encyclopedia titanica

On April 11 1912 Jane Carr a thirdclass ticket in hand boarded the HMS Titanic in Queenstown Ireland The 45yearold woman was returning to Windsor Locks to settle some banking affairs but like more than 1500 others on board the illfated ship Carr did not reach her destination Three days into her trip the Titanic struck an iceberg at 1140 pm By 230 am on April 15 the ship had sunk to the bottom of the North Atlantic Of its more than 2200 passengers 1316 travelers and 900 crewmembers only 710 would survive Carrs body was never found