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.
13 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.