The Titanic sideswiped the ice burg about 11:40 P.M. on 14 April 1912. There was a grating sound, he added,” like a ship running up on gravel, a crushing noise.” Primary and secondary sources will reveal the historical importance of this momentous event. The Titanic’s captain, Edward J. Smith, went down with his ship. Captain Edward J. Smith was pushing the limits of the Titanic. He kept having workers in the boiler room work faster in order to keep the Titanic pushing its limit. The captain kept on pushing the Titanic to go faster until the Titanic eventually hit and ice burg. Source one states,” In 1912, the Titanic sank due to hitting an ice burg.” “Captain Smith was sufficiently concerned about ice to leave the Widener’s dinner early at
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The watchers didn’t see the ice burg until the Titanic had already hit the ice burg. The first rescue ship to reach the site, the British liner Carpathia, arrived about 4 a.m. and picked up 705 survivors, most women and children. Source one says, “ At one thirty the Titanic cast off from its Queenstown moorings and steamed out into the Atlantic carrying 1,320 passengers, a total of 2,235 souls including crew; 3,435 bags of mail, 6,000 tons of coal, 900 tons of baggage and freight.” Hines- Davenport, page 31. Source two says, “ The berg’s dark bulk glided along the ship’s length, scraping and bumping against the first 300 feet of the vessel’s hull deep below the waterline.” Eaton, John, Haas, Charles; page 16. Source 3 states that April 14, 11:40 P.M., 1912, “An ice burg is sighted dead ahead, but Titanic is sailing at almost 21 knots and cannot be turned quickly enough to port to avoid a collision along her starboard side.” National Geographic: Titanic, page 98. Also stating on source 3 is on April 15, 1:50 a.m. 1912, “ Two hours of steady flooding settles the bow. The ship gradually lists to port, and by about 1:50 a.m. the water reaches a gangway door open on the port side, increasing the list.” National Geographic: Titanic, foldout
The watchers didn’t see the ice burg until the Titanic had already hit the ice burg. The first rescue ship to reach the site, the British liner Carpathia, arrived about 4 a.m. and picked up 705 survivors, most women and children. Source one says, “ At one thirty the Titanic cast off from its Queenstown moorings and steamed out into the Atlantic carrying 1,320 passengers, a total of 2,235 souls including crew; 3,435 bags of mail, 6,000 tons of coal, 900 tons of baggage and freight.” Hines- Davenport, page 31. Source two says, “ The berg’s dark bulk glided along the ship’s length, scraping and bumping against the first 300 feet of the vessel’s hull deep below the waterline.” Eaton, John, Haas, Charles; page 16. Source 3 states that April 14, 11:40 P.M., 1912, “An ice burg is sighted dead ahead, but Titanic is sailing at almost 21 knots and cannot be turned quickly enough to port to avoid a collision along her starboard side.” National Geographic: Titanic, page 98. Also stating on source 3 is on April 15, 1:50 a.m. 1912, “ Two hours of steady flooding settles the bow. The ship gradually lists to port, and by about 1:50 a.m. the water reaches a gangway door open on the port side, increasing the list.” National Geographic: Titanic, foldout