The legendary maritime disaster - the collapse of the Titanic, occurred in 1912 on the night of April 14-15. The huge and magnificent ship was called unsinkable, but it only seemed so ...
A huge and beautiful ship was supposed to come to New York, but the Titanic did not reach the final destination ... on April 14 at 23:39 he encountered an ice block - an iceberg, and what happened next was probably known to everyone. Gradually, the liner began to sink (it took 160 minutes due to the fact that it was huge) in the Atlantic Ocean.
The tragedy claimed many lives, the data on the death toll is quite contradictory, but, according to sources, almost all the women and children from the cabins of the 1st and 2nd classes were saved.
From this collection you will learn about the amazing finds that were discovered on the legendary Titanic.
10. The collection of diamonds
As you know, on the "Titanic" were people of different classes, among whom were very rich and influential. According to some reports, on board found a lot of jewelry.
The ship served as a place to transport diamonds worth $ 300 million. In addition, the ship contained countless riches that passengers stored in their safes.
Around a number of things, for example, the blue diamond, the ancient mummy and the manuscript of Omar Khayyam (more on that below), there are a large number of legends regarding the catastrophe that happened.
9. Suitcase with perfume
A leather suitcase in which perfume bottles were found was found only after 89 years. The head of the perfume company, Adolf Saalfeld, took part in the sea voyage. In his suitcase were bottles of various and exquisite perfumes - among them, 65 scents were counted.
And only in 2001 it was possible to discover this interesting find. What is surprising - the fragrance of the perfume was preserved, as if time and tragedy had not touched it ... Now perfumers are trying to uncover the secret of these smells, deciphering their chemical composition.
8. Portrait of Garibaldi with his autograph
Among 2nd-class passengers, an Italian named Emilio Hilario Giuseppe Portaluppi sailed on the ship, taking with him to New York a portrait of the revolutionary and political figure Giuseppe Garibaldi, who left him his autograph.
Fortunately, Emilio miraculously managed to survive that fateful night - while in the water, he clung to the ice ledge and drifted until the rescuers found him and picked him up on a sailing ship.
His valuable thing - a portrait, sank; and when Emilio arrived in the United States, he wrote a statement to the insurance company and was able to recover $ 3,000.
7. Lecture notes
Among the passengers was a theologian - Sidney Clarence Stuart Collet. The student was sent from the UK, where he studied, to the United States to see his parents who lived in the village of Port Byron.
Stuart was an assistant to Rev. Mr. Crater for 2nd grade during the evening service, which was attended by 100 people (this was shortly before the clash with the iceberg, April 14).
When the liner collided with an iceberg, and passengers began to sit in boats, Colette helped with this. The student, fortunately, also escaped, he was paid $ 50 for a compendium of 2 annual college lectures drowned in the ocean.
6. Opium
On the "Titanic" was discovered a potent drug - opium, it was in four bags. Opium belonged to the American John Jacob Astor IV (he was a businessman, millionaire and writer), was the great-grandson of a wealthy man, engaged in real estate, as well as furs for sale. The American businessman could not survive in this disaster, he never set foot on land in the USA ...
Interestingly, opium moved illegally, because 7 years before the tragedy it was a prohibited substance (it was banned by the US Congress), but the narcotic substance remained popular for medical purposes.
5. Marmalade machine
In the early 1900s. the preparation of marmalade was popular, and people, in order to accurately chop and peel the fruit, used a special apparatus.
27-year-old Edwinna Troutt, a 2nd-class passenger, transported this device to the United States. The girl survived, but left the marmalade car on the ship, because in the turmoil, screams and panic there was absolutely no time for collecting things, it was necessary to get to the boat as soon as possible. Later, she demanded compensation for the lost device from the insurance company.
4. Bagpipe Irish Farmer
A 3rd-class passenger, a 29-year-old Irish farmer named Eugene Patrick Daly, wanted to see New York. It is known that on the way he liked to play “Crying for Erin” for his friends and fellow travelers.
When a collision with an iceberg occurred, Daly jumped into the water, but before that he put on his coat, but he did not put on a life vest. He got to one boat, which was turned upside down. The ship, which was called "Carpathia", picked up the passenger "Titanic" from this boat.
His loss for a wind musical instrument was compensated, Daly received $ 50. The man said that his coat always brought him good luck, so he decided to jump into it in the water.
3. The manuscript of Omar Khayyam
Rubai Omar Khayyama - an immortal classic for connoisseurs of wise words. One of the passengers of the Titanic had a manuscript of the famous quatrains of an Iranian philosopher of the 11th century.
The manuscript was bound in enamel, in addition, its decoration was made of precious stones. Many newspapers at that time wrote (according to the stories of the survivors) that the pages of Omar Khayyam’s manuscript during the disaster scattered across the water ... Because an event that claimed the lives of people and left a mark on history is often credited with a mystical version.
2. The legendary car Renault Type CB Coupe de Ville
As is already known, very valuable and expensive things were transported aboard the Titanic: diamonds and real works of art were among them. Along with these expensive cargo was a brand new car called the Renault Type CB Coupe de Ville (partially disassembled).
The owner of this car and his family escaped; upon US arrival, he demanded damages for the sunken car - the insurance company paid him $ 5,000, in addition, the man received another $ 300 for his 2 dead dogs.
What is interesting: the love scene of Rose and Jack in the car in the movie "Titanic" took place in the layout of the car.
1. The mummy under the captain’s bridge
Among the things that were transported in the Titanic, one can find completely exotic ones - for example, they believe that the Egyptian mummy (under the reign of Pharaoh Amenhotep IV) was hidden on a ship in one of the wooden boxes.
In addition, an amulet was still kept with her, which depicts the Egyptian god, King Osiris. Those who believe in mysticism believe that it was the ancient mummy that led the Titanic to tragedy, while others say that there was no mummy on board.