Hosono
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- My name is Masabumi Hosono. I was on board the RMS Titanic on April 15, 1912. I was a civil servant working for Japan.
- On board the ship I was ticketed as 2nd Class . This was like the middle class usually tourists and professors. My ticket cost about $690.
- I was travelling all alone and I was the only Japanese passenger on board. I ate by myself in the dining room.
- I had been working in Russia studying their railroad system and took the Titanic on my way home.
- On board I hoped to relax and eat good food and maybe read or take a walk. I'm hoping to see the dog show.
- Most days I ate good meals, read in the library, and talked in the smoke room. I played shuffleboard too.
- "When the ship hit the iceberg, there was so much confusion and the officers thought women and children should be saved first. Because I was a 2nd class passenger, I should have made it to the life boats but because I was Japanese they thought I was 3rd class or steerage and I was turned away. I was a 42 year old man so that also hurt my chances of being saved."
- "I was sleeping and didn't know what was happening. They woke me and told me to put on my life jacket. When I realized what was happening, I panicked. I became depressed and desperate and thought of my family and I knew I didn't want to die. I tried to make it to the life boats but was turned away until my 3rd try. I was so scared and confused. I was hoping the ship wouldn't sink. Everyone thought the ship was unsinkable."
- RMS TITANIC
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