Survivors and casualties of the trip
The passengers on the Titanic ship were made of of first, second, and third class. Each class enjoyed different luxuries and such. First class tickets were quite expensive, while third class tickets were fairly cheap.
First class passengers were the wealthiest people on the ship and often traveled with a personal staff. Most of these passengers were members of the British aristocracy. Also, some of the most prominent members of the American social elite made the trip as well.
The second class was made up mostly of leisure tourists and middle class people from Britain and America.
The third class was made up mostly of people trying to make their way to America to start a new and better life for themselves. There was a wide range of nationalities and ethnic groups. Third class passengers had better accommodations than their counterparts on other ocean liners, however, regulation of the ship were still designed to keep third class passengers confined in their area of the ship. Because of these specific regulations, many third class passengers did not make it out of their quarters, and were not able to escape the sinking ship.
This was one of the causes of so many deaths on the Titanic. After this incident of having so many people trapped in their quarters, it began a new age of social awareness for these types of standards on ocean liners, and slowly, these regulations began to change.
Though there were more than 1,000 victims of the sinking, only about 330 bodies were recovered. Today, all of the survivors of the Titanic have passed away.
First class passengers were the wealthiest people on the ship and often traveled with a personal staff. Most of these passengers were members of the British aristocracy. Also, some of the most prominent members of the American social elite made the trip as well.
The second class was made up mostly of leisure tourists and middle class people from Britain and America.
The third class was made up mostly of people trying to make their way to America to start a new and better life for themselves. There was a wide range of nationalities and ethnic groups. Third class passengers had better accommodations than their counterparts on other ocean liners, however, regulation of the ship were still designed to keep third class passengers confined in their area of the ship. Because of these specific regulations, many third class passengers did not make it out of their quarters, and were not able to escape the sinking ship.
This was one of the causes of so many deaths on the Titanic. After this incident of having so many people trapped in their quarters, it began a new age of social awareness for these types of standards on ocean liners, and slowly, these regulations began to change.
Though there were more than 1,000 victims of the sinking, only about 330 bodies were recovered. Today, all of the survivors of the Titanic have passed away.
These are some of the most well known survivors and victims of the sinking of the Titanic.
SurvivorsMadeleine Astor
Madeleine Astor was born June 19, 1893. She was one of the First Class passengers on the titanic who made it out of the ship alive on rescue boat 4. Madeleine was the wife of millionaire John Jacob Astor, and they were on the ship because they had decided to return to America as first class passengers after their extended honeymoon in Egypt. When the ship struck the ice, John Astor left to investigate the incident, and returned to tell Madeleine. Later, Madeleine went to board the rescue boat with the assistance of her husband, but unfortunately, he did not make it onto the rescue boat, and died in the sinking of the ship. Madeleine inherited money and a home from her husband’s death so long as she did not marry. In August of 1912, she gave birth to a son and named it after her late husband. Madeleine eventually went on to marry again, relinquishing her claim to the inheritance. She later died in Palm Beach Florida in 1940 at the age of 47. Millvina Dean Elizabeth Gladys Millvina Dean was the last remaining survivor of the sinking of the Titanic. She was the youngest person aboard the ship, only 2 months old at the time. Though her father died in the sinking, she, her mother, and brother made it out alive. Her mother died in 1975 at the age of 96, and her brother died in 1992, on the eightieth anniversary of the sinking. The Deans were making the trip on the Titanic because they were emigrating to Wichita, Kansas. Initially, they were not supposed to be on the ship, but due to a coal strike, they were transferred to the boat as third class passengers. Dean, her mother, and her brother were a few of those on lifeboat 13, one of the first of which to escape the ocean liner. When Millvina was in her 70s, she became involved in Titanic related events and documentaries. In October of 2007, she became the last Titanic survivor. Unfortunately, she has died and there are no longer any survivors. |
VictimsThomas Andrews
Thomas Andrews was the chief navalist architect who brought to life the idea of luxury ocean liners. His most famous work was, of course, the Titanic, which he was on when it sank. He was born on February 7, 1873 in Ireland. After leaving school at the age of 16, he began as an apprentice at a shipyard where he gained superior knowledge about shipbuilding and ship designing. In December of 1908, construction of the Titanic began. Because he was the chief designer of the Titanic and was quite familiar with all of the design and technology, he was on board during its first and only voyage. It was Thomas Andrews who was responsible for assessing the damage of of the ship after it hit the iceberg. After seeing the damage, he advised the captain that the ship would surely sink. After this point, many passengers have described Thomas’ actions as quite heroic. He assisted many men, women, and children into lifeboats and his concern for others overpowered his concern for himself. Unfortunately, Thomas did not make it onto a lifeboat and died in the sinking. William McMaster Murdoch William McMaster Murdoch was the 1st officer of the RMS Titanic. He was born on February 28, 1873 in Scotland. He joined the company of the White Star Line after having worked on other sailing vessels. He is known for being the officer in charge on deck during the time and the aftermath of the collision with the iceberg. In the popular film, Titanic, Murdoch is portrayed as the man who commits suicide on the deck of the sinking ship. However, this is purely rumored to be true, and there has been no evidence that he or any other member of the crew ever shot passengers or committed suicide. Survivors have said that Murdoch worked diligently loading people into lifeboats before the boat sunk. However, he perished with the ship and his body was never recovered. |