The only Dayton-bound passenger — a 22-year-old Lebanese man named Philip Zenni — tried to jump aboard but was held back by an officer with a gun yelling, “Ladies and children first!”
From there, he escaped the disaster.
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For this edition of Vintage Dayton, we went into the archives for the story of Zenni, who lived and worked in Dayton for many years.
More on the Titanic
• The world’s only Titanic museum was once housed in an isolated Sidney, Ohio building
Did you know?
Here are a few great Dayton history facts we’ve learned from our stories:
• Thomas Cloud Park in Huber Heights is named after the former Montgomery County administrator who died at age 41.
• The area of the Oregon District originally included 27 building lots recorded in 1829 that sold for a total of $220.
• A shop called “The Boston” on East Third Street in Dayton began the department store empire of Thomas Elder of Elder-Beerman.
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