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Wallace Hartley (1878 1912) was a violinist and the bandleader on the Titanic. He and the Titanic's orchestra of eight men continued to play throughout the Titanic disaster, calming passengers as they climbed onto the lifeboats or faced their final moments. He and the rest of the band died when the ship sunk.
The last words of this very brave man were said to be "Gentlemen, I bid you farewell!"
Captain Edward John Smith (1850 - 1912) was a very experienced English ship's captain who worked for the White Star Line. Because of his experience he was given command of RMS Titanic, the largest ocean liner in the world, for her first voyage, from Southampton to New York.
Sir Arthur Henry Rostron (1869 - 1940) was Captain of the ocean liner RMS Carpathia when it rescued the survivors of the RMS Titanic. When the Titanic struck an iceberg on 15th April 1912, the Carpathia answered her distress call and was able to rescue the surviving passengers and crew.
Joseph Bruce Ismay (1862 1937) was Chairman and Managing Director of the White Star Line, his family's shipping company, which owned the Titanic.
