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a4l
4-14-05, 4:14 PM
... the Titanic sank.
For those of you who love C-O-N-S-P-I-R-A-C-Y :conspire: , was the event foretold in the novel; Futile, written in 1898?


A Comparison of the Titan with the Titanic
Date 1898 (Date of novel) 1912 ( Date of tragedy)

Name The Titan The Titanic

Disaster North Atlantic North Atlantic

Route New York to Liverpool Southampton to New York

Voyage third ever first ever

Causes Iceberg collision Iceberg collision
Excessive speed Excessive speed
Too few lifeboats Too few lifeboats
?As few as the law allowed? As few as Board of Trade
regulations permitted

Occurred in April, at night Collision 14th April, 11.40pm

Ship called Largest ship afloat

Greatest of the works of man Largest ship afloat

A wonder of the age


Unsinkable

read more :conspire: (http://www.lux-aeterna.co.nz/Titan.htm)