Titanic Disaster Report Details Loss and Heroism
New York report outlines 1726 lives lost after the Titanic struck an iceberg at 11 45 p m and sank in 2 hours 35 minutes. It notes lifeboat shortages and the women and children first protocol, cites crew bravery, and mentions Captain Smith and others as missing.
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Imag
Txeas
HN. Worta
New York
Ocean
Smith
Self
Captain Smith
Murdock
Moody
Lightoller
Pitman
Bothall
Lowe
Titanic
Iiast
Carpathia
Hastrop
Hughes
Cornelia Andrews
Hudson
N.Y
Miss Andrews
Henry Stengel
Newark
Colonel Astor
Mr. Biddle
Edgar J. Meyer
Harris
Douglas
Daniel W. Marvin
Dan
H. J. Allison
Montreal
Remarkable Heroism on Titanic Decks and Lifeboats
Eyewitness accounts describe the courage and restraint as passengers and crew faced the sinking. Women were given priority in lifeboats amid fear and chaos, with notable scenes of devotion, sacrifice, and stark choices. Passengers, officers, and families endured a harrowing retreat into the cold Atlantic.
Strays and wife drown together as vessel sinks
A Titanic horror tale unfolds from New York reports as Isidor Straus and wife cling to each other to the end. Survivors recount saving others, heroic acts by Col. John Jacob Astor, and distress at the ship’s final moments amid lights and the band playing.
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Mrs. Straus
Schubert
Astor
John Jacob Astor
Gracie
Colonel Astor
Also Mentioned on This Page
Berg
Carter P. Hurd
California
Henry B. Harris
Jacques Futrelle
Sanders
Arthur Peachen
Straus
Isidor Straus
Emil Taussig
White Star Line
George D. Widener
Butt
Hays
Stead
Archie Butt
Charles M. Pays
Grand Trunk
Benjamin Guggenheim
Willam T. Stead
Pletole
Tevolvere
Marconi
South Atlantic
Georgs le Wiener
Preege
George B. Widener
Philadelphia