... that night. Lightroller had been with the White Star line since January 1900, and had left the 17,000-ton Oceanic to join the 46,000-ton Titanic. At 7:35, shortly after his dinner, he noticed how quickly the temperature was falling now that the sun had set. An hour later the temperature was almost freezing yet the weather was clear and the sea was unusually calm. Meanwhile, lookouts Archie ... Jewell and George Symons stared out into the darkness from their high perch. It was a starry, moonless night. Had there been a moon ... . Later that night an overworked Phillips was interrupted fr...

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