Remembering History: Strauss was a US Congressman, Macy's Department Store Owner and merchant. However, he is best remembered for his dignified manner of death aboard the RMS Titanic. Cause of death: Titanic sinking He was told that he and his wife would be permitted a spot on one of the first life boats after the RMS Titanic hit the iceberg (actually, in 1912, it was called a blue berg) because of his elite status. He refused the offer because he had felt that he had lived a long life, His wife did the same

Strauss was a US Congressman, Macy's Department Store Owner and merchant. However, he is best remembered for his dignified manner of death aboard the RMS Titanic. Cause of death: Titanic sinking He was told that he and his wife would be permitted a spot on one of the first life boats after the RMS Titanic hit the iceberg (actually, in 1912, it was called a blue berg) because of his elite status. He refused the offer because he had felt that he had lived a long life, His wife did the same

Strauss was a US Congressman, Macy's Department Store Owner and merchant. However, he is best remembered for his dignified manner of death aboard the RMS Titanic. Cause of death: Titanic sinking He was told that he and his wife would be permitted a spot on one of the first life boats after the RMS Titanic hit the iceberg (actually, in 1912, it was called a blue berg) because of his elite status. He refused the offer because he had felt that he had lived a long life, His wife did the same