Rescued from the Crash
After long hours of waiting, the Carpathia finally arrived and began loading the Titanic's survivors onto its deck at 4:10 a.m. One by one, the lifeboats would row over to the Carpathia's side, and the Carpathia's crew would throw down the rope ladder for survivors to climp up. The Carpathia's crew would then climb down and latch a rope to the lifeboat and pull it up. Most lifeboats had freezing water and other debris laying in them, a chilling reminder of what had just happened three hours earlier. As each of the groups of survivors were loaded on board they were given soup, coffee, clothing, and blankets (the friendly, loving captain of the Carpathia had insisted that they begin getting this all ready for the survivors when he first got the call about the Titanic). The Carathia's dining room had been made into a hospital/ bedroom for the survivors. The deck was now a bedroom and lounge for survivors. Some passengers on board the Carpathia even gave the Titanic survivors their room to stay warm in. Some survivors talked with other survivors about what just happened while some stayed silent. At 8:30 a.m., more than four hours after the first lifeboat was picked up, they had loaded all of the survivors on board the Titanic. After everyone was on board they gave thanks to god for saving them and held a funeral for all the passengers who died. Bruce Ismay, the owner of the White Star Line and the Titanic who had cowardly snuck into a lifeboat before the other women and children, sent the White Star Line a message telling them of the great disaster and losses that had occurred that morning. After this was all over, the survivors got ready to complete their voyage and head to New York.
(If you click on the photos below you can examine the photos closely and you may be suprised by how casual and calm the survivors look. Some people may think that this is because of the time period. Back then, you did not show you emotions around strangers... even if your family was just drowned in a boat crash)
(If you click on the photos below you can examine the photos closely and you may be suprised by how casual and calm the survivors look. Some people may think that this is because of the time period. Back then, you did not show you emotions around strangers... even if your family was just drowned in a boat crash)
On April 18, 1912, the Carpathia arrived in New York. Outside of the ship, almost 4,000 people wait to see if their loved ones survived the crash. After the survivors were released, the crowd was a mixture of great happiness and sadness. More than half the crowd had lost their loved ones. Below are the famous pictures of the crowd awaiting to see if their friends and/or family survived the crash. Most have sad, scared, and worried looks on their faces. For 2/3 of these people, those looks will not leave their faces for a long time.