The most unfortunate passenger of the Titanic – the incredible reason forced him to board the fatal ship

After 113 years a ticket to the third deck of the Titanic was discovered, found on the body of a passenger on the fatal ship due to an unexpected misfortune. The object belonged to Ernest Tomlin and is part of a stunning, unpublished record of documents related to himself and the tragedy of the Titanic, which his family has retained over the years. Ernest had initially purchased a third -place ticket for RMS Adriatic, but was transferred to the Titanic, which was on the way to New York on his maiden trip from Southampton, along with other passengers due to a miners’ strike. The change of the ship is evidenced by the Ernest Health Card, which was taken by third -place passengers when boarding the luxury ship. The card shows the name of Adriatic deleted and replaced with the Titanic. According to the Daily Mail from his body, two dollar banknotes were also recovered […]
Source: News Beast

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