Harold Sydney Bride (January 11, 1890 – April 29, 1956) was born in London, England and later became the Junior Wireless officer on board the maiden voyage of the ocean liner RMS Titanic. The Titanic struck an iceberg at 11:40 PM April 14, 1912 and sank two hours and forty minutes later. Working with Jack Phillips, Bride helped inform Titanic's Captain Smith about the ships coming to Titanic's assistance. The next morning, after Titanic sank, Bride was rescued by the RMS Carpathia and despite being injured, helped the Carpathia's wireless operator transmit survivor lists and personal messages from the ship. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... January 11 is the 11th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1890 (MDCCCXC) was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Friday of the Julian calendar). ... April 29 is the 119th day of the year (120th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1956 (MCMLVI) was a leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... Motto (French) God and my right Anthem No official anthem - the  United Kingdom anthem God Save the Queen is commonly used England() – on the European continent() – in the United Kingdom() Capital (and largest city) London (de facto) Official languages English (de facto) Unified  -  by Athelstan 927 AD  Area  -  Total 130... This article or section is in need of attention from an expert on the subject. ... A postcard of SS United States. ... For other uses, see Titanic. ... April 14 is the 104th day of the year (105th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 261 days remaining. ... 1912 (MCMXII) was a leap year starting on Monday in the Gregorian calendar (or a leap year starting on Tuesday in the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... John George Phillips (Jack Phillips) (April 11, 1887 - April 15, 1912) was the Senior Wireless officer on board the maiden voyage of the RMS Titanic which sank on April 15, 1912. ... Captain Edward John Smith, RD , RNR (January 27, 1850 – April 15, 1912) was the captain of the RMS Titanic when it sank in 1912. ... RMS Carpathia The RMS Carpathia was a Cunard Line transatlantic passenger steamship built by Swan Hunter & Wigham Richardson. ...

Early history

Harold Bride was born in Nunhead, London, England in 1890 to Arthur Bride and Mary Ann Lowe. The youngest of five children, Bride lived with his family in Bromley. After primary school Bride decided he wanted to become a wireless operator and he worked in his family's business to help pay for training. He completed training for the Marconi Company in July, 1911. Working for Marconi, his first sea assignment as a wireless operator was on the Haverford and later worked on the Beaverford, the LaFrance, the Lusitania, and the Anselm. Nunhead is a place in the London Borough of Southwark near Peckham and New Cross. ... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... Motto (French) God and my right Anthem No official anthem - the  United Kingdom anthem God Save the Queen is commonly used England() – on the European continent() – in the United Kingdom() Capital (and largest city) London (de facto) Official languages English (de facto) Unified  -  by Athelstan 927 AD  Area  -  Total 130... 1890 (MDCCCXC) was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Friday of the Julian calendar). ... Bromley is the principal town in the London Borough of Bromley, England. ... This article or section is in need of attention from an expert on the subject. ... The Marconi Company Ltd. ... Year 1911 (MCMXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Saturday of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... RMS Lusitania was a Cunard Line ocean liner, sister ship of the Mauretania, that was built by the John Brown & Co. ...

RMS Titanic

In 1912 Bride joined the White Star Line ocean liner RMS Titanic as the Junior Wireless operator and assistant to John "Jack" Phillips at Belfast, Ireland. Stories have appeared that Bride knew Phillips before Titanic, but Bride insisted that they had never met before Belfast.^[1] The Titanic left on its maiden voyage to New York City from Southampton, England on April 10. During the voyage, from the wireless room on the Boat deck, Bride and Phillips sent out passenger's personal messages and received iceberg warnings from other ships. 1912 (MCMXII) was a leap year starting on Monday in the Gregorian calendar (or a leap year starting on Tuesday in the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... White Star Line logo and burgee. ... For other uses, see Titanic. ... John George Phillips (Jack Phillips) (April 11, 1887 - April 15, 1912) was the Senior Wireless officer on board the maiden voyage of the RMS Titanic which sank on April 15, 1912. ... WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates: 54. ... New York, New York and NYC redirect here. ... Southampton is the largest city[1] on the south coast of England. ... is the 100th day of the year (101st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... A deck is a permanent covering over a compartment or a hull[1] of a ship. ... Iceberg west of Ilulissat inlet, Greenland Iceberg, Tèmpanos, Patagonia, Argentina. ...

On the evening of April 14, 1912 Bride had gone to bed early in preparation to relieve Jack Phillips at midnight, two hours earlier than normal. The wireless had not been working earlier and Phillips was busy catching up on a back log of passenger personal messages being sent to Cape Race, Newfoundland. April 14 is the 104th day of the year (105th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 261 days remaining. ... 1912 (MCMXII) was a leap year starting on Monday in the Gregorian calendar (or a leap year starting on Tuesday in the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... Cape Race, Newfoundland Cape Race (46° 39′ 35″ N, 53° 04′ 20″ W NST) is a point of land located at the southeastern tip of the Avalon Peninsula in Newfoundland, Canada. ... For other uses, see Newfoundland (disambiguation). ...

The Titanic hit an iceberg at 11:40 PM that night and began sinking. Bride woke up shortly after and asked Phillips what was happening. Phillips said they struck something; Bride acknowledged Phillips and began to get ready to go on duty. Captain Edward Smith soon came in to the wireless room alerting Bride and Phillips to be ready to send out a distress signal. Shortly after midnight he came in and told them to request help and gave them the ship's position. Captain Edward John Smith, RD , RNR (January 27, 1850 – April 15, 1912) was the captain of the RMS Titanic when it sank in 1912. ... A distress signal is an internationally recognized means of obtaining help by using a radio, displaying a visual object or making noise from a distance. ...

Jack Phillips sent out CQD while Bride took messages to the Captain about which ships were coming to Titanic's assistance. However the closest ship to respond, the RMS Carpathia, wouldn’t reach Titanic until after it sank. At one point Bride reminded Phillips that the new code was SOS and jokingly said, "Send SOS, it's the new call, and it may be your last chance to send it." Later Phillips took a quick break and Bride took over the wireless. Phillips soon returned to the wireless room reporting that the forward part of the ship was flooded and that they should put on more clothes and lifebelts. Bride began to get ready while Phillips went back to work on the wireless machine. CQD, transmitted in Morse code as  - Â· - Â·    - - Â· -    - Â· Â·  is believed to be the first distress signal adopted for radio use. ... RMS Carpathia The RMS Carpathia was a Cunard Line transatlantic passenger steamship built by Swan Hunter & Wigham Richardson. ... Drawing of a captain and radio operator, titled The S.O.S SOS is the commonly used description for the International Morse code distress signal (· Â· Â· â€” â€” â€” Â· Â· Â·). This distress signal was first adopted by the German government in radio regulations effective April 1, 1905, and became the worldwide standard when it was... The bow is the foremost point of the hull of a ship or boat: the point that is ahead when the vessel is underway. ... It has been suggested that floatation suits be merged into this article or section. ...

The wireless power was almost completely out when Captain Smith arrived and told the men that they had done their duty and that they were relieved. Phillips continued working while Bride gathered some money and personal belongings. When his back was turned a crew member had sneaked in and was taking Phillips' lifebelt. Bride saw and grabbed the man while Phillips stood up and knocked the crew member out. The water was beginning to flood the boat deck as they ran out of the wireless room and Bride began helping remove one of the last two lifeboats, lifeboat B, off the roof of the officer's quarters. The crew was unable to launch the lifeboat before it was washed off the deck upside down; Bride was also washed off the deck and found himself under the overturned lifeboat. He swam out from under the lifeboat and climbed onto it and he and fifteen other men were able to survive on the slowly sinking lifeboat; however Phillips, who had also made it to lifeboat B, died before rescue came. Bride and the others on lifeboat B were later rescued by other nearby lifeboats and they slowly rowed towards the rescue ship, the RMS Carpathia, which had arrived on the scene. Severn class lifeboat in Poole Harbour, Dorset, England. ...

On the Carpathia, the seriously injured Bride rested, and later helped the Carpathia's wireless operator, Harold Cottam, send out the large number of personal messages from the survivors.

Post–Titanic

Bride, who had to be carried off the Carpathia because of his injuries to his feet, was met in New York City by Guglielmo Marconi and The New York Times which gave Bride $1000 for his exclusive story. Bride later gave testimony in the American and British inquiries into the Titanic disaster describing what iceberg warnings were received and what happened the night of the disaster. Guglielmo Marconi, Marchese, GCVO (25 April 1874-20 July 1937) was an Italian inventor, best known for his development of a radiotelegraph system, which served as the foundation for the establishment of numerous affiliated companies worldwide. ... The New York Times is a daily newspaper published in New York City by Arthur Ochs Sulzberger Jr. ...

In the American Inquiry Bride was also questioned about, while working on the Carpathia, ignoring requests for information about the disaster from the press and the U.S. Navy, which wanted to know the fate of President Taft's personal friend and aide Archibald Butt. Bride said that priority was given to personal messages and survivor lists over answering questions from the press and claimed that the Navy did not understand European Morse signals, which the Navy denied. The Marconi Company was accused of secretly setting up the New York Times interview with Bride and telling him and Harold Cottam to keep quiet until New York, but Marconi denied the accusations. Investigations were not pressed into the matter however, and Bride was considered a hero of the disaster.^[2] A selection of newspapers A newspaper is a publication containing news, information and advertising, usually printed on low-cost paper called newsprint. ... The United States Navy, also known as the USN or the U.S. Navy, is a branch of the United States armed forces responsible for conducting naval operations. ... William Howard Taft (September 15, 1857 – March 8, 1930) was an American politician, the 27th President of the United States, the 10th Chief Justice of the United States, a leader of the progressive conservative wing of the Republican Party in the early 20th century, a pioneer in international arbitration and... Lieutenant Archibald Butt in 1909. ... 1922 Chart of the Morse Code Letters and Numerals Morse code is a method for transmitting telegraphic information, using standardized sequences of short and long elements to represent the letters, numerals, punctuation and special characters of a message. ...

Despite being a key witness in the inquiries, Bride kept a low profile after the sinking. Before Titanic, on March 16, 1912 he became engaged to Mabel Ludlow, but broke off the engagement in September when he met Lucy Downie whom he married on April 10, 1920. During World War I Bride served as the wireless operator on the steamship Mona’s Isle and in 1922 he and Lucy moved to Scotland where Bride became a salesman. They had three children, Lucy in 1921, John in 1924 and Jeanette in 1929. March 16 is the 75th day of the year (76th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1920 (MCMXX) was a leap year starting on Thursday. ... “The Great War ” redirects here. ... Paddle steamers - Lucerne-Switzerland Left: original paddlewheel from a paddle steamer on the lake of Lucerne. ... Year 1922 (MCMXXII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar). ... Motto (Latin) No one provokes me with impunity Cha togar mfhearg gun dioladh (Scottish Gaelic) Wha daur meddle wi me?(Scots)1 Anthem (Multiple unofficial anthems) Scotlands location in Europe Capital Edinburgh Largest city Glasgow Official languages English, Gaelic and Scots1 Government Constitutional monarchy  -  Monarch Queen Elizabeth II... Year 1921 (MCMXXI) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar). ... 1924 (MCMXXIV) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar). ... Year 1929 (MCMXXIX) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Notes

1. ^ Lane, Allison and Parks Stephenson. Mr John George Phillips. Encyclopedia Titanica. Retrieved on July 23, 2005.
2. ^ Rutman, Sharon and Jay Stevenson (1998). The Complete Idiot's Guide to the Titanic. Alpha Books. ISBN 0-02-862712-1. 

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References

• Brynn, Aurora. Harold Bride: The Little Timex. Harold Sydney Bride: Junior Wireless Operator. Retrieved on July 25, 2005.
• Lane, Allison and Parks Stephenson. Mr Harold Sydney Bride. Encyclopedia Titanica. Retrieved on September 18, 2006.
• Lynch, Don (1993). Titanic: An Illustrated History. Hyperion. ISBN 0-7868-8147-X.