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Titanic survivors recall band playing Nearer My God to Thee
Edward Wheelton, Titanic chief steward, recounts the ship sinking after a clear night with a fog bank forming. Lifeboats were filled and lowered, with musicians playing operas and popular tunes to the end, then the band shifted to Nearer My God to Thee before the vessel sank.
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