Molly Brownhelped load the boats and finally was forced into one of the last to leave. She implored its crewmen to turn back for survivors, but they refused, fearing they would be swamped by desperate people trying to escape the icy seas. ...
The U.S inquiry was headed by Senator William Alden Smith and the British one by Lord Mersey. The surviving passengers and the very crew who managed to escape from the clutches of death gave their versions of the tragedy and the investigations were concluded quickly, though the initial question...
On the tragic night of the sinking, Frederick Fleet was an English navigator. He was in charge of the lookout on the Titanic. Even in the dark, Fleet spotted the iceberg and tried to warn the rest of the crew. The warning from him came too late. Although he survived the shipwreck, th...
ATTEMPTING TO HOLD THE EMPIRE TOGETHERAustria-Hungary’s statesmen knew just how vulnerable they were as a multinational empire. Avenging Franz Ferdinand’s death—even if he was not much liked—was necessary to affirm the dual monarchy’s staying power. Heirs to the throne simply could not be ...
as the ship's captain ignores his extensive practical knowledge to comply with the director of the White Star Line's subtle command to use full power--accelerating the disaster--compared to the skills (or lack thereof) of the crew in grappling with 2200 passengers facing certain death.Actions...
Sudden immersion into freezing water typically causes death within minutes, either from cardiac arrest, uncontrollable breathing of water, or cold incapacitation (not, as commonly believed, from hypothermia); almost all of those in the water died of cardiac arrest or other bodily reactions to freez...
At the time, Harry’s death was reported by the Western Morning News in 1912 describing Rogers as a ‘smart and steady young fellow’, whilst also stating that ‘both mother and grandmother are in much distress, fearing the worst.’ Harry’s mother remained living in Devon until 1955 when...
Aboard the rescue ship Carpathia, young Frank found comfort in the company of surviving crew members, including fireman John “Sam” Collins. Upon arriving in New York, the Salvation Army cared for Frank and his mother before they continued to Detroit to reunite with their family. Life After ...
Frank came to New York in September 1909 and returned to Germany in 1911, after his father’s death. Straus and Frank remained friends, even vacationing with their families in Switzerland in 1928, and when Frank needed help to try to get his family out of Holland in 1941, he wrote to ...
flood:tocausetofillorbecomecoveredwithwater,especiallyin a way thatcausesproblems. 6.Thetragic sinking of this great liner will always be remembered, for she went downon her first voyage with heavy loss of life. (1)tragic:verysad, often involving death and suffering. ...