A YOUNG HABANERO WHO DIED IN THE TRAGIC SINKING OF TITANIC.
Servando José Florentino Ovies y Rodríguez, was a young man of 36, with black hair, born on February 21, 1876 in Aviles, Spain, son of Ramón Ovies and Maria del Carmen Rodríguez, but who had lived much of his life in Havana .
The story of Servando Ovies is that of many Asturians who crossed the pond in search of a future that they did not have here. They were called Indianos, Americans or Cubans, in the case of Avilés, given that the island was mainly chosen as the Antillean island.
He worked for the family business of Rodríguez & Co. that was in the import business, based in Havana. In 1912 he lived in Havana with his wife Eva López del Vallardo and his son, Ramón Servando.
At the beginning of knowing the tragic accident of the Titanic, everything or almost everything was judged as purely ill-intentioned speculation in the very identification of its victims, but it is not a lie that aboard the Titanic ocean liner, a resident of the Caribbean island traveled, who took out a ticket in first class, whose cost amounted to four thousand 350 dollars.
While on business trips, José Ovies approached the Titanic in the city of Cherbourg. His travel ticket was PC-17562 £ 27 14s 5d with the right to stay in cabin D 43, in the cabin of First Class, where passengers traveling more economic affluence traveled, among the celebrities invited by the owners of the shipping company.
Everything seems to indicate that Ovies Rodríguez, decided to return to Havana via New York what he did in becoming the corpse classified with the number 189 which was rescued on April 15, 1912 by MacKay Bennett.
He was also identified by his clothes that were a black coat and vest; blue twill pants; gray shirt, marked “J. R.”
Eva, his wife, after the recovery of his body made a claim to the Company of the ship for $ 75,000 for the life of her husband and $ 2,300 for losses on property.
His body at the time was identified as that of JA Rodríguez of the Havana Company Rodriguez & Co. and his body initially buried in the Fairview Cemetery in Halifax on May 3 but was later exhumed to be finally buried in the Catholic Cemetery of Mt. Olivos on May 15, 1912.
Milton Hershey “The Chocolate KIng” and his Wife.
The Titanic, wrecked in the early hours of April 14 to 15, 1912 on its maiden voyage and 1,514 people out of the 2,223 on board, died in one of the greatest marine catastrophes in history, which occurred in peacetime.
Among the anecdotes in the wake of the tragic accident were many stories about the survivors and many others who had canceled their trip on the Titanic for different reasons, including Milton Hershey, the “King of Chocolate” and his wife .
The story of Servando Ovies is that of many Asturians who crossed the pond in search of a future that they did not have here. They were called Indianos, Americans or Cubans, in the case of Avilés, given that the island was mainly chosen as the Antillean island.
Servando José Florentino Ovies y Rodríguez, era un joven de 36, de pelo negro, nacido un 21 February de 1876 en Aviles, Spain, hijo de Ramón Ovies and Maria del Carmen Rodríguez, pero que había vivido gran parte de su vida en La Habana.
La historia de Servando Ovies es la de muchos asturianos que cruzaron el charco en busca de un futuro que aquí no tenían. Se les llamó indianos, americanos o cubanos, en el caso de Avilés, dado que en la villa se eligió mayoritariamente aquella isla antillana como destino.
Trabajó para la empresa familiar de Rodríguez & Co. que estaba en el negocio de importación, con sede en La Habana. En 1912 vivía en La Habana con su esposa Eva López del Vallardo y su hijo, Ramón Servando.
Al principio de conocerse el trágico accidente del Titanic todo o casi todo se juzgó como pura especulación mal intencionados en la propia identificación de sus víctimas, pero no es mentira que a bordo del transatlántico Titanic, viajó un residente de la isla caribeña, que sacó un boleto en primera clase, cuyo costo ascendía a cuatro mil 350 dólares.
Estando en viajes de negocios, José Ovies abordó el Titanic en la ciudad de Cherburgo. Su boleto de viaje era el PC-17562 £ 27 14s 5d con derecho a alojarse en el camarote D 43, en la cabina de Primera Clase, donde viajaban los pasajeros de más afluencia económica, entre el celebridades invitadas por los propietarios de la naviera.
Todo parece indicar que Ovies Rodríguez, decidió regresar a La Habana vía Nueva York lo que lo hizo en convertirse en el cadáver clasificado con el número 189 el cual fue rescatado el 15 de abril de 1912 por MacKay Bennett.
Fue identificado además por su ropa que era un abrigo y chaleco negros; pantalones de sarga azul; camisa gris, marcada “J. R.”
Eva, su esposa, después de la recuperación de su cadáver hizo una reclamación a la Compañía del barco por $75,000 por la vida de su esposo y $2,300 por las pérdidas en propiedades.
Su cuerpo en su momento fue identificado como el de J. A. Rodríguez de la Compañía habanera Rodriguez & Co.y su cuerpo inicialmente enterrado en el Cementerio de Fairview in Halifax el 3 May pero fue exhumado más tarde para ser enterrado finalmente en el Cementerio Católico del Monte Olivos el 15 de Mayo de 1912..
El Titanic, naufragó en la madrugada del 14 al 15 de abril de 1912 en su viaje inaugural y mil 514 personas de las dos mil 223 a bordo, murieron en una de las mayores catástrofes marinas de la historia, ocurrida en tiempo de paz.
Entre las anécdotas a raíz del trágico accidente se dieron a conocer muchas historias sobre los sobrevivientes y de muchas personas otras que habían cancelado su viaje en el Titanic por diferentes razones, entre ellas se encontraba Milton Hershey, el “Rey del Chocolate“ y su esposa.
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