The story of one of the 700 people who survived the Titanic's
sinking a century ago lives on in Harford County. The Titanic
hit an iceberg and sank in the Atlantic Ocean 100 years ago
Sunday, leaving some 1,500 people dead. A small piece of Titanic
history tucked away in Aberdeen lies in the hands of Jim
Carroll, a great cousin to Elmer Zebley Taylor, who left his
journal detailing a first-hand account of his voyage aboard the
Titanic. "At that time, this was the latest and greatest in
early 20th century technology, and he was able to absorb and
interpret and enjoy it all for what it was," Carroll said.
Taylor, an inventor and engineer, was a first-class passenger
along with wife Juliet and business partner Fletcher Lambert-
Williams. "I think he estimated the ship was going something
like 22.75 knots just based on the rotations of the propellers
that he could hear," Carroll said. On the night of the 15th,
Taylor wrote, an impact woke him up and he went on deck. Reading
from his great cousin's journal, Carroll