RMS Titanic victim buried in Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn.
Wycoff Van Derhoef, of 109 Joralemon street, was one of the wealthiest and best
known residents of the Eastern District of Brooklyn and Secretary of the
Williamsburgh City Fire Insurance Company. Mr. Van Derhoef was on his way from
a visit to his sister in Europe and was a passenger on the ill-fated Titanic.
Mr. Van Derhoef came this country when a small boy. Forty years of his life has
been spent in the employ of the Williamsburgh City Fire Insurance Company. From
office boy he has raised himself steadily in the ranks until two years ago he
was elected secretary of the company. Besides this official capacity, Mr. Van
Derhoef was one of the largest stockholders of the company.
Van der hoef was returning to New York following a business and pleasure trip abroad. Interestingly the Belfast Newsletter states that a "Mr Wyckoff Derholf" aged 61 had booked a first class passage from Belfast to New York. Leaving Belfast on the evening of 2 April he is the only passenger to have been identified as boarding at Belfast for what was essentially a delivery trip.
He boarded the vessel again at Southampton on 10 April. The fare for his first class cabin (B-19) was £33, 10s (Ticket No. 111240).
He died in the sinking. His body was recovered by the MacKay Bennett and was delivered to Mr D. C. Chauncey for forwarding to New York.
| NO 245. - MALE. - ESTIMATED AGE, 60. - HAIR GREY; AND BEARD, BALD. CLOTHING - Evening dress; "W. V." on drawers; black boots. EFFECTS - Two false teeth (top); gold ring, marked "L. E. N. to V. W."; gold watch and fob with gold medallion; 5 studs; gold links; keys; knife; glasses; $62 in case. FIRST CLASS. |
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