Titanic Post #4

April 13, 1912

Everyone aboard Titanic was probably thinking about how smooth the journey was going. The ocean remained calm and no serious problems had arisen. Little did they know that danger was just one day away...

Passenger Snapshot #4

Name: Mary Corey and Claire Karnes
From: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Destination: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Born Mary Emma Miller in 1879, she was reportedly a native of Cambria, County. Mary later relocated to Pittsburgh and became a teacher there. She married Percy Corey in 1911. The two moved to Burma where Percy was working at the time. While there, Mary became pregnant and decided to travel back to Pennsylvania to have her baby.

Mary Corey boarded Titanic on April 10th as a second-class passenger along with her friend Claire Karnes. Claire had been in Burma as well and was returning home to Pittsburgh. She was also pregnant.

What happened to Mary and Claire during the sinking remains a mystery. It appears neither of them made it into a lifeboat. Both bodies were never recovered.

Information Retrieved From:

Encyclopedia Titanica (2020). Mary Emma Corey (ref:#388, last updated 5th January 2020, accessed 13 April 2020) URL: https//www.encyclopedia-titanica.org/titanic-victims/mary-phyllis-elizabeth-corey.html