Wealth on Titanic First Cabin Passengers Tops Half a Billion
New York April 15 Untold wealth was aboard the Titanic among first class passengers with six fortunes in tens of millions. Leading is Colonel John Jacob Astor worth about 150 million, returning with his bride Madeleine Force. Benjamin Guggenheim’s fortune is about 95 million and George Widener is 50 million. Isidor Straus also ~50 million. The combined wealth of first cabin passengers exceeds 500 million.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
John Jacob Astor
William Astor
Astor
Egypt
Madeleine Force
William H. Force
Providence
Colonel Astor
Vincent
Noma
Caribbean
Jacksonville
Fla
Benjamin Guggenheim
Meyer Guggenheim
American Smelting and Refining Company
Great Mining Corporation
International Steam Pump Company
James Seligman
George D. Widener
P. A. B. Widener
Isador Straus
Nathan
G. D. Widener
Co. M. Hays
Grand Trunk Railway
Henry
Quigg Baxter
Paul Chevre
Canada
Allison
Montreal
Campbell Studio
Notable Passengers on Maiden Voyage List Rich and Famous
A long roster of prominent figures is reported among first cabin passengers on the maiden voyage. Included are J. Bruce Ismay and J. P. Morgan tied to IMMs, wealth figures for several magnates, artists, bankers, politicians, and sportsmen from America, Canada, and England.
LinER Manitou Due In Boston Today
The Red Star liner Manitou expected in Boston today from Antwerp carrying about 50 cabin passengers, most foreigners. It follows the usual route from Great Britain toward Boston and New York and passed near the Titanic area days before the fatal accident. Captain Tribe’s latest wireless said the ship was 105 miles south of Sable Island at 6 05 a m Sunday. No anxiety is felt by the International Mercantile Marine Association offices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Star Line
Antwerp
Boston
New York
Great Britain
Tribe
Sable Island
International Mercantile Marine Association
Manitou
Philadelphia Society Figures on Titanic Passengers
John B. Thayer of the Pennsylvania Railroad, native Philadelphian born in 1862, serves as second vice president. The Widener and Dulles families are noted social notables, with ties to Philadelphia society and summer homes in Goshen New York, and a recent voyage aboard the Adriatic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. P. Thayer
Pennsylvania Railroad
Countess of Rothes
Newport
Clarence Moore
Mabel Swift
E. C. Swift
Chicago
Alfonso Simonius
Swiss Bankverein
Charles M. Hays
Grand Trunk Pacific
Grand Trunk of Canada
Philadelphia
John B. Thayer
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
United Railroads of New Jersey
George D. Widener
P. A. B. Widener
Tophill Farm
Goshen
N. Y
Notable Boston Passengers on the Titanic
The Titanic's passenger list included prominent Boston figures and their kin. The text notes Boston residents returning from Europe and others from business trips. Relatives' calls flooded telephone lines seeking word on the liner's fate and those aboard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Europe
Titanic Passengers From Local Area Highlighted
State street circles were anxious over news that A W Newell president of the Fourth National Bank and his two daughters Marjorie and Madeline were aboard the Titanic. Also listed were Mr and Mrs Edwin N Kimball of Boston, and author Jack Futrelle with his wife from Scituate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Street
A. W. Newell
Fourth National Bank
Marjorie
Madeline
Newell
Lexington
Percy Road
Mr. Newell
Is Daughers
Holy Land
Egypt
Europe
Jack Futrelle
Scituate
Mr. Futrelle
Thinking Machine
Futrelles
Pcular
Scituate “Authors
Italy
Cherbourg
George Q. Clifford
Belcher
Stoughton
England
Germany
Russia
France
Austria
Mr. Clifford
New Englanders on the Titanic
A list of named New England residents aboard the Titanic includes Elizabeth M. Eustis of Brookline Hubert H. Hilliard of Brighton Timothy J. McCarthy of Dorchester Percival W. White and family of Winchendon J M Brown of Acton George Q Clifford and Jacques Futrelle of Scituate Edwin N Kimball of Boston Arthur W Newell and family of Lexington Miss Marjorie Newell and Miss Helen Ostby of Providence John E Maguire of Brockton Walter C Porter of Worcester and Frederick M Hoyt of Marblehead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William E. Carter
Lucille
William
Bryn Mawr
Penn
Walter B. Stephenson
Martha Eustis
Brookline
Mass
Archibald Butt
Taft
W. T. Stead
Jacques Futrelle
Frederick M. Hoyt
New York
Washington Dodge
San Francisco
Henry Sleeper Harper
John Wesley Harper
Harper Bros. Publishing House
Philadelphia
Newport
Henry Frauenthal
Thomas Pears
Pittsburg
Elizabeth M. Eustis
Beacon Street
Haverford
Boston Notables Traveling Abroad After European Buying Trip
Hichborn street Brighton employee of Jordan Marsh accompanied by colleagues on a European buying tour. Hilliard married with daughter in Somerville. Moore family from Washington connected to Pride's Crossing home Swiftmore. Cummings, Thayer, Longley linked to Titanic era circles. Gretchen Longley, a Quincy Mansion alumna, feared. Porter from Worcester, Porter's Last Co. member, Lakeside Boat Club enthusiast, also returning from Europe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hichborn
Brighton
Jordan Marsh Company
Europe
Hilliard
Leon G. Chase
Somerville
Clarence Moore
Washington
North Shore
Swiftmore
Pride’s Crossing
Moore
Mabelle F. Swift
E. C. Swift
Massachusetts Avenue
John Bradley Cummings
Boston
Estabrook & Co
New York
Cummings
Walter C. Porter
Worcester
Porter Last
Lakeside Boat Club
Porter
Also Mentioned on This Page
Guggenheim
Pany
Isidor Straus
Eeeeere
Eeveeee
Washington A. Roeb- Mme
Cdadéisas
Straus
President Ismay
J. Bruce Ismay
International Mercantile Marine
Mr. Ismay
J. P. Morgan
Consolidated American
British Steamship Lines
Washington Roebling
Brooklyn Bridge
John A. Roebling
Henry Siegel
T. W. Cavendish
Christopher Head
London
Lloyds
Edward S. Robert
St. Louis
E. W. Allen
Theophile Papin
Papin
H. Markland Molson
Thornton Davidson
James Baxter
Q. Baxter
H. J. Allison
Arthur Peanchen
Queen’s Own Rifles
Toronto
Mark Fortune
Graham
Winnipeg
Davidson
Montreal Stock Exchange
Justice Davidson
President Hays
Hays
Miss Hays
Cologne
Ford
Miulhens
Glockengasse
o/R. Ger
U. S
Mathens & Kropff
Quaker City
New England
Mr. and
Mrs. E. N. Kimball
Edwin N. Kimball
Mr. Kimball
Hallet & Davis Piano Company
Mrs. Kimball
Cedric
Mediterranean
Naples
Switzerland
Boston Athletic Association
Eustis
White
Nelson D. White & Son
Dorchester
Timothy J. McCarthy
Nelson Street
McCarthy
Annie
Mildred
Justin
Edmund
Brendon
H. H. Hilliard
No. Sta
New
Hubert H. Hilliard
Percival W. White
Winchendon
Richard F. White
J. M. Brown
Acton
Central Street
Arthur W. Newell
Madeline Newell
Marjorie Newell
Leexing
Willow
Ostrich
Transvaal
Ostrich Feather Co
Temple Place
North Sta. Earest
Co Fi
Siegel
Mr. Siegel
SOL
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