by Lady Kathleen | Nov 10, 2018 | Believe it or Not
But what was life onboard the Titanic actually like? Not much like taking a cruise today. Traveling on the Titanic was a voyage of purpose, primarily to transport mail, cargo and passengers, many of whom were emigrating, as steadily and safely as possible. Designed to...
by Lady Kathleen | Nov 5, 2018 | Believe it or Not
Yes, this was it, the park officer said when a man with a rather bulky camera asked if he had found the right place. ”Our famous pier,” she said. Pier 54, a few steps west and south of West 14th Street, is not much to look at these days: a rusted frame of...
by Lady Kathleen | Nov 4, 2018 | Believe it or Not
Hundreds of people gathered to remember the 1,512 men, women and children who perished when the passenger liner sank on its maiden voyage about 350 miles southeast of Newfoundland on April 15, 1912. Among the crowd were relatives of the 28 victims from Belfast who...
by Lady Kathleen | Oct 30, 2018 | Believe it or Not
Jean Seward Uppman of Manhattan, whose uncle, Frederic K. Seward, dined at the same table as Stead on the Titanic. She said her uncle, who survived the sinking, later told her that Stead entertained their table with stories throughout the journey, but refused to tell...
by Lady Kathleen | Oct 29, 2018 | Believe it or Not
Do you believe in the Mummy’s Curse?? In 1881 Douglas Murray, of the British Foreign Office in Egypt, Purchased a mummy from the Egyptian government & brought it on board the ship he was sailing back to England. A few nights into the voyage Murray shot...
by Lady Kathleen | Oct 28, 2018 | Believe it or Not
Today, the pier is home to a golf driving range, a digital studio and a microbrewery. In 1912, it was the pier for ships of the White Star line. The Carpathia stopped at Pier 59 to drop off White Star property: lifeboats from the R.M.S. , which it had collected from...
