(center) and his wife Augusta, one week after the
Titanic disaster Ogden was travelling aboard the
Carpathia with his wife Augusta to the Mediterranean in April 1912. During the early hours of April 15, he was woken up by his wife Augusta who herself was woken up by noises outside. Recognizing the sound as lifeboats being swung out, Ogden got up to see what the issue was and was told by a quartermaster that the
Titanic was in distress and "we are going north like hell." According to his wife, Ogden did not believe the quartermaster's claim that
Titanic was in distress but believed it was
Carpathia in danger. He told his wife to dress warmly and they both got on deck. Though the pair eventually realized the ship was safe, they remained on deck. Augusta Ogden went and got their camera and, as the
Titanic lifeboats approached
Carpathia, Ogden took a series of photographs. He also took a photograph of the as it approached the ship and wrecksite. Afterwards, the Ogdens helped out the survivors as best as they could. Ogden was recognized by one of the survivors who turnedd out to be his friend
Henry S. Harper who quipped, "Louis, how do you keep yourself looking so young?" They also helped out the
Spedden family by giving them their cabin. At one point, he reportedly tried to offer help to some women who told him to "Go away. We just saw our husbands drown!" He also provided surviving
Titanic officer
Herbert Pitman with copies of his photographs which Pitman wished to have as keepsakes.
Photographs Ogden's photographs are now preserved at the
Royal Museums Greenwich. ==Personal life==