Ready to Go
A man named Douglas Norman was in charge of putting women and children onto the safety boats. As Kate and Marion were already on the deck and had a higher status than some other passengers, he urged them to get in the boat. Kate, unwilling to leave people behind, begged to give up her seat. Douglas wasn’t having it and physically lifted Kate onto the safety boat. He did more than just save them though…
Warmer Weather
As the boat was being loaded, Douglas grabbed some of the trunks that the rich passengers had brought to the upper deck. He found fur coats and long, heavy dresses. He ripped them up, despite the protests of many uppity women, and gave the girls the items to keep them warm on the open waters. Kate sobbed and scanned the deck as her safety boat was lowered into the dark, empty ocean...