Frank Goldsmith Holds on to Hope
Aboard the Carpathia, Frank befriended a Titanic fireman, who gave Goldsmith hope that his father might have been rescued, telling him “Don’t cry, Frankie, your dad will probably be in New York before you are.” For years, Goldsmith hoped his father would walk through the door shouting a hearty “Hello!” Back at their home in Detroit, near the new Navin Field baseball stadium, the sinking haunted Frank.
The crowd sounded far too close to the sound of the Titanic victims dying in the freezing water. The sound was so jarring he never brought his own children to a baseball game. Despite his initial reluctance to discuss his childhood tragedy, he became a prolific guest speaker, sharing his memories at Titanic-related events and appearances. He wrote the only book about the sinking from a third-class passenger, Echoes in the Night: Memories of a Titanic Survivor (1991).
