Rothschild hid the dog until the following morning when those on Lifeboat 6 were rescued by the RMS Carpathia. Another Pomeranian: owned by Martin and Elizabeth Jane Rothschild.Harper said, “There seemed to be lots of room, and nobody made any objection.” Joseph Edgette, a historian at Widener University and curator of a museum exhibit about the Titanic, Mr. The couple and their dog were on Lifeboat 3. Sun Yat Sen: a Pekingese belonging to Myra and Henry S.Her owner took Lady, wrapped in a blanket, aboard Lifeboat 7. Lady: a Pomeranian purchased by Margaret Bechstein Hays, in Paris. They were taken into lifeboats by their owners, most likely wrapped in blankets or tucked under a coat. The three dogs that survived had a few things in common: they were being kept in staterooms, not in the kennel, and they were tiny. Aside from the kenneled dogs, some first-class passengers kept pets in their staterooms, with the crew turning a blind eye. There was even an informal dog show scheduled for April 15, which, sadly, never took place. The Titanic was equipped with a first-rate kennel and the dogs were well-cared for, including daily exercise on deck. The ship carried at least twelve dogs, only three of which survived.įirst-class passengers often traveled with their pets. More than 1500 people died in the disaster, but they weren’t the only casualties. Whether you learned about it in history class or, at the very least, from the iconic movie of the same name, there are very few people who don’t know the story of the RMS Titanic, the luxury ocean liner that sank in the North Atlantic Ocean on April 15, 1912.
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