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THE TXTANIC•s Z4USXCIA.NS.

, At last we know more ·about those
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·brave fellows, the Titanic's musicians,
'. vho in their firm belief In ,the power of muslo .toavert or allay pa.nlc Irept at their appointed tash:: until almost the last moment, if not, indeed, until the an.. engulftng "rave swept over th.e
: wrecl\:. HARTLEY was thebandmaster,
or leader of the orchestra, and ·he had . seYen associates, including ..JoHN, or uJock," HuM , a. violinist, who h!!d : been fn the White Starservice for many years. HUME was a young Scot of musical ancestry, a lighthearted but ambitious fellow, who was to have·: been married after the return of the Titanic to England. Theothers were · TAYLOR, pianist; FRED CLART{, bass viol player; "V\ioODWARD, 'cellist, BRAtl
LEY, KRINS, and BREICOUX.
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1\ir. HARTLEY, the leader, "·as held in ;
high esteem by all"'ho · }{new 111111 s
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a man of great presence of mind. The j
music they played on the sinking ship
does not so much matter.. It is the '
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custom of the hour amongthe mu- 1
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slcally uninformed to call all lively : airs "rag time." Probably they start-J cd '\"\"ith the liveliest airs they ltnew, i changing to the hymn associated '\\Tith'
the tune called ''Autumn "-
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I-Iold me up in mighty waters,
l{eep my eye on thlnga above,
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":-hen the •end seemed near. They· were ;
as brave men as any in thatsplendid ·
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and immortal companl , and it is a
privilege to l now their names and be :
able to set them down in type. They j
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served to the last, and 1\·e are not toi doubt that their service · vas effective, that they cheered drooping spirits. and llelped lnany of their comrades in dis... j
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aster to meet their fate nobly. 1

Published: April...