Sinking of the Titanic and Great Sea Disasters

Logan Marshall

Kessinger Publishing, Jun 30, 2004 - Travel - 216 pages

SIXTEEN boats were in the procession which entered on the terrible hours of rowing, drifting and suspense. Women wept for lost husbands and sons, sailors sobbed for the ship which had been their pride. Men choked back tears and sought to comfort the widowed. Perhaps, they said, other boats might have put off in another direction. They strove, though none too sure themselves, to convince the women of the certainty that a rescue ship would appear.

Contents

• Sinking of the Titanic and Great Sea: 1
• FIRST NEWS OF THE GREATEST MARINE DISASTER IN HISTORY: 4
• THE MOST SUMPTUOUS PALACE AFLOAT: 6
• THE MAIDEN VOYAGE OF THE TITANIC: 11
• SOME OF THE NOTABLE PASSENGERS: 15
• THE TITANIC STRIKES AN ICEBERG: 21
• WOMEN AND CHILDREN FIRST: 28
• LEFT TO THEIR FATE: 43
• THE CALL FOR HELP HEARD: 57
• IN THE DRIFTING LIFEBOATS: 60
• ON BOARD THE CARPATHIA: 73
• PREPARATIONS ON LAND TO RECEIVE THE SUFFERERS: 81
• THE TRAGIC HOMECOMING: 88
• THE STORY OF CHARLES F HURD: 121
• THRILLING ACCOUNT BY L BEASLEY: 124
• JACK THAYERS OWN STORY OF THE WRECK: 130
• INCIDENTS RELATED BY JAMES McGOUGH 133 CHAPTER XVII WIRELESS OPERATOR PRAISES HEROIC WORK 136 CHAPTER XVIII S...: 141
• HOW THE WORLD RECEIVED THE NEWS: 144
• BRAVERY OF THE OFFICERS AND CREW: 151
• SEARCHING FOR THE DEAD: 158
• CRITICISM OF ISMAY: 166
• THE FINANCIAL LOSS: 169
• OPINIONS OF EXPERTS: 172
• OTHER GREAT MARINE DISASTERS: 174
• DEVELOPMENT OF SHIPBUILDING: 180
• SAFETY AND LIFESAVING DEVICES: 185
• TIME FOR REFLECTION AND REFORMS: 189
• THE SENATORIAL INVESTIGATION: 194

Bibliographic information

• Title: Sinking of the Titanic and Great Sea Disasters
• Editor: Logan Marshall
• Edition: reprint
• Publisher: Kessinger Publishing, 2004
• ISBN: 1419147358, 9781419147357
• Length: 216 pages
• Subjects: Travel / Essays & Travelogues