THE SINKING OF THE TITANIC AND GREAT SEA DISASTERS 1912

Thrilling Stories of Survivors with Photographs and Sketches.

9" x 6 1/4"


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TITANIC
and GREAT
SEA DISASTERS
THRILLING STORIES OF SURVIVORS
WITH PHOTOGRAPHS & SKETCHES
The
SINKING
TITANIC
and
GREAT
DISASTERS
THRILLING
STORIES
OF
SURVIVORS
WITH
PHOTOGRAPHS
&
SKETCHES

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The
SINKING
and GREAT
and
GREAT
SEA DISASTERS
SEA
DISASTERS
THRILLING
The
The
SINKING
and
and
GREAT
SEA
DISASTERS
SEA
DISASTERS
THRILLING
WITH PHOTOGRAPHS
SKETCHES

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Sinking of the Titanic
Great Sea Disasters
A Detailed and Accurate Account of the Most
Awful Marine Disaster in History, Constructed
from the Real Facts as Obtained from Those on
Board Who Survived
ONLY AUTHORITATIVE BOOK
Records of Previous Great Disasters of the Sea,
Descriptions of the Development of Safety and
Life-saving Appliances, a Plain Statement of
the Causes of Such Catastrophes and How to
Avoid Them, the Marvelous Development of
Shipbuilding, etc.
REV. HENRY VAN DYKE, D.D.
EDITED BY
LOGAN MARSHALL
Author of the "Life of Theodore
Sinking
of
the
Titanic
Great
Sea
Disasters
A
Detailed
and
Accurate
Account
of
the
Most
Awful
Marine
Disaster
in
History,
Constructed
from
the
Real
Facts
as
Obtained
from
Those
on
Board
Who
Survived
ONLY
AUTHORITATIVE
BOOK
Records
of
Previous
Great
Disasters
of
the
Sea,
Descriptions
of
the
Development
of
Safety
and
Life-saving
Appliances,
a
Plain
Statement
of
the
Causes
of
Such
Catastrophes
and
How
to
Avoid
Them,
the
Marvelous
Development
of
Shipbuilding,
etc.
With
Message
of
Spiritual
Consolation
by
REV.
HENRY
VAN
DYKE,
D.D.
EDITED
BY
LOGAN
MARSHALL
Author
of
the
of
Theodore

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COPYRIGHT 1912, BY
L. T. MYERS
The material in this work is fully protected
under the copyright laws of the United
States.
All persons are warned against
making any use of it without permission.
COPYRIGHT
1912,
BY
L.
T.
MYERS
The
material
in
this
work
is
fully
protected
under
the
copyright
laws
of
the
United
States.
All
persons
are
warned
against
making
any
use
of
it
without
permission.

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LEFT TO THEIR FATE
97
96
LEFT TO THEIR FATE
the Titanic.
a card player. He stranger helped me aboard a life-boat and I saw
Am to this man, but think he was
his descendants shall recite it to their bairns.
Lightolier own acted as an officer and gentleman should, and Mr. he
him help others.
Before we were lowered I saw him jump
was not the only one.
into the sea.
If picked up I did not recognize him on the
A MESSAGE FROM A GAMBLER
Carpathia. I don't think he was registered on the ship under
his right
LEFT
TO
THEIR
FATE
97
96
LEFT
TO
THEIR
FATE
the
Titanic.
a
card
player.
He
stranger
helped
me
aboard
a
life-boat
and
I
saw
Am
to
this
man,
but
think
he
was
his
descendants
shall
recite
it
to
their
bairns.
Lightolier
own
acted
as
an
officer
and
gentleman
should,
and
Mr.
he
him
help
others.
Before
we
were
lowered
I
saw
him
jump
was
not
the
only
one.
into
the
sea.
If
picked
up
I
did
not
recognize
him
on
the
A
MESSAGE
FROM
A
GAMBLER
Carpathia.
I
don't
think
he
was
registered
on
the
ship
under
his
right

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Copyright by Campbell Studio, N. Y.
COLONEL AND MRS. JOHN JACOB ASTOR
Mrs. Astor, neé Miss Madeline Force, was rescued.
Colonel Astor
who bravely refused to take a place in the life-boats, went down with the
Titanic.
Copyright
by
Campbell
Studio,
Y.
COLONEL
AND
MRS.
JOHN
JACOB
ASTOR
Mrs.
Astor,
neé
Miss
Madeline
Force,
was
rescued.
Colonel
Astor
who
bravely
refused
to
take
a
place
in
the
went
down
with
the
Titanic.

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168
THE TRAGIC HOME-CON
to save his babes, he was waving his hand
Then the Titanic plunged to the ocean's
BABY TRAVERS
Still more pitiable in one way was the l
vivor, eleven-months-old Travers Allison,
of a family of four to survive the wreck.
Allison, and mother and Lorraine, a child
victims of the catastrophe. Baby Travers, i
WHITE STAR STEAMER TITANIC GYMNASIUM
following the crash, was separated from the re
just before the Titanic went down. With
two nurses and a maid.
Major Arthur Peuchen, of Montreal, one
standing near the little fellow, who, swathe
lay blinking at his
168
THE
TRAGIC
to
save
his
babes,
he
was
waving
his
hand
Then
the
Titanic
plunged
to
the
ocean's
BABY
TRAVERS
Still
more
pitiable
in
one
way
was
the
vivor,
eleven-months-old
Travers
Allison,
of
a
family
of
four
to
survive
the
wreck.
Allison,
and
mother
and
Lorraine,
a
child
victims
of
the
catastrophe.
Baby
Travers,
WHITE
STAR
STEAMER
TITANIC
GYMNASIUM
following
the
crash,
was
separated
from
the
re
just
before
the
Titanic
went
down.
With
two
nurses
and
a
maid.
Major
Arthur
Peuchen,
of
Montreal,
one
standing
near
the
little
fellow,
who,
swathe
lay
blinking
at
his

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HURD
s there was no
Captain Smith
leave her husband and son on the sinking ship.
Mrs. Widener was saved, but was obliged to
Murdock had
it these rumors.
MRS. GEORGE D. WIDENER
just before the
d been washed
reservers was a
Many of these
e the preservers,
e boats moved
ies on the Car-
d in view of the
& well-known Philadelphia millionaire, son of P. A.
В. Widener, traction magnate and financier.
Who, with his son, was lost.
S an hour, was
GEORGE D. WIDENER
anic was insuf-
the passengers,
of the
HURD
there
was
no
the
Titanic
Captain
Smith
leave
her
husband
and
son
on
the
sinking
ship.
Mrs.
Widener
was
saved,
but
was
obliged
to
Murdock
had
it
these
rumors.
MRS.
GEORGE
D.
WIDENER
just
before
the
d
been
washed
was
a
Many
of
these
e
the
preservers,
e
boats
moved
ies
on
the
Car-
d
in
view
of
the
well-known
Philadelphia
millionaire,
son
of
Widener,
traction
magnate
and
financier.
Who,
with
his
son,
was
lost.
before
the
an
hour,
was
GEORGE
D.
WIDENER
anic
was
insuf-
the
passengers,
of
the

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