▁one ▁instant ▁I ▁stood ▁there ▁trans fixed ▁– ▁not ▁because ▁it ▁had ▁only ▁missed ▁me ▁by ▁a ▁few ▁feet ▁… ▁curious ly ▁enough ▁not ▁because ▁it ▁had ▁killed ▁my ▁father ▁for ▁whom ▁I ▁had ▁a ▁far ▁more ▁than ▁normal ▁feeling ▁of ▁love ▁and ▁attachment ; ▁but ▁there ▁I ▁was ▁trans fixed ▁wondering ▁at ▁the ▁enorm ous ▁size ▁of ▁this ▁fun nel , ▁still ▁bel ch ing ▁smoke . ▁It ▁seemed ▁to ▁me ▁that ▁two ▁cars ▁could ▁have ▁been ▁driven ▁through ▁it ▁side ▁by ▁side ." ▁He ▁made ▁his ▁way ▁to ▁the ▁partially - sub mer ged ▁Col laps ible ▁A , ▁holding ▁onto ▁its ▁side ▁for ▁quite ▁a ▁while ▁before ▁getting ▁in . ▁When ▁Williams ▁entered ▁the ▁water , ▁he ▁was ▁we aring ▁a ▁fur ▁coat ▁which ▁he ▁quickly ▁disc arded ▁along ▁with ▁his ▁sho es . ▁Those ▁in ▁Col laps ible ▁A ▁who ▁surv ived ▁were ▁transferred ▁to ▁L if eb o at ▁ 1 4 ▁by ▁Fif th ▁Officer ▁Harold ▁L owe . ▁Although ▁abandoned ▁by ▁R MS ▁Car path ia , ▁Col laps ible ▁A ▁was ▁recovered ▁a ▁month ▁later . ▁On board ▁the ▁lif eb o at ▁was ▁the ▁disc arded ▁fur ▁coat ▁which ▁was ▁returned ▁to ▁Williams ▁by ▁White ▁Star . ▁ ▁After ▁entering ▁the ▁lif eb o at , ▁he ▁spent ▁several ▁hours ▁kne e - deep ▁in ▁the ▁free zing ▁water . ▁Car path ia ▁arrived ▁on ▁the ▁scene ▁to ▁rescue ▁surv iv ors . ▁The ▁or de al ▁left ▁his ▁legs ▁so ▁sever ely ▁fro