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Titanic Timeline — 100 years ago

Titanic
Titanic, 1912
  • April 10, 1912 From 9:30 a.m. until 11:30 a.m., passengers board the ship. Then at noon, the Titanic leaves the dock at Southampton, England for its maiden voyage. First stop is in Cherbourg, France, where the Titanic arrives at 6:30 p.m. and leaves at 8:10 p.m, heading to Queenstown, Ireland (now known as Cobh).
  • April 11, 1912 At 1:30 p.m., the Titanic leaves Queenstown and heads across the Atlantic for New York.
  • April 12-13, 1912 The Titanic continues on her journey as passengers enjoy life on the luxurious ship.
  • April 14, 1912 (9:20 p.m.) Captain Smith retires to his room.
  • April 14, 1912 (9:40 p.m.) The last of several warnings about icebergs is received in the wireless room. This warning never makes it to the bridge.

    • Left to Right: William McMaster Murdoch, Charles A. Bartlett, Henry Tingle Wilde and Captain Edward John Smith
    Left to Right: William McMaster Murdoch, Charles A. Bartlett, Henry Tingle Wilde and Captain Edward John Smith (see notes below)

    *First Officer Lieutenant William Murdoch, died with the Titanic.
    *Captain Charles A. Bartlet oversaw the outfitting of the Titanic’s for it’s maiden voyage, including the selection of her officers. He was not abord the Titanic when it sank.
    *Chief Officer Henry Tingle Wilde, died with the Titanic.
    *Captain Edward John Smith. This was likely his last command before retirement. He died with the Titanic.

  • April 14, 1912 (11:40 p.m.) The lookouts spot an iceberg directly in the path of the Titanic. First Officer Murdoch orders a hard starboard (left) turn, but the Titanic’s right side still scrapes the iceberg. Only 37 seconds passed between the sighting of the iceberg and hitting it. Historians do not agree on the exact maneuver ordered by Murdoch, nor the nature and extent of the collision with the berg.
  • April 15, 1912 (12:05 a.m.) Captain Smith orders the crew to prepare the lifeboats and get the passengers and crew up on deck. No “abandon ship” order is given in order to avoid panic and greater loss of life. The number of lifeboats are insufficient for the number of passengers and crew. Many passengers were apparently unaware of the seriousness of their position until all lifeboats had departed.
  • April 15, 1912 (12:45 a.m.) The first lifeboat is lowered into the freezing water.
  • April 15, 1912 (2:18 a.m.) The Titanic snaps in half. This point was vigorously disputed by historians until the Ballard’s 1985 expedition located the wreck at the bottom of the Atlantic, and obtained photographic evidence that the boat had broken into two pieces.
  • April 15, 1912 (2:20 a.m.) The Titanic sinks.
  • April 15, 1912 (4:10 a.m.) The Carpathia picks up the first of the survivors.
  • April 15, 1912 (8:30 a.m.) The Carpathia picks up survivors from the last lifeboat.
  • April 17, 1912 The Mackay-Bennett is the first of several ships to travel to the area where the Titanic sank to search for bodies.
  • April 18, 1912 The Carpathia arrives in New York with 705 survivors
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Week 15 : Imitate Christ, Christian Mens Breakfast

Week 15 Discussion Notes:1

  1. In his commentary on The Imitation of Christ, Goodwin notes that Kempis “has absolutely withdrawn and secluded himself not only from the cares, the sins, the trials, but from the duties, the connexions, the moral and religious fate of the world.” Is it a sin to concentrate on our inner spiritual life to the extent we ignore the world about us? (Day 99)
  2. Kempis wrote in Chapter 9, “The devil does not sleep, nor is the flesh yet dead; therefore, you must never cease your preparation for battle, because on the right and on the left are enemies who never rest.” Has Kempis overstated the matter? (Day 100)
  3. In Chapter 10, Kempis wrote “The saints who are greatest before God are those who consider themselves the least, and the more humble they are within themselves, so much the more glorious they are.” If this is true, why do so many people seek to be considered “great?” (Day 103)
  4. Kempis wrote in Moments with the Consoling Christ, that this present life would be very burdensome without God’s grace. What, if any, evidence do you see of the truth of this position? (Day 104)

The Christian Mens Breakfast group meets this Saturday and (almost) every other Saturday at a local restaurant in Davie, FL. Call Tom Truex, or use the CONTACT tab at K-Line.ORG to get more information.

Our discussion will focus on the Chapters listed below, from The Imitation of Christ, by Thomas à Kempis.2

All items listed below are online at ImitateChrist.ORG:

  1. Book 2 , Chapter 9 : Wanting No Share in Comfort (April 10, 2012)
  2. Book 2 , Chapter 10 : Appreciating God’s Grace (April 13, 2012)

Also Posted this Week at ImitateChrist.ORG:

  1. Challoner’s Reflections3 on The Imitation of Christ for each of the above chapters.

Footnotes:

  1. References to days are from the Imitate Christ Study Guide ↩
  2. The dates listed are the dates the chapters were posted online, which also corresponds to the suggested reading plan in the study guide. ↩
  3. Right Rev. R. Challoner, D.D., V.A., Imitation of Christ, Dublin: McGlashan and Gill, 1873 ↩
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VICTORIA JACKSON at Davie-Cooper City GOP Club on Thursday, April 12, 2012 at 7:00 pm

Victoria Jackson
Victoria Jackson circa 1990

Outspoken Christian conservative, VICTORIA JACKSON, will be appearing and speaking at the Davie Cooper City Republican Club meeting this Thursday, April 12, 2012 at 7:00 pm. You may remember her from Saturday Night Live in the 1980’s and 90’s.

The meeting is at the Bamford Sports Complex at 3801 South Pine Island Road in Davie, FL 33328

According to her bio on IMDB.com:

Victoria was raised in a Bible-believing, piano-playing, gymnastic home with no TV. Her dad was a gym coach so she competed in gymnastics from age 5 to age l8. Was a cheerleader, and a homecoming queen. Attended Florida Bible College; received gymnastic scholarship to Furman Univ., attended Auburn Univ. one year and ended up in Hollywood…

She also appeared in 113 episodes of the TV show, Saturday Night Live.

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