Some Titanic Passengers from Cornwall
Addie Wells and family Are also family members.
Mrs Wilkes, recluse, dies at 90
The Richards family who were Passangers and also family members on the Titanic are included in the Bodinnar Chart.
FIRST THRILLING STORY
HOW THE TITANIC HEROES WENT DOWN
BAND PLAYS “NEARER MY GOD TO THEE”
The ship’s band, comprising Bandmaster Hartley and seven others, played ragtime and popular operatic airs for a long time to allay panic and sailors sang sea-songs as they helped people into the boats. It was only at the last that they changed to “Nearer my God to Thee” when they saw that the vessel was going down. Although some discredit this story, several passengers have stated that they distinctly heard the hymn being played.
And the Band played on
Britannica entry relating to Titanic - www.britannica.com/titanic/