On this day in 1912, the RMS Carpathia arrived in New York having rescued passengers and crew from the Titanic after it was struck by an iceberg and sank on April 15, 1912.
Fr. Thomas Byles heroically rushed to save third-class Irish passengers rather than secure safe passage on a lifeboat during the sinking of the Titanic.
On April 15, 1912, the Titanic tragically sunk after striking an iceberg. Passengers onboard, however, were able to remain largely calm according to reports.
Co Westmeath woman Mary Kelly tenderly took two young French boys, known as the 'Titanic Waifs,' into her lifeboat as the Titanic tragically sank in 1912.
