Titanic Blame

The Titanic has sunk on her maiden voyage. The ship was from the White Star Line and was the biggest ship in the world. Trustworthy accounts say that only 700 survivors were counted (Titanic Victims). Anyone who has a loved one on the ship is encouraged to go to the docks tonight at 8:00, where the Carpathia, who picked up the survivors, will be unloading. Some fatalities were John Jacob Astor IV, Isador Straus and his wife, Ida (Titanic Victims). Mr. Astor’s wife, Madeleine, has survived with the baby. Reports say that it sank at 2:20 A.M. on April 15, 1912. The estimated number of passengers was 1,500. There is a trial set for J. Bruce Ismay, the managing director of the White Star Line, and others to determine the cause of this dreadful
tragedy. If someone is convicted, they could be held to 1,500 murder charges, which is unheard of in the state of New York (Cox, Steven D). The ship is reported to have struck an iceberg, according to History.
The Marconi officer inside of the Carpathia has sent images that passengers have taken. The iceberg shown is reported to have a red streak of paint down the side and may have caused this dreadful accident. Now, the Titanic was reported to be completely unsinkable. This rumor was spread probably due to the sixteen watertight compartments in the bottom. The ship was supposed to be able to float even if four of the sixteen compartments (that’s one out of four) were completely filled with water. The ship was supposed to offer weekly passages to England and New York. The tickets for first class were about $800. Second class cost about $100, and third class was $30. There is another ship, called the Gigantic, that will be coming out soon, as a sister ship. The Olympic has already been released and has experienced no difficulty in it’s sailing life. The Titanic was supposed to be that grandest ship, and it was, for five days. The ship was built in Northern Ireland, in Belfast. It then passed it’s tests (sea trials) with flying colors. It set out on on April 10, 1912, heading for Cherbourg, France to pick up (and drop off) more passengers. Next it headed to Ireland (County Cork). It then headed out across the ocean, bound for New York. Several ships sent the Titanic ice warnings, but Captain Smith apparently ignored those warnings and continued on. He did not slow, meaning that he could not turn fast enough
to avoid the iceberg. This collision proved to be fatal for the ship, and most passengers (RMS Titanic Hits Iceberg).