APRIL 15 – RMS Titanic sunk but there was music until the end!

At the time of her launching in 1912, RMS Titanic was the largest passenger steamship. During her maiden voyage, she struck an iceberg on April 14, 1912, and sank two hours and forty minutes later on April 15, 1912 resulting in the deaths of more than 1,500 people.

One of the most famous stories of Titanic is of the band. On 15 April, Titanic's eight-member band, led by Wallace Hartley, had assembled in the first-class lounge in an effort to keep passengers calm and upbeat. Later they moved on to the forward half of the boat deck. The band continued playing music even when it became apparent the ship was going to sink. None of the band members survived the sinking, and there has been much speculation about what their last song was. Some witnesses said the final song played was the hymn "Nearer, My God, to Thee." Hartley reportedly said to a friend if he was on a sinking ship "Nearer, My God, to Thee" would be one of the songs he would play.

When I in Belfast last year there is talk that since the Titanic was built by Protestants, that the Iceberg was the creation of the Catholics (a true act of God if ever there was an insurance claim)!!