Authors: Deborah Hopkinson
“. . . there was no commotion . . .”: ibid.
“It was a beautiful night . . .”: ibid. 15.
“He opened his hand . . .”: ibid. 17.
“Two hundred bags of mail”: ibid.
“The sudden quiet . . .”: Thayer 334.
“going up on deck . . .”: ibid. 336.
“There were quite a few people . . .”: ibid. 337.
“and then I saw . . .”: British Inquiry, Day 4, 3367.
“The downward tipping . . .”: David G. Brown, e-mail message to author, February 12, 2011.
“Ironically . . .”: Brown,
The Last Log
, 120.
“‘Is it really serious?’”: British Inquiry, Day 13, 15610.
Chapter Six
“Captain Smith . . . appeared nervous . . .”: Behe 356.
Joseph Boxhall’s movements . . .”: Senate Inquiry, Day 3, JGB432–JGB457.
“We are putting . . .”: Eaton and Haas 166.
Most of the room was in steerage . . . :
Carpathia: Encyclopedia Titanica:
www.encyclopedia-titanica.org/ship/154.
“the Electric Spark . . .”: Lord,
The Night Lives On
155.
“It was only a streak of luck . . .”: Cottam, Harold, “Titanic’s ‘C.Q.D.’ Caught by a Lucky Fluke,”
New York Times
, April 28, 1912.
“Come at once . . .”: Booth and Coughlan 2.
“Shall I go to the Captain . . . ?”: Cottam,
New York Times
, April 28, 1912.
“Yes. Yes.”: ibid.
Cottam informs Rostron: British Inquiry 25388.
“I immediately sent down . . .”: ibid. 25391.
Chapter Seven
“There are plenty of boats . . .”: Jessop 127.
“plenty of boats . . .”: ibid.
“not to make a fuss . . .”: Senate Inquiry, Day 16.
“a circle of ships around waiting”: ibid.
“We all went . . .” : Senate Inquiry, Day 13.
“. . . it did not seem . . .”: ibid.
“All passengers on deck . . .”: Winocour 31.
“We stood there . . .”: ibid. 33.
“had come quietly to rest . . .”: ibid. 34.
“Suddenly . . . a rocket leapt . . .”: ibid. 35.
“Anybody knows . . .”: ibid.
“Everyone knew . . .”: ibid.
“Say, old man . . .”: Lynch 83.
“Shut up! . . .”: ibid.
Chapter Eight
“Women and children first . . .”: Behe 373–374.
Fourth Officer Boxhall’s actions: Some researchers put the time of the first rocket at about 12:31 a.m., others at 12:45 a.m. There is also debate about the exact launch times.
For a discussion on third class passengers’ ability to get to the Boat Deck, see the discussion on Passenger Research/General 3rd Class:
Encyclopedia Titanica
postings, February 6 to March 21, 2000. www.encyclopedia-titanica.org/discus/messages/5811/246.html?953663520.
Manpower needed to lower lifeboats: David G. Brown, e-mail message to author, February 12, 2011.
Boiler Room 4: Lord,
Night
Lives On,
76.
Sent up by Mr. Harvey: British Inquiry, Day 3, 2061.
“sloping down by the head . . .”: ibid. 2046–2049.
“fifteen or twenty feet”: Senate Inquiry, Day 7.
“It seemed . . .”: Thayer 339.
“It was now about 12:45 a.m. . . .”: ibid. 338–339.
“People like ourselves . . .”: Winocour 339.
“Long and I . . .”: ibid. 340.
“Our lifeboat . . .”: Gracie 253–254.
“The first touch . . .”: ibid.
“The first wish . . .”: ibid.
“Someone was shouting . . .”: Hyslop et al. 135.
“The third boat . . .”: ibid.
“Any ladies . . .”: Winocour 37.
“I sat on the edge . . .”: ibid.
“Lower aft! . . .”: ibid. 38.
A sigh of relief . . . : ibid. 40.
“One of his feet . . .”: Gracie 30.
“Leaning out over the rail . . .”: ibid. 30–31.
Emily Ryerson affidavit: Senate Inquiry, Day 16.
Boat Deck: Brown, David G. “Chronology — Sinking of the
S.S. Titanic
.” E.T. Research 13 June 2009. www.encyclopedia-titanica.org/chronology-sinking-of-ss-titanic.html.
“‘Are there any more . . .’”: Gracie 34.
“All passengers . . .”: ibid. 34–35.
“the final crisis . . .”: ibid. 35.
“We stayed a little while . . .”: Senate Inquiry, Day 13.
“We went up . . .”: ibid.
“I did not say anything . . .”: ibid.
“Just a little ways . . .”: ibid.
Third class passengers: Quinn, Paul,
Titanic at Two a.m.: Final Events Surrounding the Doomed Line, an Illustrated Narrative with Survivor Accounts
(Hollis, NH: Fantail, 1997) 13.
“There was one . . .”: Senate Inquiry, Day 13.
“He said if he could get hold of him . . .”: ibid.
Passengers not called to boats: Brown,
The Last Log,
174.
“to keep them quiet”: British Inquiry Project, Day 9, 10185, Testimony of John Hart.
“It was a long trip . . .”: Lord, Walter,
A Night to Remember
(New York: Holt, 1955) 55.
“I took them to the only boat . . .”: British Wreck Commissioner’s Report, Day 9, 9972–10026. Researchers now question Hart’s account.
Gates to first class opened: Lord,
A Night to Remember
74.
Chapter Nine
“Surely . . .”: Jessop 132.
By 2 a.m. . . . : Quinn,
Two a.m
. 21.
B Deck flooding: Lester Mitcham,
Encyclopedia Titanica
, Message Board, posted January 15, 2002 www.encyclopedia-titanica .org/discus/messages/5919/8510.html?1011228779.
the beginning of the end: Quinn,
Two a.m
. 29.
“We young kids . . .”: Goldsmith 11.
“‘If we are going . . .’”: ibid. 14.
“Dad put his arm . . .”: ibid. 17.
“‘No! I’m staying here . . .’”: ibid.
“Mother and I . . .”: ibid. 19.
“I got hold of them . . .”: Senate Inquiry, Day 10.
“Seconds later . . .”: Goldsmith 20.
Jack Thayer and Milton Long’s location . . .”: Winocour 340–341.
“Long and I debated . . .”: ibid. 341–342.
“So many thoughts . . .”: ibid. 343.
“I only wish . . .”: ibid.
“. . . to know . . .”: ibid. 69.
“The sight I saw . . .”: Barratt 123.
Collapsible D: Quinn,
Two
a.m.
28.
“‘For God’s sake . . .’”: “Futrelle Met Death Like Hero Wife Says,”
Worcester Telegram
, April 20, 1912.
“A few cowards . . .”: ibid.
“‘Hurry up . . .’”: ibid.
“As we were ready . . .”: Winocour 296.
“Looking out . . .”: Behe 180.
“‘Right you are!’”: ibid.
“The water was pouring in . . .”: ibid.
“He was a brave man . . .”: ibid 316.
“Then I remembered . . .”: ibid.
“‘Men you have done . . .’”: ibid.
“‘All ready, sir.’”: ibid. 297.
“‘Oh, plenty of time yet, sir . . .’”: ibid.
“The captain was there . . .”: Senate Inquiry, Day 7.
twenty to thirty feet: Quinn,
Two a.m
. 55.
Roll to port: Brown, “Chronology” 34.
“The
Titanic
had a pressure fuse . . .”: Quinn,
Two a.m
. 58.
“Just then the ship . . .”: Winocour 297. Quinn,
Two
a.m
. speculates that it was the bulkhead to Boiler Room 4 that gave way, causing the ship to lose buoyancy and causing a chain reaction. 78.
“I just walked . . .”: British Inquiry, Day 12, 14052.
“What was one boat . . .”: Gracie 44.
“. . . the wave . . .”: ibid. 49.
“before I could get to my feet . . .”: ibid. 67.
“I went up to them . . .”: Winocour 317.
It was now about 2:15 a.m. . . . : Thayer 343–344.
“It was like standing . . .”: ibid. 344.
“We had no time . . .”: ibid. 345.
“. . . we could see . . .”: Senate Inquiry, Day 13.
“it was only about five feet . . .”: ibid.
To see the stages of sinking through the use of a model of the ship, visit Park Stephenson’s article and diagrams, “More Questions than Answers, Part 2,” at
Titanic Commutator
30:173 (2006).
Chapter Ten
“The water was intensely cold . . .”: British Inquiry, Day 12, 14054.
“The cold was terrific . . .”: Thayer 345.
“It looked . . .”: ibid. 347.
Breakup of the ship: Lynch,
Illustrated History
203.
“Striking the water . . .”: Winocour 298.
“. . . as fast as I . . .”: ibid.
“. . . another couple of minutes . . .”: ibid.
“The piece of rope . . .”: ibid. 299.
“There were men . . .”: Winocour 317.
“There was just room . . .”: ibid. 318.
“When I got on . . .”: Senate Inquiry, Day 13.
Rhoda Abbott: Bracken, Robert, “The Mystery of Rhoda Abbott Revealed,” ET Research, 7 June 2004. Web. 7 June 2004 at www.encyclopedia-titanica.org/rhoda-abbott.html.
“Just at the moment . . .”: Gracie 46–47.
Chapter Eleven
“I almost thought . . .”: Tibballs 94.
“We could see . . .”: Goldsmith 20–21.
“It was partly a roar . . .”: Winocour 47.
“When the noise was over . . .”: ibid. 47–48.
“. . . the huge bulk . . .”: ibid. 300.
“The huge ship . . .” ibid.
“I now felt . . .”: Gracie 75.
“one long continuous . . .”: Thayer 348–349.
“The most heartrending . . .”: ibid. 349.
“We were utterly surprised . . .”: Winocour 48–49.
Robert Hichens: Senate Inquiry, Day 5.
“. . . we all thought . . .”: ibid. Day 4.
“Mr. Lowe . . .”: British Inquiry, Day 2, 439.
3 a.m.: Lord,
A Night to Remember
102.
“‘Give us a hand in . . .’”: Senate Inquiry, Day 7.
“He said, ‘Is that you, Sam? . . .’”: ibid.
“Do you mean to tell me . . .”: ibid.
“It made my feet and hands . . .”: ibid.
Testimony of Harold G. Lowe: Senate Inquiry Day 5.
Chapter Twelve
“. . . the boat we were in . . .”: Gracie 192.
“Shouting began from one end . . .”: Winocour 40–41.
“Our plan of action . . .”: ibid. 41.
“‘The sea will be covered . . .’”: ibid.
“Our men knew nothing . . .”: Gracie 254–255.
“The life preservers . . .”: ibid. 257.
“I have no idea . . .”: Hyslop et al. 137
“The salt spray . . .”: ibid. 137–138.
“We were standing . . .”: Thayer 351.
“lowering us . . .”: ibid. 352.
“We prayed . . .”: ibid.
“In this little boat . . .”: Senate Inquiry, Day 13.
“‘Lean to the right . . .’”: Winocour 301.
“I didn’t care what happened . . .”: ibid. 319.
“If ever human endurance . . .”: ibid. 301.
“just paddling and treading water . . .”: British Inquiry, Day 6, 6081.
“Just as it was breaking daylight . . .”: ibid. 6085.
“A cook that was on . . .”: ibid. 6099.
“Some quietly lost consciousness . . .”: Winocour 301.
“. . . glory be to God . . .”: Gracie 106.