FALSE. We have already heard from Steward Brown that Captain Smith was seen walking towards the bridge at the very
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107 #82: First Officer Murdoch shot one or two passengers before shooting himself
TRUE, probably. At about 1 a.m., all Titanic’s officers had been issued with Webley revolvers, as Lightoller recalled in his
Continue reading107 #81: Col. John Jacob Astor IV was crushed by a falling funnel as Titanic sank
FALSE. This has generally been accepted as fact, probably because of the following statement by First Class survivor, Colonel Archibald
Continue reading107 #80: Titanic broke in half as she sank
TRUE. This fact was not generally believed until 1985, when Robert Ballard found Titanic’s wreck on the seabed, nearly 4,500
Continue reading107 #79: Titanic’s boilers exploded as she sank
FALSE. This was a misconception brought about by witnesses such as Able Seaman Frank Osman, who said that he heard,
Continue reading107 #78: Titanic’s engineers died at their posts below decks
FALSE. Whilst the engineers were undoubtedly all very brave, and stayed at their posts until they were discharged, they did
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