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Material INDEX ACKNOWLEDGEMENT No matter how much hard work and countless of hours are put into creating a book such as this, its ultimate success depends on more than the work a single individual. In particular, I would like to thank George Behe and Bill Wormstedt for their unflinching encouragement and support from the very start of this project. Not only did they both take many hours of their own time to painstakingly proofread this work, but they also provided me with many constructive ideas and creative suggestions along the way. I would also like to thank Dr. Paul Lee for sharing a scan of the original handwritten wireless log of the SS Birma with me, and for discussing the various entries that were written on it. His own book, The Titanic and the Indifferent Stranger, is extremely well researched and is highly recommended reading for any serious student of the Californian affair. Another resource of information worth mentioning was Dave Bilnitzer’s former website, “The Titanic and the Mystery Ship,” which examined various arguments put forth by various authors of the Californian affair, and allowed the reader to compare those arguments with verbatim extracts from the 1912 inquiries and other contemporary sources. In addition to the above, I would also like to thank Tim Maltin for providing me with copies of Almerian’s Greenwich Mean Noon Observations and Daily Journal forms for her April 1912 eastbound voyage that he uncovered, and for letting me include them in my articles and books. I would also like to thank Bruce Beveridge for allowing me to use his general arrangement plans of Titanic on more than one occasion in many of my publications, and to thank those in charge of the Dundee City Archives for providing me with a copy of the original design plans of the SS Californian for use in my research and published work. Finally, any errors within this work are, of course, entirely my own responsibility. Copyrighted Material INDEX Note to the reader: Listings for names and words that occur very frequently (e.g., Captain Stanley Lord, SS Californian, RMS Titanic, etc.) do not contain page numbers for all occurrences. Page number listings for these are by subject of interest groupings. Almerian, SS: 338-340, 345, 349, (voyage from April 3rd to April 25th) 351-367, 457-458, 498, 501, 504, (transcript of Almerian report written by Stanley Lord) 524. Ambrose Channel Light Vessel: 35-37, 267, 304, 509, 511-512. Amerika, SS: 281, 288, 291, 529, 534. Andrews, Thomas (H&W shipbuilder RMS Titanic): 145-148, 164. Antillian, SS: 25-28, 33, 175, 177, 282, 351, 353, 367, 451, 455, 522, 543. Arabic, SS: 108. Asian, SS: 369, 375, 394. Aspinall, Butler (KC): 127-128. Asquith, Herbert (council for the BOT): 90. Athenai, SS: 61, 288, 503-504, 529, 533. Baker, Fourth Officer William Henry (SS Mount Temple): 334, 336, 460. Balfour, Gilbert (Marconi inspector & wireless operator RMS Baltic): 266, 386, 395. Ballard, Dr Robert: 58, 300. Baltic, RMS: 61, 166, 173, 242, 254, 257-258, 281, 283, 369, 376, 385-387, 390, 394, 526, 535. Barkworth, A H (1st class passenger RMS Titanic): 320. Barnett, Master Mariner Thomas W (inspector MAIB): 174-175, 439. Barnish, Fourth Officer Geoffry (RMS Carpathia): 253. Barr, Captain James C (SS Caronia): 282, 540. Barrett, Leading Fireman Frederick (RMS Titanic): 102-105, 111-112, 144, 171, 323. Beauchamp, Fireman George (RMS Titanic): 104-105. Beesley, Lawrence (2nd class passenger RMS Titanic): 19, 51, 56, 77-78, 101, 106, 116, 154, 156, 261, 267, 269, 296, 395. Belfast Lough (Ireland): 90, 107. Bell, Chief Engineer Joseph (RMS Titanic): 143-144. Birma, SS: 254-255, 267-268, 321-322, 324, 332, 334, 349, (attempt at rescue) 369-396, 430, 504, (wireless log of) 525-526, 535. Bishop Rock: 21, 327. Bisset, Second Officer James (RMS Carpathia): 56, 212, 246, 253-254, 259-260, 264, 267- 270, 272, 295-296, 302, 394, 510, 512. Boston American, The: 286, 401-402, 411, 436, 451. Boston Evening Transcript, The: 398-399. Copyrighted Material 549 Boston Globe, The: 286, 398, 400, 457. Boston Herald, The: 403, 406, 436. Boston Journal, The: 403. Boston Light Vessel: 21, 397. Boston Post, The: 400, 402, 457. Boston Traveller, The: 398. Boston and Albany Docks (Boston, Massachusetts): 21, 397. Bowyer, George W (Trinity House Harbor Pilot): 34. Boxhall, Fourth Officer Joseph (RMS Titanic): 34, 39-47, 54-59, 62-63, 85, 87-90, 92, 97- 98, 109, 114, 117, 143-144, 148-154, 158-160, 162-171, 179, 181-183, 185, 187, 191,193, 215, 218-219, 222-224, 231-232, 245, 247-248, 251, 292, 300-301, 305-308, 313-314, 319, 321-322, 334-336, 342, 346, 399-400, 411, 418, 421, 424-428, 432-433, 451, 463, 465-466, 469-470, 473, 480, 500, 502-503, 512, 514. Bremen, SS: 99, 280, 298. Bride, Harold (junior wireless operator RMS Titanic): 146, 149, 166, 173, 182, 200, 282, 305, 307, 321. Bright, Quartermaster Arthur (RMS Titanic): 160, 163-164, 166, 168, 172-173, 463, 472, 515. Britannic, RMS: 210. British Board of Trade (BOT): 15, 17-18, 30-33, 90, 127, 191, 213, 337, 342, 345, 351, 353, 367, 384, 395, 413-414, 451, 456, 459-460, 462, 470, 480, 491-492, 522. Bucknell, Emma (1st class passenger RMS Titanic): 94-95. Buley, Able-Bodied Seaman Edward (RMS Titanic): 151, 418-420. Burton, Senator Theodore: 39, 92, 96, 166, 191, 322. Butt, Major Archibald (1st class passenger RMS Titanic): 312. Californian, SS: (navigation of) 21-32, (events during the Middle Watch) 118-141, (distance and bearing from Titanic) 174-186, (appearance during the night of April 14- 15) 213-230, (movements on the morning of April 15) 236-241, (movements following the departure of Carpathia) 272-275, (particulars of) 489-490. Cameron, James (film producer and director): 109. Campanello, SS: 374, 503. Canadian Pacific Railway Line: 204, 233, 272, 326, 328, 336-337, 349, 501. Cannon, Joseph L (wireless operator SS Birma): 268, 369-372, 379-381, 383-384, 390, 393- 395, 525-526. Cape Cod wireless station (Massachusetts, USA): 369-375, 380-381, 383, 393-394, 509- 510. Cape Race wireless station (Newfoundland, Canada): 119, 190, 256, 259, 266, 281, 291, 298, 300, 304, 328, 387, 394, 534, 536, 543. Cape Sable Island wireless station (Nova Scotia, Canada): 298,327-328, 374, 394. Caronia, RMS: 57, 61, 142, 247,254, 281-282, 369. Carpathia, RMS: (path to the rescue) 243-248, (pickup of first Titanic lifeboat) 249-250, (departure from the wreckage area) 256-265, (apparent time carried) 509-512. Copyrighted Material 550 Carter, William (1st class passenger RMS Titanic): 51, 165, 312. Cavell, Trimmer George (RMS Titanic): 115. Celtic, RMS: 310-311, 322, 369. Chapin, Howard (passenger RMS Carpathia): 64-65, 68, 248, 260, 267, 295. Cherbourg (France): 34-35, 66, 94. Cincinnati, SS: 369. Clarke, Captain Owen Percy (SS Mesaba): 283-284, 286, 298, 534. Clinton Daily Item, The: 399, 401, 411. Corinthian, SS: 282, 291, 327, 348, 367. Cottam, Harold (wireless operator RMS Carpathia): 246, 254, 257-258, 264, 266, 380, 385, 387, 390, 509-510, 512. Cotton Powder Company: 186, 423, 462, 466-468, 470, 472-473. Cunard Line: 142, 212, 243-244, 253, 256-259, 263-264, 266-267,301-302, 372, 379, 396, 507, 510. Cunliffe, Sir Robert Ellis (Solicitor to the Board of Trade): 18, 342-345, (June 11th memorandum to BOT) 521-523. Daunt’s Rock Light Vessel: 35-37, 39, 42, 54, 56-57, 304, 509. Dean, First Officer Horace (RMS Carpathia): 253, 509. de Coverly, Captain James (Deputy Chief Inspector MAIB): 174. Deutschland, SS: 281. Dillon, Trimmer Thomas (RMS Titanic): 51, 103, 166-167. Dunlop, C. Robertson (representative for the Leyland Line): 325, 337, 342-345, 353, 434, 458, 522. Durrant, John (wireless operator SS Mount Temple): 235, 237-240, 252, 328, 330, 333, 335, 343, 345, 347-349, 359, 361, 364-365, 368, 375, 377-378, 385-386, 394-395. Etches, Bedroom Steward Henry Samuel (RMS Titanic): 157. Evans, Able-Bodied Seaman Frank (RMS Titanic): 420. Evans, Cyril Furmstone (wireless operator SS Californian): 21, 26-27, 118-120, 127, 140, 190, 234-236, 239, 243, 254, 305, 331, 339, 377, 386-387, 394-395, 397-399, 403, 405- 408, 412, 414, 417, 422, 435, 527, 543. Evans, Lookout Alfred (RMS Titanic): 62, 81, 87, 514-515. Evans, Second Engineer J C (SS Californian): 527. Farquharson, Senior Second Engineer William (RMS Titanic): 517. Fastnet Light: 35-36, 56, 353, 535-536. Fleet, Lookout Frederick (RMS Titanic): 51, 59, 61-63, 68, 70-76, 79, 81-87, 93, 106, 108- 109, 112-117, 151, 166, 514-515. Fletcher, Senator Duncan: 68, 72, 153-156, 168-169, 247, 271, 305, 418-419, 469-470. Flynn, John (1st class passenger RMS Titanic): 95. Copyrighted Material 551 Foley, John (storekeeper RMS Titanic): 143. Foweraker, Albert Moulton: 204, 290, 296, 345, 422, 424-425, 430, 459, (analysis of Californian affair) 498-506, 530. Frankfurt, SS: 48, 58, 199-200, 235-236, 242, 252, 274-275, 291, 296-297, 300, 334, 369, 371, 376, 383-385, 394, 401, 404, 498, 502, 504, 525. Franklin, P A S (Vice President IMM Co.): 116, 176, 256-257, 264, 405-406. Gambell, Captain J T (SS Virginian): 30-33, 213, 235-236, 242-243, 252, 324, 457. Gibraltar (British Overseas Territory): 177, 244, 259, 509, 511-512, 536. Gibraltar, Rock of (shape of iceberg): 97-99, 298. Gibraltar, SS (wreckage sighting 26 April 1912): 280. Gibson, Apprentice James (SS Californian): 21, (events during Middle Watch) 120-142, 158-159, 169, 178, 181, 183-184, 186-188, 199, 210, 213-216, 218, 223-229, 232-235, 334-335, 397, 405-406, 409-414, 417-418, 423-425, 431-433, 436, 438-439, (written report to Capt.
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