Notable Beggining

The Titanic was completed in February 1912 and captained by White Star Line admiral Captain E. J. Smith. The 270-metre vessel was longer than four city blocks, more than 53 metres tall, weighted more than 45,000 tons,and comprised ten decks. Its massive steel bulk was held together by more than 3 million rivets.

Tragedy Strikes

At 11:40 p.m. on the night of Sunday, April 14, 1912, the most colossal and somptuous steamer in the world collided with an iceberg in frigid North Atlantic waters, about 900 kilometres (600 miles) of the coast of Nova Scotia. When the Titanic broke appart and sank less than three hours later, approximately two thirds of the of the over 2,200 passengers and crew aboard lost their lives.

Canada Responds

After the original rescue of survivors by RMS Carpathia, which managed to rescue approximately 700 passengers and crew, several Canadian ships travalled from Halifax to the disaster area to recover victim's bodies and personal effects; these ships included the cable ships CS Mackay-Bennett and Minia, lighthouse supply ship Montmagny, and sealing ship Algerine. Each body they recovered was taken to Halifax, the city closest to the disaster with direct rail and steamship connections, where city officials had set upa temporary morgue and asked undertakers from across eastern Canada to help beraved families locate their lost loved ones. Two-thirds of the deceased were identified. The remaining 150 unclaimed persons were buried in one of three cemetaries in Halifax: the non-denominational Fairview Lawn Cemetary, the Roman Catholic Mount Olivet Cemetery, and the Jewish Baron de Hirsch Cemetary.

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