Titanic (40 page)
Authors: Deborah Hopkinson
Cherry, Gladys, 238–239.
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Cherry, Gladys
Chevré, Paul, 232.
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Chevré, Paul
Collins, Samuel, 209.
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Collins, Samuel
Collyer, Charlotte, 207, 228.
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Collyer, Charlotte
correspondence from, 23, 238–240
cries for help of, 152–154, 157
Dean, Millvina (Elizabeth Gladys), 235.
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Dean, Millvina (Elizabeth Gladys)
Duff Gordon, Cosmo, 235.
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Duff Gordon, Cosmo
Duff Gordon, Lucy (“Lucile”), 235.
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Duff Gordon, Lucy (“Lucile”)
Futrelle, May, 229.
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Futrelle, May
Goldsmith, Emily, 208–209, 229.
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Goldsmith, Emily
Goldsmith, Frankie, 208–209, 229.
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Goldsmith, Frankie
Gracie, Archibald, 197, 212–213, 216, 229, 233, 237
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Gracie, Archibald
Harper, Henry, 229–230.
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Harper, Henry
Harper, Myra, 229.
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Harper, Myra
Hart, Esther, 230.
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Hart, Esther
Hart, Eva, 230.
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Hart, Eva
Hays, Margaret, 236.
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Hays, Margaret
Hemming, Samuel, 230.
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Hemming, Samuel
Hendrickson, Charles, 235
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Hendrickson, Charles
Ismay, Joseph Bruce, 127–128, 188, 212, 230–231.
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Ismay, Joseph Bruce
Jessop, Violet, 206–208, 231.
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Jessop, Violet
Joughin, Charles, 231.
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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.
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Lightoller, Charles Herbert
Lowe, Harold G., 232.
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Lowe, Harold G.
Lundin, Olga, 238.
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Lundin, Olga
Maréchal, Pierre, 232.
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Maréchal, Pierre
Navratil, Edmond, 236.
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Navratil, Edmond
Navratil, Michel, 236.
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Navratil, Michel
Omont, Alfred, 232.
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Omont, Alfred
Persson, Ernst, 232.
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Persson, Ernst
Shutes, Elizabeth, 175, 233.
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Shutes, Elizabeth
Sincock, Maude, 239.
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Sincock, Maude
statistics on, xi, 183, 254–255
telegraph messages from, 183,
184
, 185
Thayer, Jack, 233–234.
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Thayer, Jack
Thayer, Marian, 233.
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Thayer, Marian
Titanic
crew members, 213,
214–215
.
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crew members
Trout, Edwina, 240.
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Trout, Edwina
Woolner, Hugh, 234.
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Woolner, Hugh
swimming pool, 49,
50–51
, 52
Symons, George, 68, 112
T
Tank Top, 36, 41, 129
technology, ocean liners, 3, 6
telegraph.
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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.
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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.
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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
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Historical Society, 209, 229
Titanic Maritime Memorial Act of 1986, R.M.S., 222
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Special (two-day Southampton to Ireland cruise), 2, 17–18,
20
, 21
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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!
