by Steve Turner
Precognition Against Kate Hume for the Crime of Forgery. National Archives of Scotland, AD/15/14/46.
Trial Papers Relating to Kate Hume for the Crime of Forgery. December 28, 1914, National Archives of Scotland, JC26/1914/113.
Newspapers
“Action Against Dumfries Violinist.” Dumfries & Galloway Standard, August 9, 1913.
“Action Against a Music Teacher.” Dumfries & Galloway Standard, January 10, 1914.
“Action Against a Music Teacher.” Dumfries & Galloway Standard, January 28, 1914.
“Victim of Atrocity.” Glasgow Citizen, September 16, 1914.
“The Dumfries Atrocity Hoax.” The Times, December 29, 1914.
“The Atrocity Hoax.” The Times, December 30, 1914.
“Titanic Hero’s Father: Death of Mr Albion Hartley.” Colne & Nelson Times, January 9, 1934.
“Cherry Ward: Veteran Paris Based Freelance Journalist.” Press Gazette, July 9, 2004.
CHAPTER 16
Books
Morris, William Meredith. British Violin Makers. London: R. Scott, 1920.
Rattray, David. Masterpieces of Italian Violin Making 1620–1850. London: Royal Academy of Music, 1991.
Newspapers and Magazines
“Violinists at Home and Abroad.” The Strad, 1912, page 153.
“Titanic’s Bandmaster: Found with His Music Case Strapped to Him.” Daily Sketch, May 3, 1912.
“Titanic Violin Made for Wallace Hartley Plays in City.” www.news.bbc.co.uk, July 2, 2010.
“Wreck of the Titanic.” Liverpool Daily Post, July 2, 2010.
Sinclair, Fiona. “The Titanic Violin.” www.thewreckoftheTitanic.com.
NOTES
Chapter 1
1. There has never been agreement on the number of survivors nor on the number of passengers and crew aboard the Titanic. The lowest number of survivors usually mentioned is 705 and the greatest, 713. Five survivors are believed to have died on the Carpathia before reaching New York.
Chapter 2
1. I am grateful to author Patrick Stenson for this information that he researched in 1984 on behalf of Walter Lord.
2. Sharing the third floor of 14 Castle Street with C. W. & F. N. Black were four firms of architects, two merchants, two solicitors, a timber company, a quantity surveyor, and a shipbuilder.
3. The crossing was made in 4 days, 19 hours, and 52 minutes. The average speed was 23.99 knots.
4. After the sinking of the Titanic, it was thought best not to give the ship such a boastful name, and it was renamed the Brittanic. Launched in February 1914, it was sunk by a mine on November 21, 1916.
Chapter 4
1. I am indebted to David Powner, the son of Laura Kelsall, for this family story.
2. “L’amour dans la soie” is a quote from Balzac’s novel, La Peau de Chagrin, about the excesses of bourgeois materialism in which the main character, Raphael de Valentin, says he prefers love in silk as opposed to love in poverty.
Chapter 5
1. “Turn ye not unto them that have familiar spirits, nor unto the wizards; seek them not out, to be defiled by them: I am the Lord your God” (Lev. 19:31). “There shall not be found with thee anyone that maketh his son or daughter to pass through the fire, one that useth divination, one that practiseth augury, or an enchanter, or a sorcerer. Or a charmer, or a consulter with a familiar spirit, or a wizard, or a necromancer” (Deut. 18:10–11).
2. Like Yeats they were interested in the thinking of Madame Blavatsky (1831– 1891) who attempted to synchronize elements of Hinduism, Buddhism, spiritualism, and the occult and was a cofounder of the Theosophical Society.
3. William Ulick Tristan St. Lawrence, 4th Earl of Howth, died March 9, 1909.
Chapter 6
1. Jones was quite an entrepreneur. In 1884 he had made a name for himself as the first person to import bananas into Britain.
2. John Wesley Woodward also played with the Eastbourne Municipal Orchestra at some point before taking up employment with the Duke of Devonshire.
3. Emeric Hulme Beaman’s novels were Ozmar the Mystic (1896), The Prince’s Diamond (1898), The Faith That Kills (1899), and The Experiment of Doctor Nevill (1900).
4. Simon Von Lier later changed his name to Herr Von Leer to appear German but was forced to become Van Lier when war started in 1914 and the Grand was assuring its patrons that “No German, Austrian, Turk, or Bulgarian (either naturalized or non-naturalized) is employed in any capacity in this hotel.”
Chapter 10
1. No one can be certain how the accomodation was finally arranged but the original plans by Harland & Wolff indicated two cabins each capable of housing 5 musicians.
Chapter 11
1. Lightoller’s comment was made some years later. The term “jazz” didn’t come into use for another two or three years after the Titanic sinking, although music that would later be described as jazz was already being played.
2. The letters between Fred Vallance and Walter Lord are in the McQuitty-Lord Collection at the Caird Library, National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London.
3. “Nearer, My God, to Thee” first appeared in William Johnson Fox’s Hymns and Anthems (1841).
4. In the 1943, 1953, and 1997 films all named Titanic, the musicians are portrayed playing “Nearer, My God, to Thee” to the Lowell Mason tune “Bethany.” In A Night to Remember (1958) it is set to the Church of England’s favored tune “Horbury.” The 1953 film wrongly showed the musicians playing brass.
Chapter 12
1. It’s probable that the only reason Hume’s body wasn’t buried at sea as unidentified was because his bandsman’s uniform was mistaken for an officer’s uniform. Unidentified officers and first-class passengers were usually spared the indignity of being tossed back into the sea.
2. Andrew Hume appears to have wrongly assumed that his son was the bandmaster on the Titanic. Even after Hartley’s funeral he persisted in this mistake.
3. The sinking of troopship HMS Birkenhead off the coast of Cape Town in February 1852 was frequently alluded to in accounts of the behavior of the musicians on the Titanic. The soldiers didn’t play music as their ship went down, but they stood firm as women and children (the families of officers) were loaded into lifeboats. Out of 643 people on the ship, only 183 survived. The incident gave rise to the procedure of “women and children first” and the resolute behavior of the soldiers was referred to as “the Birkenhead Drill.” The story of the event was frequently used as an illustration of fortitude, duty, and selflessness and the British musicians would have been aware of it.
4. A partial list of memorials and their original locations: The Orchestral Association, 13–14 Archer Street, London (July 17, 1912); Philharmonic Hall, Liverpool (November 4, 1912); Parish Church, Southampton (January 3, 1913); Southampton Library, Southampton (April 19, 1913); St. Marks Parish Church, Dewsbury, Yorkshire; Dock Park, Dumfries, Scotland. In memory of John Law Hume, (May 31, 1913); Broken Hill, NSW, Australia (December 21, 1913); Grand Parade, Eastbourne. In memory of John Wesley Woodward (October 24, 1914); All Saints Church, Lime Walk, Headington, Oxfordshire. In memory of John Wesley Woodward; Albert Road, Colne, Lancashire. In memory of Wallace Hartley (February 17, 1915); Symphony Hall, Boston, Massachusetts; Memorial Bandstand, Stuart Street, Ballaratt, Victoria, Australia (October 22, 1915); St. Michael Street School, Dumfries, Scotland. In memory of John Law Hume; rue de Donzy, Cosne-sur-Loire, France. In memory of Roger Bricoux (November 2, 2000); place Royale 21, Spa, Belgium. In memory of Georges Krins (September 14, 2002); Beacon Hall, Wavertree Road, Edge Hill, Liverpool. Additionally there are blue plaques on two homes formerly lived in by the Hartley family—90 Albert Road, Colne, Lancashire, and 48 West Park Street, Dewsbury, Yorkshire.
Chapter 13
1. Giovanni Battista Guadagnini, 1711–1786.
2. Tomaso Eberle, 1727–1792.
Chapter 14
1. The German-made 1943 film Titanic was similarly used to attack the immoral capitalism of
Britain and America.
Chapter 15
1. According to David Rattray of the Royal Academy of Music, the Guadagnini, if in good condition, could fetch £400,000 and a similarly well-preserved Eberle, between £100,000 and £140,000.
2. She may well have been thinking of steward Thomas Mullin who attended St. Michael’s Street School along with Jock Hume.
Chapter 16
1. Judging by other songs written by F. V. St. Clair, he was Canadian. The words to “The Ship That Will Never Return” are:
(V. 1) A big ship left port on its first maiden voyage,
The world gazed in wonder and pride
Old England was proud of the ship and its crew,
Whose Captain was trusted and tried.
The ship was a city of splendour and light,
Its rich and its poor side by side,
But when the shock came and the vessel went down
Rich man and poor man like Englishmen died.
(Chorus) Oh the ship that will never return
The ship that will never return
Brave words were spoken and brave hearts were broken
Ah, here’s where true love you discern
Mothers they sobbed in prayer
As they parted from loved ones there
Husbands and sons, brave hearted ones,
On the ship that will never return.
(V. 2) Titanic its name and Titanic its size,
O’er the waves of the ocean she rode,
Four days had gone by since she’ d left the old land,
With over two thousand aboard.
And then came the crash in the dead of the night,
But none on that ship were dismayed,
They trusted the Captain, they trusted the crew,
And even the women they were not afraid.
(V. 3) “Be British” the Captain cried out from the bridge
“Be British” and British were they,
The women and children the first for the boats—
And the sailors knew how to obey;
As long as old England sends ships over sea
The deeds of that night she’ ll recall
When rich man and poor man went down side by side
Where rank made no difference for Death levelled all.
PICTURE CREDITS
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Collection Bricoux Family/ Olivier Mendez: ♣, ♦, ♥, ♠
Robert McDougall Collection: ♣, ♦, ♥
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David Powner: ♣
Graham Osborn: ♣, ♦ (bottom), ♥, ♠, †, ‡
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Jeanette Woodward: ♣
National Archives: ♣, ♦, ♥, ♠
Mary Gambell: ♣, ♦, ♥
Lesley Chapman: ♣, ♦ (top and bottom), ♥
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ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Steve Turner’s previous books include A Hard Day’s Write: The Stories Behind Every Beatles’ Song, The Man Called Cash, Trouble Man: The Life and Death of Marvin Gaye, and Amazing Grace: The Story of America’s Most Beloved Hymn. He is the author of several collections of poetry and contributes interviews and travel stories to various British newspapers and magazines. He lives in London.
INDEX
Accademia Filarmonica di
Bologna, ♣
Adams, Sarah Flower, ♣
Adriatic, ♣
Akeroyd, Vasco, ♣
Albion House, ♣
“Alexander’s Ragtime
Band,” ♣, ♦
All Saints Church
(Headington,
Oxfordshire), ♣
Alston, Alice Mary, ♣
Amalgamated Musicians’
Union, ♣, ♦, ♥, ♠
confrontation with
Ismay, ♣
efforts to challenge
Blacks’ policies, ♣
fundraisers for
families, ♣
poster, ♣
American Federation of
Musicians, ♣
American shipping line, ♣
Amerika, ice field warning
from, ♣
Amundsen, Roald, ♣
Anchor shipping line, ♣, ♦
Andrews, Thomas, ♣, ♦, ♥, ♠, †, ‡, Δ
Arabic, ♣, ♦
Aragon, ♣
Argyle Theatre of
Varieties (Birkenhead), ♣, ♦
Armenia, ice reports, ♣
Astor, John Jacob, ♣
Austen, Jane, ♣
Austrian conductors,
British employment, ♣
“Autumn,” ♣, ♦, ♥, ♠
“Ave Maria,” ♣
Babler, Gunter, ♣
Bagshaw, George, ♣
Baldwin, J.M., ♣
“Ballet of the Roses,” ♣
Baltic, ♣
ice field warning from, ♣
Band of Hope (temperance
group), ♣
bandsman’s uniforms, for
Titanic musicians, ♣
Bank of British West
Africa, ♣
Baptie, David, Musical
Scotland, ♣
Bardac, Emma, ♣
Barkworth, Algernon, ♣
Barrett, Frederick, ♣
Beam, Mark, “The Band
Played ‘Nearer, My God,
Thee” as the Ship Went
Down,” ♣
Beaman, Emeric Hulme, ♣, ♦
novels, ♣n ♦
Bechtel, Grechten, ♣
Bedford, David, ♣
Beecham, Thomas, ♣, ♦
Beecham Symphony
orchestra (London), ♣
“The Bees Wedding,” ♣
Beesley, Lawrence, ♣, ♦, ♥, ♠
Belchier, Charles, ♣
Belfast shipyards,
reconfiguration, ♣
The Bennets, ♣
Berlin, Irving, ♣, ♦
Bernhardt, Sarah, ♣
“Bethany,” ♣, ♦, ♥, ♠n †
Bethel Independent
Methodist Chapel, ♣, ♦, ♥
Birkenhead News, ♣
Birkenhead , sinking, ♣n ♦
Bisset, James, ♣
Black brothers, ♣
business after Titanic
sinking, ♣
as Constant Spring Hotel
musical agents, ♣
impact of hiring
arrangements, ♣
legal case against, ♣
and musicians for
Titanic, ♣
salary statement for
Bricoux, ♣
Black, Charles William, ♣, ♦, ♥
absence of heirs, ♣
bill to Hume family for
uniform alterations
and cleaning, ♣
Clarke’s connection
with, ♣
efforts to raise money
for families, ♣
family background, ♣
knowledge of Titanic
plans, ♣
letters to parents on loss
of sons, ♣
as music director, ♣
musicians’ selection
by, ♣
musicians’ views of, �
��
portrait, ♣, ♦
unfair business
practices, ♣
will, ♣
Black, Elizabeth, ♣, ♦, ♥
death, ♣
Black, Florence, ♣
Black, Frederick Nixon, ♣
absence of heirs, ♣
description, ♣
family background, ♣
knowledge of Titanic
plans, ♣
musicians’ selection
by, ♣
unfair business
practices, ♣
will, ♣
Blackwell, H., ♣
Blavatsky, Madame, ♣n ♦
Blériot, Louis, ♣
Blue Riband, ♣, ♦, ♥
Bonnell, Caroline, ♣
Booth shipping line, ♣
Bordighera, College
St-Charles, ♣
Boston Musicians’ Relief
Fund, ♣
Boston Spa, ♣
Bournemouth, ♣
Brailey, Amy, ♣, ♦, ♥, ♠
Brailey, Lily, ♣, ♦
Brailey, Mabel, ♣
wedding to Percy
Hanson, ♣
Brailey, Ronald, ♣, ♦, ♥, ♠, †
employment, ♣
legal case against C. W. & F.N. Black, ♣
letter of thanks, ♣
relief funds received, ♣
request for
compensation, ♣
Brailey, William Richard, ♣
Brailey, William
Theodore, ♣, ♦, ♥, ♠, †, ‡
arrival on Titanic, ♣
aviation interest, ♣
birth, ♣
birthplace in
Walthamstow, ♣
body lost at sea, ♣
as boy soldier, ♣
as child, ♣
church connection, ♣
as composer, ♣
engagement, ♣
family lives after loss, ♣
father as clairvoyant, ♣
last activities before
departure, ♣
last thoughts, ♣
and music after
collision, ♣
in New York, ♣
bravery, ♣
Bricoux, Gaston Leon
