How Titanic rescue crew arrived to sea of frozen bodies – and then had to face horrifying decisions
george harrison
Updated: Apr 14 2021, 8:09 ET
george harrison
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AS the hull of the mighty vessel splintered and a torrent of freezing water gushed into the first-class cabin, bandsman Jock Hume did the unthinkable: he calmly retrieved his violin and played one final song.
For many of the 2224 passengers onboard, the last sound they heard was Jock's violin, the Titanic band's mournful hymn ringing out over the ocean.
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The famous Titanic film stops short of the grisly recovery operationCredit: Alamy
Meanwhile, back in Dumfries, pregnant Mary Costin waited anxiously at home, praying that her fiancé Jock would be among the 700 survivors rescued by a passing cruise ship and heading for New York.