So sad to see that entire families were lost. From what I've read about the Sages, Annie wasn't too enthusiastic about travelling to America by ship due to a near-drowning involving one of her daughters. Also, if it's true that the Sages did manage to reach the boat deck and Stella refused to stay in a boat because her father and brothers weren't allowed in, I can't say I'd blame her for doing that. After all, if she'd stayed in that boat and survived, she still would have lost people she cared about. So, rather than leaving her father and brothers behind, she chose to stay with them. I'd do the same. In a situation like that, there's no way I'd abandon the people I love.