Passengers of the RMS Titanic April 1912 at around 11:40 pm, while the RMS "Titanic" was sailing about south of the Grand Banks of Newfoundland, the ship struck an iceberg and began to sink. Shortly before midnight, Captain Edward Smith ordered the ship's lifeboats to be readied and a distress call was sent out. The closest ship to respond was Cunard Line's away, which would arrive in an estimated four hours—too late to rescue all of "Titanic" passengers. Forty-five minutes after the ship hit the iceberg, Captain Smith ordered the lifeboats to be loaded and lowered under the orders women and children first. The first
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