Postal Clerks
The Titanic's five postal clerks—two British, three American—were charged with the supervision and processing of all incoming and outgoing mail on board the ship. On the night of the disaster, the five postal clerks were celebrating Oscar Woody’s forty-fourth birthday. After the ship hit the iceberg, Jago Smith was sent to report to Captain Smith on the mailroom's conditions, confirming the knowledge that the ship was sinking. The five clerks set themselves to the task of attempting to save the 200 registered mail sacks by hauling them to the upper decks, with little thought of their own safety.
| Name | Age | Hometown | Boarded | Position | Lifeboat | Body |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gwinn, Mr. William Logan | 37 | New York City, USA | Southampton | Postal Clerk | -- | -- |
| March, Mr. John Starr | 50 | Newark, New Jersey, USA | Southampton | Postal Clerk | -- | 225MB |
| Smith, Mr. John Richard "Jago" | 35 | Truro, England | Southampton | Postal Clerk | -- | -- |
| Williamson, Mr. James Bertram | 35 | Dublin, Ireland | Southampton | Postal Clerk | -- | -- |
| Woody, Mr. Oscar Scott | 44 | Clifton, Virginia, USA | Southampton | Postal Clerk | -- | 167MB |
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Famous quotes containing the words postal and/or clerks:
“This is the Night Mail crossing the Border,
Bringing the cheque and the postal order,
Letters for the rich, letters for the poor,
The shop at the corner, the girl next door.”
—W.H. (Wystan Hugh)
“The Landlord is a gentleman ... who does not earn his wealth. He has a host of agents and clerks that receive for him. He does not even take the trouble to spend his wealth. He has a host of people around him to do the actual spending. He never sees it until he comes to enjoy it. His sole function, his chief pride, is the stately consumption of wealth produced by others.”
—David Lloyd George (1863–1945)