OTHER SIDE OF THE NIGHT: The Carpathia, the Californian and the Night the Titanic Was Lost by Daniel Allen Butler

Author:Daniel Allen Butler
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Tags: Bisac Code 1: TRA006010
ISBN: 9781935149859
Publisher: Casemate Pub
Published: 2011-01-19T05:00:00+00:00

The story went on to tell of the working class streets in Southampton and the loss they had suffered. It told of Mrs. Allen, whose husband George was a trimmer on the Titanic; of a woman on Union Street with three small children; of Mrs. Barnes, who lost a brother; of Mr. Saunders, whose two boys were firemen; of an old man on Cable Street who had four sons aboard the ship; of a young girl, half-mad with grief, whose husband had been a steward—they had been married only a month; of Mrs. Gosling, who lost a son; of Mrs. Preston, a widow, who lost her son as well. But the most heartbreaking may have been Mrs. May, whose husband Arthur and eldest son, Arthur, Jr., had both gone down with the Titanic. There were ten children left behind to care for, as well as young Arthur’s wife and six-week-old baby. The oldest of her children was nineteen, the youngest was six months old.

Many women who wait for hour after hour outside the White Star offices pathetically cling to hope that their men…have escaped in one of the boats…. One drooping woman was leaning on a bassinet containing two chubby babies, while a tiny mite held her hand. “What are we waiting for, Mummy? Why are we waiting such a long time?” asked the tired child. “We are waiting for news of your father, dear,” came the choked answer, as the mother turned away her head to hide her tears.

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