The Titanic and SCI

April 15, 1913 was a rainy day. The crowd that gathered to dedicate the Titanic Memorial Lighthouse on the roof of 25 South Street was forced to retreat inside to the auditorium of SCI's new headquarters. SCI officials were joined by nearly 300 onlookers as the Lighthouse was installed on the roof of the building, rising out of the mist "impressive, dignified, a little detached from New York and the surrounding skyscrapers which form its background." The Lighthouse was equipped with a green light powerful enough to reach from the Narrows to Sandy Hook and a time ball designed to drop every day at noon, visible to sailors on the Hudson River. It quickly became an iconic addition to the New York City skyline.