Giclee, Maritime, A Tribute to the Sinking of the Titanic - Daily Mirror, Newspaper Article, - 1912

"Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends".

Here is a tribute featuring Capt E.J. Smith (center), Mr Bride and Mr Phillips both wireless operators, Mr Jacques Futrelle a well known novelist, American Millionaires  Mr. Isidor Straus and wife, American millionaire John Jacob Astor and his young wife (the latter was saved), Captain A.H. Rostron of the Carpathia,, Mr Thomas Andrews, Major Archibald Butt, Mr D. W Marvin & Mrs Marvin.

Limited Archival Edition Giclee of 100, of the photogravure image tribute, in honor of the centennial remembrance.

Size of image  58 cm x  37cm (231/6 x 142/3 inches)

On April 20 1912 London's THE DAILY MIRROR issued this tribute to "Some of the many heroes of the terrible Titanic Disaster whose indomitable courage in the presence of death was the one consoling feature of the most awful shipwreck which has ever occurred in the history of navigation".It features rich and poor, husbands and wives, crew and passengers from both sides of the Atlantic. Five days after the tragedy the statistics were being posed on the Southampton White Star offices: of the 903 Crew predominantly local crew only 210 survived.1635 perished, among them being people of wealth and prominence.

Captain of the Titanic, Edward John Smith, R.N.R.

..."the veteran commander of the Titanic, who, it was first reported, shot himself on the bridge. It now appears that he met his death like a true British sailor. In the words of a survivor, he ' stuck to the bridge and behaved like a hero...He continued directing his men right up to the moment the bridge was level with the water"

Wireless Operators of the Titanic, Bride and Phillips

Mr Harold Bride, "of Shortlands, Kent, the junior 'wireless operator', who has been saved. Though suffering great paid as the result of injurie s to his feet, he went on crutches to the relief of the over-worked 'wireless' operator of the Carpathia [Harold Cattam]" (The Ship that rescued the survivors) Mr. Jack Phillips, "Senior 'wireless' operator. He sent calls for help, while his assistant, Mr. Bride, strapped a lifebelt upon him." Mr. Bride praised Phillips as "a brave man...and I shall never forget his work during the last 15 minutes"

A Great Love Story: Mr. Isidor Straus & Rosalie Ida Straus (nee Blün)

He was an American millionaire owner of Macy's Department Store. "He and his wife were both drowned, Mrs Straus refusing to leave her husbands side. According to the accounts furnished by survivors, this devoted couple went to their deaths together standing arm-in-arm on the first cabin deck".  It was reported that Mrs Straus was seated in one of the lifeboats and her husband was permitted to join her, declined. Mrs Straus climbed out, determined to be with her husband tot he last. Instead two of their servants took their places. Mrs Straus hand her maid the mink coat she was wearing to keep her warm. The servants both survived.

John Jacob Astor & his Second Wife Madeleine (nee Force)

"Colonel J. J. Astor, the millionaire, who was drowned, and his young wife, who was saved. Survivors say that after embracing his wife, Mr. Astor stood erect and , with a military salute, turned back to his place in the sinking vessel" The newly married couple had boarded the Titanic in France at Cherbourg on the 10th April. His body was recovered on the 22nd April and taken back to New York. He was the owner of the Astoria Hotel, that stood next to his cousin, William Waldorf Astor's hotel namesake, Waldorf.

Mr Thomas Andrews

Thomas Andrews was the nephew of Lord William James Pirrie, who owned the Belfast shipbuilding company Harland and Wolf, whom Thomas took up the role of managing director. His bother John was to become the Prime minister of Northern Ireland. He had joined  Harland and Wolf in1889 and by the late 1890s headed the repair department. His designs were innovative and showed great promise. He consequently went on the maiden voyages of all the ship's built by his firm, and the Titanic voyage was no different. "The Titanic's officers was he was heroic to the last". His body was not recovered.

Major Archibald Willingham Butt

He is noted here as being "an aide-de-camp to President [William Howard] Taft, who has been described as "thee big hero of the disaster...He quickly instituted a system to get the women off the liner, and he saw to it that the system was followed" said Mr. Daniel. Interestingly, he was returning from European retreat, after serving as a go-between in a spat between Taft and President Theodore Roosevelt, before an up-coming election.

Mr. Daniel Warner Marvin & Mrs. Mary Marvin [nee Farquarson]

Daniel Marvin was the son of the founder of the early motion picture houses of American Mutoscope and the Biograph Company. When he married Mary early 1912 the London Daily Mirror announced that it was the first ceremony to be "cinematographed". under his name in the tribute it reads he was drowned. "His wife, who was saved, said: 'As our boat shoved off he threw me a kiss, and that was the last I saw of him.'  The couple were returning home after a three-months' honeymoon trip to England". She went on and had there daughter, remarried resulting in another two children. She reportedly could not speak of the Titanic. May died in 1975.