Daniel Marvin(1894-1912)
- Camera and Electrical Department
Daniel Marvin was the son of the founder of Biograph Company,
Harry Marvin. He was a fledgling
photographer and given an assignment by his father to film the maiden
voyage of the RMS Titanic. He married Miss Mary G. C. Farquharsen, then
the newly married couple for their honeymoon embarked on the Titanic
voyage, bringing his camera to film the voyage for his father and
Biograph Company. Daniel and Mary boarded the Titanic at Southampton as
first class passengers. They were returning to New York City from their
honeymoon in Europe. They occupied cabin D-30. When the Titanic struck
an iceberg at 11:40 PM (ship's time, Daniel assisted his wife to a
lifeboat with the words "It's alright, little girl. You go. I will
stay.". The RMS Titanic sank at 2:20 AM Monday morning on April 15,
1912. Among the crowds that gathered at the New York offices of White
Star on April 15 1912 were relatives of both Daniel and Mary Marvin and
learned that Mary had been saved but there was no word of Daniel
Marvin. When returning from picking up the RMS Titanic survivors, the
rescue ship Carpathia docked, and Mrs. Daniel Marvin fainted when she
learned that there was no hope for her husband to be alive. Daniel died in the sinking, his body, if recovered, was never identified.