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Rigel (dog)
Rigel was a large black Newfoundland dog who was said to have saved some of the survivors of the sinking of the RMS ''Titanic''. One account of the story was published in the ''New York Herald'', April 21, 1912, the other was the book ''Sinking of the Titanic and Great sea disasters'' by Logan Marshall, published in 1912. Story According to the narrative, Rigel was said to have been owned by William McMaster Murdoch, the First Officer of the . Murdoch died in the sinking, but Rigel swam away, and stayed close to one of the lifeboats ( Boat #4, in some accounts). When arrived on the scene looking for survivors, Rigel began to bark. The lifeboat had drifted under the bows of the ''Carpathia'', and was at risk of being run down, but the people in the boat were too exhausted to make themselves heard. Rigel's barks alerted Captain Arthur Rostron, who ordered the engines stopped and began the search for survivors. Everyone in the lifeboat was saved, and Rigel was pulled from the ic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Newfoundland (Black) From 1915
Newfoundland and Labrador (; french: Terre-Neuve-et-Labrador; frequently abbreviated as NL) is the easternmost province of Canada, in the country's Atlantic region. The province comprises the island of Newfoundland and the continental region of Labrador, having a total size of 405,212 square kilometres (156,500 sq mi). In 2021, the population of Newfoundland and Labrador was estimated to be 521,758. The island of Newfoundland (and its smaller neighbouring islands) is home to around 94 per cent of the province's population, with more than half residing in the Avalon Peninsula. Labrador borders the province of Quebec, and the French overseas collectivity of Saint Pierre and Miquelon lies about 20 km west of the Burin Peninsula. According to the 2016 census, 97.0 per cent of residents reported English as their native language, making Newfoundland and Labrador Canada's most linguistically homogeneous province. A majority of the population is descended from English and Irish settl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
