Elizabeth Lindsey Lines (June 15th, 1861 - December 17th, 1942) was a First Class passenger of the Titanic. She survived the sinking.
On the Titanic[]
She boarded the Titanic at Cherbourg with her daugther Mary Conover as First Class passengers (joint ticket number 17592 which cost £39, 8s) and occupied cabin D-28.
On Saturday 13 April the two ladies had just finished lunch in the First Class dining room on D Deck. They had made a habit of stopping for coffee in the adjoining reception room following their meal. After she had taken a seat, Captain Smith and Bruce Ismay came and sat at a table nearby and began discussing the possibility of having the last boilers lit. Mrs. Lines recognized Mr. Ismay from several years back when they had both lived in New York, and she confirmed his identity with her table steward.
On the night of the sinking, Mrs. Lines and her daughter became alarmed when the ship stopped and the noise of steam being vented out could be heard. They were soon pacified by their steward who told them to remain in their cabin which they did, for some time and the steward never returned. The ladies then left their cabin and went to the boat deck where an officer tied their lifebelts on, saying "We are sending you out as a matter of precaution. We hope you will be back for breakfast."
Mrs Lines and her daughter were rescued in lifeboat 9. Whilst aboard the rescue ship Carpathia, Mrs. Lines was given a bunk whilst her daughter slept on the floor with another girl around her age.
Portrayals[]
Ghosts of the Abyss (2003)[]
Dale Ridge as Elizabeth Lines in Ghosts of the Abyss
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What's significant about the reception room is that this is where Elizabeth Lines overheard a conversation between Captain Smith and Bruce Ismay, the owner of the Titanic. And she heard Ismay telling Smith to have the Titanic arrive in New York a day early. |
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Elizabeth Lines was portrayed by actress Dale Ridge in Ghosts of the Abyss. She appears during a flashback scene in the Reception Room, overhearing Ismay and Captain Smith's conversation.