Priests Who Went Down with Titanic - Titanic Commutator - 2Q 2011

Front Cover of The Titanic Commutator: The Official Journal For The Titanic Historical Society, Inc. for Issue 194 for the 2nd Quarter 2001. GGA Image ID # 1046228689

FRONT COVER: A majestic Titanic plowing through the sea is a painstakingly detailed model complete with life-like people walking the decks. The model was made by Pete Bransky who donated it to the Titanic Historical Society and can be seen at the Titanic Museum.
Photo: Karen Komodo.

This issue of the Titanic Commutator features Part 2 of Broadway Dame: The Life and Times of Mrs. Henry B. Harris and the RMS Teutonic, Luxury Ship of the White Star Line.

CONTENTS IN THIS ISSUE

• BROADWAY DAME: THE LIFE AND TIMES OF MRS. HENRY B. HARRIS-Part 2
  By Randy Bryan Bigham and Gregg Jasper
• HEROIC PRIESTS WHO WENT DOWN WITH TITANIC
  The Catholic News
  The relatives of the Catholics who met their fate with the Titanic have the consolation that their dear ones had the ministrations of a priest in the last few terrible moments. There were three priests on board, and, as was to be expected, the gave their services to those who needed them and them accompanied them to the throne of God.
• TITANIC CENTENNIAL MEMORIAL UPDATE
• LAURENTIC AND THE PANAMA CANAL
  Compiled by Karen Kamuda
• JINGLE BELLS, JAMES PIERPONT, AND THE TITANIC CONNECTION
  By Jim Browne
• TEUTONIC, SHIP OF LUXURY
  Ocean Magazine
• TEUTONIC AND THE BLUE RIBAND
  Harper's Weekly
• TEUTONIC IN A TEMPEST
  From contemporary newspaper reports
• SEA POSTE
  An announcement is asking for stories from members for THS's 50th birthday; what kind of footwear did Captain Smith wear?; identifying a button in the collection Frank Goldsmith donated to the THS; the significance of the medals and ribbons worn by Otto Reuter (Amerika's wireless operator); a rare painting of Titanic; a pair of oars from a Titanic lifeboat; finding out who received a refund for not sailing on Titanic; identifying a broadsheet on Titanic's sailing; a buffet table from Titanic; a family story of a crewman who worked on Titanic and helped rescue passengers?
• BOOK REVIEWS
  On Board RMS Titanic—Memories of the Maiden Voyage by George M. Behe. Titanic, the Edith Brown Story by David Haisman. Reviews by Tim Trower

Back Cover of The Titanic Commutator: The Official Journal For The Titanic Historical Society, Inc. for Issue 194 for the 2nd Quarter 2001. GGA Image ID # 10462e7581

BACK COVER (Above): "A Traveling Salesman" a 1908 lithograph-advertising a comedy by James Forbes and produced by Henry B. Harris. Photo: Library of Congress

Above (Not Shown): "Teutonic Leaving Liverpool, 1889" by noted marine illustrator, William Wylie. She is brand new with armament and invited passengers including the artist and his wife who sailed to take part in the Spithead review of 1889.

Top right (Not Shown): An 1889 poster of a farce comedy, "Courted Into Court', the management of Henry B. Harris. The panels of the poster were printed in the wrong order. Photo: Library of Congress

Right (Not Shown): How did Olympic get into the Panama Canal? See page 89 in the Olympic section of the Laurentic store.

Publication Information

Titanic Commutator

The Journal of Record of The Titanic Historical Society, Inc.

Volume 36, No. 194 | Membership Year 2011 | 2nd Quarter—August through October 2011

48 Years of Continuous Publication

A Quarterly Journal Devoted to Original Research into the White Star Line and. Notable Vessels of History

The Titanic Commutator, Published Continually Since 1963 I Nearly a Half Century of Dedication and Distinction.

THE TITANIC COMMUTATOR

Published quarterly and continuously for nearly forty years by The Titanic Historical Society, Inc., (ISSN 004-8182) and mailed from Springfield, Massachusetts, the journal has been the groundbreaker in providing primary source materials.

Accounts from Titanic passengers, biographies of White Star liners and other shipping companies are standard; also varied maritime interests, illustrations, and commentaries—ensuring a permanent record.

Sixty-four pages of exceptional content make this publication the largest and best of society journals whose excellence and accuracy is renowned.

Letters, email, advertising, articles, news items, and photographs are welcome. However, articles submitted must be exclusive to The Titanic Commutator.

No remuneration is made, and the Society cannot guarantee publication. General interest, veracity, and originality are the criteria; the burden for accuracy rests with the author, and the expressed opinions are not necessarily those of The Titanic Historical Society, Inc.