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| Edith Corse Evans | |
|---|---|
| Born |
September 21, 1875 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Died |
April 15, 1912 (aged 36) RMS Titanic (sunk), Atlantic Ocean |
Edith Corse Evans (born September 21, 1875 - April 15, 1912) was an American who died as a First Class passenger aboard the RMS Titanic on April 15, 1912. She was one of four women to die in First Class.
Life[]
Edith Evans was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to a wealthy family. She was the second daughter of lawyer Cadwalader Evans and his wife, woman's rights activist Angeline Burr Corse.[1] She had a sister, Lena Cadwalader Evans, who was a renowned painter.
A long-time resident of New York, unmarried Edith was a member of The Colonial Dames of America and a descendant of Andrew Hamilton. She had great interest in genealogical studies.
Titanic[]
On the evening of April 10, 1912 Edith Evans boarded the RMS Titanic at Cherbourg to return home from a family funeral in England.
When the lifeboats were first lowered, Edith Evans and Caroline Brown missed the opportunity to get to one in time. Another was prepared to set off at 2:09 am, which Evans and Brown reached. It has commonly been reported that there was not enough room for both of them in the boat so Edith persuaded Caroline to get in, even though Caroline repeatedly refused. However, Walter Lord stated in his 1955 book A Night to Remember that the boat was hurriedly lowered before Evans could get in. Additionally collapsible Boat D, the last functioning lifeboat, was not filled to capacity when lowered and was filled with about 30 people in a boat designed to accommodate 50. Its not understood whether or not Evans intentionally stepped aside before the boat was lowered.
Edith Evans went down with the ship. She was never identified among the recovered bodies.[2] On 22 April 1912, a memorial service was held for her at Grace Church in New York City, and a plaque was dedicated in her honor.[3][4]
References[]
- ↑ "New York Times obituaries" (PDF). New York Times. April 21, 1912. pp. 13. http://query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?_r=1&res=9B07EEDD1E3CE633A25752C2A9629C946396D6CF. Retrieved 2009-03-27.
- ↑ http://www.encyclopedia-titanica.org/titanic-biography/edith-corse-evans.html
- ↑ Laurel Graeber (8 April 2005). "Where Wolfgang Amadeus Meets Wolfgang Bigbad". New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/2005/04/08/arts/08fami.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss.
- ↑ Geller, Judith B. (1998). Titanic: Women and Children First. New York: W.W. Norton. pp. 34. ISBN 0-393-04666-4.