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 Rescue Of Titanic
Screams and cries filled the air, as 1,500 passengers floated in the freezing water. As the cries continued, the survivors sat in lifeboats. Only a few wanted to go back for more people. Most of them thought the lifeboats would get "swamped" if they went back. After time, the cries died down and there came a deadly silence. At 3:30 am, rockets were sighted. These were from the rescue ship, the Carpathia. The first lifeboat is picked up at 4:10 and the last one is picked up at 8:30. At 8:50, the Carpathia heads for New York. She arrives at New York on April 18 at 9:00 pm. She carried 705 survivors.
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 The Cunard Liner, Carpathia
Lifeboats rowing to the Carpathia
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