Anne Eliza Isham Died In The Titanic Disaster. But Not With Her Dog

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The Titanic had a kennel onboard. And there were many dogs in it that died in the sinking.

Did Anne own a dog? Was it on the Titanic with her?

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Anne Eliza Isham (January 25, 1862 – April 15, 1912) was a passenger aboard the RMS Titanic. She was one of four female first-class passengers to die when the ship sank. An unsubstantiated rumor states she died because she did not want to leave her Great Dane behind; a woman was reportedly sighted in the water a few days later with her arms frozen around a dog.

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Biography

Anne Eliza "Lizzy" Isham was born on January 25, 1862, in Chicago, Illinois, the first child of Edward Swift Isham, an American lawyer and politician from Vermont, and Frances "Fannie" Burch. Her father established a law firm with Robert Todd Lincoln, son of former US President Abraham Lincoln, called Isham, Lincoln & Beale in Chicago, Illinois.

Initially Isham lived in Chicago and was a member of the Friday Club and the Scribbler's Club. In 1903 she moved to Paris and lived with her sister, Frances Isham, who had married Harry Shelton.

Isham's brother, Edward Isham, lived in New York City and she was going back to the United States to spend the summer with him. She boarded the Titanic at Cherbourg Harbour on April 10, 1912.

Her cabin (C-49) was next to that of Colonel Archibald Gracie, although he did not remember ever seeing her. However, other passengers, such as Kornelia Andrews, her sister Mrs. John Hogeboom, and their niece Gretchen Longley, were acquainted with her, and even searched for her on the Carpathia after being rescued.

One story that has gained currency is almost certainly false. According to the unsubstantiated legend, a woman was said to have been in a lifeboat ready to lower when she was told that she would be unable to bring her Great Dane on board with her. She chose to get out of the lifeboat. A few days later, a passenger on a passing ship reported seeing a woman's body floating in the ocean and holding on to the body of a large dog. It was only in later years that Isham's name came to be associated with the story, as she was the only first class woman lost in the disaster whose whereabouts during the disaster were unknown.

There is no actual evidence for this story, however, as Isham did not even own a dog. She was one of four first class women who died in the disaster, and her body was never identified. A memorial to her was erected by her family in Vermont.

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Is the legend of Anne and her dog true? I don't know for sure. Do we believe the story from the passing passenger or were they mistaken or simply telling a tale that they made up? We will never know for sure. But I came across this list from a dog show that was to be held on the ship during it's voyage. This is somewhat strange as it dose list Anne and her dog. So, I guess, the legend of Anne and her great dane will live on after all.

The RMS Titanic's kennels were located on Deck F, just past the 4th funnel. On April 15, 1912, during the RMS Titanic's voyage, there was to be a small show of elite First Class pedigree dogs. An official count reports there to be 11 purebred dogs: