[Asmodeus]

The Titanic

[dd5339]

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[cubreporter]

This story is almost overwhelming. This is truly humanity at its finest!!

[Congressman Billybob]

What a beautiful story, especially the last line, where his grand-niece when asked if he should be brought back to Finland, says he should stay in Halifax, because "They took care of him for 90 years." There is more love and respect and honor in this simple story than there was in all 20,000 of the rompin' stompin' "mourners" for Paul Wellstone in Minnesota, last week.

Congressman Billybob

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[pabianice]

Rest in peace, little baby...

[workerbee]

A Finnish survivor had told Schleifer's grandmother that Maria was offered a seat in one of the Titanic's lifeboats. "But she refused to leave the boat only with Eino, while her four other children were still in another part of the boat," Schleifer said.

It's hard sometimes to think of "Titanic" as anything but movie FX, then you get stopped in your tracks by something like this.

Thanks for the post.

[VOA]

This is a very cool story, and I like it as a history enthusiast.

At the same time, I can't help wondering how many rape-kits sit with unanalyzed DNA
samples...while some long-dead child draws this sort of effort.

OK, I'll slip out of curmudgeon mode and admit...maybe this sort of story is
meritorious as it raises the consciousness of the general public about DNA foresnics to
solve all sorts of mysteries, be they historical or criminal.

[SunkenCiv]

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