Titanic Survivors Recall Carpathia Rescue and Land Hymns
Survivors describe the Titanic disaster as the ship struck an iceberg and sank at speed while 1,595 people perished. Carpathia plucked survivors from the icy waters as crew and passengers praised the hymn Nearer My God to Thee played by musicians during the crisis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carpathia
Bruce Ismay
White Star Lines
Senate
Stoker
Atlantic
Line
J. A. Moody
Archibald Gracie
Washington
Paul H. Vabricaus
Gracie
Isador Strauss
Col. Gracie
Chas. H. Hayes
Grand Trunk Railroad
James Clint Smith
Washington, D. C
George Uhler
United States Steamboat Inspection Bureau
United States Register
Uhler
United States
Titanic Disaster Tallies Death Toll And Surviving Rescue
New York reports recount the Titanic collision with an iceberg, the sinking by 2 a.m., and the Carpathia rescue. Survivors describe freezing hours, lifeboat ordeals, and heroism from Ismay, Astor, and Col Gracie, with 1595 dead and 745 saved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daft
Washington
Pitanic
Californian
Major Burt
Col. Astor
Washington Dodge
San Francisco
Major Butt
Col- Astor
John George Phillips
Harold Bridge
Phillip
Ismay
Smith
Senate Investigating Committee
Carpathia
Pasengers
J. Bruce Timay
White Star Company
Senate
Rostrum
Senate Committee
J. J. Brown
Denver
John Jacob Astor
Astor
Col. Gracie
Nee Marce
New York
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Patt
Archie
New York City
Congressional Committee
Quartermaster Moody
Wilds
Capt. Smith
Mrs. Strauss
Husband
Tsador Strauss
Taft
Howard Case
Jack Phillips
Gord
Duff Gordon
Crssy
Titantic
Southampton
Moody
Col
John Jacob
John D. ‘Hic
Geo
ID. Wagner
Philadelphia
Great Lakes
Archibald Butt
S. D
Lead
Will Green
Green
George Adamson
Liverpool
George Green
Will .Green
J. Bruce Ismay
White Star Line
Europe
Senatorial Investigation Committee
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