Carlos Hurd

Carlos F. Hurd (September 22 1876 – June 8 1950) was an American journalist, who wrote primarily for the St. Louis Post Dispatch.[1][2]

Titanic

In April 1912, Hurd and his wife boarded the RMS Carpathia for a two-month holiday.[3] On the night of April 14, the Titanic sank in the Atlantic Ocean, and Hurd began recording the accounts of the disaster from the survivors, being noted as having to record stories on a roll of toilet paper.[4] His report became one of the most notable recordings of the century.[5]

Hurd died on June 8, 1950, and was buried at the Bellefontaine Cemetery in St. Louis.[6]

References

  1. ^ Schwankert, Steven (2025-04-08). The Six: The Untold Story of the Titanic's Chinese Survivors. Simon and Schuster. ISBN 978-1-63936-868-6.
  2. ^ "Carlos Hurd, St Louis Post Dispatch, Reporter". The Denver Star. 1917-07-14. p. 1. Retrieved 2025-04-24.
  3. ^ Clements, Eric L. (2016-02-11). Captain of the Carpathia: The seafaring life of Titanic hero Sir Arthur Henry Rostron. Bloomsbury Publishing. ISBN 978-1-84486-290-0.
  4. ^ Post-Dispatch, Tim O'Neil St Louis (2024-04-15). "When Titanic sank in 1912, P-D reporter Carlos Hurd landed the story of a lifetime". STLtoday.com. Retrieved 2025-04-24.
  5. ^ "Carlos Hurd - Landing the story of a lifetime". The Missoulian. 2012-03-30. Retrieved 2025-04-24.
  6. ^ TIMES, Special to THE NEW YORK (1950-06-09). "CARLOS F. HURD, 73, ST. LOUIS REPORTER; Member of the Post-Dispatch Staff 50 Years Dies--Got 'Beat' on Titanic Survivors". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2025-04-24.
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