Archibald Gracie’s account of the Titanic sinking was brief but unbelievable- he went down with the ship and managed to swim up to the surface to a lifeboat. It was well told, but his adamant statement that Titanic didn’t split in half highlights just how eye witness and personal accounts can vary from person to person. 

The inquiry interviews of the others, though unexpected, were fascinating. The wealthy woman who cried about losing her nightgown while refusing to go back to help potential survivors really shows the rich don’t change, even in 110 years.