Mr. Quilter, you have done a wonderful job honoring your grandfather by speaking so gracefully the words he wrote of his experience. It truly puts us all on the Titanic that night, experiencing it through the eyes of a survivor. I sincerely thank you for sharing this with us. Much Love to you, sir ❤️
Absolutely spellbinding testimonial from Mr. Beasley. And read in such a manner as to make one feel as if they’re right alongside him from beginning to end. Bravo! 👏🏻
Such a fine piece of writing. We all wish--all of us who have ever re-lived the unforgettable memory of that night---that this writing had only been a piece of excellent fiction. Over a hundred years later, a thousand---thousands!---of hearts reach out into the past, and wish we could pull those souls out of the water into our warm blankets of a future they never were to have. If time travel is ever to happen, I hope that many more boats will be put into the water, for the men, women, children and pets who did not deserve to go to their ends in such a never--expected, sudden cold dark unforgiving way.
Thank you for taking the time to tell a true account of this tragedy. I am haunted by this event because the California ship was close by! I have read your grandfather's book also and recommend it to others.
Renda Marston, thank you. And for your response to another comment. There appears to be the occasional person who is happy to disregard the evidence or doesn’t listen or hasn’t read any of the numerous first-hand accounts or, simply, derives some spurious pleasure from disputing accepted facts.
He even claims the Titanic transformed into the Imperator and the wreck is a Hollywood movie prop. Not joking, those are his words. And he claims icebergs aren't in the North Atlantic (he probably thinks they're fake, too). Insane.
Thank you @davidQuilter for posting this. I watched the 1997 Titanic movie today (tenth time) and it made me want to review more history about this human tragedy and recalled a documentary I watched on the History channel a long time ago and remembered witness accounts from your grandfather and wanted to find out more about him and here I am. I will try to find his book also.
he was very fortunate. Second class men like him had the worst survival record of any of the categories on the boat except maybe the guys working down below.
the worst survival rate actually belonged to the A La Carte Restaurant staff. 3 survivors out of 66 total employees. I mean yes the musicians and postal clerks had a 0% survival rate but there were only 8 of them and 5 of them respectively.
kenneth britton Lawrence Beesley's grandson. The Titanic tragedy is in his blood. Strong events store in DNA & take several generations to move through.
i have problems with this testimony , how could anyone in this situation know the order of other lifeboats being lowered while he's looking after women and children's needs and then watching the cello player join up with the band for there last brave concert. check out the general time of things that took place and you'll find it doesn't all add up. i think maybe some after the event facts were supplied to the lucky survivor
kevin king my grandfather wasn’t looking after women and children. He was with a group of men, having been seperated from the women who were being ordered into the lifeboats. He didn’t necessarily know the order of them being lowered on both sides of the ship but could plainly see many of them. As to the cello player, he saw him run past with his cello and says that the band started playing shortly after. My grandfather was a rational man, a scientist, and was giving his his personal account of the events as he witnessed them. I think it should be appreciated that the two or three hours that elapsed from the collision with the iceberf and the sinking were filled with tension, apprehension and increasingly frenetic activity. It seems to me that casting doubt on his or any other account is pointless but certainly his account, written two weeks after arring in New York, is generally accepted as one of the most accurate and measured. Thank you for your remarks.
@@davidquilter david i have no doubt about the bravery and the sincerity of your grandad, the point i was making and it also applies to other survivor testimony that some information given they could not have know when this awful event was happening around them. and earlier statements bear witness to this. but david i would like to say your grandads no1 for me.
Did you know you and other people like you (trumpers) are some of the most gullible and stupid fucks around? Seriously this has been proven by several studies by both Harvard and Yale. The studies show conclusively that you are a, what did that study say again? Oh yea, a real ‘piece of shit’. Thats the technical term.
@@davidquilter Sorry you are having to put up with ignorant people on this comment section. Unfortunately, it seems to be the price one must pay these days for putting out truthful information. Great job with your retelling of your grandfather's story. So thankful he lived through that horrific night to tell it and for you to be ultimately be born.
Marcia Diehl, thanks for this. I have no problem whatsoever with criticism of my performance but I hage absolute faith in the veracity of my grandfather’s account. I’ve looked into one of the conspiracy theorists and it seems that he doesn’t believe anything has ever happened as documented.
The simple hymn by piano is so haunting and emotional. This is so deeply touching and so sincerely appreciated.
Thank you again.
Holy Crap, This Dude Can Tell A Story, Im Mesmerized By The British Vocab And Vivid Explanation Of How The Sea Defied All Physics Against The Titanic
Thank you.
Mr. Quilter, you have done a wonderful job honoring your grandfather by speaking so gracefully the words he wrote of his experience. It truly puts us all on the Titanic that night, experiencing it through the eyes of a survivor. I sincerely thank you for sharing this with us. Much Love to you, sir ❤️
Absolutely spellbinding testimonial from Mr. Beasley. And read in such a manner as to make one feel as if they’re right alongside him from beginning to end. Bravo! 👏🏻
Much gratitude for this great story - so well delivered.
This is so true vary nice how he tells this beautiful but terrible day for so many beautiful souls 🙏RIP
Such a fine piece of writing. We all wish--all of us who have ever re-lived the unforgettable memory of that night---that this writing had only been a piece of excellent fiction. Over a hundred years later, a thousand---thousands!---of hearts reach out into the past, and wish we could pull those souls out of the water into our warm blankets of a future they never were to have. If time travel is ever to happen, I hope that many more boats will be put into the water, for the men, women, children and pets who did not deserve to go to their ends in such a never--expected, sudden cold dark unforgiving way.
Thank you for taking the time to tell a true account of this tragedy. I am haunted by this event because the California ship was close by! I have read your grandfather's book also and recommend it to others.
Amazing story. Thank you. These stories help keep the memories alive.
Wonderful narration. Thank you so much.
Renda Marston, thank you. And for your response to another comment. There appears to be the occasional person who is happy to disregard the evidence or doesn’t listen or hasn’t read any of the numerous first-hand accounts or, simply, derives some spurious pleasure from disputing accepted facts.
He even claims the Titanic transformed into the Imperator and the wreck is a Hollywood movie prop. Not joking, those are his words. And he claims icebergs aren't in the North Atlantic (he probably thinks they're fake, too). Insane.
Thank you @davidQuilter for posting this. I watched the 1997 Titanic movie today (tenth time) and it made me want to review more history about this human tragedy and recalled a documentary I watched on the History channel a long time ago and remembered witness accounts from your grandfather and wanted to find out more about him and here I am. I will try to find his book also.
Thank you for your interest.
first rate presentation. just awesome !
That merciless blow is coming for us all one by one in life just like it did for the Titanic.
Nobody can tell a Story like him.
Kim Brown thank you. He told us lots of fantastic stories in our early years but I never heard him mention the Titanic.
he was very fortunate. Second class men like him had the worst survival record of any of the categories on the boat except maybe the guys working down below.
the worst survival rate actually belonged to the A La Carte Restaurant staff. 3 survivors out of 66 total employees. I mean yes the musicians and postal clerks had a 0% survival rate but there were only 8 of them and 5 of them respectively.
I got a good idea of what the sinking of the titanic was like. Thanks!
Brilliant.
Sme say that the band played music that night, while other witness swear that no music was played that night (or they didn't hear it being played).
This guy really tells the story well! And I thought Morgan Freeman’s Narrative was good!!!
yeah, only 8% of second class men lived
No sound after the piano ep1 or ep2. So, no words audible after intro music.
Unholy Alliance thanks for your message. I’ll look into it.
Unholy Alliance I’ve since had a look on my iPad and the sound is there. I’ll check on my phone and desktop tomorrow.
He sure sounds like he was there...(which he wasn't). Nice though.
kenneth britton Lawrence Beesley's grandson.
The Titanic tragedy is in his blood.
Strong events store in DNA & take several generations to move through.
No sound!
Peter Palmer I just had a listen and the sound was there. Not sure what could have gone wrong.
i have problems with this testimony , how could anyone in this situation know the order of other lifeboats being lowered while he's looking after women and children's needs and then watching the cello player join up with the band for there last brave concert. check out the general time of things that took place and you'll find it doesn't all add up. i think maybe some after the event facts were supplied to the lucky survivor
kevin king my grandfather wasn’t looking after women and children. He was with a group of men, having been seperated from the women who were being ordered into the lifeboats. He didn’t necessarily know the order of them being lowered on both sides of the ship but could plainly see many of them. As to the cello player, he saw him run past with his cello and says that the band started playing shortly after. My grandfather was a rational man, a scientist, and was giving his his personal account of the events as he witnessed them. I think it should be appreciated that the two or three hours that elapsed from the collision with the iceberf and the sinking were filled with tension, apprehension and increasingly frenetic activity. It seems to me that casting doubt on his or any other account is pointless but certainly his account, written two weeks after arring in New York, is generally accepted as one of the most accurate and measured.
Thank you for your remarks.
@@davidquilter david i have no doubt about the bravery and the sincerity of your grandad, the point i was making and it also applies to other survivor testimony that some information given they could not have know when this awful event was happening around them. and earlier statements bear witness to this. but david i would like to say your grandads no1 for me.
Did you know you and other people like you (trumpers) are some of the most gullible and stupid fucks around? Seriously this has been proven by several studies by both Harvard and Yale. The studies show conclusively that you are a, what did that study say again? Oh yea, a real ‘piece of shit’. Thats the technical term.
@@davidquilter Sorry you are having to put up with ignorant people on this comment section. Unfortunately, it seems to be the price one must pay these days for putting out truthful information. Great job with your retelling of your grandfather's story. So thankful he lived through that horrific night to tell it and for you to be ultimately be born.
Marcia Diehl, thanks for this. I have no problem whatsoever with criticism of my performance but I hage absolute faith in the veracity of my grandfather’s account. I’ve looked into one of the conspiracy theorists and it seems that he doesn’t believe anything has ever happened as documented.