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British politely died on RMS Titanic
William Atkins
Tuesday, 20 January 2009 18:47
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The American pushed themselves to the front of line as people stood to get a lifeboat to safety.
Besides the events that occurred on the Titanic with respect to etiquette and survival, Savage is also analyzing data from the sinking of three other ships: the Lusitania in 1915, the Andera Doria in 1956, and Estonia in 1994.
More information on the Titanic is found at The Titanic Historical Society and The Smithsonian Institution.
The Smithsonian stated, "On 10 April 1912, the Titanic commenced her maiden voyage from Southampton, England, to New York, with 2,227 passengers and crew aboard. At 11:40 p.m. on the night of 14 April, traveling at a speed of 20.5 knots, she struck an iceberg on her starboard bow."
Further, "At 2:20 a.m. she sank, approximately 13.5 miles east-southeast of the position from which her distress call was transmitted. Lost at sea were 1,522 people, including passengers and crew. The 705 survivors, afloat in the ship's twenty lifeboats, were rescued within hours by the Cunard Liner, Carpathia."
After the disaster of the British ship Titanic occurred, a recording was created in London, England called "Stand To Your Post (Be British)."
It follows:
When the mighty ship Titanic parted from Southampton bay
There were tears and fond goodbyes too as she proudly steamed away
But soon alas disaster came and filled all hearts with woe
Although in sorrow now we weep, we yet are proud to know.
Every man at his post as the big ship went down,
To save precious lives 'ere we find them
They died like heroes true
Now something we must do
For the wives and little ones they left behind them
In the darkness of the night there came a crash, a crash of doom
And the gallant crew soon realized the sea must be their tomb
The order came to lower the boats and one thing had to be
The women and the children first, for that's the way at sea.
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