The British Government’s Conclusion (The Annual Register, 1913)
Here is a digest of the conclusion reached by the British government’s Special Commission on the Loss of the Titanic.
Titanic History
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The U.S. Senate’s Report on the Titanic Disaster (The Independent, 1912)
The White Star Company is properly condemned for the fact that there was no suitable provision for saving life, no drill of the sailors, and further, that the bulkheads separating the watertight compartments did not close properly.
The U.S. Senate’s Report on the Titanic Disaster (The Independent, 1912)
The White Star Company is properly condemned for the fact that there was no suitable provision for saving life, no drill of the sailors, and further, that the bulkheads separating the watertight compartments did not close properly.
The U.S. Senate’s Report on the Titanic Disaster (The Independent, 1912)
The White Star Company is properly condemned for the fact that there was no suitable provision for saving life, no drill of the sailors, and further, that the bulkheads separating the watertight compartments did not close properly.
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H.G. Wells’ Remarks on the Titanic Disaster (The Bookman, 1912)
Writing as a devoted socialist, H.G. Wells (1866 – 1946) saw the Titanic disaster through the lenses of one who has come to only expect the worst from the British class structure:
It typifies perfectly to his mind the muddle of the present social situation and illustrates the incompetence of the upper class in modern society.
It was the penetrating comment of chance upon our entire social system. Beneath a surface of magnificent efficiency was -slapdash. The ship was not even equipped to to save its third-class passengers; they placed themselves on board with an infinite confidence in the care that was to be taken of them, and most of their women and children went down with the cry of those who find themselves cheated out of life.
Titanic Obituary: Francis D. Millet (Literary Digest, 1912)
Journalist, artist and American Civil War veteran Francis D. Millet, (1846 – 1912) was also one of the doomed passengers on board Titanic. Prior to the sinking, Millet had enjoyed some success as a muralist.
Among the institutions possessing canvases by Millet are the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Detroit Museum, the Union League Club, the Duquesne Club of Pittsburg, and the National Gallery of New Zealand.
Sketchy News Reports (The Spectator, 1912)
The attached three news reports were among some of the very first British magazine notices on the Titanic disaster to be printed. The Spectator editors rejected, even as a possibility, the fact that the great ship had broken in half; they also rejected a number of other observations made by the surviving eyewitnesses.
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The Bravery of the Titanic Musicians (Literary Digest, 1912)
A short excerpt from the London Standard concerning the fortitude of the Titanic musicians:
We are usually a undemonstrative people, but the incident of the string band of the Titanic, it’s members gathered together to play the hymn Nearer My God to Thee, as the great ship settled for her last plunge, left men speechless with pity. It is a great incident of history, worthy to rank with the last parade on Birkenhead
Attached you will also find the musical score and lyrics of Nearer My God to Thee.
Clerical Reasons for the Titanic Disaster (Literary Digest, 1912)
In the attached news report from The Literary Digest you will read an article that is composed of portions from various Christian sermons that were delivered throughout the United States on the Sunday following the Titanic sinking:
…The disease that is gnawing into our civilization are love of money and passion for luxury. Those two combined to sink the Titanic.
Responsibility for the Titanic Disaster (The Literary Digest, 1912)
This article presents a broad survey of 1912 opinions concerning the Titanic sinking from a number of different sources. You’ll read the defensive statements of Joseph Bruce Ismay, the critical remarks made by Carpathia Captain Rostrom, the varying assignments of blame made by newspapers and assorted government swells as well as the broad understanding that wireless communication must become a standard piece of equipment for all ships. Also reported is the news of a mutiny on board the Titanic‘s sister ship, Olympic, which was also furnished with the suspect collapsible lifeboats.