Titanic (40 page)

Cherry, Gladys, 238–239.
See also
Cherry, Gladys

Chevré, Paul, 232.
See also
Chevré, Paul

Collins, Samuel, 209.
See also
Collins, Samuel

Collyer, Charlotte, 207, 228.
See also
Collyer, Charlotte

correspondence from, 23, 238–240

cries for help of, 152–154, 157

Dean, Millvina (Elizabeth Gladys), 235.
See also
Dean, Millvina (Elizabeth Gladys)

Duff Gordon, Cosmo, 235.
See also
Duff Gordon, Cosmo

Duff Gordon, Lucy (“Lucile”), 235.
See also
Duff Gordon, Lucy (“Lucile”)

Futrelle, May, 229.
See also
Futrelle, May

Goldsmith, Emily, 208–209, 229.
See also
Goldsmith, Emily

Goldsmith, Frankie, 208–209, 229.
See also
Goldsmith, Frankie

Gracie, Archibald, 197, 212–213, 216, 229, 233, 237
See also
Gracie, Archibald

Harper, Henry, 229–230.
See also
Harper, Henry

Harper, Myra, 229.
See also
Harper, Myra

Hart, Esther, 230.
See also
Hart, Esther

Hart, Eva, 230.
See also
Hart, Eva

Hays, Margaret, 236.
See also
Hays, Margaret

Hemming, Samuel, 230.
See also
Hemming, Samuel

Hendrickson, Charles, 235
See also
Hendrickson, Charles

Ismay, Joseph Bruce, 127–128, 188, 212, 230–231.
See also
Ismay, Joseph Bruce

Jessop, Violet, 206–208, 231.
See also
Jessop, Violet

Joughin, Charles, 231.
See also
Joughin, Charles

lifeboat assistance to, 153–155, 157–158

lifeboat experience, 160–166,
167

lifeboat failure to assist, 153–154, 235

Lightoller, Charles Herbert, 189, 216, 231–232.
See also
Lightoller, Charles Herbert

Lowe, Harold G., 232.
See also
Lowe, Harold G.

Lundin, Olga, 238.
See also
Lundin, Olga

Maréchal, Pierre, 232.
See also
Maréchal, Pierre

Navratil, Edmond, 236.
See also
Navratil, Edmond

Navratil, Michel, 236.
See also
Navratil, Michel

Omont, Alfred, 232.
See also
Omont, Alfred

Persson, Ernst, 232.
See also
Persson, Ernst

Shutes, Elizabeth, 175, 233.
See also
Shutes, Elizabeth

Sincock, Maude, 239.
See also
Sincock, Maude

statistics on, xi, 183, 254–255

telegraph messages from, 183,
184
, 185

Thayer, Jack, 233–234.
See also
Thayer, Jack

Thayer, Marian, 233.
See also
Thayer, Marian

Titanic
crew members, 213,
214–215
.
See also
crew members

Trout, Edwina, 240.
See also
Trout, Edwina

Woolner, Hugh, 234.
See also
Woolner, Hugh

swimming pool, 49,
50–51
, 52

Symons, George, 68, 112

T

Tank Top, 36, 41, 129

technology, ocean liners, 3, 6

telegraph.
See also
Bride, Harold; ice warnings; letters; Phillips, Jack;
Titanic
(ship)

media reports of sinking, 196,
198–199

reform policy recommendations, 212

survivors’ messages, 183,
184
, 185

Titanic
, 57,
58,
59–61,
66–67
, 76

Titanic
distress calls, 79,
90
, 91–94, 101, 132

wireless operators,
75
, 100–101, 206, 227–228.
See also
Bride, Harold; Phillips, Jack

Thayer, Jack, 47–48, 60, 61, 83, 96, 107, 109, 110, 126, 128–129, 136–137, 142–143, 152–153, 155,
159
, 163–164, 167, 171, 174, 178–179, 182, 188, 195, 216, 233–234.
See also
survivors

Thayer, John B., 47, 60, 61, 83, 96, 110, 116, 233

Thayer, Marian, 47, 60, 61, 110, 155, 159, 174, 178–179, 233

Theobald, Thomas, 40

Titanic
(film), 222

Titanic
(ship),
i,
iii
.
See also specific features, structures, and

facilities
; crew members; survivors; White Star Line (ocean liner firm)

cargo aboard, 12

construction of, 3, 6, 7,
7
,
8–9

course of (map),
139

crew members of, 10, 15, 41

diagram of,
xii–xiii

dining saloon, 36, 53,
54–55
, 56

distress calls, telegraph, 79,
90
, 91–94, 101, 132, 217

facts and figures, 245

fatalities, xi, 156,
186
, 245, 254–255

food service aboard, 12, 24, 36–37,
38
–
39
, 53,
54
–
55
, 56

geographic position of, at sinking,
90
, 91–94,
103
,
139

gymnasium,
25
, 26,
28–29, 49

iceberg collision, 69–71, 72, 73–74, 76–78,
80

iceberg damage to, 73–74, 76, 78–79, 84

interior design of, 12–13,
13,
15–17, 27,
30
,
31
, 33–34,
35
, 36–37,
38
, 40–41,
46

launching of,
xiv–1,
7,
7,
8–9,
10, 12

lifeboat deployment and launching of,
104
, 105–107,
108,
109–122,
123
, 124, 135, 213, 252–253

media reports, 196,
198–201
,
204
, 206

memorabilia and souvenir hunters, 196–197

passenger reaction to collision, 72, 77–78, 79, 81–83, 94, 95, 96–99, 105, 111, 120

passengers aboard, xi, 18, 21, 245

popular culture, 216–217

Promenade Deck.
See also
A Deck
;
Promenade Deck

sea trials, 6–7, 10

sinking process, 88–89, 106–107, 111–112, 124, 129, 130, 133–134, 136–138,
139
,
140–141
, 142–143,
148–149
, 150–151, 246–251

supplies aboard, 12

survivors.
See also
survivors

swimming pool, 49,
50–51
, 52

telegraph, 57,
58
, 59–60, 100–102
See also
Bride, Harold; ice warnings; letters; Phillips, Jack

watertight doors, 73, 84, 88–89, 245

wreckage,
x-xi
, 218, 219,
220–221
, 222

Titanic, Inc., RMS, 222

Titanic
Historical Society, 209, 229

Titanic Maritime Memorial Act of 1986, R.M.S., 222

Titanic
Special (two-day Southampton to Ireland cruise), 2, 17–18,
20
, 21

Titanic
Women’s Relief Committee, 208–209, 228

transatlantic jet service, 3

trimmers, 41, 43

Trout, Edwina, 240.
See also
survivors

Turkish Baths, 52

U

United Kingdom.
See
British Mersey Commission (Wreck Commission)

United States Congress, 222

United States Senate inquiry, 157–158,172–173, 209,
210–211
, 212

W

Waldorf-Astoria hotel (New York, New York),
210–211
, 212

Wallace, Lucy (“Lucile”), 235

water conditions, 137–138, 142, 144–147, 151–153, 155–156, 160–161, 162, 163, 164

watertight bulkheads, 36, 88–89, 151, 245, 247–251

Wheelhouse (
Olympic
), 32,
86–87

White, Alfred, 129

White Star Line (ocean liner firm),
i,
2, 3,
4–5
, 10, 17, 27,
38
, 57, 208, 227, 230, 231, 232, 233, 236

history of, 3

investigations of, 212

offices of,
194–195
, 196,
202–203

Olympic-class ships of, 6,
38
,
42
, 230–231

Widener, Eleanor Elkins, 179

Widener, George D., 116

Wilde, Henry Tingle, 91, 131, 189, 252–253

wireless operations.
See
telegraph

women and children first policy, lifeboat deployment,
104
, 110, 112–122, 125–127, 130–132

Women’s Relief Committee, 208–209

Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, 219

Woolner, Hugh, 126–127, 131, 234.
See also
survivors

World War I, 6, 208, 227, 228, 231, 232, 233

World War II, 234

Wormstedt, Bill, 252

A book is like a journey, and I owe thanks to many people who kept me afloat during the writing of
Titanic: Voices from the Disaster
.

I am immensely grateful to the incomparable Lisa Sandell, for her skilled and insightful editing, as well as her unfailing and gracious encouragement. Phil Falco’s design brings the words and photos to life in ways I could never have imagined. Thanks to everyone at Scholastic, especially Jody Corbett, Elizabeth Starr Baer, Bonnie Cutler, Emma Brockway in publicity, Rachel Coun, Lizette Serrano, Emily Heddleson, Candace Greene, John Mason, Debbie Kurosz, Elizabeth Parisi, David Levithan, Robin Hoffman, Jennifer Ung, and so many others for their hard work and dedication to bringing books to readers.

Fellow writer and dear friend Debbie Wiles was there at every step of the way, with text messages, phone calls, and e-mails to keep me going, day and night. She no doubt is now a
Titanic
expert herself, having experienced vicariously everything from launching the lifeboats to the harrowing rescue. I am also grateful to Steven Malk, my agent, for his ongoing support and wise counsel, and to Michele Kopfs for helping to create a website,
www.deborahhopkinson.com
, that conveys my own passionate interest in history.

Although I plunged into
Titanic
research fully, I’m a neophyte in comparison to those who’ve made a lifelong study of the topic. I owe a debt of gratitude to researchers and enthusiasts worldwide whose dedication, curiosity, and generosity have made learning and writing about this topic so rewarding.

I would like to extend my heartfelt thanks to David G. Brown, author of
The Last Log of the Titanic
, who not only read the manuscript, but generously answered scores of questions and provided nautical explanations. A mariner himself, David’s detailed timeline of events was absolutely invaluable and is a must-read for anyone interested in the disaster. I’d sail with Captain Brown any day!