These Images From The Titanic Were Kept Hidden, Until Now

Survivors on a tug boat

Many survivors shared their stories for years. One survivor, Jack Thayer, was on the ship with his parents. Thayer and the young man he met during the ordeal jumped from the rail just before the ship sank. Thayer was able to climb onto a lifeboat that had turned upside down.

He stated that at first, it was quiet, then the cries began. He stated that the cries became one long continuous wailing chant. The cries faded away, and the lifeboats did not return. “The cries fading away, and the lifeboats not returning was the most heartrending part of the whole tragedy.”—-Jack Thayer