The captain goes down with the ship The captain goes down with the ship "The captain goes down with the ship" is an idiom and maritime tradition that a sea captain holds ultimate responsibility for both his ship and everyone embarked on it, and that in an emergency, he will either save them or die trying. Although often connected to the sinking of RMS "Titanic" in 1912 and its captain, Edward J. Smith, the phrase precedes "Titanic" by at least 11 years. In most instances, the captain of the ship forgoes his own rapid departure of a ship in distress, and concentrates instead on saving other people.
Musicians of the RMS Titanic Cosne-Cours-sur-Loire. Wallace Henry Hartley (2 June 1878 – 15 April 1912), an English violinist, was the bandleader on the "Titanic". He died in the disaster. His body was recovered by the CS "Mackay-Bennett", a cable repair ship owned by the Commercial Cable Company, registered in London. John Law Hume (9 August 1890 – 15 April 1912) was a Scottish violinist on the on its maiden voyage. He died in the disaster. John Law Hume (also known as 'Jock') was born on 9 August 1890 in Dumfries, Scotland and lived with his parents at 42 George Street, Dumfries. He had already