INDEX

A

Andrews, Thomas, 15, 22

Astor, John Jacob IV, 15, 25

B

Becker, Ruth, 24, 29, 32

bodies, recovery of, 35

Boxhall, Joseph, 27, 37

Bride, Harold, 23, 24, 27, 31, 34

Brown, Margaret “Molly,” 15, 24, 28, 33–34, 35

C

Cameron, James, 38–41

Candee, Helen, 32–33

crew actions

distress calls, 5–6, 23–24, 27, 31

distress rockets, 27, 37

favoritism, 27–28, 40

investigation of, 37

lifeboats, loading, 25–30, 40

orchestra, 26, 31–32

panic avoidance, 23–24

D

Dean, Millvina, 40–41

death by freezing, 33–34

F

Fleet, Frederick, 7, 17, 20, 33

G

Guggenheim, Benjamin, 15, 30–31

I

iceberg, 5–9, 17, 19–22, 36, 37

iceberg warnings, 17, 36, 37

investigations, 35–37

Ismay, J. Bruce, 10–11, 15

L

Lee, Reginald, 17, 20

lifeboats, 25–30, 37

lifejackets, 9, 23, 24

Lightoller, Charles, 25, 30, 32, 34

Lord, Stanley, 36–37

M

Murdoch, William, 19, 21, 25

P

panic, spread of, 23–24, 28–30

Phillips, John, 23, 24, 27, 31

R

radio, 17

rescue, 27, 32–34

RMS Californian, 36–37

RMS Carpathia, 5, 27, 34–35

RMS Titanic

amenities, 12–13, 15

artifacts, 40

collision, 19–22

construction of, 10–17

crew, passengers, 15–17

damage to, 21, 22

first, second class, 12–13, 27, 40

legacy, 37–42

media coverage of, 14–15, 34

overview, 5, 11–13

prognosis, 22

sinking of, 31–33

symbolism of, 9

third-class, 15, 27–28, 40

watertight compartments, 12, 14, 19, 21, 22, 35

wireless communication system, 5, 17, 37

Rowe, George, 27

S

Shutes, Elizabeth, 24

Smith, Edward, 12, 17, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 31, 36

speed as issue, 17, 19–20, 36

Straus, Isidor, 15, 28–29

survivors, 34–35

T

Titanic (movie), 38–40

W

White Star Line, 10–11, 13, 15, 35, 37