On the 18th of April 1912, The Carpathia reached New York with Titanic’s survivors.
The Carpathia reached New York on the 18th of April 1912 - just three days after the Titanic sank into the Atlantic Ocean, after hitting an iceberg on the 14th of April. Sadly, most people - crew and passengers alike - died as a result of the Titanic hitting an iceberg. There were more than 1,500 people died as a result of the incident; while 706 people survived. Titanic's survivors were rescued by The Carpathia at around 4am on the 15th of April 1912: that was around one hour and forty minutes after the Titanic sank to the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean. No ships reached the Titanic to save all onboard the ship; The Carpathia was the fisrt ship at the scene after the Titanic had sank. The Carpathia reached the location of where the Titanic sank (and where the Titanic survivors were) at around 4am that morning; the Titanic survivors that were waiting in lifeboats were rescued and helped onto The Carpathia by The Carpathia’s crew. Three days later, on the 18th of April 1912, The Carpathia, along with Titanic’s survivors reached New York in the evening that day.
The Carpathia arrived in New York at between 8.30pm or 9.30pm, at Pier 54 first, then went to Pier 59. If Titanic’s journey had been successful, she would have reached Pier 59 in New York on the previous day - the 17th of April 1912. Instead, it was The Carpathia a day later which arrived in New York with what was left of the Titanic - both in terms of passengers, and in terms of Titanic’s lifeboats.
Later, other things were recovered from the Titanic wreckage. Thousands greeted The Carpathia and Titanic survivors when she reached New York. A Sunk Reputation The journey that The Carpathia took to New York after the Titanic disaster was also pretty signaticant, especially for one person: Bruce Ismay. Bruce Ismay was the owner of the Titanic, and sailed with the ship during her ill-fated voyage. However, it was not just the Titanic that sank on the 15th of April 1912: it was also Bruce Ismay’s reputation that sunk on that ill-fated night. His actions are well portrayed in the Titanic (1997) film; where he is seen escaping the Titanic via a lifeboat after insisting and instructing the ship’s Captain Smith to speed up the Titanic. It has been suggested that Ismay did insist that Captain Smith speed up the Titanic - despite the Titanic going through icy waters. It is something that damaged Ismay’s reputation - a reputation that never recovered; he became disgraced for the rest of his life after the Titanic incident. But. It wasn’t only his potential behaviour on the Titanic which damaged his reputation; what also damaged his reputation was his alleged behaviour on the Carpathia while the ship made way to New York. Bruce Ismay allegedly did not mix with other Titanic survivors on the trip to New York: while every other survivor slept and spent their time in the dining room, Ismay insisted on having a private cabin - where he remained isolated from other survivors. His actions might have been down to shock due to the Titanic disaster. Or, it could have simply have been as a result of wanting to be alone; while not being around other passengers. Whatever the truth of Ismay’s actions on The Carpathia, what is known is how his actions were perceived by other people. His actions on The Carpathia further damaged his reputation. Something that he never recovered from for the rest of his life. Ismay, along with all of the other survivors of the Titanic, got off The Carpathia during the evening of the 18th of April 1912. Source: https://www.irishcentral.com/roots/history/on-this-day-carpathia-new-york-titanic-survivors https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/books/8677437/Titanic-builder-J-Bruce-Ismay-doomed-the-moment-he-jumped-ship.html
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