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Titanic History Wednesday, April 15, 2026 |
| 1912 - 12:00 AM: Shipbuilder Thomas Andrews was on the bridge and he and Smith took a fast tour of the ship's forward area. They were back on the bridge in 10 minutes.
1912 - 12:10 AM: Captain E. J. Smith asked how long until the ship was submerged and Shipbuilder Thomas Andrews, after some fast calculations, told him, "An hour and a half. Possibly two. Not much longer." Smith ordered the boats uncovered. 1912 - 12:15 AM: Captain Smith walked into the wireless room and tells Phillips to send the call for assistance. He handed him the paper with the position of the ship and returned to the bridge. The order had been given to get the passengers up and into lifebelts. Many, still confused as to why they had been awakened, lined up at the purser's office to get their valuables. Most were still unaware of the urgency and made no preparations to leave the ship. 1912 - 12:25 AM: The order had been passed to load the boats. 1912 - 12:40 AM: Boat number 7 was the first to be lowered with 27 people in a boat designed for 65. The boat rowed away from the ship and its passengers sat for the next 90 minutes watching Titanic sink. 1912 - 12:55 AM: Lifeboat 6 portside was lowered. Margaret Brown was picked up and dropped into the descending boat. The passengers noticed there was only one man present and called for more to aid in rowing. Major Arthur Peuchen was allowed by Lightoller to slide down the falls, the only man Lightoller let into a lifeboat. Boat 6 contained 28 passengers, even though it was made for 65. 1912 - 1:00 AM: Lifeboat 3 was launched from the starboard side with 50 people aboard. Minutes later another lifeboat of the same size, Lifeboat 1, was lowered containing only 12 people. All were designed to hold 65. 1912 - 1:40 AM: Most of the boats forward have gone. Collapsible C has been put in the davits in place of the now departed number 1 and Chief Officer Wilde calls for woman and children, no one responds. wasmay and first class passenger Billy Carter (the owner of the Renault in forward hold #2) get into the boat and it was lowered. By now the lwast was pronounced enough that the boat has to be pushed away from the hull so the rivets will not tear the canvas that makes up it's sides. 1912 - 1:55 AM: Lightoller returned to load boat 4 through the windows of the promenade deck. Again a boat was lowered with too few seamen and Quartermaster Perkins slides down the falls to help. Seven more men were pulled from the water, two die of exposure. 1912 - 2:05 AM: Captain Smith went to the wireless room and released the operators from their duty. Phillips started to gather their papers while Bride kept working the key. Smith returned to his bridge to await his fate. 1912 - 2:10 AM: Collapsible B was washed from the deck while the seamen were attempting to attach the davits. The men working on it including Lightoller found themselves in the water. The boat floated away upside down. 1912 - 2:20 AM: Titanic was completely submerged. 1912 - 3:30 AM: The Titanic survivors adrift in the lifeboats, first saw Carpathia's Rockets. 1912 - 4:10 AM: Carpathia arrived at the site of the sinking, and began to take on survivors. Lifeboat 2 was the first to be picked up. 1912 - 8:10 AM: Lifeboat 12, the last one afloat, was picked up by the Carpathia. 1912 - 8:30 AM: The Californian arrived at the site. 1912 - 8:50 AM: Carpathia left the site for New York, leaving the Californian to pick up the bodies. 1875 - 1st class passenger Mr Edward Pomeroy Colley was born in County Kildare, Ireland. 1914 - 2nd class survivor Mrs Elizabeth "Eliza" Hocking died in a road traffic accident at the age of 56. 1939 - 2nd class survivor Mrs Elizabeth Anne Mellinger and her daughter, Madeleine Violet Mellinger, together with Emma Bliss and Samuel John Collins met for a Titanic reunion dinner at the Royal York Hotel, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. 1975 - 3rd class survivor Master Meier Moor died of natural causes at the age of 70. It was the 63rd anniversary of the sinking. 1961 - 3rd class survivor Miss Bertha Bridget Moran died of natural causes in Michigan, USA at the age of 77. It was the 49th anniversary of the sinking. 1898 - 3rd class survivor Miss Jamila ("Amelia Garrett") Nicola-Yarred was born. 1890 - 3rd class survivor Mr David Vartanian was born to Azadia Vartanian and Sierma Agoien in Turkish Armenia. 1964 - 3rd class survivor Mrs Selma Augusta Emilia Asplund died of an intestinal obstruction at the age of 90. 1868 - Postal Clerk Mr Oscar Scott Woody was born. |
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Review by: Corey Ann Rating: R Titanic: A Love Story is an intricate tale woven around numerous passengers in first class. The first family that this story touches is the Lockholm family, whom consists of Swan and Smoke, two fifteen year old twins, and their nanny Mrs. Twiggs. Bayard and Audrey are their parents. Also along on this trip is Burt and Victoria VanVoorst, whom are expecting their first child. And finally, Lady Nicola Pomeroy, and Dove, her mother, whom Captain Smith has taken a fancy to. The twins, Smoke and Swan may be strikingly alike on the outside, but on the inside they are as different as two girls could be. Swan has finally met her penpal Danny, whom is a violinist on board the Titanic. They begin to have a love affair, which Smoke disdains. Secretly, Smoke desires Danny as well, even if he is below their class. Who will get Danny first? Who will leave the ship as the virgin? Smoke and Swan's governess is Mrs. Twiggs, whom really isn't a Mrs. She has taken the name for dignity's sake. She cares for Swan and Smoke dearly, perhaps more than their mother has. She has raised them from when they were babes. Secretly she fancies Col. Gracie. She also holds a great disrespect for the Mr. and Mrs. for their lack of help in rasing their daughters. Will Mrs. Twigg leave the twins after an episode with Swan that leaves Mrs. Twigg flabbergasted? Audrey Lockholm is obsessed with her husband, and will do anything to protect him. In a weak moment, Audrey sought out a psychic, and the psychic forwarned Bay's death. She warned her of a woman with red hair, and of an ivory moon. Audrey is obsessed with this, and will do anything to stop it, even if it means paying for his soul... Bayard Lockholm is obsessed with his work, and his wife. He is a co-owner of the IMM with JP Morgan, and is on board to make sure that Titanic's first trip is a smooth one, and to also watch over Bruce Ismay, whom has came off as a bit untrustworthy. Will his money be his key to survival? Burt VanVoorst is not a handsome man, but he is a wealthy man, and he has a wife that adores him. When Burt finds out a deep dark secret about his wife, will he be strong enough to go on? Victoria VanVoorst has a dark secret that few know. One of those few are on board the Titanic, and he is willing to spill the beans about her sordid past. She has kept a blue vial of cyanide close by since she married Burt, will she use it once Burt finds out her secret? Will the baby survive? Lady Nicola Pomeroy is a widow traveling back to her homeland with her Mother, Dove. Leaving her life, and memories of her husband's tragic demise behind, or so she hoped. Someone from that past tries to meet again, and bring back all the painful feelings once again of a night she wished she could forget. Will he win? Or will Nicola come out on top? Dove is a dove, and a heavenly creature for all to behold. Enchanted by her beauty, Captain E.J. Smith falls for Dove, and Dove falls for him. Will E. J. Smith leave his wife to begin anew with Dove? Or will Dove lose to the old and comfortable? To find out the whole story I recommend reading this gripping tale on board of the Titanic. Any Titanic enthusiast should enjoy this read, which is an easy one! |
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