Survivors of the disastrous 1956 Andrea Doria sinking honored the anniversary of the crash Friday at a tear-jerking new Manhattan museum exhibit that features dozens of treasured items recovered from the ship. Four survivors of the tragic ocean crash — including a young mother traveling alone with her baby at the time — gathered at The Italian American Museum in Little Italy, where the exhibit was unveiled for the 69th anniversary of the wreck.
“I personally remember the crash, this loud, loud noise, and people screaming, tables just being thrown against the walls, and people being thrown all over the floor, bleeding and yelling things like, ‘Oh, we must have hit an iceberg!’ ” said Pierette Dominica Simpson, who was sailing with her grandparents at age 9 when the ship sank.
