As far as actual numbers go, first class passengers died, second class passengers died, and third class passengers died. Most of the third class women and children died and most of the first and second class women and children lived.
The highest casualty rate aboard the titanic was men. There was a strict women and children first rule when it came to boarding the lifeboats. In the end, the Titanic sinking took the lives of 1, men and only women.
Most of the crew also died during the sinking of the Titanic. There were crew members and of them died during the tragedy. The sinking of the Titanic was an event that destroyed hundreds if not thousands of families. Illustrating the consequences that can arise from ill planning and preparation, the Titanic wreck has become the largest peacetime maritime disaster in history. Taft; when Roosevelt decided to run again for Pres.
Another notable person who lost their life when the Titanic went down was William T Stead, journalist and newspaper editor.
Thanks so much for that fascinating post. Just saw the movie again in 3D, which was not necessary at all. I know the stories revolving around it are highly fictionalized, but I think this is one of my all time favorite movies, and it makes me want to find out more about the Titanic and everyone on board. Thanks again! I am making a report on the Titanic an it is sups sad I mean omg I just wish that nothing happened ever cause it is sad xoxo. A very special thought for all the Lebanese victims who were on board the Titanic.
May they rest in peace. It makes me so sad to think of those people drowning, I dont know whether i would have been so brave. This man of God farewelled his only child Nana to the passengers of a lifeboat her mother died in childbirth , giving his lifebelt to another passenger. His final moments before the sub-zero temperatures of the Atlantic Ocean claimed his life was taken up pointing other floundering passengers to the Saviour he served. Some people complain of missed notables on this tragic voyage, but in my mind, every individual who died, be they man, woman, or child, was notable to someone or some family.
The film, as in most films, is not meant to be accurate, it is meant to be a money maker. Stories are made up to attract viewers. I grew up in San Antonio, Texas not far from the Alamo. For example, there are several stories on how Jim Bowie and Davy Crockett died.
We will likely never know exactly. In the early hours of April 15 th , , over the course of 2 hours and 40 minutes, the RMS Titanic sunk. He was the head baker on the Titanic , but his real claim to fame is the story of how he survived the shipwreck. You see, even though Joughin was asleep when the ship hit the iceberg, in the succeeding hours he managed to order his bakers to bring bread to the lifeboats, have a drink, help women and children into lifeboats at times by force , as they were scared to leave the Titanic , and throw roughly 50 deck chairs into the water to act as flotation devices before riding the topmost part of the ship into the water as it sank.
Joughin proceeded to tread water for about two hours before encountering a lifeboat, and eventually being rescued by the RMS Carpathia. He is believed to be the very last survivor to leave the ship, and he claimed that his head barely even got wet.
When he was rescued his only medical complaint was swollen feet. While various sourced debate the level to which Joughin was inebriated, it can be certain that he had at least some alcohol in his system when he entered the Atlantic Ocean.
In compliance with the law of the sea, women and children boarded the boats first; only when there were no women or children nearby were men permitted to board. Yet many of the victims were in fact women and children, the result of disorderly procedures that failed to get them to the boats in the first place. Those hours witnessed acts of craven cowardice and extraordinary bravery. In the end, people survived the sinking of the Titanic. Ismay, the White Star managing director, helped load some of the boats and later stepped onto a collapsible as it was being lowered.
Although no women or children were in the vicinity when he abandoned ship, he would never live down the ignominy of surviving the disaster while so many others perished. Astor deposited his wife Madeleine into a lifeboat and, remarking that she was pregnant, asked if he could accompany her; refused entry, he managed to kiss her goodbye just before the boat was lowered away. Although offered a seat on account of his age, Isidor Straus refused any special consideration, and his wife Ida would not leave her husband behind.
The couple retired to their cabin and perished together. Molly Brown helped load the boats and finally was forced into one of the last to leave. She implored its crewmen to turn back for survivors, but they refused, fearing they would be swamped by desperate people trying to escape the icy seas. They contained only survivors. Every conceivable subject was investigated, from the conduct of the officers and crew to the construction of the ship.
Titanic conspiracy theories abounded. Newspapers initially reported that the ship had collided with an iceberg but remained afloat and was being towed to port with everyone on board. It took many hours for accurate accounts to become widely available, and even then people had trouble accepting that this paragon of modern technology could sink on her maiden voyage, taking more than 1, souls with her. In that case, the world reeled at the notion that one of the most sophisticated inventions ever created could explode into oblivion along with its crew.
Both tragedies triggered a sudden collapse in confidence, revealing that we remain subject to human frailties and error, despite our hubris and a belief in technological infallibility. But if you see something that doesn't look right, click here to contact us! Subscribe for fascinating stories connecting the past to the present. The R.
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