A sprawling Victorian farm that has been surrounded by a capital city is one of Canada's greatest treasures. As history tells us, the ship began to sink and passengers were placed in the few lifeboats that were available. Despite what was thought to be a minor incident, Chèvre pocketed his playing cards, boarded one of the first lifeboats to be lowered, and escaped the fate that befell Hays and the other 1500 passengers that night. There was an error, please provide a valid email address. Always pleasure to know the fastest way to have people interact with a blog is to have people try and correct things …thank you Gail for dissecting that line ..the Titanic was the fastest most luxurious ship at the time. Many Ottawa residents have heard the urban legend that Dining Room furniture bound for the Château Laurier went down with the Titanic. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below.
Karen and I were commenting as part of the discussion, not attacking your hard work. Inexplicable noises, moving objects and other paranormal activity lead many to believe he actually made it off Titanic and to Ottawa, just in a spirit form. In addition dormitorie… The Titanic was going unwisely fast for an ice field, but she was not equipped to set any records in speed. My father was the general manager of the Chateau Laurier when the renovations started in the 1980’s. It is unsure what entry is that of Ottawa’s hotel furniture. (Source: Encyclopedia Titanica). Many famous figures, prime ministers, and royalty from around the world have stayed within this 429-room hotel. When the hotel opened, private rooms cost $2 a night; 155 of the 350 bedrooms featured a private bath while the other 104 rooms had washstands with hot and cold water connections. Hays graciously accepted the generous offer from Ismay, paying only a small fee to travel aboard Titanic in a deluxe suite (cabin B69) on the Promenade Deck. The “fastest, most luxurious ship on the high seas”? Instead he asked a Steward to open a porthole and see what was going on.
Join the mailing list to receive daily email updates. The dining room of the Chateau Laurier as it looked in 1912…with furniture to replace that lost on Titanic. © 2020 Ottawa Citizen, a division of Postmedia Network Inc. All rights reserved. The demographics of the Titanic losses show 75% of the women on board survived, compared to 19% of the men on board that survived…so comparatively, he was one of the few men to survive. (Photo: Library and Archives). ( Log Out /  Its insides reveal early 20th-century hand-molded plaster decorations, original Tiffany stained-glass-windows, and walls made with the finest Indiana limestone. However, Hays never saw his dream completed — he died in the sinking of the Titanic just days before the Château was scheduled to open. He got on Titanic in Cherbourg, France as a first class passenger (ticket number PC 17594, Cabin A-9) and played cards with some other French passengers as they crossed the Atlantic.

Change ), You are commenting using your Google account. Hays sadly perished when the ship sank.

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RMS Titanic loaded up with the Ottawa hotel furniture before it left Southhampton port on April 10th, 1912 and met its fateful sinking. The sinking of the Titanic had taken one of the most important and skilled business minds in the world. Here’s one link, but there are plenty of sources to back this up. 365 Bloor Street East, Toronto, Ontario, M4W 3L4.

But unfortunately for Hays, he died before he could see the hotel’s grand opening. When it first opened in 1912, a private room cost a whopping $2 per night. Chèvre sent the bust ahead to the hotel on another ship, but decided to travel with Hays aboard Titanic for the official opening of the hotel on April 26th. Hays shipment of Ottawa bound furniture that he purchased in London for the dining room of the Chateau Laurier was crated and placed in the cargo hold of Titanic. Capital Facts: The visionary behind the Château Laurier died in the Titanic, tap here to see other videos from our team.

Follow us on Twitter to get the latest on the world's hidden wonders. We encountered an issue signing you up. If you don't see it please check your junk folder. To learn more or withdraw consent, please visit our cookie policy. Rumors of the occult haunt this upscale 1920s hotel. Upon an encounter in London with a gentleman by the name of J. Bruce Ismay, Hays plans were altered in a way that would change the course of history, and his life.

An enduring legacy.

With its elegant turrets and enormous size, this riverside hotel looks like it could double as some sort of fairytale castle perched atop a European hillside. Sign up for our newsletter and enter to win the second edition of our book. The gentleman Hays met happened to be the chairman of the White Star Steamship Line, and he offered a place for Hays and his furniture shipment to Ottawa aboard a vessel that was going to be the fastest, most luxurious ship on the high seas: Titanic. Paul Chevre, Titanic survivor and sculptor of the bust in the hotel lobby.

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Discover Château Laurier in Ottawa, Ontario: The mastermind behind this palatial hotel perished on the Titanic weeks before its grand opening. Louise Bourgeois' 30-foot-tall steel spider sculpture. The next issue of Ottawa Citizen Headline News will soon be in your inbox. Once a notorious prison known for inhumane practices. (photo: Ottawa Citizen).

Change ), You are commenting using your Facebook account. YES, other ships of the day were faster, but not as luxurious…so, Titanic was the fastest AND most luxurious ship at the time…as mentioned. ( Log Out /  Whatever the case may be, Ottawa’s connection to the Titanic disaster is a close one, and it may never rest quietly. Part of this dream was also to build a luxury hotel in Canada’s capital, a hotel we all know as the Chateau Laurier. Change ), You are commenting using your Twitter account. Thank you and goodbye. Follow us on social media to add even more wonder to your day. Now that is not the only Titanic connection to the hotel as we return to that carved bust of Laurier in the lobby. After a lovely 4 days of  travel on Titanic,  at 11:40 pm on April 14, 1912, the mighty ship hit an iceberg. But Hays left an enduring legacy – Fairmont Château Laurier, one of the most famous landmarks in North America. Sorry, Andrew! Sign up to receive daily headline news from Ottawa Citizen, a division of Postmedia Network Inc. Comments may take up to an hour for moderation before appearing on the site. The carved stone bust of Laurier in the Chateau Laurier lobby (circled in red) holds a Titanic secret. All rights reserved.

This quiet Titanic connection rests on a pedestal in the lobby of the Chateau Laurier Hotel, and if one feels so inclined to dig deeper, a greater connection lies in the US National Archives.

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