Excerpt: ...the phrase is happy, and convincing too is the passage wherein Mr. Erskine Childers gives his impression of Andrews as, towards the close of 1911, he saw him one day working in the Island Yard. "It was bracing to be near him," writes Mr. Childers, and then goes on: "His mind seemed to revel in its mastery, both of the details and 37 of the ensemble, both of the technical and the human side of a great science, while restlessly seeking to enlarge its outlook, conquer new problems, and achieve an ever fresh ...
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Excerpt: ...the phrase is happy, and convincing too is the passage wherein Mr. Erskine Childers gives his impression of Andrews as, towards the close of 1911, he saw him one day working in the Island Yard. "It was bracing to be near him," writes Mr. Childers, and then goes on: "His mind seemed to revel in its mastery, both of the details and 37 of the ensemble, both of the technical and the human side of a great science, while restlessly seeking to enlarge its outlook, conquer new problems, and achieve an ever fresh perfection. Whether it was about the pitch of a propeller or the higher problems of design, speed, and mercantile competition, one felt the same grip and enthusiasm and, above all perhaps, the same delight in frank self-revelation." V. 38 We come back, then, to Andrews as Mr. Childers saw him on that day in the Yard-big, strong, inspiriting, full of enthusiasm and mastery-a genuine captain of industry there on the scene of his triumphs, yet revealing himself as modestly, we know, as any of the great army of workers under his direction. Before attempting to give some further and completer account of the relations which existed between him and the Islanders, it may be well to give a letter written by Andrews in 1905 to a young relative then beginning work as an engineer: - "I am sorry I did not get a shake of your fist, old chap, before leaving, just to wish you good luck at your business and a good time at -- "Please accept from me the enclosed small gift to go towards a little pocket-money. "You are such a sensible boy I know that you require no advice from me, but as an old hand who has come through the mill myself I would just like to say how important it is for you to endeavour to give your employers full 39 confidence in you from the start. This can best be gained: "(1) By punctuality and close attention to your work at all times-but don't allow your health to suffer through overwork. "(2) Always carry out...
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Add this copy of Thomas Andrews Shipbuilder to cart. $5.62, new condition, Sold by Ingram Customer Returns Center rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from NV, USA, published 2015 by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform.
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The Dedication reads; "To the men with whom Thomas Andrews worked / Who knew and loved him / I dedicate this brief story of his life. Here is a complete listing of all the plates: Portrait of Thomas Andrews; Ardara, comber: Harland & Wolff's Turbine Erecting Shop; The Turning Shop; The Titanic and Olympic Building in the Largest Gantry in the world; The Titanic leaving Belfast. The Appendix is significant and will be partially quoted: At the request of the Family the publishers have inserted the following cables and letters which were received when the news of the disaster first became public. Cable dated New York, 19th April, 1912, addressed to Mr. James Moore, Belfast...Interview Titanic's officers. All unanimous Andrews heroic unto death, thinking only safety others. Extend heartfelt sympathy to all JAMES MONTGOMERY. Cable dated 21st April, 1912, received by the White Star Line in Liverpool from their Office in New York. When last seen, officers say, he was throwing overboard deck chairs and other objects to people in the water, his chief concern the safety of everyone but himself. : /Extract from letter written by Lord Pirrie to his sister, Mrs. Thomas Andrews, Sen....we are bereft of the strong young life upon which such reliance had come to be placed by us elders who loved and needed him. Copy of Letter received by Mrs. Thomas Andrews, Jun., from Mr. Bruce Ismay. Dear Mrs. Andrews, ...It is impossible for me to express in words all I feel, or make you realise how truly sorry I am for you, or how my heart goes out to you. I knew your husband for many years, and had the highest regard for him, and looked upon him as a true friend. Letter from Sir Horace Plunkett to Right Hon. Thomas Andrews...It may be that the story of your poor boy's death will never be told, but I seem to see it all. I have just come off the sister ship, whose captain was a personal friend, as was the doctor who when with him to the Titanic. I have been often in the fog....
