Hello From Nova Scotia: A Halifax City Tour (part Ii) Titanic
On the night of April 14, 1912, the Titanic, a brand-new and supposedly unsinkable ship, was on its maiden voyage from Southampton, England, to New York City. The ship, the largest and most luxurious ocean liner of the day, was carrying about 2200 passengers and crew when the ship collided about 11:30 pm with an iceberg. The Titanic carried enough lifeboats for just about half the number of people which surprisingly was in compliance with legislation in force at that time. Many of the lifeboats were lowered into the ice-cold Atlantic only half full, and at about 2 am in the morning of April 15, 1912, the unfathomable happened: the ships stern rose up and the worlds first unsinkable ocean liner went down into the cold depths of the North Atlantic.
Of a total of 2,223 people, only 706 survived while 1517 perished. Some of the famous victims included John Jacob Astor IV and most of the ships crew, including the entire orchestra who had played tunes on deck until the ships sinking. First class passengers had a much higher rate of survival than second and especially third class passengers. Some of the exits...
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