Boarding the lifeboats were chaotic. (Apologies about the blurry photos, it was glowing displays in a dark room, even after many attempts, photos didn't come out stable for the bios) Margaret Brown had to wrestle the control of the lifeboat away from the unstable quartermaster in lifeboat 6 (they don't say what they meant by 'unstable'). She encouraged the women of the boat to also help row and she kept up people's spirits in the night with song and stories. Another woman with her baby Filly has her child literally ripped out of her arms and thrown into a lifeboat. She is unable to board that lifeboat and has to take another. She is eventually reunited with her child - but you can imagine the pain she must of went through in the meantime. Ruth Becker at age 12, is separated from her siblings and is left on deck. Her mother already in a lifeboat sees her still onboard and yells at her to get on another lifeboat. Luckily, she is able to. Wife of the Macy Department Store refuses to board the lifeboat, as she will not be separated from her husband. In her own words: "I will not be separated from my husband. As we have lived, so we will die: together." Father Thomas Byles (don't know if you remember him, he was introduced earlier in the exhibit), helps people into lifeboats. He also leads all those aboard the Titanic still (from all faiths and backgrounds) into prayer to help bring them comfort. He does not survive the sinking of the Titanic. Over 1,500 passengers remain on ship as the last lifeboat leaves. #Titanic #Exhibit