When the R.M.S. Titanic sank on April 15 1912 it claimed 1496 lives with only 712 survivors. The R.M.S. Carpathia picked up the survivors and returned to New York City arriving on April 18. She had originally departed New York four days earlier. When the Carpathia arrived at Pier 54 upwards of 40000 people about twice the seating capacity of Madison Square Garden were there waiting in pouring rain and a thunderstorm. It is almost as if the heavens were also... Titanica! Sat, 27 May 2023
Ghostly Tales from the Titanic
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