 In addition to the tragic loss of human life, a rare copy of William Shakespeare First Folio that New York lawyer and Shakespeare collector Aldon W. Griswold had purchased and shipped from Liverpool, was lost.Among the lost as well were Mahlon Day, prominent New York publisher of children's books and business publications, with his wife and daughter.The limited telegraph communications of the time meant that news of "Arctic"s loss did not reach New York until two weeks after the sinking.