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Today in
Titanic History

Friday, April 10, 2026
1854 - 1st class survivor Mrs Charlotte Wardle Cardeza was born to Thomas Drake and Matilda McChesney Drake in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.

1986 - 2nd class survivor Miss Annie Jessie "Nina" Harper died at the age of 80.

1891 - 3rd class passenger Miss Hannah Naughton was born.

1893 - 3rd class passenger Mr Karl Gideon Gustafsson was born to Stina Greta Andersdotter Johansson.

1968 - 3rd class survivor Master Harold Theodor Johnson died of pancreatitis at the age of 60.

1885 - 3rd class survivor Mr Borak ("Hannah Assi Borah") Hannah was born to Coula Hannah and his wife.

1885 - 3rd class survivor Mrs Hanna Youssef Touma was born to the Razi family in Assyria (now Lebanon).

1912 - 7:00 AM: Wearing a bowler hat and a long overcoat, Master Captain Edward John Smith took a taxi from his home to Southampton docks and came aboard the Titanic to prepare for the board of Trade muster at 8:00 am. He immediately went to his cabin to get the sailing report from Chief Officer Henry Wilde.

1912 - 7:30 AM: Master Captain Edward John Smith went through the paperwork to declare the RMS Titanic an Emigrant ship.

1912 - 8:00 AM: Blue Ensign Warrant flag, and a White Star Flag were hoisted. Lifeboats 11 & 15 were lowered, rowed around the dock, and hoisted back onto the ship. Coal Bunker #10 was noted as to having a fire in it, although this was not reported to the Board of Trade.

1912 - 8:00 PM: The tenders were away and the anchor was being raised in Cherbourg, France. Ten minutes later she was outward bound, her next stop Queenstown, County Cork, Ireland.

1912 - 6:30 PM: Dropped anchor at Cherbourg, France and awaited the tenders, Nomadic and Traffic.

1912 - Assistant Surgeon Dr John Edward Simpson and Dr O'Loughlin examined the crew muster sheets with Captain Maurice Harvey Clarke, the Board of Trade immigration officer, to ensure a healthy crew was aboard. Just one of the many formalities which had to be completed before the maiden voyage could begin.

1880 - Fireman / Stoker and survivor Mr Frank Archibald Robert Mason was born in Southampton, Hampshire, England, UK.

1912 - Purser Mr Hugh Walter Mcelroy delivered a canary to Cherbourg from Southampton for Mr. Meanwell, a man living in France. According to testimonies, he was glad to have the bird in his office.

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Script: Cut Scenes: Mail Hold


INT. MAIL SORTING ROOM/ HOLD

Smith and Andrews come down the steps to the Mail Sorting Room and find the clerks scrambling to pull mail from the racks. They are furiously hauling wet sacks of mail up from the hold below.

Andrews climbs down the stairs to the hold, which is almost full. Sacks of mail float everywhere. The lights are still on below the surface, casting an eerie glow. The Renault is visible under the water, the brass glinting cheerfully. Andrews looks down as the water covers his shoe, and scrambles back up the stairs.






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