The great ship, arguably the largest and most luxurious of ocean liners, at the time of its launch, and to date, the most famous, measuring some 883 feet from stern to bow, a maximum breadth of 92.5 feet, and a height of 175 feet from the top of its funnels to the keel, sailed out of the Southampton harbor in England. The moment was finally here. That memorable event began in the early afternoon of Wednesday, April 10, 1912. The liner’s much discussed, and long awaited maiden voyage had begun.
The ship’s departure out of the harbor, however, was not a smooth one. One would not have expected such a commencement from a touted and anticipated event as this. The first minute or so of the voyage was scary, if not terrifying for some passengers, as the great ship,
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From Henry’s point of view, the ship's exterior was something to behold. While observing the external beauty of the ship, Henry wondered about the interior. The manufacturers and the decorators did not disappoint him. The ship had luxury written all over it.
As an elated Henry boarded the ship, he felt lucky. Fortuitous, in a sense that, he was a part of this historic occasion: the maiden voyage of the RMS Titanic.
Indeed, a lucky man he was, as the tickets he had bought for himself, his wife and two young daughters, to travel to the Caribbean, were originally for a different liner. Disagreeing with that ship's policy of not allowing children in the dining hall, Henry was, therefore, transferred to the Titanic, which would take him to New York City. From there, Henry and his family would board another vessel to the Caribbean.
As far as Henry could discern, he was the only colored man who had the opportunity of traveling on the Titanic’s maiden voyage. Hence, he had reason to be proud. A grateful Henry looked skyward and thanked his creator for having such an honor bestowed on