>>but is the newspaper not reliable?<<
Don't know how it could be. The fact that the tale changed even from Inquiry to the next should be something of a red flag. Even if they simply repeated Bride's story, as he told it to them verbatim, it's still not consistant with what he testified to under oath.
>>But honestly, I mean would they change his story that much?<<
Yes. Still goes on today I might add. We had a bit of a tiff over some remarks Dr. Ballard gave to a newshawk over the telephone which the reporter, as it turns out, did not accurately report.
>>It's notable that during the sinking many seamen needing to cut ropes found it necessary to borrow knives from passengers.<<
My opinion on this one...and I could be way wrong...is that few if any of the rank and file crewmen had personal weapons on board. Those who did probably left them in their kit on the presumption that they had little reason to believe that they would be facing a firefight on the boat deck.
I will confess to being at something of a loss to understand why they had so few knives available since knives and marlinspikes are practically obligatory tools for deck seamen.
Don't know how it could be. The fact that the tale changed even from Inquiry to the next should be something of a red flag. Even if they simply repeated Bride's story, as he told it to them verbatim, it's still not consistant with what he testified to under oath.
>>But honestly, I mean would they change his story that much?<<
Yes. Still goes on today I might add. We had a bit of a tiff over some remarks Dr. Ballard gave to a newshawk over the telephone which the reporter, as it turns out, did not accurately report.
>>It's notable that during the sinking many seamen needing to cut ropes found it necessary to borrow knives from passengers.<<
My opinion on this one...and I could be way wrong...is that few if any of the rank and file crewmen had personal weapons on board. Those who did probably left them in their kit on the presumption that they had little reason to believe that they would be facing a firefight on the boat deck.
I will confess to being at something of a loss to understand why they had so few knives available since knives and marlinspikes are practically obligatory tools for deck seamen.