Emily Ryerson

Emily Maria Borie Ryerson (August 10, 1863 – December 28, 1939) was an American first-class passenger who survived the sinking of RMS Titanic on April 15, 1912.

[3] In the spring of 1912, Arthur took Ryerson, their youngest son and two of their daughters on a vacation to France and stayed in a house in Versailles.

Their holiday was however cut short when the family received the news that their oldest son and Yale student Arthur Larned Ryerson Jr had died in a car accident on 8 April 1912 in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania.

[4] Arthur immediately ended the vacation and booked first-class passage for himself, Ryerson, and three of their children—Suzette, Emily, and John—on the first America bound steamer he could find.

Ryerson also brought her maid Victorine Chaudanson and her youngest son's governess Grace Scott Bowen on board.

On the afternoon of April 14, 1912, fellow passenger Marian Longstreth Thayer invited Ryerson for a walk.

"[5] Ryerson and her family went to 'A' deck, where the lifeboats were being prepared to be launched, and stood there for "fully half an hour".

John was initially not allowed in; however, Arthur stepped forward and told Second Officer Charles Lightoller (who was loading the boat): "Of course, that boy goes with his mother.

The Titanic sank by 2:20 am and Arthur perished in the icy waters that night along with 1,500 other people, including 117 other first-class male passengers.

Ryerson, Suzette, Emily, John, Victorine, and Grace were rescued by Carpathia by 8 am, and taken to New York City on 18 April 1912.

The accounts of Forsythe trying to get from Peking to Chicago in the early weeks of December 1927 made the newspapers worldwide.

[14] In the 1997 James Cameron movie Titanic, Arthur can be spotted as a background character and is mentioned by name after Spicer Lovejoy (David Warner) discovers that Jack Dawson (Leonardo DiCaprio) had stolen Arthur's jacket earlier in the movie in order to disguise himself.