Frederick Barrett     
By: Brandon Gomer

Frederick Barrett was born in Liverpool.  When he got older he took home a monthly wage of 6 pounds and 10 shillings as the leading fireman.  His address was 24 King St. Southampton, England.  On April 6^th he signed to work on the Titanic’s maiden voyage.  He was the lead fireman and was only 28 years old.

When the iceberg struck the side of the boat he was working in boiler room six. It started to fill up with water so he went through a closing door that lead to boiler room five.  All of the stokers were allowed to go to the upper deck except him.  He was told to stay and run any errands for the engineers working to keep the boat afloat. Eventually they were allowed to go to the upper deck. Only seconds later water came into the room.  While he climbed up the ladder Harvey was helping one of his friends.  He ended up getting to life boat thirteen.  He survived by getting on to lifeboat number thirteen.

When he got to land he had to testify for the British Enquiry on day three.  Frederick also had to testify in front of the United States Senate Enquiry on day 18.

Works Cited

Paddon, Eric. "Mr. Frederick Barrett." Encyclopedia Titanica. 8 Apr 2008 <http;//www.encylopedia-titanic.org/biography/1396>.

Lynch, Don. Titanic an Illustrated History. First. New York City: NY, USA, 1992.

“Frederick Barrett”. Online image. Encyclopedia Titanica. April 15, 2008. http://www.encyclopedia-titanica.org/