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rescue ship, the steersman for
Lifeboat 13 shouted, " Now,
boys, sing. " The crew sang in
quavering voices, " Row for
the Shore, Boys. " Tears came
readily to all concerned, according
to Beesley's account.
Soon a cheer was given and
Lifeboat 13 was navigated
to its rescue. Beesley recalled
the fi nal moments in the lifeboat
as they neared the Carpathia
at 4:30 a.m., " We had
to pick our way among many
icebergs towering many feet
in the air, huge glistening
masses deadly white, still. "
After being hoisted on
board, Arthur found immediate
Carpathia hospitality:
Every passenger was given
hot meals, blankets and beds.
The now orphaned boy
received much attention,
including all of the hot coffee
and food he desired.
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Carpathia docked at Cunard
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Arthur, disembarked at
11 p.m. The Cleveland Plain
Dealer noted, " At the pier
there were people plenty to
look after the boy. "
One of the wealthiest
Americans, Mrs. William K.
Vanderbilt, Jr., offered to take
Arthur by taxi to the Lisa
Day Nursery in Manhattan.
Frightened by the prospects
of riding in an automobile
for the fi rst time, he begged
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to be taken out. A nurse was
asked to calm him down,
and reluctantly the boy sat in
the backseat, " quivering, but
reassured. " At the nursery, he
was given a hot bath and bed.
A report in the Plain Dealer
mentioned that his stepmother,
24-year-old Esther
Olsen, located Arthur at the
Lisa Day Nursery. Meeting
her stepson for fi rst time, she
" clasped him in her arms. "
The headline read: " Saved
by Father, Finds Stepmother:
Norwegian Boy, Survivor of
Titanic Wreck, Gets to New
York Home. "
Arthur lived with his stepmother
in Brooklyn. She remarried
a few years later and
the couple had a daughter.
Arthur joined the U.S. Navy
and Merchant Marine as an
adult. He married for a brief
time and divorced. He had no
children. Olsen passed away
in 1975, at the age of 71.
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