Julian Fellowes

I certainly don't advocate for alcohol in hyperthermia situations. As far as the flask of whiskey and the baker, it is a plausible story, but it's not recommended. You know, a good rule of thumb is that, you know, a drunk man would usually freeze faster than a sober man.

I certainly don't advocate for alcohol in hyperthermia situations. As far as the flask of whiskey and the baker, it is a plausible story, but it's not recommended. You know, a good rule of thumb is that, you know, a drunk man would usually freeze faster than a sober man.

And in a survival situation, having all that warm blood away from the vital organs, which is called vasodilation, which alcohol causes, puts that person at greater risk for hypothermia. In the case of the baker, the water was cold enough to quickly tighten his blood vessel and kind of cancel out the effect of the alcohol.

And in a survival situation, having all that warm blood away from the vital organs, which is called vasodilation, which alcohol causes, puts that person at greater risk for hypothermia. In the case of the baker, the water was cold enough to quickly tighten his blood vessel and kind of cancel out the effect of the alcohol.

But it's thought that the relaxing effects of alcohol gave him the uncanny ability to remain calm, not thrash around, to conserve his energy and survive. So it did, in a way, bolster his courage and decrease that feeling of cold, and therefore he was not as panicked as other passengers.

But it's thought that the relaxing effects of alcohol gave him the uncanny ability to remain calm, not thrash around, to conserve his energy and survive. So it did, in a way, bolster his courage and decrease that feeling of cold, and therefore he was not as panicked as other passengers.

I don't think he died drowning because he was wearing a cork life vest. He most likely died from hypothermia. And this occurs when the body temperature drops below 35 degrees Celsius. And the water where Titanic sank in the North Atlantic was literally minus two degrees Celsius. So at that temperature, hypothermia sets in fairly quickly. I mean, within 15 minutes.

I don't think he died drowning because he was wearing a cork life vest. He most likely died from hypothermia. And this occurs when the body temperature drops below 35 degrees Celsius. And the water where Titanic sank in the North Atlantic was literally minus two degrees Celsius. So at that temperature, hypothermia sets in fairly quickly. I mean, within 15 minutes.

It is an agonizing death, especially when you have that first cold immersion and that cold shock. Titanic's second officer, Charles Lightoller, described it as being like a thousand knives being driven into one's body. And at that stage, that very first cold shock stage, it's quite common to gasp and to hyperventilate, meaning breathe very fast.

It is an agonizing death, especially when you have that first cold immersion and that cold shock. Titanic's second officer, Charles Lightoller, described it as being like a thousand knives being driven into one's body. And at that stage, that very first cold shock stage, it's quite common to gasp and to hyperventilate, meaning breathe very fast.

But then what happens is you start shivering, your teeth start chattering. And as the body temperature falls further, at some point shivering stops and movements become slow and clumsy. Thinking is blurred. Judgment is impaired. And people become more sluggish and slip into a coma. And then the heart and the breathing rates become slower and weaker. And eventually the heart does stop.

But then what happens is you start shivering, your teeth start chattering. And as the body temperature falls further, at some point shivering stops and movements become slow and clumsy. Thinking is blurred. Judgment is impaired. And people become more sluggish and slip into a coma. And then the heart and the breathing rates become slower and weaker. And eventually the heart does stop.

Typically in hypothermia, death occurs in about 30 minutes. There were reports from Titanic survivors describing the cries of victims who were wearing their cork-like vests lasting more than one hour. It's heart-wrenching for me to even think about my great-grandfather, you know, bopping in the ocean that night, that moonless night, and then drifting into unconsciousness.

Typically in hypothermia, death occurs in about 30 minutes. There were reports from Titanic survivors describing the cries of victims who were wearing their cork-like vests lasting more than one hour. It's heart-wrenching for me to even think about my great-grandfather, you know, bopping in the ocean that night, that moonless night, and then drifting into unconsciousness.

And I wondered, what was he thinking about? alone in this vast ocean? Was he thinking about his wife, Marta, and his six kids? Was he thinking about his beautiful village in Lebanon by the Mediterranean? Was he having visions of the snow-capped mountains, the majestic mountains in Lebanon with its biblical cedar trees?

And I wondered, what was he thinking about? alone in this vast ocean? Was he thinking about his wife, Marta, and his six kids? Was he thinking about his beautiful village in Lebanon by the Mediterranean? Was he having visions of the snow-capped mountains, the majestic mountains in Lebanon with its biblical cedar trees?

I wonder whether he prayed in those moments and just put his faith in the hands of God. Yeah, it's a very hard image to think about.

I wonder whether he prayed in those moments and just put his faith in the hands of God. Yeah, it's a very hard image to think about.

She and her sister, Helena Glynn, the novelist, were sort of, in a sense, masquerading as Toffs. They were pretend Toffs. And she'd married her rather dull baronet in order to give her a title. But really, she was a dressmaker. She was a designer, quite a talented one, and quite a leader of fashion. But that was not what the Duchess of Buccleuch was doing at the time, I can assure you.

She and her sister, Helena Glynn, the novelist, were sort of, in a sense, masquerading as Toffs. They were pretend Toffs. And she'd married her rather dull baronet in order to give her a title. But really, she was a dressmaker. She was a designer, quite a talented one, and quite a leader of fashion. But that was not what the Duchess of Buccleuch was doing at the time, I can assure you.