Official documents report Douglas and his family lived in Cedar Rapids. This Waterloo native became known as a "captain of industry" in Cedar Rapids due to him amassing approximately $4 million dollars. In 1912, Douglas retired and made a trip to Europe with his wife Mahala and their maid to pick up some furniture.
It's been over a century since the Titanic sunk in the North Atlantic. One of the survivors ended up in Council Bluffs, IA. She was one of the last survivors of the sinking.