The Life and Mystery of First Officer William Murdoch
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1. Author's Accounts 2. Suicide Witnesses 3. Alternative Accounts 4. Circumstantial Evidence


Suicide Witnesses:

1. John Collins 2. Charlotte Collyer 3. Eugene Daly 4. Peter Dennis Daly 5. Robert Williams Daniel 6. Dr Washington Dodge 7. Edward Arthur Dorking 8. Miss Laura Francatelli 9. Carl Olof Jansson 10. James Robert McGough 11. J.R. Moody 12. Oscar Wilhelm Olsson 13. George Rheims 14. Albert Smith 15. Victor Sunderland 16. Frederick Toppin 17. Thomas Arthur Whiteley 18. Mrs Eleanor Widener 19. Charles Wilhelms 20. Charles Williams 21. Jack Williams 22. Two anonymous crew 23. Anonymous person 24. Other Witnesses

Anonymous person


“Chief Officer Wilde stood on the bridge after the collision. He raised his arm and shot himself. He dropped where he stood.."

Bill Wormstedt’s Shots in the Dark adds a further anonymous account, which is notable for being the only that refers to Chief Officer Wilde by name. It was published in the News of the World, April 21, 1912:

“Chief Officer Wilde stood on the bridge after the collision. He raised his arm and shot himself. He dropped where he stood.”

Since William Murdoch was Chief Officer of Titanic before Henry Wilde and many still called Murdoch “Chief Officer” after the disaster, Bill Wormstedt comments that although mentioning Wilde by name, “it could also be referring to Murdoch”. (12.)


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