The sinking of the RMS Titanic in 1912 is still one of the saddest events in maritime history, which took over 1500 lives. Among the numerous incidents of bravery and grieving, there is a story about a cat named Jenny that nobody has heard of. This cat was rumored to be the only one who survived alongside the ship.
Jenny, the Titanic’s Resident Cat
Jenny was a cat that was assigned to the ship to get rid of the rat menace. The cat was loved by the crew, in particular the stokers and kitchen staff, who not only gave her scraps but also made sure she was fed properly. Locally, people shared a story that just before leaving Southampton, the cat, along with her kittens, was onboard the Titanic.
A Lucky Escape Before Disaster
Whether or not Jenny’s story has truthful parts, it seemed that she was the one who left the Titanic just before the ship was hit by the iceberg. Witnesses from the crew said that they noticed the cat slipping her kittens one after another off the ship while the Titanic was at its final point in Southampton. This was just one of many signs that something unfortunate was about to happen—after all, it is often said that animals have a sixth sense when it comes to danger.
However, there are still no facts to confirm that Jenny survived, but nobody can argue with the claim that, since there is no evidence of her death on the ship, it means she got away. If it were the case, Jenny would be among the few moths that could have survived the crash of the ship.
The Legend Lives On
Jenny’s tale is one of the minor but interesting stories related to History. Some scholars and feline fans believe that the kitty’s flight behaviour might have been the cause of the cat and her kittens’ safe journey, thus giving a new mysterious twist to Titanic’s deeply haunting saga.
Such a tale might be a fable or truth; however, it still evokes the memory of plenty unspoken narratives from that ill-starred night—narratives of getting a second chance, of inspired behaviour, and possibly of the feline’s good fortune.
