Shadow of the Titanic Quotes

“Karl Behr even went so far as to state that, ‘Although the sinking of the Titanic was dreadful, to my mind the four days among the sufferers on the Carpathia was much worse and more difficult to try and forget.”
― Andrew Wilson, Shadow of the Titanic: The Extraordinary Stories of Those Who Survived

“lifeboat arrives alongside the rescue ship Carpathia in the early morning of April 15, 1912. Conditions were harsh—some passengers even perished because of the cold that night—and many survivors remained haunted by their experiences in the lifeboats for the rest of their lives.”
― Andrew Wilson, Shadow of the Titanic: The Extraordinary Stories of Those Who Survived

“According to her goddaughter, Eva adored her newfound status as a Titanic celebrity—not only for the chance to step into the limelight. “One must remember that it also made her some money,” says Dinah Hall.36 Toward the end of her life, however, there developed a rivalry for the title of reigning Titanic queen between Eva and fellow survivor Millvina Dean. Friends say that Eva thought Millvina to be something of an “impostor.” She had only been a nine-week-old baby at the time of the sinking so she had no actual memories of the disaster. Plus, she had “hit the Titanic trail” relatively late in life. Eva also had a problem with her fellow survivor’s name—on the Titanic she sailed as Elizabeth Gladys, not “Millvina.” “The only time I saw Eva get cross was when Millvina Dean’s name was mentioned,” says Richard. “Let’s just say, the chemistry was not good between them.”
― Andrew Wilson, Shadow of the Titanic: The Extraordinary Stories of Those Who Survived

“Marjorie can remember the awful expression on her mother’s face when she realized that their father had not been saved. “I can see her now in the hotel corridor, her arms outstretched, giving a howl of despair,” she said. Two weeks later, Arthur’s body was washed up on the shores of Newfoundland.”
― Andrew Wilson, Shadow of the Titanic: The Extraordinary Stories of Those Who Survived

“thrown snowballs with Edith Rosenbaum only an hour earlier. In all, there were twenty-eight passengers in this lifeboat; apart from three crew members, all of them were from first class. The lifeboat had a capacity to hold sixty-five.”
― Andrew Wilson, Shadow of the Titanic: The Extraordinary Stories of Those Who Survived