude-maybelle-thorne/) - "Am Safe - Pray God": George Rosenshine & Gertrude Maybelle Thorne When George and Maybelle boarded Titanic in Cherboug, France, in the evening of April 10, they became acquainted with other First-Class passengers as simply “Mr. and Mrs. Thorne.” That was, as it turns out, only partly true. Maybelle was married, yes. Just not to
- ["The Titanic Was Also A Vessel of Hope": David Vartanian](https://soliloquism.com/2022/04/13/david-vartanian/) - "The Titanic Was Also a Vessel of Hope": David Vartanian David Vartanian (who Armenian name was Davit) was 21 years old when his family implored him to leave them—and his new wife—behind in Armenia. He had just married his sweetheart, Mary, in 1911. David was a Christian, and the Armenian populace was suffering more each
- ["I Didn't See Much Chance in Living": Frank Winnold Prentice](https://soliloquism.com/2022/04/11/frank-winnold-prentice/) - "I Didn't See Much Chance in Living": Frank Winnold Prentice On May 13, 1912, the RMS Oceanic encountered the Lost Lifeboat of Titanic: Collapsible A. Therein, the crew discovered three corpses that had been brutalized by a month of relentless sun and churning sea, as well as a wedding band that had been lost by
- ["Locker 14, F Deck": Sidney Sedunary](https://soliloquism.com/2022/04/11/locker-14-f-deck-sidney-sedunary/) - "Locker 14, F Deck": Sidney Sedunary Samuel “Sidney” Sedunary signed onto Titanic on April 4, 1912. He hailed from Berkshire, England, and was the eldest of 7 children. Sidney was assigned as a Second Steward in Third Class. He had only recently been married to his sweetheart, Madge Tizzard, in late 1911. He was 25 years
- ["Wishing You All Good Things Until We Meet": Daniel Coxon](https://soliloquism.com/2021/04/11/daniel-coxon/) - "Wishing You All Good Things Until We Meet": Daniel Coxon In Merrill, Wisconsin, there once lived an Englishman, and they called him Popcorn Dan. Daniel Coxon was beloved. He was genial and bright and the precise definition of “a character.” In a small, dirt-road town such as Merrill, Dan was a delightful sight to behold. Because—as
- ["It's a CQD, Old Man": Distress Signals](https://soliloquism.com/2018/04/15/distress-signals/) - "It's a CQD, Old Man": Distress Signals It's been my experience that those who aren't obsessed feel like Titanic sank passively, in spite of logically understanding that they were, of course, calling for help. Titanic, like any vessel, was equipped with emergency gear. According to the report issued following the sinking, Titanic carried 36 distress
- [Alma Paulsson](https://soliloquism.com/2017/04/13/alma-paulsson/) - PASSENGER PROFILE: Alma Paulsson Alma Palsson (Americanized: Paulson) was an immigrant from Sweden; she was 29 when she boarded Titanic as a third-class passenger with her four young children. Alma had been waiting for enough funds for her husband, Nils, to purchase tickets so they might finally join him in Chicago. The children--daughters Torborg and
- [Dogs on Titanic](https://soliloquism.com/2017/04/13/dogs-on-titanic/) - Dogs on Titanic Animals weren't scarce on Titanic. Aside from Jenny the Ship Cat, whose premonitory departure at Southampton with her litter has already been outlined, there were also a number of fancy-breed French roosters and hens, a canary that is oft-misreported as going down with the ship, and countless rats, as on every ship

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