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Titanic History Friday, April 25, 2025 |
| 1964 - 1st class survivor Miss Constance Willard died of cancer in Compton, California, USA at the age of 73.
1969 - 1st class survivor Miss Madeleine Newell died in Lexington, Massachusetts, USA at the age of 88. 1909 - 3rd class passenger Master Urho Abraham Panula was born to Juha Panula and Maria Emilia Panula. 1904 - 3rd class passenger Miss Robina Maggie Ford was born to Edward Ford and Margaret Ann Watson Ford. 1878 - 3rd class passenger Mr Albert Karvin Andersen was born. 1967 - 4th. Officer and survivor Mr Joseph Groves Boxhall died of cerebral thrombosis (stroke) in Christchurch, Hampshire, England, UK at the age of 83. On 12th June 1967, his ashes were scattered over the position he had calculated that the Titanic had gone down. 1878 - Able Seaman and survivor Mr Joseph George Scarrott was born in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England, UK. 1912 - Day 6/7 of the American inquiry into the Titanic disaster in Washington, D. C., USA. Witnesses called that day: Chairman of the British Marconi Company Guglielmo Marconi, Marconi Operator for the Carpathia Harold Thomas Cottam, Quartermaster George Thomas Rowe, Quartermaster Alfred Olliver, Able Seaman Frank Osman, Saloon Steward Edward Wheelton, Fireman William Henry Taylor, Able Seaman George Moore, Able Seaman Thomas Jones, Lookout George Symons, Lookout George A. Hogg, Quartermaster Walter John Perkis, Chief Second Class Steward John Hardy, Saloon Steward William Ward, Bath Steward James Widgery, Able Seaman Edward John Buley, Saloon Steward George Frederick Crowe, Assistant Steward C. E Andrews, Assistant Cook in the First-Class Galley John Collins, Able Seaman Frederick Clench, Able Seaman Ernest Archer, Able Seaman Walter T. Brice, Boatswain's Mate Albert Haines, Lamp Trimmer Samuel S. Hemming, and Able Seaman Frank Oliver Evans. |
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Columns: Corey's Article
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To do, or not to do...that is the question. Do you salvage people's
graves in hopes to preserve a bit of the Edwardian era for future generations?
Or, do you let the wreck rest in peace, and leave the site so that future
generations can appreciate the wreckage of a grand ship?
In salvaging the graves of the 1500 souls that were lost on the Titanic, you can gain something. You can gain knowledge from a world long gone. Teachers can preach it, and books can teach it, but when you believe it is when you see it, feel it, touch it. Pictures can say a thousand words, but when you hold something in your hands, words can't describe it. This stands true with the artifacts that have been recovered from the wreck. Stories have been told about people bursting into tears after visiting the touring museum that carries a few of the recovered artifacts. I have even been moved after seeing a simple bracelet that had the name "Amy" spelled out in diamonds. These small things bring reality to a situation that seems to be a fairy tale, with a drastic ending. This feeling could have in no way ben recreated with a picture. Without the salvaging of the wreck, this would have never been possible. In preserving the site, and declaring it a historical landmark, we preserve history. We can preserve the wreck of the Titanic much like the wreck of the Arizona is protected. This is a graveyard, and should be respected as such. Although the bodies are long gone, the wreck itself is the symbol of all that was lost on that long night. 2200 lives were drastically changed at that site, but only 1500 of those people suffered a tragic death. The remaining 700 people also died that night, their lives as they knew it died that night. The people they once were died that night, and that site marks the beginning of 700 lives, as well as the death of 1500. This site also stands as a living monument of sorts to the survivors, whom looked death in the face, and lived to talk about it. This site is probably the largest monument that is not recognized as such. Should we destroy this monument just for a few artifacts and tokens from the wreck? I do not know the answers to this question. To be able to relive the tragedy? Or to let the dead rest in peace. Each person holds their answer in their hearts. I cannot change your mind, nor can you change mine. There are always two sides to every story, and there is never a definitive right or wrong. In this case, this rings true. There is much to be gained from both sides, but which side to choose? So, I leave you with the question, to do? Or not to do? |
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