![]() ![]() ![]() Her 2-year-old brother Bertram and her mother Georgette also survived.įor most of her life Dean had no contact with Titanic enthusiasts and rarely spoke about the disaster. Wrapped in a sack against the Atlantic chill, Dean was lowered into a lifeboat. Some people thought the ship was unsinkable," Dean told the British Broadcasting Corp. "That's partly what saved us - because he was so quick. He felt the ship scrape the iceberg and hustled the family out of its third-class quarters and toward the lifeboat that would take them to safety. The impact buckled the Titanic's hull and sent sea water pouring into six of its supposedly watertight compartments.ĭean said her father's quick actions saved his family. Four days out of port and about 600 kilometers (380 miles) southeast of Newfoundland, the ship hit an iceberg. Initially scheduled to travel on another ship, the family was transferred to the Titanic because of a coal strike. Her father had sold his pub and hoped to open a tobacconists' shop in Kansas City, Missouri, where his wife had relatives. Dean's family were steerage passengers setting out from the English port of Southampton for a new life in the United States. ![]()
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