Third-Class Child Survivor Frankie Goldsmith
Nine-year-old English boy Frank Goldsmith boarded Titanic in Southampton. The family planned to settle in Detroit, Michigan, following relatives that had moved to the Midwest ahead of them. Young Frank quickly made friends with a gang of boys around his age. They would run around the ship, exploring corridors and peeking in on the firemen at work. Young Frank never felt the impact of the iceberg; his father woke him from a deep slumber. They made their way up to the Boat Deck after the main lifeboats were gone and the collapsible prepared for launch. They entered collapsible lifeboat C, lowering at 2:00 am. Forty-three people escaped on the collapsible, but Frank’s father did not sit among them, lost as the Titanic went down. No more boats would launch from the starboard side.