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CHAPTER X
ON BOARD THE CARPATHIA
AID FOR THE SUFFERING AND HYSTERICAL—BURYING THE DEAD—VOTE
OF THANKS TO CAPTAIN ROSTRON OF THE CARPATHIA—IDENTIFYING
THOSE SAVED—COMMUNICATING WITH LAND—THE
PASSAGE TO NEW YORK.
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DEATHS ON THE CARPATHIA
Two of the rescued from the Titanic died from shock and exposure before they reached the Carpathia, and another died a few minutes after being taken on board. The dead were W. H. Hoyte, first cabin; Abraham Hormer, third class, and S. C. Sirbert, steward, and they were buried at sea the morning of April 15th, latitude 41.14 north, longitude 51.24 west. P. Lyon, able seaman, died and was buried at sea the following morning.
An assistant steward lost his mind upon seeing one of the Titanic's rescued firemen expire after being lifted to the deck of the Carpathia.
An Episcopal bishop and a Catholic priest from Montreal read services of their respective churches over the dead.
The bodies were sewed up in sacks, heavily weighted at the feet, and taken to an opening in the side of the ship on the lower deck not far above the water line. A long plank tilted at one end served as the incline down which the weighted sacks slid into the sea.
"After we got the Titanic's passengers on board our ship," said one of the Carpathia's officers, "it was a question as to where we should take them. Some said the Olympic would come out and meet us and take them on to New York, but others said they would die if they had to be lowered again into small boats to be taken up by another, so we finally
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CHAPTER X
ON BOARD THE CARPATHIA
AID FOR THE SUFFERING AND HYSTERICAL—BURYING THE DEAD—VOTE
OF THANKS TO CAPTAIN ROSTRON OF THE CARPATHIA—IDENTIFYING
THOSE SAVED—COMMUNICATING WITH LAND—THE
PASSAGE TO NEW YORK.
Sinking of the Titanic and Great Sea Disasters | |