Mind-Bending Facts presents: interesting things that died along with the Titanic!

Nobody can forget about the tragedy that took place in the North Atlantic on the night between April 14 and 15, 1912. More than 1,000 people lost their lives, making this one of the biggest accidents in our world’s history.

A few days into its inaugural voyage, the Titanic sank to the bottom of the North Atlantic, taking with it thousands of pounds of food, hundreds of sacks of mail (containing seven million pieces of correspondence), cargo ranging from bales of rubber to Tiffany & Co. China, and several interesting items that belonged to its passengers, such as rare art, jewelry, reels of film, and priceless manuscripts.

Experts discovered some of the things that died along with the Titanic, and we’ll talk about them together. Buckle up; we’re going back in time. Let’s begin!

1. Joseph Conrad’s handwritten story

In 1912, collector John Quinn bought from the talented Joseph Conrad, writer of “Heart of Darkness,” a manuscript of a story called “Karain: A Memory.”.

Unfortunately, his handwritten story ended up being one of the things that died along with the Titanic, and since Conrad forgot to ensure it, he lost £40.

The writer wasn’t happy with his mistake, and as writer Frances Wilson says in her book “How to Survive the Titanic or The Sinking of J. Bruce Ismay, Conrad,” he was desperate for the money he lost.

After this tragedy being so annoyed by the devastating accident, he started writing essays about the giant ship’s sinking, in which he criticized everyone involved, including Ismay, the ship’s builders, the press, and the expert witnesses testifying at the inquiry.

2. Guiseppe Garibaldi’s autographed photo

An object that belonged to Milford, New Hampshire, stonemason Emilio Portaluppi, a second-class passenger, was listed by The New York Times under the heading “Strange Property Claims.” The object was a picture of Garibaldi that he had signed when he gave it to Mr. Portaluppi’s grandfather. He requests $3000 for the special photo.

The Garibaldi who was the main character in question was Guiseppe Garibaldi, a strong man known for being an Italian war hero.

While the signed photography was one of the things that died along with the Titanic, Portaluppi survived the accident, but the way he did it was rather weird.

Sources say that he was in bed in his cabin when the ship hit the iceberg. He realized that something wasn’t right, so he got dressed and left his room. We don’t know whether he wanted to jump on a lifeboat or if he was so panicked that he wanted to jump into the cold water as many other people did, but we know for sure that he ended up in the water.

He didn’t lose his temper, though, and he managed to cling to an ice floe and stay there for a couple of hours until a lifeboat came and rescued him.

What do you think about Emilio Portaluppi’s story? Keep reading to discover other impressive things that died along with the Titanic.

3. A gorgeous pink diamond

On that tragic night of April, many things died along with the Titanic, and all 705 survivors filed insurance claims for lost property, all of them worth over $1 million.

Charlotte Gardeza was a rich woman who was a first-class passenger from Germantown, Pennsylvania, and she filed the biggest claim on the list.

She stayed in the “millionaire’s suite,” enjoying all the best things that the ship had to offer, but only for a couple of days, unfortunately.

When the Titanic hit the iceberg and sank, Gardeza lost all her 14 trunks, which contained a bard or soap, 84 pairs of gloves, 33 pairs of shoes, a diamond necklace that was worth $13,000, a gorgeous pink diamond from Tiffany & Co., which was worth $20,000 at the time, and more than $70,00 today.

What can we say? All of her trunks ended up being part of the things that died along with the Titanic.

4. “La Circassienne au Bain”

“La Circassienne au Bain” was a gorgeous painting by French artist Merry-Joseph Blondelm, which was purchased by a rich Titanic first-class passenger, Mauritz Håkan Björnström-Steffansson.

The man was the son of an important pioneer in the Swedish wood pulp industry, and he got the painting just a few moments before he embarked on the ship.

Panicked by the accident, Staffensson jumped off a gunwale into a collapsible lifeboat that was being lowered to the sea, and in his attempt to save his life, he left the expensive painting behind.

“La Circassienne au Bain” became the most costly object to sink with the ship when he submitted a $100,000 claim for it. Unfortunately, Staffensson didn’t receive the entire amount he requested, and his luxurious pants will always be one of the things that died along with the Titanic.

Do you know any other things that died along with the Titanic? Let us know in the comments!

5. A 1912 Renault Type CB Coupé de Ville

You might be surprised to discover that the car in which Jack and Rose had their steamy moment was a real piece of cargo on the ship. That gorgeous 912 Renault Type CB Coupé de Ville was the only known vehicle brought on board.

William Carter was an automobile lover, the proud owner of those incredible Mercedes, who wanted to add the Coupé de Ville to his collection. He bought it from Europe while he was away with his family, their servants, and two dogs, and wanted to sail back to the US with the RMS Olympic, but their plans changed, and they went on the Titanic instead.

After he made sure that his wife and children were safely on a lifeboat, he and chairman J. Bruce Ismay, along with several officers, walked up and down the deck, desperately asking if there were any women and children left. They waited for a couple of minutes, and since no one answered, they embarked on Lifeboat C.

Fortunately, Carved survived the accident, but since his beloved car became one of the things that died along with the Titanic, he filed a $5000 claim for it.

6. William H. Harbeck and his lost reels

We’re almost done talking about these things that died along with the Titanic, but we can’t end today’s article without discussing the 100 reels that belonged to the great filmmaker William H. Harbeck.

He boarded the Titanic as a second-class passenger, along with a French model named Henriette Yvois, whom he claimed was his wife but was not. His luggage was quite interesting, with 110,000 feet of film, more than 100 reels, multiple cameras, and “a $10,000 contract with the White Star line to take moving pictures of the giant ship on her trip to America.

When he traveled around Europe in early 1912, Harbeck managed to get lots of videos of Alaska, British Columbia, and San Francisco after the 1906 earthquake, as well as of Yellowstone National Park. He didn’t only record scenes in numerous nations but also sold copies of his films.

As the book “Titanic and Silent Cinema” (which you should check out if you’re curious about the accident and the things that died along with the Titanic) says, there’s a possibility that he filmed the ship’s near-miss collision with another ship as it left Southampton. One passenger claimed that he saw an American photographer who was with a woman and filmed the incident as it almost happened.

Some people say that there’s a possibility Harbeck had his camera during the sinking, but we can’t tell for sure. Unfortunately, all of his hard work and long hours of filming became part of the events that ended with the Titanic.

But that’s not even the worst thing that happened, because on that sad night in April, the filmmaker also lost his life. His body and Harbeck’s true wife, Catherine, made a $55,000 claim for the missing footage.

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