On April 15, 1912, one of the worst calamities struck America. The ship that deemed "unsinkable" sank on its maiden voyage from Southampton, UK to New York, US due to scraping an iceberg. Because of this contretemps, 1,517 people, including the crew, captain, and many helpless children, died. Not only was this an example of America's broad and explicit ambitions, but also of how imperfections can be fatal. Unfortunately, there is not merely one person to blame. All people on the Titanic would probably say that before the sinking, they enjoyed every minute of their time. Jenny Lovisa Henriksson was among those on the titanic, and although she might have enjoyed her time prior to the sinking, she did not survive and the reason is quite devastating.
Child of Per Larsson and Mathilda Gustafsdotter, Jenny Lovisa Henriksson was born on December 21st, 1883. She had a few siblings including Carl Adolf, John Birger, and Augusta Vilhelmina. For …show more content…
This includes Jenny Henriksson. Speculation says that Jenny "was trampled by the rushing crowds of people and drowned" (Drake, "Miss Jenny Lovisa Henriksson"). This is basically saying that she was inadvertently pushed overboard because of all the hustling above deck. This also tells us that she was above deck at the time. If there had not been so much hustle, she might have survived. Jenny died at only twenty-eight years old. Ellen, her cousin, died that morning as well. Some people might call her lucky because she was not drowned under water in the lower deck, near the boiler room, like majority of the third passengers were. As people can probably imagine, the result of Jenny's death brought upon a terrible loss for her parents. For a condolence gift, the family received $50.17. Jenny was the third body found, but the body was not identified until years later. Scientists knew it was her because she was the only person with the initials JH and that was written on her
Child of Per Larsson and Mathilda Gustafsdotter, Jenny Lovisa Henriksson was born on December 21st, 1883. She had a few siblings including Carl Adolf, John Birger, and Augusta Vilhelmina. For …show more content…
This includes Jenny Henriksson. Speculation says that Jenny "was trampled by the rushing crowds of people and drowned" (Drake, "Miss Jenny Lovisa Henriksson"). This is basically saying that she was inadvertently pushed overboard because of all the hustling above deck. This also tells us that she was above deck at the time. If there had not been so much hustle, she might have survived. Jenny died at only twenty-eight years old. Ellen, her cousin, died that morning as well. Some people might call her lucky because she was not drowned under water in the lower deck, near the boiler room, like majority of the third passengers were. As people can probably imagine, the result of Jenny's death brought upon a terrible loss for her parents. For a condolence gift, the family received $50.17. Jenny was the third body found, but the body was not identified until years later. Scientists knew it was her because she was the only person with the initials JH and that was written on her