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Titanic History Friday, December 27, 2024 |
| 1976 - 3rd class survivor Miss Berta Olivia Nilsson died of a cerebral vascular accident (stroke) in Chicago, Illinois, USA at the age of 82.
1950 - 3rd class survivor Miss Mary Kelly died at the age of 60. 1884 - The Blake Opera House and Hotel, where 3rd class survivor Mrs Jennie Louise Hansen was a pastry cook, burned to the ground. She made the last trip in the elevator before flames gutted the shaft. Prior to the fire by several months, she was found lying unconscious in the kitchen overcome by gas fumes from the stove. 1968 - Trimmer and survivor Mr Ernest Frederick Allen died in Southampton, Hampshire, England, UK at the age of 80. |
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People: First Class: Kornelia Theodosia Andrews
In April of 1912, when Miss Andrews was 63 years old, her, her sister, Anna Hogeboom, and their 21 year old niece, Gretchen Fiske Longley boarded the Titanic for their return home to Hudson, New York. They boarded in Southampton with ticket number 13502, which cost them 177 19s 2d. She occupied cabin D-7. On that fateful night, April 15,1912, Miss Andrews was up reading a book, while Gretchen and Anna slept. (She had been ill.) The impact of the ship, with the iceberg, woke Gretchen, who asked her aunt what had happened. Miss Andrews reply was, "We must have struck an iceberg. Go and ask the steward if we are in danger." So, Gretchan went out to the hallway three different times to find out the answer, but was told that nothing was wrong. Because of disbelieve, Miss Andrews ended up going to find their day-steward to find out what was really going on. The steward told them that the ship was in danger, and they should report to the boat deck, with their lifebelts. So, the ladies got dressed, put on fur coats, and then went to the Boat Deck. It took four different boats before the trio boarded lifeboat 10. The worst part of being on that boat was that most of the crew had lied about being able to row, just to save themselves. Gretchen ended up having to take an oar. Then, a boat pulled up next to theirs, and one of the sailors lit a cigarette. Then, he flung the match among the women on the boat, saying "Ah, we're all going to the devil anyway, and we might as well be cremated now as then." Miss Andrews described the Titanic's last moments as the there being a huge explosion, when their boat was 1 mile away, which appeared as if the boilers had blown up and the Titanic was lifted up and broke in half. The trios boat was later rescued by the Carpathia, and they eventually made it home to Hudson, New York. A while later, Miss Andrews filed a claim of $480.50 against White Star Libe for possessions she had lost. December 4, 1913, less then 2 years after the sinking, brought her death in her house in Hudson. It was because of lobar pneumonia, she was 65. Her sister later died in 1947, and her niece in 1965. |
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