Without it, no doubt, we may have riches and power and dominion. But what a world to live in!
Only through the belief that the strong are bound to protect and save the weak because God wills it so, can we hope to keep self-sacrifice, and love, and heroism, and all the things that make us glad to live and not afraid to die.
HENRY VAN DYKE.
PRINCETON, N. J., April 18, 1912.
CONTENTS
[ FACTS ABOUT THE WRECK OF THE TITANIC ]
[ CHAPTER I. FIRST NEWS OF THE GREATEST MARINE DISASTER IN HISTORY ]
[ CHAPTER II. THE MOST SUMPTUOUS PALACE AFLOAT ]
[ CHAPTER III. THE MAIDEN VOYAGE OF THE TITANIC ]
[ CHAPTER IV. SOME OF THE NOTABLE PASSENGERS ]
[ CHAPTER V. THE TITANIC STRIKES AN ICEBERG! ]
[ CHAPTER VI. "WOMEN AND CHILDREN FIRST!" ]
[ CHAPTER VII. LEFT TO THEIR FATE ]
[ CHAPTER VIII. THE CALL FOR HELP HEARD ]
[ CHAPTER IX. IN THE DRIFTING LIFE-BOATS ]
[ CHAPTER X. ON BOARD THE CARPATHIA ]
[ CHAPTER XI. PREPARATIONS ON LAND TO RECEIVE THE SUFFERERS ]
[ CHAPTER XII. THE TRAGIC HOME-COMING ]
[ LIST OF SURVIVORS—SECOND CABIN ]
[ CHAPTER XIII. THE STORY OF CHARLES F. HURD ]
[ CHAPTER XIV. THRILLING ACCOUNT BY L. BEASLEY ]
[ CHAPTER XV. JACK THAYER'S OWN STORY OF THE WRECK ]
[ CHAPTER XVI. INCIDENTS RELATED BY JAMES McGOUGH ]
[ CHAPTER XVII. WIRELESS OPERATOR PRAISES HEROIC WORK ]
[ CHAPTER XVIII. STORY OF THE STEWARD ]
[ CHAPTER XIX. HOW THE WORLD RECEIVED THE NEWS ]
[ CHAPTER XX. BRAVERY OF THE OFFICERS AND CREW ]
[ CHAPTER XXI. SEARCHING FOR THE DEAD ]
[ CHAPTER XXII. CRITICISM OF ISMAY ]
[ CHAPTER XXIII. THE FINANCIAL LOSS ]
[ CHAPTER XXIV. OPINIONS OF EXPERTS ]
[ CHAPTER XXV. OTHER GREAT MARINE DISASTERS ]
[ CHAPTER XXVI. DEVELOPMENT OF SHIPBUILDING ]
[ CHAPTER XXVII. SAFETY AND LIFE-SAVING DEVICES ]