This picture is of the Titanic as it lay at anchor at the mouth of Cork Harbour. Barely visible at the top of the last funnel is the head of one of the ship's stokers who had popped up to have a look. For those passengers on the aft deck who saw him, his blackened face caused a bit of a stir. The superstitious amongst them saw this as an ominous omen. It is speculated that the stoker was a John Coffey who deserted the Titanic at Queenstown. John Coffey later related that he left Titanic as he a bad feeling about the impending voyage. However, as John was originally from Queenstown its more likely that he signed on Titanic to gain free passage from Southampton.
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