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 10 April 1912 in Southampton, UK. His ticket number was 250654, the ticket for all the members of Wallace Hartley's orchestra. His cabin was in the second class quarters. Brailey was 24 years old when he died. His body was never recovered. Roger Marie Bricoux (1 June 1891 – 15 April 1912) was a French cellist on the on its maiden voyage. He died in the disaster. Before joining the "Titanic", Bricoux and pianist Theodore Ronald Brailey had served together on the Cunard steamer before joining the White Star Line He boarded the "Titanic" on Wednesday 10 April 1912 in