Titanic disaster lifeboat numbers and Carpathia arrival
The Carpathia arrived in New York with 745 Titanic survivors eight of whom were crew members. Of 1,595 deaths, 10 were crew aboard the Titanic, including officers who went down with the ship. Passengers in steerage were shot while trying to reach boats as the vessel sank after striking an iceberg off Newfoundland.
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New York
Atlantic
Newfoundland
Murdock
Smith
Carpathia
Senten
Titanic Sinks as Passengers Fight for Lifeboats
Eyewitness report describes the chaos aboard the Titanic after the collision. Passengers rush to deck as lifeboats are filled and lowered, women urged to lower decks, and sailors push panicked men and even women overboard. Heroism appears among passengers as boats depart amid ice floes and a growing scream for help.
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Ces
Titanic
Ico
Decka
Eailors
Nolomen
Herolam Anserta
Ehip
Nightmare Sinking of the Titanic and Final Moments
Eyewitness accounts describe the Titanic sinking as lights vanished and the orchestra played Nearer My God to Thee. Mrs Jeador Straus stayed with her husband and sank, while lifeboats saved some women who rowed as the ship disappeared beneath the sea.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlantic
Sili
John
Jacob Astor
Vincent Astor
Craig Riddle
Hysterical scenes as Titanic survivors meet kin at Pier 64
Carpathia ferried survivors to North River in a somber dusk. Ambulances and relief workers prepared as 745 survivors disembarked. Ecstatic reunions and hysterical scenes followed, with many collapsing in the arms of returning family. Capt. Smith and officers praised for bravery amid the chaos.
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Carpathia
Pier 64
North River
Cunard
Smith
Mrs Astor Recalls Titanic Sorrow Aboard Carpathia
Mrs Astor faced mental torment after the Titanic sinking yet showed courage aboard the Carpathia. She visited her father’s home briefly and spoke to Vincent Astor about memories while a strict rule barred discussion of the disaster. Col. Astor’s fate remained unclear to her until rescue.
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Willam H. Force
Col. Astor
Carpathia
Mrs. Astor
Gol. Astor
Titanic Survivors Tell Tales of Heroism and Loss
Eye witness recollections recount the Titanic's collision with the iceberg and the evacuation. Survivors describe order to save women first, baring men from lifeboats, and ships lights and band music as Carpathia arrived. Colonel Astor and Mr Straus are highlighted for brave actions.
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Col. Astor
Colonel Astor
Astor
Gracie
Colonel Gracie
Mra. Straus
John Jacob Astor
Mra
Tandor Straus
Robert W. Daniel
Philadelphia
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Qarpathia
Gol
Paul Schabert
Derby
Conn
Isador Straus
Carprihia
Phila
ST. Indiana, PA
Oxfords
Men's Union
Boggs & Buhl
North Side
Pittsburgh, PA
Trae
Orphans’ Court
Indiana County
David Hunter
John M. Hunter
James Hunter
East Mahoning Township
Horaby
Duffea
Philadelphia Street
William N. Liggett
Joseph Campaigo
Clymer
Paynent Gond
Peeler & Lait
Martha P. Craig
Armstrong Township
Finke
Madison
Craig
Parkwood B.D
Ernest Stewart
Taabella Robinson
Conemaugh Township
Carrie C. Bickenberger
Veen Fowpenin
Sterford
H.W
John Wannamaker
Detroit
Ford Motor Company
Eleventh
Sherman Smith
Rep
Blairsville, Pa
Washington
Pittsburgh
Pennsylvania
Indiana
Mt. Vernon
Consult Ticket Agenta
JAS
P. Anderson, District Passenger Agt
Oliver Building
Sixth Ave
Smithfield &J
Pittsburg
Pennsylvania Railroad
Prince Albert
Modoc
James Lamer
Cherry Tyee
Hast Pike Road
A. Cochran
Richmond
Lovejoy
W. C. Treesh
Buterbaugh
Quincy
L. B. Buterbaugh
Notich
Robert Calderwood
Cance
Ward Algarwoog
Rochester
Traig
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