A chilling newspaper published after the sinking of the Titanic has been discovered after 112 years in a cupboard.
The Daily Mirror edition of 20 April 1912, showing a photograph of two women waiting for the list of survivors to be posted on a wall in Southampton, was found in a house in Lichfield, Staffordshire.
The front page of the newspaper captures the anxiety of families waiting for news of survivors in Southampton.
Nearly 1,500 people died when the Titanic sank after hitting an iceberg in the Atlantic Ocean on April 14, 1912.
Auction house Hansons Auctioneers dug up the newspaper from the cupboard. Charles Hanson, the company’s owner, described it as a “valuable piece of social history”.
The newspaper was sold at auction by Hansons Auctioneers for £34 on Tuesday. Hanson said: “The sinking of the Titanic has been widely documented in films, television programmes and books, and we know a great deal about those who lost their lives.”
“This find reminds us of the many grieving families and friends – heartbroken mothers, fathers and wives,” added Charles Hanson.
The article described the picture as “one tragedy after another.” Southampton was the place of residence of most of the crew members.
“A list of those saved was posted outside the White Star offices, and mothers and wives who had been hoping against hope read the names with excitement, only to discover that their worst fears had been realized,” it said.
“This terrible disaster has deprived mothers of their children, wives of their husbands and young girls of their boyfriends. It was a terrible day in the history of the city, but it put an end to all the suspense.”
The newspaper is a double page with photographs of some of the victims.
Hanson said the woman in whose cupboard the paper was found kept diaries commemorating several important events, including the coronation of King George V in 1911. She noted that the focus on the Titanic often focuses on the victims themselves rather than their families.
“But when you see the faces of those affected, it’s very moving,” he said.
Once considered “virtually unsinkable,” the Titanic remains one of the deadliest maritime disasters in history.
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