Alfred Nourney

Alfred Nourney, also known as Baron Alfred von Drachstedt ( born February 26, 1892 in Nijmegen, The Netherlands, † November 15, 1972 in Cologne, Germany ) was a passenger of the first class of the Titanic.

Life

As a passenger on the Titanic

Alfred Nourney, son of a German mother and a Dutch father, booked a ticket 2nd class, and went on 10 April 1912 in Cherbourg on board the Titanic. Shortly thereafter he was add credit at an additional cost of £ 38.00 in the first class cabin and moved into D38. He pretended to be a Baron Alfred von Drachstedt.

His obvious intention was to play for among the wealthy passengers of the first class as gamblers a lot of money. For this purpose he bought for $ 2,130.00 jewelry, walking sticks, suits and other stuff.

Its objectives can also include from a postcard, on the second day of the trip from Queenstown from his mother, Adele Wolff, sent in Cologne he: Dear Mother, I'm so happy on my first class! I know very nice people! A brilliant king! Mister Astor one of the richest Americans is on board! A thousand kisses, Alfred

On the journey Nourney sent two radio messages on land that, both were sent at 22.20 clock on April 13:

During the first radio message was addressed to his mother, the second went to a woman Jarkonska, Nourneys alleged girlfriend.

On the night of the sinking, he was playing cards in the smoking room when the ship collided with the iceberg. Nourney itself, as well as the two men were able to escape from 0:45 clock in lifeboat No. 7, the first boat that was left in the night to water and later rescued by the RMS Carpathia. One of there addressed to his mother remained unsent telegram: Wolff, Cologne Sachsenring: Titanic sunk! Rescued on board the Carpathia. Cunard Line. Fully medium and kleiderlos. Alfred.

After the rescue

Upon arrival in New York he returned from there a few weeks later by ship back to Europe. He settled down first in Paris and later in Bad Honnef. Was Nourney representatives at Daimler -Benz and the 1930 participants in motor sports racing, as well as a member of the Tennis Club ' Red-White " of Bad Honnef. He married and had two daughters.

In 1962 he was interviewed by the South German Radio about his experiences on the Titanic. The sound of the drowning man he described it, " like a siren ."

Alfred Nourney died at the age of 80 years in Cologne.

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