The Illustrated London News 1912

Reporting The sinking of the "Titanic" part 2

Titanic going down



 

"She turned right on end and made a big plunge forward"
The "Titanic" going down in two miles of water

 

Titanic lifeboat on side of ship

"The height of a good sized block of flats": The space between the "Titanic's" Boat - Deck and the sea


Titanics brave musicians

Brave as the "Birkenhead" band* : The "Titanics's" musician heroes
(They played until 10 Minutes before the ship sank)

1. Mr. F. Clarke, of Liverpool 2. Mr. P.C. of Clapham

3. Mr. G. Krins, of Brixton, sometime of the Ritz hotel Orchestra. 4 Mr. W. Hartley (Bandmaster) of Dewsbury. 5. W. T. Brailey, of Notting Hill

6. Mr. J. Hume, of Dumfries 7.Mr. J. W. Woodward, of Headington, Oxon

(There was also Mr. R. Bricoux, of Lille - no photograph available presumably)

* The Birkenhead sank 1852 with over 400 drowned https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Birkenhead_(1845)#Sinking

 

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Titanic Report part 1

Titanic Report part 3

Titanic Report part 4

Titanic Report part 5

 

 

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