From its crew members to its crockery, enthusiasts have raked
over every aspect of the Titanic’s tragic tale. But what about
the dogs on board? There were 12 canines on the doomed ocean
liner, three of which survived. Those include a baby Pomeranian,
Lady, whose owner, Margaret Hays of New York City, wrapped her
in a blanket and carried her into a lifeboat. The other two dogs
to survive were also small, pedigreed pooches who travelled in
their owners’ cabins. (All the dogs on board belonged to first-
class passengers.) Sun Yat-sen, a Pekingese belonging to Henry
and Myra Harper (of the Harper & Row publishing dynasty) lived
to yip another day, as did a Pomeranian belonging to Elizabeth
Rothschild of New York. The nine dogs confined in the onboard
kennel — where they were walked and cared for by crewmembers —
all died. Two belonged to American coal magnate William Carter,
who reassured his worried children that their pets were safe as
they clambered into the lifeboats. His daughter Lucy was later
compensated $1