The terrible extent of the damage soon becomes clear, and anyone unlucky enough to be on board might hear the “bee-like buzzing of nearly three thousand human voices, raised in agonized screams and callings from within the inclosing walls” of the doomed ship. Sometime near midnight, while traveling at what would prove to be an unsafe speed, the ship grazes an iceberg on its starboard side. It’s a steel behemoth with two masts, three enormous propellers, and more than a dozen supposedly watertight compartments that can be quickly sealed off in the event of an emergency.īut “emergency” doesn’t even begin to describe what happens. The ship, which takes its name from a family of giants in Greek mythology, is “the largest craft afloat and the greatest of the works of men,” boasting every imaginable luxury. 'About this title' may belong to another edition of this title.It’s a scene of visceral horror that probably sounds familiar to nearly every contemporary reader: On an April night, a majestic ocean liner plows through the North Atlantic, traveling between England and New York. A good purchase for public and academic libraries.?John Kenny, San Francisco P.L.Ĭopyright 1997 Reed Business Information, Inc. The editors have contributed a great deal to the literature on the Titanic.

Since the crew were out of jobs as soon as the vessel sank, they were fully dependent on the 'relief fund' established by the community for their support. Throughout, the editors, both local historians, let the survivors tell their own stories and then tie them together with short commentaries. The work features numerous photographs, letters, and personal stories from survivors, many previously unpublished, some reprinted from long out-of-print sources. The entire community helped prepare the ship for its maiden voyage.

An astounding 550 of the 898 crew members listed their address in the town of Southampton, and only 212 survived the sinking. This work was written for the Southampton (England) City Council to document the sinking of the Titanic and the effect of the disaster on the town of Southampton, the vessel's home port.

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