Posted on 04/09/2012 10:51:08 AM PDT by nuconvert
April 15, 2012, marks the 100th anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic, the ship touted as unsinkable, during her maiden voyage from Southampton, England, en route to New York. Much research has been done on the passengers, crew, and the ship itself over the years. But little has been reported about one group of passengers -- the dogs of the Titanic. Many think of their pets as part of the family, and it's evident that that sentiment was as true 100 years ago as it is today.
Widener University, named for a prominent Philadelphia family that had three members on board, will honor the memory of that fateful voyage with an exhibit, a part of which will feature the dogs on board.
(Excerpt) Read more at news.yahoo.com ...
9 eaten, eh?
“I’ve heard a tale of a cat who survived the voyage. Do you have any knowledge of that?
Dr. Edgette: Crew often had at least one cat on board each ship to help keep the rat population down. It’s said that there was a cat with young kittens aboard the sea trials of the Titanic but when the ship arrived in Southampton from Belfast, she was seen disembarking. Up and down the gangplank she went, retrieving one kitten at a time that she deposited on the dock. She and the kittens quickly disappeared and it was later said that had some sort of premonition that the voyage wasn’t going to be a good one.”
Pet ping!
They “interviewed” one of the dogs on 60 Minutes in 1987 right before he passed away.
75 year old dog?
"For the last time, I'm NOT getting on that boat!"
I need to hug my King Charles Spaniel for poor little Lucy.
I had never heard the Great Dane story before. Hugging my Daisy. I don’t think I could abandon her either.
off topic but related to the federal reserve and the Titanic
http://jimstrutzin.hubpages.com/hub/Titanic-Conspiracy-and-the-Federal-Reserve
Here's that part from the article:
Crew often had at least one cat on board each ship to help keep the rat population down. It's said that there was a cat with young kittens aboard the sea trials of the Titanic but when the ship arrived in Southampton from Belfast, she was seen disembarking. Up and down the gangplank she went, retrieving one kitten at a time that she deposited on the dock. She and the kittens quickly disappeared and it was later said that had some sort of premonition that the voyage wasn't going to be a good one.
Also a ping to those on the RMS Titanic interest list for this story.
Above, a picture of some of the dozen dogs reported to be aboard Titanic.
Whoa!
I bet, if the kittens had been older, Momcat would not have been as protective. We can only hope at least ONE of our catz was/is a descendant of that brave Momcat.
Stalwart dogs, all. They would only have drowned if they had fought to the last breath.
Looks they were all terriers. *sob*
Methinks I know where the Viking Kitties came from.
Yepper. I found that my screen was suddenly blurry, reading about the doffs and kass. Or other fluffy fings.
Never thought of it before...my heart wouldn’t let me. :o[
They live with us, they love with us, they die with us. What did we do to be so blessed?
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