Rowing for their lives: The poignant photographs of the aftermath of the sinking of the Titanic

DailyMail ^

[alexmai]

Astonishing unseen photographs of the aftermath of the Titanic disaster have emerged after 99 years. The black and white pictures show an iceberg at the site of the tragedy - and may even be the one that sunk the luxury liner. Another image shows two lifeboats packed full of survivors rowing for safety following the 1912 disaster in which 1,517 people died.

Survivors from the Titanic are pictured here rowing towards rescue ship the Carpathia in what appear to be relatively calm seas

Danger ahead: Taken from a rescue vessel, this photograph shows an iceberg in the distance - perhaps even the one that sank the luxury liner

The archive of letters and photographs are owned by the family of survivors John and Nelle Snyder, who were returning from their honeymoon when the tragedy struck. The pair are pictured here in the clothes they escaped in The remarkable archive includes a survivor's letter containing a moving first hand account of the sinking, which tells how the rows of portholes 'disappeared one by one'. It was written by first class passenger John Snyder who was returning to America on the doomed liner with his new bride Nelle from their honeymoon. He described how they were woken following the 'bump' and that he owed his life to his wife who made him see what was going on even though he wanted to go back to bed. He explained how they were almost the first people in the life boat because others thought it safer to stay on the 'big boat'.

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One more:

[AnAmericanAbroad]

You forgot to mention having to wake up next to Helen Thomas the next day.

Or is that too cruel and unusual?

[atc23]

Freakishly subhumanly skinny Obamalike reptilians

[SkyDancer]

Amish.

[cripplecreek]

[AnAmericanAbroad]

Here's the sad reality of that fateful night.

[andy58-in-nh]

Well everybody knows that metal is stronger than ice. LOL

You might want to visit TheLusitaniaWasAnInsideJob.com :-)

[ClearBlueSky]

Hated the movie.( A feel good film about drowning?)
Loved the song. Still do.
Dion has some pipes!

[swain_forkbeard]

Bush’s fault.

[scottteng]

And that it won’t melt in a fire too

[PLMerite]

R.M.S. Titanic Maru

[Talisker]

If the sea hadn't been so calm, they would have seen the waves breaking against the iceberg soon enough to have been able to avoid it.

If they had turned sooner, they would have missed it. If they had turned later, they would have hit it head-on, crumpled the first few bulkheads, but survived because the water wouldn't have been able to reach back further.

Which was the plan, of course, because it wasn't the Titanic that sank - it was the Olympic, that had been name-swapped for insurance purposes after a collision. That's why they coaxed the captain out of retirement to sleep through a full-speed order through a known ice field in the middle of the night.

They just didn't count on a side-swipe.

[aruanan]

If the sea hadn't been so calm, they would have seen the waves breaking against the iceberg soon enough to have been able to avoid it.

If the guy in the engine room hadn't gotten flustered and done what was appropriate for the older ships he had served on the ship wouldn't have hit the iceberg either.

[Iron Munro]

You forgot to add "I think not!"

[dfwgator]

Well I cheered when Leo went to the bottom.

[Talisker]

If the guy in the engine room hadn't gotten flustered and done what was appropriate for the older ships he had served on the ship wouldn't have hit the iceberg either.

Woah - this is a new one on me. Please explain further.

[Enterprise]

I KNEW it! Finally someone posted the truth!

[Puppage]

[ToxicMich]

Thanks for the link! Such a clever way to make a point... lol Coincidence? I think NOT!

[NCC-1701]

You have that wrong.

It was all Bush’s fault.