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On April 14 1912 the TITANIC hit an iceberg and sank two hours and forty minutes later, April 15 1912. The sinking resulted in the deaths of 1,496 people, making it one of the most deadly maritime disasters in history. The TITANIC disaster will be a century old on April 15 2012, Mike's TITANIC"A CENTURY".com was named to mark that moment in history. |
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Ernst 1940
Ernst Ulrik Pearson "A Titanic Story"
I am a very big fan of the Titanic but not for the reason that most others are. Ernst has a lot to do with who I am, my heritage, culture and even my way of life. My dad said Ernst lived his life with honesty, integrity, and dignity until the day he died and that during his life he did not like to talk about his experience on the Titanic because of the great loss of Elna and Telma. He would however talk to my Dad about the tragedy and if there was anyone that knew his story my Dad did.
Ernst was born in Sweden on July 29, 1886 and lived at Hollandargatan, Stockholm. He boarded the Titanic at Southampton as a third class passenger together with his sister Elna Ström and niece Telma Matilda Ström. They were travelling to Indiana Harbor, IN where Elna Strom had been settled for some time. Elna Ström and niece Telma did not survive, Ernst did and later had his wife and two children come to the U.S.
I often was told the story while I was growing up and when I was young I told Ernst's story to people in school and friends and most the time they did not believe that I could have had a great grandparent that survived the sinking of the Titanic, many thought there were no survivors, I had nothing to show. I decided, after I was married that my children would not have that same trouble, so I started researching Ernst's story, what would follow will stay with me and my family the rest of our lives.
All I had was the verbal story nothing in print or any other evidence I could show. I found a great aunt through a cousin that had pictures of Ernst and a couple of letters, what a break through! Now for the first time I could put a face on the person whose story had so much to do with me and my family and a letter that might tell something to corroborate this story, you see my dad never read this letter or knew of its existence, he only knew what was verbally spoken by his grandfather to him. The letter came, it had been forwarded to me by my cousin with a translation, how exciting this was and the pictures were great. The story that the letter told was identical to the story my dad had handed down to me, you would think that it would have changed throughout the years like one of those fishing stories that the fish keep getting bigger and bigger. But amazing to me it was the story I knew of all my life.
After receiving the pictures and letters there was still one thing missing, it mentioned nothing about the rich woman that insisted that Ernst be pulled from the sea. This was the only part of the story that was verbally told to me by my father and mother that nothing I read told anything about. It went like this, "Ernst was in the water hanging on to an overturned boat with some other people and a life boat came to them with other survivors, but they did not want to pull them up into the life boat because they feared they would be overturned. At this time a woman stood up and said, we must save them why should we live if they should die". The only thing missing was the rich woman. So how did the rich women get into the story? I hope you have some time.
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The history of Titanic has enthralled the world quite unlike any other shipwreck known to man. A number of books, articles and movies have been made detailed the tragedy of the RMS Titanic. Both the 1950's version of the Titanic's sinking, "A Night to Remember' and the more recent film have been very popular. James Cameron's 1997 box office hit"Titanic" was so popular with viewers that it succeeded in breaking a number of box office sales records. The public seems incapable of forgetting the tragic history of the Titanic. Numerous myths and legends have developed over the years since the ship sank on April 15, 1912. Some of the myths are true, and others have simply been derived from the imagination of the numerous people who have become somewhat obsessed with the history of Titanic.
When the names of the numerous famous first class passengers who were lost were revealed, the world was astounded that so many notable figures could perish in a single day. Conversely, immigrants who survived the sinking of the ship are now known worldwide for their part in the tragic history of Titanic. Poor and confined to the steerage of the ship, these individuals were only seeking a better life for themselves and their families. Instead however they earned an immortal place in Titanic history.
The history of Titanic continues to be one of the most popular topics in the world. An insatiable thirst for information about the Titanic prompted researchers to search for the exact location of the wreckage site for a number of years. When the Titanic's wreckage was finally discovered in 1985, the world got its first look at the ship in more than sixty years.
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Buy The Titanic (A&E Documentary) Of all the many documentaries that have been made about the Titanic disaster, this two-part, 192-minute film, produced in 1994 for the Arts & Entertainment network, remains the most thorough, authoritative, and fascinating chronicle of the Titanic tragedy. Written, produced, and directed by Melissa Jo Peltier and elegantly narrated by actor David McCallum, the film utilizes thorough research, archival films and documents, and expert testimony to span the entire history of the legendary S.S. Titanic. From blueprint design and construction in Ireland, to the ill-fated maiden voyage and the lasting legacy of Titanic's fateful sinking, no detail has been neglected in the film's meticulous description of events. |
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