raus, J. Bruce
Ismay, Geo. D. Widener, Colonel Washington Roebling, 2d, Charles M.
Hays, W. T. Stead and others

CHAPTER V THE TITANIC STRIKES AN ICEBERG!

Tardy attention to warning responsible for accident--The danger not
realized at first--An interrupted card game--Passengers joke among
themselves--The real truth dawns--Panic on board--Wireless calls for
help.

CHAPTER VI "WOMEN AND CHILDREN FIRST"

Cool-headed officers and crew bring order out of chaos--Filling the
life-boats--Heartrending scenes as families are parted--Four life-boats
lost--Incidents of bravery--"The boats are all filled!"

CHAPTER VII LEFT TO THEIR FATE

Coolness and heroism of those left to perish--Suicide of
Murdock--Captain Smith's end--The ship's band plays a noble hymn as the
vessel goes down.

CHAPTER VIII THE CALL FOR HELP HEARD

The value of the wireless--Other ships alter their course--Rescuers on
the way.

CHAPTER IX IN THE DRIFTING LIFE-BOATS

Sorrow and suffering--The survivors see the Titanic go down with their
loved ones on board--A night of agonizing suspense--Women help to
row--Help arrives--Picking up the life-boats.

CHAPTER X ON BOARD THE CARPATHIA

Aid for the suffering and hysterical--Burying the dead--Vote of
thanks to Captain Rostron of the Carpathia--Identifying those
saved--Communicating with land--The passage to New York.

CHAPTER XI PREPARATIONS ON LAND TO RECEIVE THE SUFFERERS

Police arrangements--Donations of money and supplies--Hospital and
ambulances made ready--Private houses thrown open--Waiting for the
Carpathia to arrive--The ship sighted!

CHAPTER XII THE TRAGIC HOME-COMING

The Carpathia reaches New York--An intense and dramatic
moment--Hysterical reunions and crushing disappointments at the
dock--Caring for the sufferers--Final realization that all hope for
others is futile--List of survivors--Roll of the dead.

CHAPTER XIII THE STORY OF CHARLES F. HURD

How the Titanic sank--Water strewn with dead bodies--Victims met death
with hymn on their lips.

CHAPTER XIV THRILLING ACCOUNT BY L. BEASLEY

Collision only a slight jar--Passengers could not believe the vessel
doomed--Narrow escape of life-boats--Picked up by the Carpathia.

CHAPTER XV JACK THAYER'S OWN STORY OF THE WRECK

Seventeen-year-old son of Pennsylvania Railroad official tells
moving story of his rescue--Told mother to be brave--Separated from
parents--Jumped when vessel sank--Drifted on overturned boat--Picked up
by Ca