Title: Musicians of the RMS Titanic
Passage: After the Titanic hit an iceberg and began to sink, Hartley and his fellow band members started playing music to help keep the passengers calm as the crew loaded the lifeboats. Many of the survivors said that Hartley and the band continued to play until the very end. One second-class passenger said:
Question: did they really play music as the titanic sank
Answer: yes