According to eyewitnesses, Captain E.J. Smith met his demise in at least three different ways. It is said that he walked calmly on the bridge as it was being covered by the icy waters of the North Atlantic (as seen in the movie). Another eyewitness saw the Captain raise a pistol to his head and pull the trigger. If this was true, how would you account for another seeing him swimming toward a lifeboat with a baby in his arms (which is completely untrue).

Also in question was his last words. They might have been, "Be British Boys, Be British!" Or they might have been, "Every Man For Himself!" Or, after supposeedly delivering that baby to the lifeboat, he refused to be brought aboard, saying, "Good-Bye Boys, I'm going to follow the ship!".

I think that he went down on the bridge, that he went down with honor and dignity.