A Tale of Titanic Lifeboat # 15 Bert Johns was a quiet young man.
He came to America to start a new life. His story, although new to
us, has been told for the past 100 years in his hometown of Hardin,
Lebanon. His family relates that he was deeply affected by the
sinking of Titanic, as we can all imagine. He was consumed by
thoughts of it every day of the 40 years he lived after Titanic. He
was a very sad man. He told his story to very few people, for he
was harassed and tormented for saving himself in a lifeboat half
full of people. He moved to Marlette, Michigan after working three
years in factories in Port Huron. Marlette must have seemed as far
away from Titanic as any place in the world. I was told the story
of Bert Johns and Titanic by friends, Marlette attorney, Ward
Atkins, and Bert's friend and business associate, Earl Ingram back
in 1985. He requested of these friends that his story not be told
until 50 years after his death, for the sake of his family. Bert
died in 1952. A hundred years have passed since the sinking of the
mighty Titanic. She lies now at the bottom of the sea. Bert's story
can now be told. I am proud to be able to tell it. "The Ropes of
the Past Ring The Bells of the Future ..." -Carl Sandburg
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