carlyleverdeservesbetter:Charles John Joughin, Titanic’s chief baker, was featured in the James Came
carlyleverdeservesbetter:Charles John Joughin, Titanic’s chief baker, was featured in the James Cameron’s 1997 movie, played by Liam Tuohy. He is well remembered for riding down the stern of the ship “like an elevator”, and drinking copious amounts of alcohol to endure the freezing cold water for hours. Since alcohol has been proven to have a detrimental effect on your body’s core temperature, people have argued whether or not alcohol was the reason Joughin remained alive for so long. Some people have speculated the alcohol had a psychological advantage rather than a physiological one. Since the ice cold water was a “shock to the system”, some people died within moments of being submerged. Due to Joughin’s cognitive state, he would have been more calm and relaxed, and might not have even noticed how cold the water was.At the time of the collision Joughin was asleep. The impact startled him and he rose immediately. Despite hearing no official orders, he made preparations to provision the lifeboats with bread sometime around 12.15 am, and woke up his thirteen staff from the bakers’ shop on D-deck to each carry four loaves of bread apiece up to the boat deck to place in each boat. Around this point, Joughin started drinking.Joughin eventually arrived at the boat deck around 12.30 am and went to his assigned boat, #10, where he assisted passengers into it. He had to sometimes resort to force, or go off and find some more women and children, as they were unwilling to leave the ship. While he was supposed to end up in Lifeboat #10 with two other seamen to help command it, he apparently never heard that order, so remained behind until the end. During this time he drank some more, and threw around 50 deck chairs overboard to provide himself and other passengers floating devices for when they went overboard.While it has been proven that unlike in the movie, the ship did not achieve a perpendicular stance prior to sinking, Joughin really did climb over the railings and ride the ship down. And as depicted in the last gif, he has stated to have stood up and simply stepped off into the water, not even getting his head wet in the process, despite the apparent suction.Joughin was a strong swimmer, and estimated that he was paddling and treading water for about two hours before he encountered a collapsible boat, although this timing is highly questionable. Initially spying what he believed to be some wreckage, Joughin began to swim toward the mass, but only when he got near enough did he recognize it as a collapsible boat, half-submerged and lying on its side. Officer Lightoller and an estimated 20-25 men were standing atop it, leaving no room for himself to board safely. In an attempt to pull himself aboard, he was pushed off again, so he hung around waiting and swam to the opposite side, where Isaac Maynard recognized him and extended his hand. Joughin remained in the water, holding his hand, until another lifeboat came within fifty yards of the submerged collapsible, calling out that they could take ten people. He immediately let go of Maynard’s grasp and swam towards the boat, where he was pulled in. He later stated that he felt colder whilst in that lifeboat than he had been when in the water. Upon reaching the Carpathia, Joughin felt well, apart from swollen feet, and had to tackle the ladder up the side of the ship on his knees.Following the disaster, Joughin returned to his family in Liverpool and spent some time working aboard the Olympic. He also served during World War 1 and eventually moved to the US, becoming a citizen there.Mr Charles John Joughin- Encyclopedia Titanica -- source link
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