George Graham's body was recovered by the MacKay-Bennett (#147).
It is clear that any recovered bodies were wearing life-jackets, and so
the cause of death is undoubtably hypothermia, from being in the water.
The Mackay-Bennet was a ship out of Halifax which collected most
of the dead.
| NO. 147 - MALE - ESTIMATED AGE 45
CLOTHING - Black overcoat; blue serge suit. EFFECTS - Memo book; cheque for $300.00; pocket book; credit book, T. Eaton & Co.; silver pencil case; fountain pen; pencil case; keys; gold watch; fob and locket; 7 shillings and 3 pence; $105.00; 2 pocket knives; 1 gold collar button. NAME - Geo. E. Graham. 91 Dundurn Place |
There were two funerals for Mr. Graham, one at the Broadway Tabernacle
in Toronto, and another at Harriston. The St. Mary's Journal of May 7,
1912 carried the following story:
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Funeral of the Late George E. Graham. One of the largest funerals ever witnessed at Harriston was held on Saturday upon the arrival of a special train from Toronto, bringing the remains of Mr. George Graham. The train was made up of five coaches, including The Eatonia, the private car of the company president, Mr. J. C. Eaton. It arrived at the CPR depot at 11 a.m. and from which the remains were conveyed to the Methodist Church, where services were conducted, after which the remains were taken to the Harriston cemetery. The floral tributes were beautiful and required special conveyances. All business in the town was suspended and the town flag was at half mast. |
In Winnipeg a memorial plaque to Graham was unveiled in city hall, and
the street that borders the south side of Eaton's store in downtown Winnipeg
was re-named Graham in his memory. Edith Graham never remarried, and when
she died on January 31, 1960, she wished to be buried beside her infant
son in St. Mary's cemetary. At the same time, the Graham family had George's
body exhumed from the cemetery in Harriston, and it was re-interred with
his wife's in St. Mary's.
Memorial Plaque
City Hall, 510 Main Street, Winnipeg, Manitoba
Erected by the People of Winnipeg in memory of Their Fellow Citizens Mark Fortune; John Hugo Ross; Thompson Beattie; Charles A. Fortune; George E. Graham; and J. J. Borebank Who with 1484 others lost their lives when the Steamship Titanic Founded in mid-Atlantic April 15, 1912 They died that women and children might live.
Documents
Record of Bodies and Effects: Passengers and Crew,
S.S. Titanic #147
References
Alan Hustak (1999) Titanic, the Canadian Story.
Véhicule Press, ISBN 1-55065-113-7.
Sources
Winnipeg Free Press, 17 April 1912
The St. Mary's Journal (Ontario), 18 April 1912,
9 May 1912
Acknowledgements
Alan Hustak, Canada
Arthur Merchant, USA>
Hermann Söldner, Germany
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