Excellent video - I never knew about Carlos Hurd. Thank you for sharing! On a similar note - The most senior officer to survive Titanic's sinking, Charles Lightoller, was an incredible person who lived a fascinating life before & after the sinking. His mother died just days after he was born & his father abandoned him when he was 10. At 13 he went to sea & at 15 the ship he was on was shipwrecked on a deserted island & he was a castaway until rescued by a ship that took him to Australia. He made it back to England but while serving off the coast of West Africa he contracted malaria & nearly died at 21. He left the sea for a while & joined the Klondike Gold Rush in Alaska in 1898 & when that didn't work out, he was a cowboy in Alberta Canada. He then returned to England by working his way there on cattle boats. After Titanic's sinking, he served in the Royal Navy during WWI- first aboard Titanic's sister ship Oceanic until it was torpedoed & ran aground (he was the last man to leave the ship). He was given his own command of a torpedo boat & when it was sunk, was commended for remaining on the ship until all who could be saved were. He then commanded the HMS Garry & was credited with sinking a German U-boat. He retired from service & wrote his autobiography in the 1930's which sold very well. He still continued to sail & in 1940 (during WWII), he used his personal small boat (together with his son & young "sea scout") to evacuate British soldiers escaping Nazi forces at Dunkirk (known as the Miracle of Dunkirk) . He rescued 127 soldiers in his small boat that only had the capacity for 21 people - evading German gunfire using techniques shared to him by another son who had been an RAF pilot (& had been killed in action months earlier). He was 66 years old at this time. Unknown to Lightoller, another of his sons was one of the soldiers awaiting evacuation (he was rescued by another ship). His story is hinted at in the movie "Dunkirk" (although they changed a few details to make the story more generic & to encompass the experience of all the small boats that assisted in the rescue). Following Dunkirk, Lightoller once again used his seafaring knowledge to serve his country, this time with the Small Vessels Pool, where he ferried arms & ammunition for the Royal Army Service Corps until the end of the war. A sufferer of chronic heart & lung disease, he died during London's "Great Smog of 1952".
Wow, bravo on your Lightoller knowledge! My first Titanic episode was about his survival story taken from his autobiography. The man had an incredible life for sure.
Years ago I took my daughter to the Titanic exhibit in Branson. I told my daughter about growing up in Arkansas and driving to Monessen, PA to visit my father’s family. His older sister moved to Greensburg. So about Mid 1960’s my Aunt took us to visit another Syrian lady. They spoke Arabic and my Aunt had her tell us about her Titanic experience. I didn’t understand the conversation so on the way back to Arkansas my father told us her story. This Sophia was dropped by the stewards in a rescue boat but missed and she landed in the cold water. She then had to be rescued again and ended up saved. Love hearing about their plights.
I am unfamiliar with this story. There is a woman named Leah Aks who was traveling in 3rd class with her infant, a little boy nicknamed Fili. His given name escapes me. The story goes a distraught man grabbed him from Leah, said, “I’ll show you women and children first” and threw him over the side. The baby is said to have landed in a lifeboat and the woman who caught him believed he was a gift from God. On Carpathia Leah was hysterical, thinking him dead. Someone convinced her to get up and walk the deck, and as she did she heard a familiar cry. But the woman refused to give him to his mother and Captain Rostron had to intervene. Leah proved her identity by knowledge of some specific characteristic. Margaret Brown mentions a hysterical woman whose baby had been dropped in the water and lost. According to Titanic historian Don Lynch, when I interacted with him in a Titanic Facebook group no baby died in that way so I thought Margaret might have encountered Leah. I would love to know this woman’s name. Do you remember it, or any other information? It’s actually pretty easy as the names of all passengers and crew and their biographies can be found in Encyclopedia Titanica. Thanks for watching and sharing!
I am so sorry I was gone so long. The reason is I worked for THREE weeks on a video and my editing software force closed and when I opened it my video was gone. I cried, got tipsy, and the next morning started this one. I’m not sure when I’ll do that other one again. Right now, after all of that work, I just can’t bring myself to start over without a break. I hope you liked this one!
Hi Ive just subscribed! Im from the UK and love these Americana tales! I recently found out one of my relatives on my late Dads side made it over to America and joined "The hole in the wall gang" ive no idea much about their escapades yet, but looking forward to finding out more. ❤❤🇬🇧🇬🇧
Edit, my Dad always told me stories of a family member running with Billy The Kid, and the Poulton gang, (Poulton being the family name) I always thought it was a tall tale! But it was confirmed in the family tree! 😮
I could not resist the temptation of writing again that what a beautiful work you have done in creating this vlog which is no doubt an asset in its own words. This is quite a research and time invested work for which I congrats you. Thanks and best Regards...
Great video! Maybe Captain Rostron didn't allow Carlos Hurd info about survivors because there was also another important man on the board of Carpathia - J.Bruce Ismay and he wanted things to stay quiet. He even sent wireless to New York White Star Line office saying to hold a ship in the harbour for Titanic's crew to be transferred back to Southampton asap...and when arrived in Southampton Titanic crew was held for 24 hours and questioned about the disaster and possibly made to sign a piece of paper which provided them not to talk about what happened
Excellent research on this! If you want to be really "morbid", do a video on the Canadian ship MacKay-Bennett which picked up most of the deceased. Now [that] was morbid.
No kidding! A friend got me footage of the cemetery in Halifax. I’m sad I couldn’t be there in person, but I do have it and it would be a great episode. I’m glad you enjoyed this one.
Excellent, you have unearthed one of greatest mystery in history. Thanks and Regards...
Excellent video - I never knew about Carlos Hurd. Thank you for sharing!
On a similar note - The most senior officer to survive Titanic's sinking, Charles Lightoller, was an incredible person who lived a fascinating life before & after the sinking. His mother died just days after he was born & his father abandoned him when he was 10. At 13 he went to sea & at 15 the ship he was on was shipwrecked on a deserted island & he was a castaway until rescued by a ship that took him to Australia. He made it back to England but while serving off the coast of West Africa he contracted malaria & nearly died at 21. He left the sea for a while & joined the Klondike Gold Rush in Alaska in 1898 & when that didn't work out, he was a cowboy in Alberta Canada. He then returned to England by working his way there on cattle boats. After Titanic's sinking, he served in the Royal Navy during WWI- first aboard Titanic's sister ship Oceanic until it was torpedoed & ran aground (he was the last man to leave the ship). He was given his own command of a torpedo boat & when it was sunk, was commended for remaining on the ship until all who could be saved were. He then commanded the HMS Garry & was credited with sinking a German U-boat. He retired from service & wrote his autobiography in the 1930's which sold very well. He still continued to sail & in 1940 (during WWII), he used his personal small boat (together with his son & young "sea scout") to evacuate British soldiers escaping Nazi forces at Dunkirk (known as the Miracle of Dunkirk) . He rescued 127 soldiers in his small boat that only had the capacity for 21 people - evading German gunfire using techniques shared to him by another son who had been an RAF pilot (& had been killed in action months earlier). He was 66 years old at this time. Unknown to Lightoller, another of his sons was one of the soldiers awaiting evacuation (he was rescued by another ship). His story is hinted at in the movie "Dunkirk" (although they changed a few details to make the story more generic & to encompass the experience of all the small boats that assisted in the rescue). Following Dunkirk, Lightoller once again used his seafaring knowledge to serve his country, this time with the Small Vessels Pool, where he ferried arms & ammunition for the Royal Army Service Corps until the end of the war. A sufferer of chronic heart & lung disease, he died during London's "Great Smog of 1952".
Wow, bravo on your Lightoller knowledge! My first Titanic episode was about his survival story taken from his autobiography. The man had an incredible life for sure.
That was some new fresh information I never heard before about the Titanic
Years ago I took my daughter to the Titanic exhibit in Branson. I told my daughter about growing up in Arkansas and driving to Monessen, PA to visit my father’s family. His older sister moved to Greensburg. So about Mid 1960’s my Aunt took us to visit another Syrian lady. They spoke Arabic and my Aunt had her tell us about her Titanic experience. I didn’t understand the conversation so on the way back to Arkansas my father told us her story. This Sophia was dropped by the stewards in a rescue boat but missed and she landed in the cold water. She then had to be rescued again and ended up saved. Love hearing about their plights.
I am unfamiliar with this story. There is a woman named Leah Aks who was traveling in 3rd class with her infant, a little boy nicknamed Fili. His given name escapes me. The story goes a distraught man grabbed him from Leah, said, “I’ll show you women and children first” and threw him over the side. The baby is said to have landed in a lifeboat and the woman who caught him believed he was a gift from God. On Carpathia Leah was hysterical, thinking him dead. Someone convinced her to get up and walk the deck, and as she did she heard a familiar cry. But the woman refused to give him to his mother and Captain Rostron had to intervene. Leah proved her identity by knowledge of some specific characteristic. Margaret Brown mentions a hysterical woman whose baby had been dropped in the water and lost. According to Titanic historian Don Lynch, when I interacted with him in a Titanic Facebook group no baby died in that way so I thought Margaret might have encountered Leah. I would love to know this woman’s name. Do you remember it, or any other information? It’s actually pretty easy as the names of all passengers and crew and their biographies can be found in Encyclopedia Titanica. Thanks for watching and sharing!
Awesome... New insightful story of one of the biggest maritime disasters...
Thanks for sharing this story with us....
I’m so glad to see you back. I look forward to your videos so much!
I am so sorry I was gone so long. The reason is I worked for THREE weeks on a video and my editing software force closed and when I opened it my video was gone. I cried, got tipsy, and the next morning started this one. I’m not sure when I’ll do that other one again. Right now, after all of that work, I just can’t bring myself to start over without a break. I hope you liked this one!
Great video as always Madame Morbid thank you for posting it very informational and interesting
Great angel , to a well told tragic historical event
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Excellent video! Very interesting. 👍
Great story! Thank you 😎
I’m glad you liked it!
Hi Ive just subscribed! Im from the UK and love these Americana tales! I recently found out one of my relatives on my late Dads side made it over to America and joined "The hole in the wall gang" ive no idea much about their escapades yet, but looking forward to finding out more. ❤❤🇬🇧🇬🇧
Edit, my Dad always told me stories of a family member running with Billy The Kid, and the Poulton gang, (Poulton being the family name) I always thought it was a tall tale! But it was confirmed in the family tree! 😮
I could not resist the temptation of writing again that what a beautiful work you have done in creating this vlog which is no doubt an asset in its own words. This is quite a research and time invested work for which I congrats you. Thanks and best Regards...
Thank you so much. I just saw this kind comment. I appreciate the encouragement and support.
Great story!
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You have another new subscriber ❤ your videos
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Great video! Maybe Captain Rostron didn't allow Carlos Hurd info about survivors because there was also another important man on the board of Carpathia - J.Bruce Ismay and he wanted things to stay quiet. He even sent wireless to New York White Star Line office saying to hold a ship in the harbour for Titanic's crew to be transferred back to Southampton asap...and when arrived in Southampton Titanic crew was held for 24 hours and questioned about the disaster and possibly made to sign a piece of paper which provided them not to talk about what happened
Good point! I hadn’t considered that. Thanks for your thoughtful comment!
Excellent research on this! If you want to be really "morbid", do a video on the Canadian ship MacKay-Bennett which picked up most of the deceased. Now [that] was morbid.
No kidding! A friend got me footage of the cemetery in Halifax. I’m sad I couldn’t be there in person, but I do have it and it would be a great episode. I’m glad you enjoyed this one.