A poignant relic from the Titanic disaster, a pocket watch belonging to Danish passenger Hans Christensen Givard, is set to ...

By Our Special Society Correspondent, Aboard the TitanicFiled April 13, 1912 — Somewhere on the Atlantic ABOARD RMS TITANIC — ...

The wealthy owners of Staatsburgh, a historic Gilded Age mansion outside New York City, had tickets for the Titanic's second ...

The upcoming auction of Givard's pocket watch is expected to draw attention from collectors ... American businessman John Jacob Astor. The watch was found in Astor's pocket when his body was ...

Among the victims was one of the world's richest men, John Jacob Astor. As a new luxury ocean liner, the Titanic attracted some of the wealthiest and most prominent members of American society.

Ruth's cousin, John Jacob Astor, was the richest man in the world when he died in the Titanic disaster. His body was recovered two weeks later, identified by the initials sewn into his jacket and ...

According to reports, a woman's pocket watch was recovered from the personal effects of a man named Hans Christensen Givard.