Haddonfield Man's Dreams Sank with the Titanic
Self-made borough resident Frederick Sutton died in the sinking of the Titanic, which went down 100 years ago April 15.
One hundred years ago, the unthinkable news began reaching New Jersey: The “unsinkable” Titanic met with disaster, sinking in the freezing Atlantic Ocean on its maiden voyage. In Haddonfield, one family anxiously waited with increasing panic before confirming the worst news possible. Family patriarch Frederick Sutton, a self-made man who rose to the top of local business and society circles, perished in the April 15, 1912, sinking. Sutton was the only New Jerseyan passenger from south of Trenton aboard Titanic. In many ways, Sutton was the embodiment of the American story. An immigrant from Suffolk County, England, Sutton arrived in Philadelphia essentially penniless in 1870, determined to make a name and career for himself in America. “He…
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Lauren Burgoon
5:46 pm on Friday, April 13, 2012
Thanks for reading, Maryann! It was so interesting to look into Sutton's life and think about what he must have experienced, making a decision to jump into the ocean that night. more ›