Dorchester Illustration of the Day no. 1764
We received news this week of far-flung descendants of Timothy J. McCarthy, a Dorchester resident who perished on the Titanic. Karen Killoren in Austin, TX, appeared in the video noted below, and her McCarthy cousins in Buffalo Grove, IL, called and emailed to get in touch with us. Timothy J. McCarthy and his family moved into 52 Nelson Street between 1908 and 1910, and the 1933 atlas shows that his family still owned the property at that time. The 1913 Blue Book still showed the residents at 52 Nelson Street as Mr. & Mrs. Timothy J. McCarthy.
There was an article in this week’s Dorchester Reporter about Timothy J. McCarthy who perished in the Titanic. Also there was a news video about Mr. McCarthy’s last letter before he embarked on myfoxAustin (see way below)
Dorchester lost a man when the Titanic went down
By
Patrick O’Connor, Special to the Reporter
Apr. 12, 2012
Timothy J. McCarthy: Perished in Titanic disaster. By the spring of 1912, Timothy J. McCarthy of Nelson Street in Dorchester was no stranger to trans-Atlantic voyages. The 54-year-old father of five had already made 22 journeys as part of his job as a buyer of stationery for the Jordan Marsh Co. – to see the rest go to this link:
http://www.dotnews.com/2012/dorchester-lost-man-when-titanic-went-down
Video from Austin, TX, tv – take a look at the video to see more pictures and documents
Titanic Victim’s Last Letter Sent 100 Years Ago
Updated: Thursday, 12 Apr 2012, 9:30 PM CDT
Published : Thursday, 12 Apr 2012, 9:29 PM CDT
It’s been almost a century since the Titanic sank in the Atlantic Ocean, killing nearly 1,500 people. One victim was Timothy McCarthy. His great granddaughter Karen Killoren has a letter he mailed to his five children just before he boarded the ship.
To see the rest, go to this link:
http://www.onenewspage.co.uk/video/20120413/884823/Titanic-Victim-8217-Last-Letter.htm
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