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After that, his son William Henry Vanderbilt acquired his father's fortune, and was the richest American until his death in 1885. The Vanderbilts' prominence lasted until the mid-20th century, when the family's 10 great Fifth Avenue mansions were torn down, and most other Vanderbilt houses were sold or turned into museums in what has been ...
Vanderbilt was born in New York City, the third son of Cornelius Vanderbilt II (1843–1899) and Alice Claypoole Gwynne (1845–1934). His siblings were Alice Gwynne Vanderbilt (1869–1874), William Henry Vanderbilt II (1870–1892), Cornelius "Neily" Vanderbilt III (1873–1942), Gertrude Vanderbilt (1875–1942), Reginald Claypoole Vanderbilt (1880–1925) and Gladys Moore Vanderbilt (1886 ...
In late August 2018, several groups were vying for the right to purchase the 5,500 Titanic relics that were an asset of the bankrupt Premier Exhibitions. [319] Eventually, Titanic Belfast , Titanic Foundation Limited and the National Museums Northern Ireland joined with the National Maritime Museum as a consortium that was raising money to ...
In the first Titanic expedition since the Titan disaster last year, researchers found a statue that was a centerpiece in the ship's lounge. ... More than 2 million photos taken during the 20-day ...
Margaret Louisa Vanderbilt (1845–1924) who married Elliott Fitch Shepard in 1868; [7] they were the parents of Alice Vanderbilt Shepard and Elliott Fitch Shepard Jr. [8] Allen William Vanderbilt (1846–1847) who died at age 11 months. [9] William Kissam Vanderbilt (1849–1920) who married (1) Alva Erskine Smith [10] and (2) Anne Harriman ...
Lowe and his crew found four men still alive, one of whom died shortly afterwards. Otherwise, all they could see were "hundreds of bodies and lifebelts"; the dead "seemed as if they had perished with the cold as their limbs were all cramped up". [202] In the other boats, there was nothing the survivors could do but await the arrival of rescue ...
All 82 aboard the Connemara were killed, and only one crew member of the Retriever's crew of nine were rescued. 90 1965 Panama: Yarmouth Castle – The steamship's loss in a disastrous fire prompted new laws for safety at sea. 87 people were killed, three of the rescued passengers later died in hospital, bringing the death toll to 90. 90 1907
A Titanic rare dinner menu that recently sold for more than $100,000 has shed light on the lavish experience that those who could afford first-class enjoyed before catastrophe struck.