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On April 10th 1912, the Titanic, the largest, most luxurious liner in the world, arrivedcontinueddecideddescribeddid not stopdisappearedhappenedhopedleftmadeorderedreachedreceivedsawsentstartedstoppedwaswere Southampton on her first voyage across the Atlantic: On board there arrivedcontinueddecideddescribeddid not stopdisappearedhappenedhopedleftmadeorderedreachedreceivedsawsentstartedstoppedwaswere 1,306 passengers and 899 officers and crew. Six days later, the Titanic, arrivedcontinueddecideddescribeddid not stopdisappearedhappenedhopedleftmadeorderedreachedreceivedsawsentstartedstoppedwaswere as "unsinkable", was at the bottom of the ocean and only 700 survivors reached New York on board the Carpathia.
What exactly arrivedcontinueddecideddescribeddid not stopdisappearedhappenedhopedleftmadeorderedreachedreceivedsawsentstartedstoppedwaswere? Read the chronology of events and the survivors' own accounts which are taken from The Times of April 20th, 1912.
CHRONOLOGY OF EVENTS
April 10th. 1912. The Titanic arrivedcontinueddecideddescribeddid not stopdisappearedhappenedhopedleftmadeorderedreachedreceivedsawsentstartedstoppedwaswere Southampton. Captain Smith arrivedcontinueddecideddescribeddid not stopdisappearedhappenedhopedleftmadeorderedreachedreceivedsawsentstartedstoppedwaswere to take the northern route­ - the shorter, summer route. He arrivedcontinueddecideddescribeddid not stopdisappearedhappenedhopedleftmadeorderedreachedreceivedsawsentstartedstoppedwaswere to win the "Blue Ribbon for the fastest crossing.
April l2th. A French liner arrivedcontinueddecideddescribeddid not stopdisappearedhappenedhopedleftmadeorderedreachedreceivedsawsentstartedstoppedwaswere a message to the Tita­nic to warn them that there arrivedcontinueddecideddescribeddid not stopdisappearedhappenedhopedleftmadeorderedreachedreceivedsawsentstartedstoppedwaswere dangerous icebergs ahead.
Sunday, April l4th. The Titanic arrivedcontinueddecideddescribeddid not stopdisappearedhappenedhopedleftmadeorderedreachedreceivedsawsentstartedstoppedwaswere three more messages about a dangerous "field of ice"
Sunday evening. An American boat, the Californian, arrivedcontinueddecideddescribeddid not stopdisappearedhappenedhopedleftmadeorderedreachedreceivedsawsentstartedstoppedwaswere a final warning to Captain Smith. The Cali­fornian arrivedcontinueddecideddescribeddid not stopdisappearedhappenedhopedleftmadeorderedreachedreceivedsawsentstartedstoppedwaswere all her engines and floated near the icebergs. The Titanic arrivedcontinueddecideddescribeddid not stopdisappearedhappenedhopedleftmadeorderedreachedreceivedsawsentstartedstoppedwaswere at full speed towards the ice.
11.40 Sunday evening. One member of the crew arrivedcontinueddecideddescribeddid not stopdisappearedhappenedhopedleftmadeorderedreachedreceivedsawsentstartedstoppedwaswere an enormous iceberg ahead, but the Titanic arrivedcontinueddecideddescribeddid not stopdisappearedhappenedhopedleftmadeorderedreachedreceivedsawsentstartedstoppedwaswere in time. The collision arrivedcontinueddecideddescribeddid not stopdisappearedhappenedhopedleftmadeorderedreachedreceivedsawsentstartedstoppedwaswere a hole 100 meters wide in the side of the ship.
Midnight. Captain Smith arrivedcontinueddecideddescribeddid not stopdisappearedhappenedhopedleftmadeorderedreachedreceivedsawsentstartedstoppedwaswere women and children into the lifeboats. There arrivedcontinueddecideddescribeddid not stopdisappearedhappenedhopedleftmadeorderedreachedreceivedsawsentstartedstoppedwaswere only 16 boats, enough for 1178 people.
1 a.m. Monday, April l5th. All the lifeboats had left the Titanic. Most of the men and crew were still on board the ship
2.00 a.m. The lights went out and the Titanic arrivedcontinueddecideddescribeddid not stopdisappearedhappenedhopedleftmadeorderedreachedreceivedsawsentstartedstoppedwaswere to sink. 2.22 a.m. The Titanic arrivedcontinueddecideddescribeddid not stopdisappearedhappenedhopedleftmadeorderedreachedreceivedsawsentstartedstoppedwaswere.
Monday morning. One ship, the Carpathia, arrivedcontinueddecideddescribeddid not stopdisappearedhappenedhopedleftmadeorderedreachedreceivedsawsentstartedstoppedwaswere in time to pick up those in the lifeboats. In New York no one arrivedcontinueddecideddescribeddid not stopdisappearedhappenedhopedleftmadeorderedreachedreceivedsawsentstartedstoppedwaswere worried about the news of the collision. The morning newspapers read :”All saved from the Titanic”.
Tuesday, April l6th. The Carpathia arrivedcontinueddecideddescribeddid not stopdisappearedhappenedhopedleftmadeorderedreachedreceivedsawsentstartedstoppedwaswere New York with all the survivors- only 700 people. The world arrivedcontinueddecideddescribeddid not stopdisappearedhappenedhopedleftmadeorderedreachedreceivedsawsentstartedstoppedwaswere shocked by the news. The Times said "We now know the Titanic was completely alone in her agony." 1,503 people died - 823 passengers and 680 members of the crew.