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I just watched the episode "Night of April 14th" of the 1950s television show "One Step Beyond." The premise of the series is to present real life stories involving paranormal supernatural occurrences. In this particular episode, it is claimed five passengers of the Titanic predicted its sinking. Here are three that really stood out to me:

  1. A woman and her fiance had planned a honeymoon trip from their home in England to Switzerland. Shortly before leaving on their trip, the woman has a nightmare about drowning, but her fears are assuaged by her mother who tells her no one ever drowns in Switzerland. The next day her fiance visits her to tell her there is a change of plans and they will instead spend their honeymoon in New York City; having secured two tickets on the Titanic for the trip to America. Despite the young woman's premonitions and instinct, the couple go anyways, and she is saved on a lifeboat after being forced to leave her husband behind.
  2. A painter who is traveling on the ship paints a highly detailed work depicting the sinking of a ship similar to the Titanic.
  3. A priest who holds religious services on the ship, and just before giving his last service before the ship sank, he decides he will sing a hymn related to those imperiled while traveling on the sea.

I've tried to verify that these stories exist in Titanic literature, or even lurelore, but haven't found anything at all. Is there any evidence these premonitions actually took place? Or are they, and possibly the entire series, nothing more than the work of a creative writer?

I just watched the episode "Night of April 14th" of the 1950s television show "One Step Beyond." The premise of the series is to present real life stories involving paranormal supernatural occurrences. In this particular episode, it is claimed five passengers of the Titanic predicted its sinking. Here are three that really stood out to me:

  1. A woman and her fiance had planned a honeymoon trip from their home in England to Switzerland. Shortly before leaving on their trip, the woman has a nightmare about drowning, but her fears are assuaged by her mother who tells her no one ever drowns in Switzerland. The next day her fiance visits her to tell her there is a change of plans and they will instead spend their honeymoon in New York City; having secured two tickets on the Titanic for the trip to America. Despite the young woman's premonitions and instinct, the couple go anyways, and she is saved on a lifeboat after being forced to leave her husband behind.
  2. A painter who is traveling on the ship paints a highly detailed work depicting the sinking of a ship similar to the Titanic.
  3. A priest who holds religious services on the ship, and just before giving his last service before the ship sank, he decides he will sing a hymn related to those imperiled while traveling on the sea.

I've tried to verify that these stories exist in Titanic literature, or even lure, but haven't found anything at all. Is there any evidence these premonitions actually took place? Or are they, and possibly the entire series, nothing more than the work of a creative writer?

I just watched the episode "Night of April 14th" of the 1950s television show "One Step Beyond." The premise of the series is to present real life stories involving paranormal supernatural occurrences. In this particular episode, it is claimed five passengers of the Titanic predicted its sinking. Here are three that really stood out to me:

  1. A woman and her fiance had planned a honeymoon trip from their home in England to Switzerland. Shortly before leaving on their trip, the woman has a nightmare about drowning, but her fears are assuaged by her mother who tells her no one ever drowns in Switzerland. The next day her fiance visits her to tell her there is a change of plans and they will instead spend their honeymoon in New York City; having secured two tickets on the Titanic for the trip to America. Despite the young woman's premonitions and instinct, the couple go anyways, and she is saved on a lifeboat after being forced to leave her husband behind.
  2. A painter who is traveling on the ship paints a highly detailed work depicting the sinking of a ship similar to the Titanic.
  3. A priest who holds religious services on the ship, and just before giving his last service before the ship sank, he decides he will sing a hymn related to those imperiled while traveling on the sea.

I've tried to verify that these stories exist in Titanic literature, or even lore, but haven't found anything at all. Is there any evidence these premonitions actually took place? Or are they, and possibly the entire series, nothing more than the work of a creative writer?

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Did passengers of the Titanic predict/foreshadow its sinking?

I just watched the episode "Night of April 14th" of the 1950s television show "One Step Beyond." The premise of the series is to present real life stories involving paranormal supernatural occurrences. In this particular episode, it is claimed five passengers of the Titanic predicted its sinking. Here are three that really stood out to me:

  1. A woman and her fiance had planned a honeymoon trip from their home in England to Switzerland. Shortly before leaving on their trip, the woman has a nightmare about drowning, but her fears are assuaged by her mother who tells her no one ever drowns in Switzerland. The next day her fiance visits her to tell her there is a change of plans and they will instead spend their honeymoon in New York City; having secured two tickets on the Titanic for the trip to America. Despite the young woman's premonitions and instinct, the couple go anyways, and she is saved on a lifeboat after being forced to leave her husband behind.
  2. A painter who is traveling on the ship paints a highly detailed work depicting the sinking of a ship similar to the Titanic.
  3. A priest who holds religious services on the ship, and just before giving his last service before the ship sank, he decides he will sing a hymn related to those imperiled while traveling on the sea.

I've tried to verify that these stories exist in Titanic literature, or even lure, but haven't found anything at all. Is there any evidence these premonitions actually took place? Or are they, and possibly the entire series, nothing more than the work of a creative writer?