(Records of District Courts of the United States, RG 21) because comparatively few of the third cabin passengers remained in New York City.Ī third-class (steerage) passenger s contract ticket for the White Star Line, similar to those used on the Titanic. Within two days substantially all the survivors of the third cabin passengers and many of the second cabin passengers had been visited and interviewed in their places of temporary shelter or at the Committee's Office. The office of the committee was opened on the following morning, equipped with telephone service, printed stationery, the necessary blank forms and record cards, and with a staff of visitors and clerks supplied by the Charity Organization Society. According to Red Cross "Titanic Relief Fund" documents in the National Archives: The Director and other representatives of the Red Cross Committee were present when the Carpathia landed its passengers. (the British component raised $2,250,000). Bicknell in his capacity as director of the American Red Cross, raised $161,600.95 for Titanic survivors and families of the victims. The Titanic Relief Fund, set up by Ernest P.
The manifests collected by the Bureau of Immigration and Naturalization list 29 categories of questions asked of all persons entering the United States, from birthplace to where the person would be staying in the United States. The Carpathia's passenger manifest includes the names of the 706 persons it picked up from Titanic's lifeboats on the morning of April 15, 1912.
The Carpathia was the lone ship to respond to Titanic's distress signals, risking a field of icebergs in a daring rescue. While complying with international maritime regulations ( Titanic carried more than the minimum number of lifeboats required), there were still not enough spaces for most passengers to escape the sinking ship. The lack of sufficient lifeboats was chief among the reasons cited for the enormous loss of life. The sinking of the Christmas tree ship in Lake Michigan.Stories from the Titanic on the Prologue blog.Of the 2,223 people aboard, 1,517 perished. Yet the "ship that could never sink" sank less than three hours after the crew spotted an iceberg at 11:40 p.m. The ship's owners, the White Star Line, boasted of the size and stamina of the largest passenger steamship built until that time. When Titanic set sail from Southampton, England, for New York City on April 10, 1912, no one, especially its builders, dreamed of its demise. These records tell the stories of the survivors in their own words. The National Archives holds Titanic-related "treasures" as well: Senate investigation records, documents pertaining to Titanic passengers from limited liability suits, and congressional resolutions. The discovery of the ship at the bottom of the sea in the 1980s brought to view intriguing artifacts. The centennial of this event brings to mind the myriad films, books, and electronic media the disaster engenders. Perhaps no other maritime disaster stirs our collective memory more than the sinking of the RMS Titanic on April 15, 1912.
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