Kane Dane 
‘Hero’ is a word that is often heard when reading or talking about disasters, and all too often the word gets mis-used, especially in the tragic story of the Titanic. But Captain Arthur Henry Rostron of the Cunard Line’s Carpathia could be safely described as a hero, without a hint of doubt. It was Captain Rostron’s swift actions and forward-thinking …
Age: 50 Date of Birth: Place of Residence: Elkins Park, Pennsylvania Embarked at: Cherbourg, France ( List ) on Wednesday, 10th April, 1912 Ticket Number: 113503 Price Of Ticket: £211 10s 0d Cabin Number: Class: First Class Passengers Destination: Elkins Park, Pennsylvania Survived: Yes ( List ) Lifeboat Number: No. 4 Location Buried: Biography Eleanor Widener was traveling with her husband, George Dunton Widener, and the couple’s son, Harry Elkins Widener, and they …
Titanic, according to the many legends, was ‘practically unsinkable’, but in reality, no ship can ever be made trulyunsinkable, even almost a century after Titanic’s conception. However, steps had been taken by the ship’s builders, Harland And Wolff, during the design of the Olympic-class liners to ensure that these vessels would be the safest ships to ever take to the seas at that time, and the …
