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Titanic History Friday, November 22, 2024 |
| 1913 - 1st class survivor Mr Maximilian Josef Frölicher-Stehli died of heart failure / disease at the age of 62.
1963 - 2nd class survivor Mrs Elizabeth Nye died in Asbury Park, New Jersey, USA at the age of 81. 1889 - 3rd class passenger Miss Ida Sofia Strandberg was born to Sofia Strandberg (crofter). 1950 - 3rd class survivor Mr August Wennerström died in Culver, Indiana, USA at the age of 66. 1998 - Actress Kate Winslet ("Rose DeWitt Bukater" in James Cameron's movie "Titanic") and Jim Threapleton married at the Anglican All Saints' Church in Reading, England, UK, near the Winslet family home. Kate wore a beautiful white gown designed by Alexander McQueen, and the church was decorated with white and yellow roses. The ceremony was planned in absolute secrecy - not even the 170 guests knew the exact location. |
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People: First Class: William Ernest Carter
The night of April 14th, the Carters were in attendance of a private party hosted by George Widener in honor of Captain Smith. The party was held in the a la carte restaurant. Many of the first class passengers attended this party this evening. After the ladies retired to their rooms the men retreated into the smoking room to play cards. After the iceberg struck, William Carter returned to his family and they went on deck and waited for a lifeboat in a group with other friends in First Class. After seating his family on Lifeboat 4, he and Harry Widener gathered together on the deck to discuss their options. Carter opted to make a try for a lifeboat and Widener opted to stay on the ship and try his chances there. Widener did not survive. Carter was near the Officer's Quarters as the collapsible boats were being launched. Collapsible C was loaded with women and children with much room to spare. Despite the vast amount of people left on the ship, very few were gathered near Collapsible C. After waiting to see if anymore women were to be found, Carter boarded the lifeboat - along with J. Bruce Ismay. Carter arrived on the Carpathia before his family did. When they boarded Carter did not recognize his son because a women's hat had been placed upon his head. Legend had it that J.J. Astor placed the hat upon his head when the boy was prevented from boarding due to his gender. William Carter died on March 20, 1940. |
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