2-702-649 - The Print Collector/Heritage Images

Liner in a field of ice, and people waiting for news of the 'Titanic' disaster, April 20, 1912. 'A Liner Threading Her Way Through a Field of Ice in the North Atlantic', and 'The Hours of Awful Suspense in London' - relatives and friends at the White Star Line offices at Oceanic House, Cockspur Street. The White Star Line ship RMS 'Titanic' struck an iceberg in thick fog off Newfoundland on 14 April 1912. She was the largest and most luxurious ocean liner of her time, and thought to be unsinkable. In the collision, five of her watertight compartments were compromised and she sank. Out of the 2228 people on board, only 705 survived. A major cause of the loss of life was the insufficient number of lifeboats she carried. Page 14, from "Titanic In Memoriam Number", a special supplement in "The Daily Graphic" newspaper issued following the sinking of the 'Titanic' on 15 April 1912, published on 20 April 1912.