Titanic: The Forgotten Passengers

Leaving Southampton – April 10, 1912 Crew members walking dogs on board

The Forgotten Passengers

Name Type Owner Lived?

King Charles Spaniel William Carter; daughter’s dog No

Airedale Terrier William Carter; son’s dog No

Chow-Chow Chow Chow Harry Anderson No

Gamin de Pycombe French Bulldog Robert W. Daniel No

Airedale Airedale Terrier John Jacob Astor No

Kitty Airedale Terrier John Jacob Astor No

Lady Pomeranian Margaret Bechstein Hays Yes

Pomeranian Elizabeth Rothschild Yes

Sun Yat-sen Pekingese Henry & Myra Harper Yes

Frou-Frou Toy Poodle Helen Bishop No

Dog Fox Terrier William Dulles No

Great Dane Anne Elizabeth Isham No

Rigel * Newfoundland First Officer William Murdoch Yes

The Other Passenger List

* Not confirmed

The Survivors

Lady ? Sun Yat-sen-Pomeranian- Owned By Margaret Hays- Wrapped in a blanket- Officers thought she was a baby- On Lifeboat 7

-Pomeranian- By Elizabeth Rothschild- Carried- Lifeboat 6

- Pekingese- By Myra Harper- Carried- Lifeboat 3

Somebody set the other dogs

FREE…

John Jacob Astor IV

Survivors reported the surreal sight of the loose dogsracing up and down the slanting decks of the Titanic …

“Dog”- Fox Terrier- Owned by William Dulles

Gamin de Pycombe- French Bulldog- Owned by William Daniels- Last seen swimming

Great Dane- Died with his owner, Anne Elizabeth Isham

The Legend of Rigel

The Legend of Jenny

• Titanic had a cat named Jenny• Functioned as a “rat catcher”• Lived in the galley• Was on board for ship trials• Had a litter of kittens in the week before Titanic left Southampton

Legend says that a cat at Southampton…

• Made multiple trips to shore via a gangplank• Carrying a kitten in her mouth for each trip• Was it intuition? Or luck? Or just a story?

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CreditsTitanic at dock, 1912. Public domain.

Titanic leaving Southamption, April 10, 1912. Public domain. Photo byF.G.O. (Francis Godolpho Osbourne) Stuart (1843 – 1923). Famous as aphotographer for post cards.

Pets on the Titanic, the first of only two pet pictures in existence. Photo byamateur photographer Frank Brown, who left the ship in Ireland. 1912.Public domain.

Pets on the Titanic, the second of only two pet pictures in existence. Photo byFrank Brown. 1912. Public domain.

Surviving pets; photos donated by the families to the collection of J. JosephEdgette, Ph.D, of Widener University. Public domain.

First class cabin on the Titanic, by Frank Brown. 1912. Public domain.

Source unknown. Ubiquitous.

Credits (2)John Jacob Astor IV (1864 – 1912). Source unknown. Public domain.

Publicity photo from the film, A Night to Remember, 1958.

The article about Rigel appeared only in The New York Herald on Sunday,April 21, 1912, and is widely considered by historians to be false. See thelink for more details:http://www.williammurdoch.net/articles_09_Murdochs_herioc_dog_Rigel.html

“Cat on Board.” Source unknown. Ubiquitous.

Titanic wreckage. Source unknown. Ubiquitous.

David Keener. Photo by Edmond Joe, 2012.