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Chapter 1
CHAPTER I FIRST NEWS OF THE GREATEST MARINE DISASTER IN HISTORY
"THE TITANIC IN COLLISION, BUT EVERYBODY SAFE"--ANOTHER TRIUMPH SET DOWN TO WIRELESS TELEGRAPHY--THE WORLD GOES TO SLEEP PEACEFULLY--THE SAD AWAKENING.
Chapter 2
CHAPTER II THE MOST SUMPTUOUS PALACE AFLOAT
DIMENSIONS OF THE TITANIC--CAPACITY--PROVISIONS FOR THE COMFORT AND ENTERTAINMENT OF PASSENGERS--MECHANICAL EQUIPMENT THE ARMY OF ATTENDANTS REQUIRED.
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SISTER SHIP OF OLYMPIC
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CARRIED CREW OF 860
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MOST LUXURIOUS STEAMSHIP
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THE ENGINE ROOM
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COMFORT AND STABILITY
Chapter 3
CHAPTER III THE MAIDEN VOYAGE OF THE TITANIC
PREPARATIONS FOR THE VOYAGE--SCENES OF GAYETY--THE BOAT SAILS--INCIDENTS OF THE VOYAGE--A COLLISION NARROWLY AVERTED--THE BOAT ON FIRE--WARNED OF ICEBERGS.
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THE SHIP'S CAPTAIN
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ALMOST IN A COLLISION
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NEW BURST OF SPEED EACH DAY
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FIRE IN THE COAL BUNKERS
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PASSENGERS IN IGNORANCE
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USUAL DIVERSION
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AN UNHEEDED WARNING
Chapter 4
CHAPTER IV SOME OF THE NOTABLE PASSENGERS
SKETCHES OF PROMINENT MEN AND WOMEN ON BOARD, INCLUDING MAJOR ARCHIBALD BUTT, JOHN JACOB ASTOR, BENJAMIN GUGGENHEIM, ISIDOR STRAWS, J. BRUCE ISMAY, GEORGE D. WIDENER, COLONEL WASHINGTON ROEBLING, 2D, CHARLES M. HAYS, W. T. STEAD AND OTHERS
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MAJOR BUTT
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COLONEL ASTOR
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BENJAMIN GUGGENHEIM
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ISIDOR STRAUS
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GEORGE D. WIDENER
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COLONEL ROEBLING
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WILLIAM T. STEAD
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OTHER ENGLISHMEN ABOARD
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J. BRUCE ISMAY
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JACQUES FUTRELLE
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HENRY B. HARRIS
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HENRY S. HARPER
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FRANCIS DAVID MILLET
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CHARLES M. HAYS
Chapter 5
CHAPTER V THE TITANIC STRIKES AN ICEBERG!
TARDY ATTENTION TO WARNING RESPONSIBLE FOR ACCIDENT--THE DANGER NOT REALIZED AT FIRST--AN INTERRUPTED CARD GAME--PASSENGERS JOKE AMONG THEMSELVES--THE REAL TRUTH DAWNS--PANIC ON BOARD--WIRELESS CALLS FOR HELP
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TARDY ATTENTION TO WARNING RESPONSIBLE FOR ACCIDENT
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MURDOCK PAID WITH LIFE
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VAIN TRIAL TO CLEAR BERG
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BRIDGE GAME NOT DISTURBED
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THE CAPTAIN ON DECK
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PASSENGERS NOT ALARMED
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ASTOR AND WIFE STROLLED ON DECK
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A SUDDEN TREMOR OF FEAR
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CONFUSION AMONG THE IMMIGRANTS
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WIRELESS OPERATOR DIED AT HIS POST
Chapter 6
CHAPTER VI "WOMEN AND CHILDREN FIRST!"
COOL-HEADED OFFICERS AND CREW BRING ORDER OUT OF CHAOS--FILLING THE LIFE-BOATS--HEARTRENDING SCENES AS FAMILIES ARE PARTED--FOUR LIFE-BOATS LOST--INCIDENTS OF BRAVERY--"THE BOATS ARE ALL FILLED!"
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THE LIFE-BOATS LOWERED
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LOADING THE BOATS
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COOLEST MEN ON BOARD
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FORCED MEN USURPING PLACES TO VACATE
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LAST WORDS OF MAJOR BUTT
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COLONEL ASTOR ANOTHER HERO
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HEART-BREAKING SCENES
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HENRY B. HARRIS
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THREE EXPLOSIONS
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OTHER HEROES
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IN THE FACE OF DEATH
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DEATH FAILS TO PART MR. AND MRS. STRAUS
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GIRL STEPS BACK TO DOOM
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THE MONEY BOAT
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MEN SHOT DOWN
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A SAD MESSAGE
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PREPARED TO DIE BRAVELY
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THE SINKING VESSEL
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THE COWARD
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THE DOOMED MEN
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"WOMEN AND CHILDREN FIRST"
Chapter 7
CHAPTER VII LEFT TO THEIR FATE
COOLNESS AND HEROISM OF THOSE LEFT TO PERISH--SUICIDE OF MURDOCK--CAPTAIN SMITH'S END--THE SHIP'S BAND PLAYS A NOBLE HYMN AS THE VESSEL GOES DOWN
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COLONEL ASTOR'S DEATH
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CAPTAIN WASHED OVERBOARD
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SAW BOTH OFFICERS PERISH
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BAND PLAYED ITS OWN DIRGE
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LAST MOMENTS
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AFLOAT WITH JACK THAYER
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HOW CAPTAIN SMITH DIED
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A FAITHFUL OFFICER
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A MESSAGE FROM A NOTORIOUS GAMBLER
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FIFTY LADS MET DEATH
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THE HEROES WHO REMAINED
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THE OBVIOUS LESSON
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THE ANCIENT SACRIFICE
Chapter 8
CHAPTER VIII THE CALL FOR HELP HEARD
THE VALUE OF THE WIRELESS--OTHER SHIPS ALTER THEIR COURSE--RESCUERS ON THE WAY
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MANY LINES HEAR THE CALL
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VIRGINIAN IN DESPERATE HASTE
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TITANIC SENT OUT NO MORE NEWS
Chapter 9
CHAPTER IX IN THE DRIFTING LIFE-BOATS
SORROW AND SUFFERING--THE SURVIVORS SEE THE TITANIC GO DOWN WITH THEIR LOVED ONES ON BOARD--A NIGHT OF AGONIZING SUSPENSE--WOMEN HELP TO ROW--HELP ARRIVES--PICKING UP THE LIFE-BOATS
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TITANIC STOOD UPRIGHT
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SAW LAST OF BIG SHIP
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"ONE LONG MOAN"
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WOMEN TRIED TO COMMIT SUICIDE
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SCANTILY CLAD WOMEN IN LIFE-BOATS
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PHILADELPHIA WOMEN HEROINES
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MANY WOMEN ROWING
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THE PESSIMIST
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COUNTESS ROTHES AN EXPERT OARSWOMAN
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MEN COULD NOT ROW
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DEATHS ON THE LIFE-BOATS
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GAMBLERS WERE POLITE
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HELP IN SIGHT
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THE "LUCKY THIRTEEN"
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A WONDERFUL DAWN
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TRANSFERRING THE RESCUED
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THE DOG HERO
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A THRILLING ACCOUNT OF RESCUE
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THE SORROW OF THE LIVING
Chapter 10
CHAPTER X ON BOARD THE CARPATHIA
AID FOR THE SUFFERING AND HYSTERICAL--BURYING THE DEAD--VOTE OF THANKS TO CAPTAIN ROSTRON OF THE CARPATHIA--IDENTIFYING THOSE SAVED--COMMUNICATING WITH LAND--THE PASSAGE TO NEW YORK.
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AID FOR THE SUFFERING AND HYSTERICAL
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WOMEN SEEKING NEWS
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TEARS THEIR ONLY RELIEF
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PITIFUL SCENES OF GRIEF
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SURVIVORS AID THE DESTITUTE
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WOMEN BEFRIENDED ONE ANOTHER
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DEATHS ON THE CARPATHIA
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SURVIVORS WATCH NEW BOATS
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MR. ISMAY "PITIABLE SIGHT"
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FIVE DOGS AND ONE PIG SAVED
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VOTE OF THANKS TO CARPATHIA
Chapter 11
CHAPTER XI PREPARATIONS ON LAND TO RECEIVE THE SUFFERERS
POLICE ARRANGEMENTS--DONATIONS OF MONEY AND SUPPLIES --HOSPITALS AND AMBULANCES MADE READY--PRIVATE HOUSES THROWN OPEN--WAITING FOR THE CARPATHIA TO ARRIVE--THE SHIP SIGHTED!
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EVERY POSSIBLE MEASURE THOUGHT OF
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MRS. VANDERBILT'S EFFORTS
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RED CROSS RELIEF
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CROWDS AT THE DOCKS
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EARLY ARRIVALS AT PIER
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EIGHT LIMOUSINE CARS
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THIRTY-FIVE AMBULANCES AT THE PIER
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FREE RAILROAD TRANSPORTATION
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RELATIVES OF SAVED AND LOST
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A MAN IN HYSTERICS
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WAITING FOR CARPATHIA
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RESCUE BOAT SIGHTED
Chapter 12
CHAPTER XII THE TRAGIC HOME-COMING
THE CARPATHIA REACHES NEW YORK--AN INTENSE AND DRAMATIC MOMENT--HYSTERICAL REUNIONS AND CRUSHING DISAPPOINTMENTS AT THE DOCK--CARING FOR THE SUFFERERS --FINAL REALIZATION THAT ALL HOPE FOR OTHERS IS FUTILE--LIST OF SURVIVORS--ROLL OF THE DEAD
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NEARING PORT
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TALK WITH SURVIVORS
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ALL CARED FOR ON BOARD
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TITANIC CREW HEROES
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RUSHES ON TO DOCK
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THE TITANIC LIFE-BOATS
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ANXIOUS MEN AND WOMEN
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THE FIRST SURVIVORS
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RUMORS AFLOAT
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MRS. CORNELL SAFE
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MRS. ASTOR APPEARED
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LAST SEEN OF COLONEL ASTOR
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DR. FRAUENTHAL WELCOMED
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A SAD STORY
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MORE THAN SEVENTY WIDOWS
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STEERAGE PASSENGERS
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TWO LITTLE BOYS
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BABY TRAVERS
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THE RYERSON FAMILY
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CAPTAIN ROSTRON'S REPORT
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LIST OF SURVIVORS
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ROLL OF THE DEAD
Chapter 13
CHAPTER XIII THE STORY OF CHARLES F. HURD
HOW THE TITANIC SANK--WATER STREWN WITH DEAD BODIES --VICTIMS MET DEATH WITH HYMN ON THEIR LIPS
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Chapter 14
CHAPTER XIV THRILLING ACCOUNT BY L. BEASLEY
COLLISION ONLY A SLIGHT JAR--PASSENGERS COULD NOT BELIEVE THE VESSEL DOOMED--NARROW ESCAPE OF LIFE-BOATS--PICKED UP BY THE CARPATHIA
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ONLY A SLIGHT JAR
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SOME WERE AWAKENED
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MEN STOOD BACK
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NO OFFICER ABOARD
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JUST ESCAPED ANOTHER BOAT
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WATCHED THE TITANIC
Chapter 15
CHAPTER XV JACK THAYER'S OWN STORY OF THE WRECK
SEVENTEEN-YEAR-OLD SON OF PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD OFFICIAL TELLS MOVING STORY OF HIS RESCUE--TOLD MOTHER TO BE BRAVE--SEPARATED FROM PARENTS--JUMPED WHEN VESSEL SANK--DRIFTED ON OVERTURNED BOAT PICKED UP BY CARPATHIA
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SEPARATED FROM PARENTS
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THOUGHT SHIP WOULD FLOAT
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SAID THE LORD'S PRAYER
Chapter 16
CHAPTER XVI INCIDENTS RELATED BY JAMES McGOUGH
WOMEN FORCED INTO THE LIFE-BOATS--WHY SOME MEN WERE SAVED BEFORE WOMEN--ASKED TO MAN LIFE-BOATS
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PARTING OF ASTOR AND BRIDE
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BAND CONTINUED PLAYING
Chapter 17
CHAPTER XVII WIRELESS OPERATOR PRAISES HEROIC WORK
STORY OF HAROLD BRIDE, THE SURVIVING WIRELESS OPERATOR OF THE TITANIC, WHO WAS WASHED OVERBOARD AND RESCUED BY LIFE-BOAT--BAND PLAYED RAG-TIME AND "AUTUMN"
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GREAT SCRAMBLE ON DECK
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BAND PLAYS IN RAG-TIME
Chapter 18
CHAPTER XVIII STORY OF THE STEWARD
PASSENGERS AND CREW DYING WHEN TAKEN ABOARD CARPATHIA --ONE WOMAN SAVED A DOG--ENGLISH COLONEL SWAM FOR HOURS WHEN BOAT WITH MOTHER CAPSIZED
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ICEBERG AND FIRST BOAT SIGHTED
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A CAPSIZED BOAT
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SAVED HER POMERANIAN
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FOUR BOATS ADRIFT HE SAYS
Chapter 19
CHAPTER XIX HOW THE WORLD RECEIVED THE NEWS
NATIONS PROSTRATE WITH GRIEF--MESSAGES FROM KINGS AND CARDINALS--DISASTER STIRS WORLD TO NECESSITY OF STRICTER REGULATIONS
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MESSAGE FROM SPAIN
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HOUSE ADJOURNED
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ROME MOURNED MAJOR BUTT
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LONDON NEWSPAPERS CONDEMN LAXITY OF LAW
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HOUSE OF COMMONS INVESTIGATION
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WORK OF RAISING RELIEF FUNDS PROMPT
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INDIGNANT GERMANY DEMANDS REFORMS
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GERMAN LAWS ALSO INADEQUATE
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PERSONAL ANXIETY
Chapter 20
CHAPTER XX BRAVERY OF THE OFFICERS AND CREW
ILLUSTRIOUS CAREER OF CAPTAIN E. J. SMITH--BRAVE TO THE LAST--MAINTENANCE OF ORDER AND DISCIPLINE--ACTS OF HEROISM--ENGINEERS DIED AT POSTS--NOBLE-HEARTED BAND
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DISASTER TO OLYMPIC
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THE CAPTAIN'S LOVE OF THE SEA
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BRAVE TO THE LAST
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OTHER FAITHFUL MEN
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FIFTH OFFICER LOWE
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ENGINEERS DIED AT POSTS
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NOBLE-HEARTED BAND
Chapter 21
CHAPTER XXI SEARCHING FOR THE DEAD
SENDING OUT THE MACKAY-BENNETT AND MINIA--BREMEN PASSENGERS SEE BODIES--IDENTIFYING BODIES--CONFUSION IN NAMES--RECOVERIES
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MINIA SENT TO ASSIST
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NAMES BADLY GARBLED
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BREMEN SIGHTED MORE THAN A HUNDRED BODIES
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THE
IDENTIFIED
DEAD.
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THE MACKAY-BENNETT RETURNS TO PORT
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THE MINIA GIVES UP THE SEARCH
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LIST OF IDENTIFIED DEAD
Chapter 22
CHAPTER XXII CRITICISM OF ISMAY
CRIMINAL AND COWARDLY CONDUCT CHARGED--PROPER CAUTION NOT EXERCISED WHEN PRESENCE OF ICEBERGS WAS KNOWN--SHOULD HAVE STAYED ON BOARD TO HELP IN WORK OF RESCUE--SELFISH AND UNSYMPATHETIC ACTIONS ON BOARD THE CARPATHIA--ISMAY'S DEFENSE--WILLIAM E. CARTER'S STATEMENT
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FEELING IN ENGLAND
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CRIED FOR FOOD
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REPLY TO CHARGES
Chapter 23
CHAPTER XXIII THE FINANCIAL LOSS
TITANIC NOT FULLY INSURED--VALUABLE CARGO AND MAIL --NO CHANCE FOR SALVAGE--LIFE INSURANCE LOSS--LOSS TO THE CARPATHIA
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LOST MAIL MAY COST MILLIONS
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NO CHANCE FOR SALVAGE
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LIFE INSURANCE LOSS
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LOSS TO THE CARPATHIA
Chapter 24
CHAPTER XXIV OPINIONS OF EXPERTS
CAPTAIN E. K. RODEN, LEWIS NIXON, GENERAL GREELY AND ROBERT H. KIRK POINT OUT LESSONS TAUGHT BY TITANIC DISASTER AND NEEDED CHANGES IN CONSTRUCTION
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VIEW OF LEWIS NIXON
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THE UNSINKABLE SHIP
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VIEW OF ROBERT H. KIRK
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BULKHEAD DOORS PROBABLY OPEN
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MANIA FOR SPEED
Chapter 25
CHAPTER XXV OTHER GREAT MARINE DISASTERS
DEADLY DANGER OF ICEBERGS--DOZENS OF SHIPS PERISH IN COLLISION--OTHER DISASTERS
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THE ARIZONA
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DOZENS OF SHIPS PERISH
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TOLL OF THE SEA
Chapter 26
CHAPTER XXVI DEVELOPMENT OF SHIPBUILDING
EVOLUTION OF WATER TRAVEL--INCREASES IN SIZE OF VESSELS --IS THERE ANY LIMIT?--ACHIEVEMENTS IN SPEED--TITANIC NOT THE LAST WORD.
Chapter 27
CHAPTER XXVII SAFETY AND LIFE-SAVING DEVICES
WIRELESS TELEGRAPHY--WATER-TIGHT BULKHEADS--SUBMARINE SIGNALS--LIFE-BOATS AND RAFTS--NIXON'S PONTOON --LIFE-PRESERVERS AND BUOYS--ROCKETS
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WATER-TIGHT BULKHEADS
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SUBMARINE SIGNALS
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IFEBOATS AND RAFTS
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NIXON'S PONTOON
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LIFE PRESERVERS AND BUOYS
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ROCKETS
Chapter 28
CHAPTER XXVIII TIME FOR REFLECTION AND REFORMS
SPEED AND LUXURY OVEREMPHASIZED--SPACE NEEDED FOR LIFE-BOATS DEVOTED TO SWIMMING POOLS AND SQUASH-COURTS--MANIA FOR SPEED RECORDS COMPELS USE OF DANGEROUS ROUTES AND PREVENTS PROPER CAUTION IN FOGGY WEATHER--LIFE MORE VALUABLE THAN LUXURY--SAFETY MORE IMPORTANT THAN SPEED--AN AROUSED PUBLIC OPINION NECESSARY--INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE RECOMMENDED--ADEQUATE LIFE-SAVING EQUIPMENT SHOULD BE COMPULSORY--SPEED REGULATIONS IN BAD WEATHER--COOPERATION IN ARRANGING SCHEDULES TO KEEP VESSELS WITHIN REACH OF EACH OTHER--LEGAL REGULATIONS
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SURVIVORS URGE REFORM
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INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE RECOMMENDED
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PROMPT REFORMS
Chapter 26
CHAPTER XXIX THE SENATORIAL INVESTIGATION
PROMPT ACTION OF THE GOVERNMENT--SENATE COMMITTEE PROBES DISASTER AND BRINGS OUT DETAILS--TESTIMONY OF ISMAY, OFFICERS, CREW, PASSENGERS AND OTHER WITNESSES
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CAPTAIN ROSTRON'S TESTIMONY
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WEEPS AS HE TELLS STORY
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TITANIC WAS A "LIFE-BOAT."
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WIRELESS FAILED
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TITANIC WELL EQUIPPED
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SECOND OFFICER TESTIFIES
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TITANIC KILLED RAPIDLY
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COTTAM TELLS HIS STORY
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COTTAM RECALLED
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MARCONI EXPLAINS
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BRIDE ON THE STAND
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ALL APPEALS RECEIVED
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INVESTIGATION CARRIED TO WASHINGTON
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TELEGRAM A MYSTERY
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FIRST DEFINITE NEWS
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SAFETY EQUIPMENT
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FOURTH OFFICER TESTIFIES
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NO TRACE OF DAMAGE INSIDE
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CARPENTER FOUND LEAKS
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DISTRESS ROCKETS FIRED
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HAD ASKED FOR BINOCULARS
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AUTHORIZED TO SELL STORY
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SAW DISTRESS ROCKETS
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WOMEN AT HEARING WEEP
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ANDREWS WAS BRAVE
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GENERAL CONCLUSIONS
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RECOMMENDATIONS.