Volume 14 , Issue 17

100 Years Ago Today - April 23, 1912

n The Washington Herald, dated Tuesday, April 23, 1912, out of Washington, D.C., we found a photo of Maj. Arthur Peuchem and his family who survived the sinking of the Titanic.

The headlines read: "Reputation Saved By A Piece of Paper," going on to say, "All of whom were saved from the Titanic. Maj. Peuchem is an officer of the Queen's Rifles, of Toronta, Canada, and woes his life to the fact that he was given a place in one of the lifeboats full of women and children because he was an expert oarsman. He bears a signed statement from Second Officer Lighbody, of the Titanic, sustaining this fact, and adding a compliment to the major's heroism. This little piece of torn paper, on which the statement was written while in the lifeboat, is called by the major his certificate of life. Left to right in the photos: Miss Jessie Peuchem, Maj. Arthur Peuchem, and Mrs. Arthur Peuchem, lower right, Alan Peuchem."   |  View or Add Comments (0 Comments)   |   Receive updates ( subscribers)  |   Unsubscribe

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