Thursday, December 1, 2016

Titanic Victim Margaret Rice-- Part 6: Charles Hays

A third Spokane, Washington, Titanic victim was Charles Hays.  He was director of the Grand Trunk Railway which had employed Margaret's husband William Rice in Canada.

He and his family also lived in Spokane and he was in England tending to railroad business.  His wife, Clara, daughter and her husband were with him.

They booked first class passage on the Titanic.  Charles Hays died, but the rest of his family survived.  His body was recovered, identified and buried in Montreal.

--Cooter


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