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Wallace Henry Hartley (2 June 1878 – 15 April 1912) was an English violinist and bandleader on the Titanic during its maiden voyage. He became famous for leading the eight-member band as the ship sank on 15 April 1912. He and the rest of the band did not survive the sinking.
Wallace Henry Hartley (2 June 1878 – 15 April 1912), an English violinist, was the bandleader on the Titanic. Hartley's body was recovered by the CS Mackay-Bennett, [30] before being returned to England for burial in his home town of Colne, Lancashire. The violin that he used on the Titanic was found in its case strapped to his body.
At 2:15 a.m., the orchestra, directed by Wallace Henry Hartley, plays its final piece, the Episcopal hymn "Autumn". Many passengers jump into the freezing water in their life preservers. Andrews, making no attempt to escape, is killed by a falling chandelier as the ship sinks at 2:20 a.m. with 1,502 souls, including many children from steerage.
Get a closer look at one of the most beautiful ships to ever exist with these rare photos. First-Class Bedroom There were 840 guest bedrooms — 416 in first-class, 162 in second-class, and 262 in ...
The RMS Titanic departs Southampton on April 10, 1912. (Wikipedia) It riveted the world more than a century ago, yet photographs depicting the iceberg that may have caused the greatest nautical ...
In 1912, the luxurious Titanic is the largest vessel afloat, widely believed to be unsinkable. On 10 April, Titanic sails from Southampton on her maiden voyage to New York. . On 14 April, in the Atlantic, the ship receives a number of ice warnings from steamers, which are relayed to Captain Edward Smith, who orders a looko
In the years since the Titanic sank after hitting an iceberg in 1912, we have become familiar with haunting images of the doomed passenger liner’s bow, lying at the bottom of the North Atlantic ...
The Titanic has gone down in history as the ship that was called unsinkable. [a] However, even though countless news stories after the sinking called Titanic unsinkable, prior to the sinking the White Star Line had used the term "designed to be unsinkable", and other pre-sinking publications described the ship as "virtually unsinkable". [16]