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 Milton Clyde Long - Springfield, MA Posted by:  neoc1
N 42° 06.073 W 072° 34.398
18T E 700660 N 4663864
Milton C. Long drowned during the sinking of the RMS Titanic on April 15, 1912. His body is buried in a family plot in Springfield Cemetery, Springfield, MA.
Waymark Code: WMNZTF
Location: Massachusetts, United States
Date Posted: 05/31/2015
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Milton C. Long, the only child of a Hampden County Judge and former Mayor of Springfield, Charles L. Long, was among the 1,517 passengers and crew of the RMS Titanic that died on April 15, 1912 after the ocean liner struck an iceberg and sank. Long attended both Harvard and Columbia law schools and graduated from Columbia in 1905. He was described him as a “gentleman of leisure” who was returning home from a tour of Europe, travelling alone in first-class.
Long disappeared and drowned shortly after jumping from the raised stern of the ship in an attempt to swim to one of the half-filled lifeboats near the ship. A week later, Long’s body was picked up by the cable ship MacKay-Bennett. He was brought back to Springfield, MA and buried in a family plot in Springfield Cemetery. A bronze plaque on the family grave monument identifies him as a victim of the RMS Titanic. It is inscribed:
The seas are quiet when winds give o'er;
So calm are we when passions are no more.
... John Milton
MILTON CLYDE LONG
Lost in the Titanic Disaster
April 15, 1912
Only son of Judge and Mrs. Charles L. Long of Springfield
Presented in his memory
The Titanic Historical Society, Inc., Indian Orchard, Massachusetts
The side of the monument is inscribed:
CHARLES LEONARD LONG
SEPTEMBER 16, 1851 - APRIL 29, 1930
HARRIET CLYDE LONG
AUGUST 29, 1857 - DECEMBER 9, 1952
THEIR SON
MILTON CLYDE LONG
OCTOBER 19, 1882 - APRIL 15, 1912
Type of Death Listed: Accident
Website (if available): [Web Link]
Cause of death inscription on headstone: Not listed
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