Not wanting to be a source of misinformation about the objective truth
of the tragedy, I thought I should post this … and thank Steve and
Chris for their input.

I *am* disappointed that noone has asked about Churchill’s riposte to
Lady Astor. 🙂

Lou
Coatney, www.wiu.edu/users/mslrc/ (Free model ship( plan)s)

Lou Coatney had written:
> >Also, I had thought CAPT. Smith survived the sinking, but he is shown
> > going down with his ship.

On Mon, Jan 5, 1998 at 11:03:28 PM, Steve Keifer wrote:
> The captain did go down with the ship. I saw the Titanic artifacts
> display at Memphis last year. They have brought up an incredible amount
> of stuff.
> It’s a very sobering exhibit to see all the little parts of these
> people’s lives that have been on the ocean bottom for 80 years.
> I bought one of those little pieces of the Titanic’s coal they sell for
> $30 imprisoned in clear plastic.
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There is an unverified account that Captain Smith was last seen swimming
around after helping a little girl into a lifeboat. This was detailed in a
Discovery or Learning Channel 4 hour documentary that I saw about a year or so
ago.

FYI, I remember reading back in the 70s that several witnesses reported that
the ship broke in two, but that most people discounted this theory.

chrisw
caw@wizard.net