Name: Miss Laura Mabel Francatelli 
Age: 31 years 
Last Residence: in London London England 
Occupation: Secretary 
1st Class passenger 
First Embarked: Cherbourg on Wednesday 10th April 1912 
Ticket No. 17485 , £56 18s 7d 
Cabin No.: E36 
Rescued (boat 1) 
Disembarked Carpathia: New York City on Thursday 18th April 1912 
Died: Friday 2nd June 1967 
Cause of Death: Cerebral Thrombosis

Miss Laura Mabel Francatelli, 30, was born in London. Miss Francatelli had a sister, J. Francatelli, who lived at Chez nous, Strathbrook, London.
She boarded the Titanic at Cherbourg as secretary to Lady Duff-Gordon. Her ticket number was PC 17485 ("Mrs Morgan"). She occupied cabin E-36. She and Lady Duff Dordon were rescued in Emergency Lifeboat 1, later titled in the press the "millionaires boat". On the Carpathia a photo of her was taken together with all but one of the occupants of the lifeboat.
Laura Mabel Francatelli married to hotelier Max Haering and lived in Switzerland for a time, she died in London on 2 June 1967.
Travelling Companions (on same ticket)
Lucy Christiana, Lady Duff Gordon

References and Sources

Contract Ticket List, White Star Line 1912 (National Archives, New York; NRAN-21-SDNYCIVCAS-55[279]) List or Manifest of Alien Passengers for the United States Immigration Officer At Port Of Arrival (Date: 18th-19th June 1912, Ship: Carpathia) - National Archives, NWCTB 85 T715 Vol 4183
Judith Geller (1998) Titanic: Women and Children First. Haynes. ISBN 1 85260 594 4 

Credits
Robert L. Bracken, USA
Michael A. Findlay,USA
Phillip Gowan, USA
Hermann Söldner, Germany

Name: Lucy Christiana, Lady Duff Gordon (Mrs Morgan) (née Sutherland) Born: Saturday 13th June 1863 Age: 48 years Last Residence: in London London England Occupation: Dressmaker / Couturière 1st Class passenger First Embarked: Cherbourg on Wednesday 10th April 1912 Ticket No. 17485 , £56 18s 7d Cabin No.: A20 Rescued (boat 1) Disembarked Carpathia: New York City on Thursday 18th April 1912 Died: Saturday 20th April 1935 Cause of Death: Pneumonia Buried: Brookwood Cemetery London London England Lady Duff-Gordon (Lucy Christiana Sutherland), 48, was born on 13 June 1863 1, the daughter of Douglas Sutherland, a Toronto engineer. Her sister was Elinor Glyn, the writer. She would later write that she had been christened 'Lucy Christiana' but that 'all my intimate friends have known me as Christiana'. 2 (© Lake, London 1932 / Courtesy of Alan Hustak, Canada) She was first married, at age 18, to James Stuart Wallace by whom she had a child. 3 They were divorced in 1888 4 and she was left virtually penniless. 5 In order to make some money to support herself and her child she set up a dressmaking business. In 1894 she rented a shop and workspace at 24 Old Burlington Street, London, between Bond Street and Regent Street. 6'Maison Lucile' was a success and the 'personality' dresses of 'Lucile' were immediately popular. Each design was unique which enhanced their appeal. In 1897 new, larger premises were purchased at 17 Hanover Square. 7 By 1900 the firm had become one of the great couture houses of London under the name 'The Maison Lucile.' Her clientele included Margot Asquith and the Duchess of York (later Queen Mary). 8 In 1910 she opened a branch of Lucile Ltd. in New York. A further salon was established in Paris in 1912 9, and in 1915 a branch in Chicago expanded the empire. 10 Tea gowns and garden frocks, London Salon, 1912 Negligée and robe, 1910 Tea gowns, 1910 (Victoria & Albert Museum London) Evening dress, 1912 Style Show, Paris Salon, 1914 Courtesy of Randy Bryan Bigham, USA The business was a success but feeling she was not skilled in financial matters, Lucy took on Sir Cosmo Duff-Gordon as a partner in a shrewd business move. In 1900 they were married. 11 Partly because 'Lucile' travelled so much, they rarely lived together. Between 1906 and 1914 they had a home at 22 Lennox Gardens, Knightsbridge.12 Lucile's Paris address was 14 Avenue du Bois de Boulogne while she also had a summer villa, 'Pavillon Mars' at 4 rue d'Angivillers, Versailles, only about half a mile from the palace. 13 She had no residence in the United Sates and usually stayed at the Waldorf-Astoria, the Ritz-Carlton or the Plaza. 14 Aside from the financial security her husband gave her, Lady Duff-Gordon would later explain how her aristocratic connections would prove more acceptable at Court (i.e. before the Queen) than before when she was merely a dressmaker, although she was never really accepted at Court because of her divorce. 15 22 Lennox Gardens, Knightsbridge Sir Cosmo and Lady Duff-Gordon at Pavillon Mars in 1914 'Pavillon Mars' Versailles Courtesy of Randy Bryan Bigham, USA In her autobiography she related how she had not planned to sail on the Titanic but urgent business in New York forced her to take the first available ship.16 The Duff-Gordons boarded the Titanic at Cherbourg. Accompanying them was Lady Duff-Gordon's maid, Laura Mabel Francatelli. Lady Duff-Gordon and Ms Francatelli travelled first class under the same ticket (#17485 which cost £56 18s 7d), 17. Sir Cosmo occupied cabin A-16, Lady Duff-Gordon was in cabin A-20 and Ms Francatelli was in E-36. 18 For some reason the Duff-Gordons signed onto the ship as Mr and Mrs Morgan. The first days of the crossing were uneventful. Like everyone else I was entranced by the beauty of the liner. I had never dreamed of sailing in such luxury ... my pretty little cabin, with its electric heater and pink curtains, delighted me, so that it was a pleasure to go to bed. Everything about this lovely ship reassured me. I remember that last meal on Titanic very well. We had a big vase of beautiful daffodils on the table, which were as fresh as if they had just been picked. Everyone was very gay, and at a neighbouring table people were making bets on the probable time of this record breaking run. Various opinions were put forward, but none dreamed that Titanic would make her harbour that night ... I had been in bed for about an hour and the lights were all out, when I was awakened by a funny, rumbling noise. It was like nothing I had ever heard before. It seemed as if some giant hand had been playing bowls, rolling the great balls along. Then the boat stopped. 19 Lady Duff-Gordon and her husband were rescued in lifeboat 1 which carried only 12 people despite having a capacity of 40. 20 Photograph from the Frank Blackmarr collection, unfortunately it is blurred, of the occupants of Emergency Lifeboat 1. Left to Right, Standing: George Symonds, Laura Francatelli, Lucy Duff Gordon, Cosmo Duff Gordon, Abraham Salomon, Charles Hendrickson, Henry Stengel. Left to right Seateed: Robert Pusey (?), Edward Horswell, Samuel Collins, James Taylor (?), Frederick Sheath (?). Courtesy of Randy Bryan Bigham, USA On 22 April Lady Duff-Gordon sent a telegram to her family to tell them she was safe. Courtesy of Estate of Earl Halsbury The couple subsequently testified at the British Inquiry into the sinking; they were the only passengers who were called to testify. It was Ladies' Day at the Titanic inquiry yesterday. Expectations of hearing more about the strange tales of 'the Money Boat' had excited keen interest in the day's proceedings, and the prospect of seeing Sir Cosmo and Lady Duff-Gordon in Court relating their version of the incidents of that tragic vigil in mid-ocean was a compelling attraction to the fair and always curious sex. From floor to topmost gallery the Scottish Hall was thronged. Mrs Asquith was an early comer, Miss Ismay, sister of the much-talked of chairman of the White Star Line, was an interested auditor. The Duff-Gordons were in court at 10.30 a.m., and took their seats at the outer end of the first row of advocates. Sir Cosmo was wearing a black frock coat and light striped trousers, and Lady Duff-Gordon, who is, of course, familiar to the West End as Mme Lucille, the Court costumier, was in black with a cloak faced with purple. 21 Following the Inquiry the couple returned to their business. Sir Cosmo died in 1931 and in 1932 Lady Duff-Gordon published her memoirs, Discretions and Indiscretions. 6 villas-on-the-Heath, Hampstead Courtesy of Randy Bryan Bigham, USA From 1932–35 Lady Duff-Gordon, her business collapsed and living in straitened circumstances, lived at 6 villas-on-the-Heath, Hampstead, London. 22At the time of her death in April 1935, aged 71, she was living in a nursing home in Putney, London. 23 She and her husband were buried at Brookwood Cemetery, near London.   Courtesy of Randy Bryan Bigham, USA Travelling Companions (on same ticket) Miss Laura Mabel Francatelli Travelling Companions Sir Cosmo Edmund Duff Gordon Husband  References and Sources 1. Lord Halsbury''s papers (originally belonging to Esme, Viscountess Tiverton, LDG's daughter, & written in her hand). 2. Caroline Reynolds Millbank: (1985) Couture: The Great Designers. Stewart, Tabori and Chang, New York 3. Daily Sketch, 22 April 1935 4. Lady Duff-Gordon (1932) Discretions and Indiscretions. Frederick A. Stokes and Company., New York 5. Caroline Reynolds Millbank (1985) op.cit. 6. ibid. 7. Jane Ashelford (1996) The Art of Dress. The National Trust 8. Caroline Reynolds Millbank (1985) op.cit. 9. Randy Bryan Bigham, Correspondence with Editor 10. The firm later relocated to 23 Hanover Square, London 11. Jane Ashelford (1996) op. cit. 12. Caroline Reynolds Millbank (1985) op.cit. 13. Randy Bryan Bigham, op.cit. 14. The New York salon was based at 17 W. 36th St. (later 39 W. 57th St.), New York 15. The Paris Salon was situated on rue de Penthièvres 16. Randy Bryan Bigham, op. cit. 17. Caroline Reynolds Millbank (1985) op.cit. 18. Randy Bryan Bigham, op. cit. 19. Sir Cosmo sold the house in 1916. 20. Randy Bryan Bigham, ibid. 21. Pavillon Mars, Versailles was owned between 1912 and 1920 22. Randy Bryan Bigham, ibid. 23. Source not identified 24. Randy Bryan Bigham, op. cit. 25. Her New York premises were moving to 39 W. 57th St. The establishment opened on 8 May 1912. 26. Contract Ticket List, White Star Line 1912 (National Archives, New York; NRAN-21-SDNYCIVCAS-55[279]) 27. First Class Passenger List S.S. Titanic ("3rd Proof") ["Cave List"], Public Archives of Nova Scotia 28. Lady Duff-Gordon (1932) op. cit. 29. Lady Duff-Gordon''s account was written three days after she landed from the Carpathia in New York, but not published until 1932. 30. Peter Engberg-Klarström, Sweden, Correspondence with Editor 31. Daily Sketch, 17 April 1912 32. Randy Bryan Bigham, op. cit. 33. General Register Office Entry of Death 34. Daily Sketch (London), 22 April 1935Daily Sketch, 17 April 1912 35. Walter Lord (1976) A Night to Remember. London, Penguin. ISBN 0 14 004757 3 36. Wreck Commissioners'' Court, Proceedings before the Right Hon. Lord Mersey on a Formal Investigation Ordered by the Board of Trade into the Loss of the S.S. Titanic 37. General Register Office Entry of Death

Name: Sir Cosmo Edmund Duff Gordon (Mr Morgan) Born: Tuesday 22nd July 1862 Age: 49 years Last Residence: in London London England Occupation: Landowner 1st Class passenger First Embarked: Cherbourg on Wednesday 10th April 1912 Ticket No. 11755 , £39 12s Cabin No.: A16 Rescued (boat 1) Disembarked Carpathia: New York City on Thursday 18th April 1912 Died: Monday 20th April 1931 Buried: Brookwood Cemetery London London England Sir Cosmo Edmund Duff-Gordon, 49, was born on July 22, 1862 the son of Cosmo Lewis Duff-Gordon. Cosmo Duff-Gordon was educated at Eton and in 1896 he became the fifth Baron of his family estate (the baronetcy having been created in 1813). In 1900 Duff-Gordon married Lucy Wallace the eldest daughter of Douglas Sutherland. 'Lucile' who was the fashionable designer with a couture firm of which Duff-Gordon was a director. Cosmo Duff Gordon was a proficient fencer and represented Great Britain at the 1908 Olympics. Sir Cosmo and Lady Duff-Gordon boarded the Titanic at Cherbourg with ticket 11755 (£39 12s) Sir Cosmo occupied cabin A-16 and Lady Duff-Gordon cabin A-20. For some reason the Duff-Gordons signed onto the ship as Mr and Mrs Morgan. On the night of the sinking they approached First officer William McMaster Murdoch who was supervising the loading of the Emergency Lifeboat 1. Sir Cosmo asked if he and his wife could get in and Murdoch replied that he would be glad if they would. A few minutes later at 1:10 am Lifeboat 1 was lowered containing only 12 people of whom 7 were crew members. Photograph from the Frank Blackmarr collection, unfortunately it is blurred, of the occupants of Emergency Lifeboat 1. Left to Right, Standing: George Symonds, Laura Francatelli, Lucy Duff Gordon, Cosmo Duff Gordon, Abraham Salomon, Charles Hendrickson, Henry Stengel. Left to right Seateed: Robert Pusey (?), Edward Horswell, Samuel Collins, James Taylor (?), Frederick Sheath (?). Courtesy of Randy Bryan Bigham, USA After the sinking Leading Fireman Charles Hendrickson asked those in the lifeboat whether they ought to go back to help the people swimming in the water but Lady Duff-Gordon warned they might be swamped by people trying to get on board. Several of the men agreed that it would be dangerous to go back. Eventually Hendrickson was persuaded by Charles Henry Stengel's suggestion that they should head for a light that could be seen in the distance. So the twelve survivors set off while hundreds more were left dying in the water. As they rowed and the cries of swimmers began to die down tempers began to fray among those in the boat. They were still rowing towards a light but it got no nearer and hailing other boats brought no result. Stengel continually shouted directions until Duff-Gordon eventually told him to keep quiet. Meanwhile, Fireman Robert Pusey complained to Duff-Gordon that they had lost all their belongings (their 'kit) 'and that, in all probability, their pay would end when the ship sank, so the wealthy passenger offered all the men five pounds on their return. This was a pledge he would honour on board the Carpathia. Later Sir Cosmo would appear before a packed British Inquiry to defend himself against the accusation that he had bribed the men to secure his escape from the Titanic and that they were thus encouraged not to return to the scene of the sinking to rescue swimmers. Sir Cosmo Duff-Gordon died on 20 April 1931. At the time of his death he was living at 5 Alfredplace, South Kensington. He, and later his wife, was buried at Brookwood Cemetery, Near London.   Courtesy of Randy Bryan Bigham, USA Travelling Companions Lucy Christiana, Lady Duff Gordon Wife  References and Sources Board of Trade Hearings, Day 10 Testimony , Day 11 Testimony Daily Sketch, 17 April 1912 Walter Lord (1976) A Night to Remember. London, Penguin. ISBN 0 14 004757 3 Wreck Commissioners'' Court, Proceedings before the Right Hon. Lord Mersey on a Formal Investigation Ordered by the Board of Trade into the Loss of the S.S. Titanic

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Name: Mr Samuel Collins 
Age: 35 years 
Last Residence: in Southampton Hampshire England 
Occupation: Fireman / Stoker 
Engine crew 
First Embarked: Southampton 
Rescued (boat 1) 
Disembarked Carpathia: New York City on Thursday 18th April 1912

Mr Samuel Collins, 35, was born in Ramsgate, Kent.

When he signed-on to the Titanic, on 6 April 1912, he gave his address as the Sailors' Home, (Southampton). His last ship had been the Highland Laddie. As a fireman he received monthly wages of £6.

Collins was rescued in Emergency Lifeboat 1.

On 15 April 1939 Collins, together with Elizabeth Mellinger, Madeleine Mann (née Mellinger) and Emma Bliss met for a Titanic reunion dinner at the Royal York Hotel, Toronto.

Articles 
Toronto Star, 16 April 1939, Rescued by the Same Lifeboat Titanic Survivors United Again

Inquiry Testimony
(Courtesy of the Titanic Inquiry Project)
Board of Trade Hearings, Testimony

Available Documents
Crew Particulars of Engagement

References
Agreement and Account of Crew (PRO London, BT100/259)
Wreck Commissioners' Court, Proceedings before the Right Hon. Lord Mersey on a Formal Investigation Ordered by the Board of Trade into the Loss of the S.S. Titanic