Titanic survivors: watch and complete

The morning of April 15, 1912On the morning of April 15, 1912, Titanic Captain Edward John Smith gave the to uncover the and muster the passengers. This would be a day that some would not , and many would not . The following are five real Titanic , and their fascinating stories.
Lawrence BeesleyLawrence Beesley, an English science , journalist, and author, boarded the Titanic as a second class . He had been in his reading when the with the iceberg occurred. Beesley stopped a steward to ask what had but was advised that it was . Luckily, he made his way up to A-Deck and was to jump into Lifeboat No. 13 just before it . He wrote a successful about his experience called The Loss of the SS Titanic that was just nine weeks after the disaster.
Frederick FleetFrederick Fleet, an English crewman and on the RMS Titanic, was one of the first to the iceberg that sunk the Titanic. Fleet believed the iceberg could have been spotted had the only pair of on the Titanic been used instead of in an officer's locker. This may have given the Titanic more to evade the iceberg and could have the sinking altogether. Fleet was to Lifeboat No. 6 to the passengers and was among the survivors by the Carpathia.
Violet JessopViolet Constance Jessop, an Argentinian aboard the Olympic, Titanic's , was by her friends to sign on as a stewardess for the Titanic's maiden voyage. She was half in her bunk when the collision occurred, and was immediately ordered up on . Jessop was ordered into Lifeboat No. 16 and given a to look after. After eight , the passengers aboard Lifeboat No. 16 were rescued by the Carpathia, and the baby was with its mother. Jessop later survived the of the Britannic, another sister ship of the Titanic.

Dorothy GibsonDorothy Gibson, an American film actress, model, and , was one of the more people aboard the Titanic. She was playing with her friends in the when the Titanic with the iceberg. Gibson and two of her friends in Lifeboat No. 7, the lifeboat launched. After in New York on the rescue ship Carpathia, she was persuaded by her to appear in a based on the sinking. She even appeared in the same she had worn aboard the Titanic that night: a white evening dress topped with a cardigan and polo .
Elizabeth ShutesElizabeth Shutes, an American governess to Scottish noblewoman Margaret Graham, boarded the Titanic as a class passenger. Shutes and Graham the collision from their cabin, but when they asked a passing crewman if anything was , he them there was no . However, they were quickly ordered to Lifeboat No. 3 just moments later. Shutes later described the scene on the lifeboat, shortly before they were rescued by the Carpathia: « Our men knew nothing about the position of the , hardly how to pull together. Two oars were soon . The men's hands were too to hold on… Then across the water swept that wail, the cry of those people. »
Sadly, only 706 passengers survived the disaster. 1,503 people .