How one man cheated Death 3 times the night the Titanic sank!

In this video we tell the story of how Frederick Barrett survived the sinking of the Titanic and saved Hundreds of lives.
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[@stevenrettke5484]

Sam, the tempo, pace & speed of your narrations all add to the likeability of your videos. Your public speaking skills are a unique gift.

[@emjohnson76]

He is a great public speaker but I wish I could have a .85 playback speed for me as a 45yo old lady going on 85. These young whippersnappers talk too fast! 😂

[@sftrkrt07]

@@emjohnson76 there is a way to slow the video down. In the settings of the video

[@benjie128]

@@emjohnson76 I know the standard KZbin can slow to .75, however there are extensions you can add to your browser that allow you to fine tune playback speed.

[@shaund9759]

@@emjohnson76 Funny enough as born and raised New Yorker I've always had the reputation talking fast... and I thought that to be true until I moved to West Virginia! That's how I immediately picked up on his WV accent.. the evidence simply being how fast he talks.

[@emjohnson76]

@@benjie128 super helpful to know! .75 is just a hair too slow. Thanks!

[@g.b569]

I believe that famous survivor Ruth Becker was in this lifeboat and I remember in an interview she was asked to give up her blanket to one of the firemen who was in the boat with her. This could have been Frederick Barrett

[@randomrazr]

nope

[@stinareads3114]

She was in boat 13 so maybe

[@redstarline4250]

Probably cause fredrick was freezing i mean, the boiler rooms were quite hot

[@Vishalsinghyt1980]

Yeah and my friends grandfather edward hardman was on titanic too

[@douglasgriffiths3534]

Violet Jessop was an amazing survivor as well. She was on all 3 sisters during their disasters---Titanic and Brittanic during their sinkings, and the Olympic when she collided with the Hawke. She was one lucky woman. Another great one, Sam. Thoroughly enjoyed, as usual. (Jan Griffiths).

[@erynlasgalen1949]

Violet Jessup be like, "Oh no, not again!"

[@Truecrimeresearcher224]

​@@erynlasgalen1949 after the third time I would stay on land away from any water

[@-_deploy_-]

​@@Truecrimeresearcher224 after Titanic I would never put myself on the sea ever again.

[@suras8984]

@@-_deploy_- Its like final destination in real life lol....cant believe someone could go through 3 sinkings

[@leatherDarkhorse]

lmao, who ever saw her on ship should be avoiding that ship.

[@speed150mph]

If you haven’t already, you should do a video on the rather eventful life of Arthur John Priest, the unsinkable stoker. For those not aware, Mr Priest survived 5 ship sinkings, 4 of which were pretty spectacular combat losses in WW1. He was on Titanic when she sank, he was on her sister ship Brittanic when she hit the mine and sank. He was on HMHS Asturias when she was torpedoed by a German U-boat, RMS Alcantra when she had her gun dual with the SMS Greif, and the SS Donegal when she was also torpedoed. He also was on RMS Olympic when she had her collision with HMS Hawke. After all this, he retired from a life at sea, though he claimed it was because nobody wanted to sail with him since it seemed like every ship he sailed on was cursed to sink, or in olympics case try its best to sink. I would like to point out as well just how miraculous this feat is. Stokers work deep down in the lower decks of the ship well below the waterline. Together with the other members of the engineering division, they generally had the lowest survival rates on ship sinkings, since their large spaces were often the ones getting penetrated and flooded, and they had the longest trip to the upper decks where they could get off the ship.

[@danpriest7212]

I would be interested in that too. I wonder if I might be distantly related to Arthur J Priest - Priest is of course my surname.

[@speed150mph]

@@danpriest7212 could be. He had 11 siblings, and had 3 children. Lots of branches to connect to: however, I’m under the impression priest is also a very common English name

[@kommandantgalileo]

yikes

[@jonbonesmahomes7472]

Could be the one and only Albert Gladstone Trotter maybe ?

[@whovianhistorybuff]

In my head canon on the Britannic he saw violet jessop and said "well here we go again"

[@NegiTaiMetal011]

Frederick Barrett is among my favorite figures of the Titanic. I like his story seen in Saving The Titanic. He's someone who's got to have more coverage than just famous figures.

[@ianbrewer247]

Forget Jack Dawson ( Leo from the movie) Frederick Barrett was the true hero of the Titanic, it's a shame that he isn't given more credit for what he did, anyway Sam I love your videos man👍 and I'm glad that someone finally gave Fred his accolades as he deserved

[@jessbrannon_actor]

He has a much better representation in the musical version of Titanic

[@mazB4]

AGAAGAHAGAGAAGAGAGAGAGAGAGGAAGGAGAAGA

[@kevinmartinez723]

What an incredible story, he deserves to be more famous, thanks for preserving his story

[@h.m.tolympic4669]

Oh! Is this the boiler worker who was in room 6 and 5 when they flo- oh, nevermind, I don't think he was a hero. Oh wait, it is! Dang, that's 1 heck of a survival story..

[@bramijdema759]

Barretts story is shown in 1979 and 1997 movies. 1979 deleted this sequence. Barrett himself is frequently featured in movies and documentaries. Most notable the musical, in which Barrett is inaccurately depicted as dying.

[@tobytheoceanlinerbuilder1078]

I cannot wait for this I can already tell it’s going to be epic

[@colonelbeanbagsfishing1488]

If there’s something I’ve noticed, Fredrick Barrette story I’ve never heard until the 100 anniversary in 2012, before that there was almost nothing or any info about him.

[@skyden24195]

Fyi: the term/position of "fireman" originates from railroad locomotives, which uses steam propulsion via a boiler; this technology would eventually find its way into ships and the term/position, "fireman," would move along with it.

[@skyden24195]

@@HenrikofEldenbright thanks. Typically, in U.S., they're often called "railroads," likely, in part, due to the American folk song, "I've Been Working On The Railroad." You're probably correct to them being, in official capacity, "railway," but I suppose I'm just use to saying "railroad" because of Monopoly. 😉😃🚆

[@eddiehancockii]

I like your delivery. For so many, it's like being in a college class that special in your favorite topic. Interesting, but formal. Listening to you is like listening to a friend tell you about his passions and obsessions. Your videos make me even more interested in the countless topics and stories of Titanic.

[@lorybradford9583]

HI SAM !!! I went to the Titanic museum yesterday in Orlando, fun day trip , I mentioned you to the ticket guy, and he instantly went into character, talked with an accent 🥰🤣and gave me my ticket 1st ..I GOT ISADOR STRAUS😃 !!! I GOT CHILLS !!!

[@HistoricTravels]

That’s awesome! Did he know who I was?

[@lorybradford9583]

@@HistoricTravels of course !!! It made him Do kinda character he knew I was historian and not some dumb dumb off the streets , my friends knew right away I needed to take I the whole scene !!! Omg the iceberg gave me chills !! As well as the hull..I'm going back...of course...I'm titanic addicted !!! Love you Sam 😍💗

[@paulavallone9296]

@@lorybradford9583 Well of course the iceberg gave you chills!... Icebergs are very cold!... Hence the name "ICEBERG" ❄ Ha haaaa! Lol! 😂 🤣

[@lorybradford9583]

@@paulavallone9296 haha, I didn't do that on purpose either...😅😋🤦‍♀️💜

[@kingkermit7323]

It's amazing because he was able to see it all from the collision damage to the boiler room flooding and he managed to escape. just in time in fact if he didn't go out the ladder anytime sooner he probably would have got flushed away by the water flooding into boiler room 5. Talk about cutting it close.

[@ClearTrackSpeed]

Frederick Barrett is truly one of the most amazing stories of Titanic and the fact he never worked as a fireman again; thanks for sharing.

[@whovianhistorybuff]

I don't think anyone really knows what he did after the titanic, after testifying at the inquiries he just seemed to disappear into obscurity.

[@DANIELLE_BREANNA_LACY]

Unlike George William Beauchamp who worked as a stoker alongside Frederick Barrett. He thought there wouldn’t be another ship sinking so tragic, but man was he strongly mistaken.

[@tommcree5952]

Take a shot every time Sam says "Firemen" lol

[@indramani8888]

Also make a video on Joseph Bell. He was also a Hero of the Titanic

[@toddkurzbard]

Before watching, I thought it would maybe be Lightoller or Joughin.

[@sharonkennedy1162]

Frederick Barrett is indeed one of the world's truest heroes. I had the same thoughts when I read about him. Another awesome video, Sam

[@dave1986R]

Another incredible story of the titanic was that of Violet Jessop. She was a nurse who was on board all three Olympic class ocean liners. She was on board the Olympic when it collided with a British cruiser HMS Hawke in 1911. She survived the sinking of the Titanic in 1912. Finally she survived the sinking of the Britannic in 1916.

[@Tylerz_theman]

Everyone knows.

[@mysterygamermgclues8864]

why did to reply to a comment dating to 2 years old 🧐​@@Tylerz_theman

[@kevinadamson6830]

Great video... As a Titanic buff, these stories amaze me. Excellent work on these!!

[@Tylerz_theman]

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[@eyeofoldmain3183]

Thanks to this man for giving me a ship sinking encyclopedia and a sub encyclopedia of Titanic

[@thememeverse3913]

hey operationpetvids

[@eyeofoldmain3183]

@@thememeverse3913 Hello

[@Tylerz_theman]

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[@MrAidenAKAnediArMAKAGammyJammy]

Another good premiere by historical travels

[@kaneki-ken96]

Never stop these videos. I'm sure I'll use some of them for my bibliography in my Master's degree

[@expensivepink7]

Hero! I hope he was able to find healing later on I can’t imagine the trauma the survivors had to carry

[@ussarizona2201]

Also I’m so glad that Sam tells these things about the titanic the Barrett because he was just as much a hero as the engineers in the engine room. may they never be forgotten as well as the 1500 souls who lost their lives.

[@Rose19127]

That's incredible !!! Fredrick Barrett is a real hero of the sinking of the Titanic!!!! Incredible !!!

[@michaellemos6053]

I’d love to hear you talk about the “Oceanos”. I really enjoy your videos.

[@jesseglidden321]

Yet another great video, thank you Sam! It absolutely blows my mind that anyone would give your videos a 👎🏻 because I find them all to be very informative and interesting!

[@shawnkeith1164]

Another excellent video, Sam! You make things come out of the pages of history to seem very real in our time.

[@HistoricTravels]

Thank you very much!

[@rammingtime]

@@HistoricTravels whats the discord link?

[@laylaleannejepson7]

@@HistoricTravels great video. I'm new to your channel. Have an interest in Titanic and came across your channel because KZbin kept suggesting all thing Titanic due to my interests. Xx

[@MasqueradingDragon]

An absolutely inspiring story. Great job, Sam!

[@micahgotracksplays340]

Also keep in mind seawater is most likely salty so imagine water and salt going splash into your face and most likely in your nose

[@AmazingKevinWClark]

The movie that focuses largely on him is really good.

[@litorres4125]

Which one

[@AmazingKevinWClark]

@@litorres4125 I just found it again. It's called Saving the Titanic. It focuses what went on in the boiler rooms at the time of the sinking. It also goes a bit into the politics that was taking place on the ship at the time.

[@bsmallwood1]

@@AmazingKevinWClark Went looking to see if anyone had mentioned Saving The Titanic, it's available to watch on KZbin if anyone wanted to watch it. It offers a different, and less well known, perspective on the sinking. The engineers, fireman, electricians and the other below decks crew worked hard to keep the ship's power on and the pumps going as long as possible. Their actions saved a lot of lives that night and very few of them survived.

[@duaneadams5210]

I really like your videos. You have added a great deal more detail that I haven't been able to find anywhere else. I appreciate your efforts to get this history out...and you make it interesting in the process.

[@chvfd687]

I've often heard that after the sinking Barrett pretty much dropped off into obscurity. Then I heard he worked on one other ship as well. Could you do some sort of aftermath story on him?

[@paulboger7377]

Sam, can we have more of these types of stories? This one was brilliant!!

[@KYOTYouTube]

Fantastic video! This is so interesting. Wow thanks for the insight about Frederick Barrett. I certainly won't forget about this.

[@self-advocacychampions1117]

Harold Bride, one of the marconi wireless operators did survive the sinking of the Titanic, but what happened to Jack Phillips? Can you do a video about the story of Marconi wireless operator, Jack Phillips and how he became one of the heroes on the Titanic?

[@flowerfaerie8931]

IIRIC Jack Phillips made it to a lifeboat but unfortunately died of hypothermia.

[@jetsons101]

Thanks Historical Travels for another great watch......

[@curtistate8524]

I'm always interested in what happened to the survivors after that night.

[@No1.OriginalTrilogyStarWarsFan]

Same here.

[@micahgotracksplays340]

They were most likely saved by a lifeboat or when the carpathia came then they were dropped off in New York

[@randomrazr]

they row the lifeboats to new york

[@curtistate8524]

We know what happened and how they got to NY. But the story of what happened to them after that would be interesting.

[@randomrazr]

@@curtistate8524 its 2021 so their all dead

[@help6606]

Why so early. but still helpful! Keep it up!!

[@Timmichanga361]

Great story, great job. Thank you

[@No1.OriginalTrilogyStarWarsFan]

Can't wait for the video reminded set. Fantastic video as always.

[@tanban6263]

I hope you get 100k subs soon.

[@holopilot2241]

I had never heard of this story before. This video was fantastic! Well done!

[@flatgrimace]

I’m over here thinking it was the damn Chef

[@help6606]

I was thinking that it was Harold Bride

[@flatgrimace]

Normal Person oh yeah I forgot about him

[@peepawghost]

Didn’t he survive by being drunk?!

[@flatgrimace]

Mike Jones yep

[@JayDeeDonuts]

@@help6606 yea apparently he killed someone who was trying to steal johns life jacket

[@nathanbond8165]

If you ever seen the 1953 movie A Night to Remember then you understand that James Cameron's 1997 Titanic movie is basically a shot for shot remake of the 53 movie and the 53 Titanic movie had many glaring oversight and interpretations of the disaster including in that movie the ship didn't even break into she sunk in one piece

[@nathanbond8165]

There are even videos on KZbin where they compare scene-for-scene James Cameron's the Titanic movie with the 1953 A Night to Remember movie literally shot-for-shot scene-for-scene

[@arturgrodzicki1209]

It's interesting story indeed. Great guy with high morals and great work ethic I have to admit that I thought that lead stoker portrayed in 1997 Titanic, was just a generic fictitious stoker character showed as tough guy and all. I know I was wrong now and that it was a portrayal of this remarkable person. Big respect to Mr Barrett for his conduct on that horrible night.

[@0mally13]

Yeah Sam you gotta get one of those sailors hats that they wore back in the early 1900s and wear them in your videos I think that would be awesome. It's not a navy cap or marine cap I'm talking about those. Like the Popeye hat

[@joeboss7000]

They say that the delayed titanic's sinking for over a hour and a half

[@sallykohorst8803]

Yes he was quite a man. Thanks for sharing his remarkable story!

[@mikaelaeverett5279]

Love your videos! Finally someone that goes deep into the details of the night and what happened.

[@HistoricTravels]

Thanks glad you like my content! New subscriber?

[@Dan_Ben_Michael]

You’re not alone in thinking that. I think these videos are absolutely awesome.

[@kkilgarriff]

I'm loving these videos. So many things that I never knew!

[@clairefunnell8481]

Nice video. I love Titanic. Such a tragedy. Fred Barrett survived in a lifeboat. All the fireman and engineers were heroes. Thanks for sharing and stay safe.

[@gortat4]

Oh a surprise to wake up to! Thanks for all of these great videos!

[@altashiro]

Frederick Barret's story is a very interesting and important one! Just one small quibble: According to On a Sea of Glass (pages 216 and 219), the water jet coming out of the side of Titanic wasn't water being pumped out to keep the ship afloat longer, but instead cooling water from the ship's condenser (used to turn waste steam back into liquid water for the boilers).

[@HistoricTravels]

You are right about the condenser but the way I understand it is they repurposed it to help keep the flooding at bay

[@beedolphin1]

It's important to remember also that there was another Frederick William Barrett on board the ship. He was a crewmember but didn't survive the night. He was born in 1879 and I don't think his body was ever recovered.

[@spencehealey5037]

Nice videos man

[@arthurofficial4532]

Fredrick B. Was my Great Great Grandpa

[@ashball7420]

no way your lying

[@arthurofficial4532]

I’m not

[@audreyann1975]

You're a good young man. From what I hear and see your parents raised a good man.

[@user-xx8qo9ov5w]

Oh it would have been awesome if they could have saved the Titanic ship 🚢. Dang, they all tried & worked so hard. Very brave, thank you.

[@eggnostical]

I can't believe 1 person helped Titanic to float, and save many lives. Its even more that molly brown did. He, I don't think got a single honor medal. It's sad.

[@jperks1538]

Near to the big 50 Sam!!! wow I’ve watched this channel grow and it makes me so happy for you man!

[@chrisstetson3115]

Great video

[@braydenrich4473]

Another video another Awesome start to the day thanks Sam!

[@johannalehto9154]

Could you one day make a video regarding Titanic passengers from Nordic countries like Sweden and Finland? There a lot of different interesting stories about them too!

[@Lunarbutterflytarot]

I'm sitting at Red Lobster watching this video😂

[@bradybuck177]

Barrett is seen in the James Cameron Titanic movie. You see him smoking a cigarette on the Carpathia. I always wondered how he survived. Thanks Sam.

[@godzilla964]

Will you ever talk about the USS Indianapolis?

[@djb9734]

He probably will

[@Shepthebassman91]

Sam, i have watched so many of your videos and i have been a Titanic historian/buff enthusiast since i was a child! I love how you explain things and have shown facts and stories about Titanic and her two sisters of the Olympic Class! I have to say that this story of Barrett is nothing short of a miraculous tale that has captured the imagination! I have a question for you though and speaking of stokers, have you heard of the story of the man Arthur John Priest? His story is also amazing! He actually survived several ship sinking disasters including the HMS Alcantara, the younger sister of Titanic, the HMHS Britannic and the SS Donegal! In addition, he also managed to survive when the Olympic’s collision with the HMS Hawke. And in 1912 he signed on the Titanic as a stoker at Southhampton, he managed to survive the disaster! On top of that he received the Mercantile Marine Ribbon for his service in the Great War in 1917! He became known as the “Unsinkable Stoker”! But Frederick Barrett’s story is incredible and he seemed to be such humble and yet heroic stoker who did so much for so many and this tribute really does do him justice! Thank you Sam!

[@knownpleasures]

Riveting stuff. Cheers 🥂 mate

[@nancyschaefer3851]

Fantastic to learn from this video on Barrett!

[@EAHorror]

I love to hear stories about the Titanic and all those involved.

[@thebonesaw..4634]

Per Robert Ballard: the size of the hole in the Titanic (cumulative) was only 12 square feet. Hold your arms and hands outstretched... sideways. Keep them outstretched and move your arms so they're vertical. The area your arms cover, horizontally and vertically, is the ENTIRE size of the hole in the Titanic. Not the size of one of the gashes. It's the size of all the gashes put together.

[@reneebenn7253]

Well I guess it could have been he escaped death four times since he survived boiler room six boiler room five and escaped from a dead of water pulling them under the waves of the Atlantic ocean and surviving a lifeboat that nearly crushed them

[@FreeMarketFan49_]

So, what you’re saying is that lifeboat 13 was a bit unlucky…who knew; couldn’t have seen that coming.

[@kkre2350]

Love your videos - never miss one! Frederick Barrett is one the focused characters in the musical too - i wonder how much of his story they used for inspiration for the show?

[@heatherhefner3019]

On the 77 year. Aniversery of d day call that bad planing

[@jesperhammarlund300]

This man also holds alot of info about Titanic sinking that would otherwise be lost. If he did not get into a lifeboat and survive.

[@KingOscar08]

you can see Frederick Barrett in the James Cameron Titanic movie when barrett cuts off ropes in lifeboat 13 when lifeboat 15 comes down

[@tchambers8391]

Watching South Wales 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 🤘🤘

[@terjetytland884]

A brave man

[@penprop01]

Great Video

[@RockinToke]

If titanic crew had modern tools, could they have significantly delayed sinking or stopped it all together? In a perfect situation, how would sailers today have reacted to the damage Titanic sustained? Was there any remedy that could’ve sustained titanic until carpathia arrives?

[@CaityRaindrop]

If they had more modern tools I think they would have detected the iceberg sooner and been able to swerve it completely?

[@whatthecrux2212]

Always thanks new subscribers, offers great information, this channel is pro.

[@paulavallone9296]

Hey Sam, Amazing story on this fellow... Interesting how the brave & selfless actions of one person had an effect on the lives of so many others! Great job on the video and looking forward to Empress of Ireland! 😎👍

[@ashtondoublet8334]

"And so, The Fireman who had cheated death, on board the RMS Titanic, cheated death once again, and his life was forever changed."

[@kaziras342]

Saving the Titanic is a great UK Film

[@atomicenergysociety6038]

Awesome !!!

[@ElkoJohn]

Much obliged.

[@SanitysVoid]

I knew a guy wgho joined the navy way back when and was promised/slotted for an electrician job. When he got to the ship they needed another stoker so off he went to shovel coal. What raw deal.

[@v.d.c.volosdashcam1352]

Please cover the sinking and aftermath of the cruise ship : Sea Diamond

[@wheat14349]

Passengers on boat 13 and 15: STOP LOWERING! STOP! Officers up on deck lowering boat 15: y’all hear somthin?

[@brentyboi3323]

Banger dude nice job I loved the video

[@jimbobarooney2861]

A man named James Farrell from Co. Longford, Ireland, helped save the lives of two girls, also from the same parish in Longford. His body was found later and buried at sea. There is a beautiful memorial garden erected in Ennybegs Village, Longford, to honour his memory and act of heroism. His actions have been protrayd in the film "A Night To Remember"

[@j.vonhogen9650]

10:40 - "Water is incredibly heavy." Actually, it is not! Who told you that? If that would be true, then the coal would have floated on the incoming water (which it didn't). As a matter of fact, water is less dense and less heavy than coal. The sudden flooding of boiler room #5 must have been caused by something else, like a structural failure of some connections/bolts between parts of that wall, perhaps due to the continuous leaking. It can't have been a matter of overall built-up water pressure, unless a much larger volume of water was pushing down on that bunker wall than than the actual volume of that coal bunker, which could only have been the case much later in the sinking process. I remember that in an earlier video, you also said that the water pressure in the coalbunker would have built up until that wall would break, which doesn't make sense given the already established fact that water is significantly less dense and less heavy than coal, and that the bunker was already half empty at this point of the journey, which would have meant that although water occupies a larger volume than coal (due to the fact that there's no air between water particles) the pressure on the wall of that bunker would have been more or less the same as at the start of the voyage. In other words, the fragment from that Titanic documentary that you showed in an earlier video showing the bunker wall suddenly break at a relatively early stage of the sinking under the alleged 'increased pressure' of the water, is probably incorrect, although if something like that would indeed have happened (i.e. an accellerated flooding of the entire boiler room) it may have only looked like a sudden collapse of the entire wall to the firemen who would still be working there, since the water suddenly pouring down on them would probably have obscured the view of the actual wall. Since the wall of the coal bunker wasn't waterproof, the most likely scenario would have been that leaks would have gradually filled the boiler room with water, rather than increased pressure on the wall causing a sudden collapse of that wall in such way, that it would flood the boiler room in mere seconds. The eyewitness account of a sudden flooding of that room can only be explained by assuming a structural failure of the joints of parts of that wall, maybe due to disproportional stress of the water leaking/streaming out of that coal bunker where the individual parts/plates of the bunker wall were connected. It can't have been 'increased water pressure' due to the supposed 'incredible weight' of the water, unless the collapse would have happened much later during the sinking, which would alter the timeline described in your videos. Since I'm not an engineer, I'm just using my common sense to try to make sense of the events and the eyewitness accounts. I would like to know from an expert what really caused boiler room #5 to 'suddenly' flood. Could you please address this issue in a future video? I'm afraid I don't buy your 'water pressure conspiracy theory'. 😉

[@josefnocera4414]

Another great video! The titanic has always fascinated me! Thanks for bringing to light the heroic efforts of this gentleman 😎

[@mijaroprime9509]

Pls can you do Emilia Earhart

[@oliversherman2414]

Frederick Berret and the other boiler room workers were true heroes. They stayed at their posts and helped the Titanic stay afloat for as long as possible