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Titanic Disaster Survivors recount dramatic voyage
Eyewitness reports from survivors on the Carpathia describe the Titanic sinking after striking an iceberg. Passengers like Mrs Isidor Straus and Colonel Archibald Gracie praised crew bravery, order at lifeboats, and heroism of Captain Smith while detailing harrowing scenes of exposure, abandonment, and loss at sea.
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Cunard
Carpathia
New York
Way
Sur Icts
Colonel Astor
Isidor Straus
Jeneth
William Jones
Titanic
Margaret Hayes
New York City
Daniel T. Bailey
Marlborough Hotel
Regina Steinert
Ismay
J. Bruce Ismay
The
International Mercantile Marine Com
Major Butt
Taft
Dickinson Bishop
Detroit
Mich
N. C. Chambers
Mr. Chambers
Vincent Astor
Mrs. Astor
Astor
Titania
William David
A. A. Dick
Oscar Johansen
Johansen
White Star Line
John Jacob Astor
Smith
Archibald Gracie
U.S. A
Gracie
Charles M. Hays
Grand Trunk Railroad
Hays
White Star
Jacques Futrelle
Mrs. Futrelle
Jacques