40 Facts about the Titanic They Definitely Didn’t Teach Us in the Movie

40 Facts about the Titanic They Definitely Didn’t Teach Us in the Movie

D.G. Hewitt - February 5, 2019

40 Facts about the Titanic They Definitely Didn’t Teach Us in the Movie
The story of the stoic Titanic Band has understandably endured. YouTube.

11. The Titanic band kept on playing right up until the end, even if their last tune remains the source of much debate.

The story of the ‘Titanic Band’ has become something of a legend. Several witnesses testified that the did indeed see Wallace Hartley assemble his band in the First Class lounge and start playing in order to keep passengers calm. It was also reported that they then moved onto the deck and kept playing even when it became obvious they were going to die. The ‘fact’ that the band was playing “Nearer, My God to Thee,” as they went under is likely apocryphal. But still, all the band members died, and when Wallace’s body was recovered, he was found to be wearing his evening dress, with his instrument case attached to his chest.

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