Name
Lifeboat from Titanic
Lifeboat to Carpathia
Confidence Level
Saalfeld, Mr Adolphe
3? 3? 2.00


After arriving in New York, Mr. Saalfeld typed up the following account (On Board RMS Titanic, page 383):
    “Boat absolutely quiet even 5 minutes later, going boat deck, noticed very slight list - coming A Deck saw boats being lowered and noticed general reluctance people going into them. Then I saw a few men and women go into a boat and I followed and when lowered pushed off, and rowed some distance fearing suction in case Titanic sinking - All expected to go back after damage patched up, but as we drifted away gradually, saw Titanic sink lower and lower and finally lights on her went out, and others in my boat said that they saw her disappear.”

Montreal Gazette, April 23, 1912:
    "There were thirty-three in the lifeboat and it seemed quite crowded. He was obliged to stand up to row, causing great difficulty even then. None of the crew knew anything about rowing."

Discussions talked about how he witnessed multiple boats being lowered before he entered one. The number of passengers in the Montreal account seems close to what we believe to be boat 3’s compliment. Lifeboat 3 was the third lowered in that section of the ship.