2 “It made me feel” Harris, “Her Husband Went Down.”
3 “caviar, lobster, quail” Douglas, in OBT, p. 278.
4 “any claims” and “absolutely unfounded” Ibid.
5 “Mr. Widener, Major Butt and I” Marian Thayer affadavit, cited in Davie, Titanic: The Death and Life, p. 520.
6 “From the moment we met” and all other quotes from Marian Thayer’s letter to Taft OBT, p. 415. (See p. 309 for full text of letter.)
7 Widener party actually lasted longer. Daisy Minahan stated in her affadavit to the U.S. Senate Inquiry that the Widener party broke up at 9:25; William Sloper recalled seeing the captain on his way to the bridge after dinner at 10:00 p.m.
8 “There is not much wind” and dialogue with captain from Lightoller testimony, U.S. Senate Inquiry, TDH, p. 47.
9 “did not know how,” “a method of control,” and “It would be” Thayer, in OBT, p. 415.
10 “everybody was so merry” Futrelle, in OBT, p. 287.
11 “clicked her satin heels” Candee, “Sealed Orders.”
12 “made gay by” and dialogue and “How gay they were” Ibid.
13 “I have only one” Duff Gordon, Discretions, p. 167.
14 “heavy pack ice” Lynch, Titanic: An Illustrated History, p. 80.
15 this all-important message … went undelivered Lightoller claimed that this message was not seen on the bridge, but whether it was delivered or not is unknown.
16 “of a mummy case” Seward, newspaper article, ET.
17 “This is exactly what” Eckley, Maiden Tribute, p. 105.
18 “dancing motion” Beesley, in ST, p. 26.
19 “I must have looked” Harris, “Her Husband Went Down.”
20 “hot grog” Woolner, in OBT, p. 179.
21 “very pretty young woman” Sloper, Life and Times, p. 398.
22 “the White Star, the Cunard,” “the pleasure,” and “an ominous feature” Gracie, in ST, p. 118.
23 two other Frenchmen and one American Paul Chevré’s bridge companions were the French aviator Pierre Maréchal, twenty-eight, a cotton dealer, named Alfred Omont, twenty-nine, from Havre, and the honeymooning Lucian Smith, twenty-four, from Huntington, West Virginia.
24 “Say, old man” and “Keep out!” Lynch, Titanic: An Illustrated History, p. 83.
25 “Is someone there?” Fleet, in TDH, p. 179–80.
CHAPTER 12: COLLISION AND AFTER
1 a ferryboat striking the planks Sloper, Life and Times, p. 399. 163 “An iceberg just passed astern!” Woolner, in TDH, p. 369.
2 “An iceberg has ground” Barkworth, “Barkworth’s Account,” ET.
3 a thousand marbles White, in TDH, p. 423.
4 a giant hand was playing bowls Duff Gordon, Discretions, p. 172. 164 “What have we struck?” and dialogue Boxhall, in TDH, pp. 132–33.
5 stoker Frederick Barrett TDH, pp. 527–28.
6 “All up on deck” Buckley, in TDH, p. 438.
7 “I expect the iceberg” and “Just run” Beesley, in ST, pp. 29–30.
8 “What has happened?” and dialogue Ismay, in TDH, pp. 3–4.
9 “The ship is making” and “The mail hold” Boxhall, in TDH, p. 136.
10 Thomas Andrews, was already making his own inspection Most accounts claim that Captain Smith asked Andrews to make an inspection, but it seems that Andrews was already inspecting the damage on his own. Steward James Johnson saw Andrews descending to the post office and Stewardess Annie Robinson saw a mail clerk fetch Smith and McElroy and overheard Andrews say, “Well, three have gone …”
11 “The captain says” Sloper, Life and Times, p. 400.
12 “What has happened?” Ibid., p. 400.
13 “It will take more than an iceberg” Hustak, Titanic: The Canadian Story, p. 91. 168 “Why, she is listing” and dialogue Peuchen, in TDH, p. 198.
14 Smith opened his hand, Gracie, in TDH, p. 407.
15 “The order is” and dialogue Peuchen, in TDH, p. 198. 169 “Didn’t I tell you” Brown, in OBT, p. 219.
16 “What for?” and dialogue Russell [Rosenbaum] article.
17 “I will be forced to report you” Williams, “CQD.”
18 gone through it up to B deck Buckley was in a forward cabin and went up a stairway to a first-class area, so this gate would likely have been at B deck.
19 “had a look” Sloan, in OBT, p. 397.
20 “You had better” and dialogue, Bride, in TDH, pp. 84–85.
21 Have struck an iceberg Foster, Titanic Reader, p. 72.
22 “What are you sending?” and dialogue Bride, in ST, p. 315.
23 “Send SOS” Bride’s account makes it seem as if they began using SOS early on, but the first call from the Titanic using SOS was received by the Mount Temple and the Olympic at 12:57 a.m. Titanic time.
24 not, as is often claimed, the first time The SOS signal was introduced on July 1, 1908, and was first used in an emergency on June 10, 1909, when the SS Slavonia was wrecked off the Azores.
25 “I’ll never ride” Sloper, Life and Times p. 404.
26 “Oh, I suppose” Quoted in Hays bio, ET.
27 At twelve-forty Murdoch instructed Lifeboat launch times and sequence are based on new research by Bill Wormstedt, Tad Fitch, and George Behe, in “Titanic: The Lifeboat Launching Sequence Re-examined” on the website wormstedt.com.
28 “There is no time to waste” Pitman, in TDH, 164.
29 “Come along, ladies” and dialogue, Pitman, in TDH, 164–65.
30 “Can the men come too?” and dialogue Behr, in OBT, p. 208.
31 “You go ahead” Pitman, in TDH, 165.
32 “Lower away” and “If you will” Lowe, in TDH, pp. 212–13. 175 “Hebrew doctor” Stengel, in OBT, p. 403.
33 “They wouldn’t send” and Ryerson dialogue in Lynch, Titanic: An Illustrated History, p. 110.
34 “Don’t you hear” Emily Ryerson, in TDH, p. 492.
35 “Fire one” Lynch, Titanic: An Illustrated History, p. 110.
36 “Gentleman, the accident” New York American, April 24, 1912, in Behe, “Archie,” vol. 3, p. 628.
37 “desired to show” Gracie, in ST, p. 129.
38 “a strange unseeing look” and dialogue Thayer letter to Taft, in OBT, p. 415.
39 “to see the stars” Spedden diary, Titanic Commutator, p. 48.
40 “rather like a stupid” Harper, in OBT p. 315.
41 “You and mother” Hustak, Titanic: The Canadian Story, p. 96.
42 “At last the ropes” Shutes, in Gracie, ST, p. 235.
CHAPTER 13: TO THE LIFEBOATS
1 “Down below” Candee, “Sealed Orders.”
2 “a splendid act” Peuchen, in TDH, p. 196.
3 “Have some iceberg!” Candee, “Sealed Orders.”
4 “Why are we so calm?” and “We are” Ibid.
5 a little silver flask Bigham, “Life’s Décor,” ET.
6 Berthe kept insisting Brown, in OBT, p. 219.
7 pulled out a silver brandy flask Hustak, Titanic: The Canadian Story, p. 94
8 “We have been living” Alfred Crawford, U.S. Inquiry, TIP, ET.
9 “I am sure” and “I will not go” Woolner, in TDH, p. 371.
10 “throw the damn thing overboard” Lightoller, in ST, p. 291.
11 “You are going, too!” Brown, in OBT, p. 219.
12 “I can’t manage” and dialogue Peuchen, in TDH, p. 197.
13 “One hundred and” Toronto Evening Telegram, April 22, 1912.
14 “Get down and” and “Hurry! This boat” Peuchen, in TDH, p. 198.
15 “none of us” Lady Duff Gordon, British Inquiry, TIP.
16 lavender silk kimono Letter from Lucile, in OBT, p. 281.
17 shoemaker Pietro Yantorny Lucile later wrote to her sister Elinor that she regretted leaving her sable coat behind but was glad that she had worn her Yantorny mules. Pietro Yantorny (1874–1936) bragged that he was the most expensive shoemaker in the world, and his custom-desi
gned shoes took years to make. It was said that he would refuse to make shoes for women with ugly feet.
18 “Shouldn’t we try” and dialogue, Lucile, in TIP.
19 “That is the funniest” Stengel, in TDH, p. 399.
20 how the boat shook Barratt, Lost Voices, p. 159.
21 “For God’s sake man” Farrell bio, ET.
22 “a lot of Italians” Lowe, British Inquiry, TIP.
23 “shut up” Lynch, Titanic: An Illustrated History, p. 121.
24 “I am in charge,” “It’s our lives,” and “He had been swearing” in Kuntz, TDH, p. 199.
25 “What are you” Russell [Rosenbaum] article.
26 “Put one foot” Ibid.
27 “great lighted theatre” Barrett, in TIP.
28 “How many of” Douglas, in OBT, p. 279.
29 “damned cowards” Mennell, in Gracie, ST, p. 201.
30 “No, I must” and “Walter, when you” Douglas, in OBT, p. 279.
31 “Ladies, you must” Sloan, in OBT, p. 397.
32 Come as quickly Foster, Titanic Reader, p. 75.
33 “She cannot help” Lightoller, in ST, p. 294.
34 acted like a mirror Wilkinson, “Titanic’s Silent Distress Signals: A New Look at a Minor Mystery,” ET.
35 “quite a group of people” Ryerson, in OBT, p. 382.
36 “Just tell us” Stephenson, in OBT, p. 405.
37 seen being dressed Bonnell, in OBT, p. 210.
38 Madeleine’s pearls New York Evening Telegram, April 22. 1912.
39 “That boy can’t go!” and dialogue Ryerson, in OBT, p. 382.
40 “Look after Father” Hustak, Titanic: The Canadian Story, p. 87.
CHAPTER 14: THE FINAL MINUTES
1 “Get out of this” Woolner, in TDH, p. 372.
2 a panicked Daniel Buckley There is debate as to which lifeboat Buckley entered. Some believe it was Boat 14. But Buckley said an officer fired shots to clear the boat and that the Titanic sank fifteen minutes after it left, which points to Collapsible C.
3 “Italian and other foreign women” Woolner, in TDH, p. 373. “Italian” was the catchword at the time for any foreign person.
4 “Are there any more” New York Times, April 22, 1912.
5 “dagoes” Lightoller, in ST, p. 296.
6 “You go first” and “Never mind” Gracie, in ST, p. 134.
7 “My God, woman!” and following dialogue Harris, “Her Husband Went Down.”.
8 “Good-bye, sweetheart!” Bigham and Jasper, “Broadway Dame.”
9 “He was motionless” Harris, Omaha News, April 21, 1912, cited in Behe, “Archie,” vol. 3, p. 642.
10 “wearing that same” Harris, letter to John Millet, in OBT, p. 319.
11 “Have you any message, Frank?” Behe, “Archie,” vol. 3, p. 640.
12 “Let’s make a jump” Woolner, in OBT, p. 180.
13 “My God, it’s my husband!” Paterson Morning Call, April 23, 1912.
14 “Jane!” and “Let me take” Harris, “Her Husband Went Down.”
15 “pull like the deuce” Woolner, in OBT, p. 181.
16 “Look out for the suction!” Harris, “Her Husband Went Down.”
17 May Futrelle later claimed In a May 1912 article in American Medicine (OBT, p. 292) Mrs. Futrelle said she was in a lifeboat with Mrs. Harris, which would imply Boat D, but in a 1932 article she claimed otherwise. It seems most likely that she was actually in Boat 9.
18 “For God’s sake go!” Times of London, April 20, 1912.
19 “I know those hands” Futrelle, in OBT, pp. 304–5.
20 “I learned swimming” Evening Banner, April 26, 1912, ET.
21 “We have dressed” and “If anything should” Etches, New York Times, April 20, 1912.
22 “Aren’t you going to” Bullock, “A Titanic Hero,” p. 71.
23 “he looked as if” Kemish letter to Walter Lord, on Charles Pellegrino website.
24 “in silence and” Shelley letter, in OBT, p. 391.
25 “at every stroke” Harper, in OBT, p. 317.
26 “was not an agreeable one” and “While I said” Gracie, in ST, p. 136. 203 Frank Millet had written Engstrom, Francis Davis Millet, p. 4.
27 “Has any passenger” Gracie, in ST, p. 137.
28 “You look out” and “Let’s clear out” Bride, in ST, pp. 316–17.
29 “an utter nightmare” and “piling the” Lightoller, in ST, p. 299.
30 “It was as though” Unnamed passenger quoted in Philadelphia Press, April 19, 1912, cited in Behe, “Archie,” vol. 3, p. 644. Historian George Behe suspects the unnamed passenger may have been Robert Daniel.
31 “The stern then seemed” Thayer, Sinking of the S.S. Titanic. 207 “She’s gone.” Lightoller, in ST, p. 300.
32 “She’s gone, lads” Lynch, Titanic: An Illustrated History, p. 139.
33 “we raised our hats” Walter Hawksford, letter to his wife.
34 “the most horrible” Gracie, in ST, p. 150.
35 “the most fearful” Woolner, in OBT, p. 181.
36 “a sound … as will haunt” Harris, in OBT, p. 321.
37 “a wild maniacal chorus” Harper, in OBT, p. 318.
38 “immediately their massed” Sloper, Life and Times, p. 403.
39 “every possible emotion” Beesley letter, in Barratt, Lost Voices, p. 162.
40 “a man in the uniform” Unnamed stoker in New York Tribune, April 19, 1912, in Behe, “Archie,” vol. 3, p. 648.
41 “a heavy moan” Candee, “Sealed Orders.”
CHAPTER 15: VOICES IN THE NIGHT
1 “Appeal to the officer” Etches, in TDH, p. 359.
2 “If any of us” Gladys Cherry letter, in OBT, p. 244.
3 “It would have been sheer” Woolner, in OBT, p. 181.
4 “came as a thunderbolt” and “no-one in” Beesley letter, in Barratt, Lost Voices, p. 162.
5 “I thought it was” George Harder, in TDH, p. 447.
6 “seamen or possibly steerage” Smith, in OBT, p. 399.
7 “suicide” and “thinned out” Lowe, in TDH, p. 222.
8 “You ought to be” and “Jump” Minahan, in TDH, p. 496.
9 “It is no use” Peuchen, in TDH, pp. 199–200.
10 “What’s the use” and “the little blighter” Charlotte Collyer, in OBT, p. 253.
11 The rescued man was actually Chinese It is believed that his name was Fang Lang, and he was a thirty-two-year-old fireman from Hong Kong.
12 “short shrift” and “grated on” Gracie, in ST, p. 160.
13 “Look out” Lynch, Titanic: An Illustrated History, p. 145.
14 “Just fancy” and dialogue down to “At any rate” Duff Gordon, Discretions, p. 175.
15 “Rebellion to tyrants” Wojtczak, “Elsie Bowerman: Feminist and Barrister,” ET.
16 “Soy, don’t you know” and “I know who” Brown, in OBT, p. 221. The “Cockney” accent Mrs. Brown identified may have simply been a working-class English accent.
17 “treasured above all” Young, in OBT, p. 429.
18 “were just like little canaries” Helen Bishop, in Geller, Titanic: Women and Children, p. 59.
19 “would have killed us” and “That icy air” Cherry, in Bigham, “A Matter of Course,” ET.
20 “Should the worse” Barratt, Lost Voices, p. 150.
21 “There is a steamer” and “All you men” Gracie, in ST, p. 166.
22 “Come over” Gracie, in ST, p. 167.
23 “We can see a ship” and following dialogue Lynch, Titanic: An Illustrated History, p. 152.
24 “They were a party” Harper, in OBT, p. 182.
25 “sank into the bottom” Harris, in OBT, p. 322.
26 “That is a falling star” Brown, in OBT, p. 221.
27 “No, she is not” Gracie, in ST, p. 180.
28 “Where those lights” Ibid.
29 looked like giant opals Duff Gordon, Discretions, p. 177.
30 glistened like rock
quartz Futrelle, in OBT, p. 306.
31 “Oh Muddie, look” and “the tragedy of” Spedden diary, Titanic Commutator.
32 “I have only” and dialogue, down to “Thank you, mister” Lynch, Titanic: An Illustrated History, p. 150.
33 “clung to each other” Duff Gordon, Discretions, p. 178.
34 “had been dreadful” and “we were all charmed” Spedden letter, in OBT, p. 178.
35 “woman of substantial size” and “Look at that” Harper, in OBT, p. 319.
36 “No. If you will leave me” Lynch, Titanic: An Illustrated History, p. 156.
37 “a young man of six” Harris, in OBT, p. 322.
38 “What difference” Harris, “Her Husband Went Down.”
39 “our brave and heroic” and “did not tarry” Brown, in OBT, p. 222.
40 “Could not another” and “Was it not” Lightoller, in ST, p. 303.
41 “This is the last” Futrelle, in OBT, p. 306.
CHAPTER 16: THE SHIP OF SORROW
1 “Please don’t!” Futrelle, in OBT, p. 307. 229 “the shock and finality of it” Ibid.
2 Reverend Father Roger Anderson is described by Carpathia passenger Charles Hutchinson as being an Episcopal monk.
3 “speechless, half-clad” Brown, in OBT, p. 222.
4 “Deeply regret advise you” and “Captain, do you think” Lynch, Titanic: An Illustrated History, p. 159.
5 “Minarets like cathedral” Rostron, Loss of the Titanic.
6 “nature’s implacable strength” Candee, “Sealed Orders.”
7 “half-frozen” Spedden diary, Titanic Commutator.
8 “The rats swim” Engstrom, Francis Davis Millet, p. 6.
9 “Frank D. Millet, whom I loved” Ibid., p. 7.
10 “Have just heard fearful rumor” Strouse, Morgan, p. 647.
11 “Unto Almighty God” Book of Common Prayer Service for Burial at Sea. The four men buried at sea are believed to have been: W. F. Hoyt, first-class passenger; Abraham Harmer [David Livshin], third-class passenger; S. C. Siebert, steward; and P. Lyons [William Lyons], sailor.
12 “the inquisition” Lightoller, in ST, p. 303.
13 “I can’t do” and “Please excuse” Hyder, “Excuse Sending … Am Half Asleep,” ET.
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