5 7 . ▁ ▁R MS ▁T itan ic ▁Williams ▁also ▁gained ▁fame ▁as ▁being ▁a ▁surv iv or ▁of ▁the ▁R MS ▁T itan ic ▁dis aster ▁in ▁April ▁ 1 9 1 2 . ▁He ▁and ▁his ▁father , ▁Charles ▁Du ane ▁Williams , ▁were ▁travel ing ▁first ▁class ▁on ▁the ▁l iner ▁when ▁it ▁struck ▁an ▁ice berg ▁and ▁s ank . ▁Short ly ▁after ▁the ▁collision , ▁Williams ▁fre ed ▁a ▁tra pped ▁passenger ▁from ▁a ▁cabin ▁by ▁breaking ▁down ▁a ▁door . ▁He ▁was ▁repr im and ed ▁by ▁a ▁ste ward , ▁who ▁threatened ▁to ▁fine ▁him ▁for ▁dam aging ▁White ▁Star ▁Line ▁property , ▁an ▁event ▁that ▁inspired ▁a ▁scene ▁in ▁James ▁Camer on ' s ▁film ▁T itan ic ▁( 1 9 9 7 ). ▁Williams ▁remained ▁on ▁the ▁do omed ▁l iner ▁almost ▁until ▁the ▁very ▁end . ▁At ▁one ▁point ▁Williams ' ▁father ▁tried ▁to ▁get ▁a ▁ste ward ▁to ▁fill ▁his ▁flask . ▁The ▁flask ▁was ▁given ▁to ▁Williams ▁and ▁remains ▁in ▁the ▁Williams ▁family . ▁ ▁As ▁T itan ic ▁began ▁her ▁final ▁pl unge , ▁father ▁and ▁son ▁jump ed ▁into ▁the ▁water . ▁While ▁Dick ▁was ▁able ▁to ▁save ▁himself , ▁his ▁father ▁was ▁killed ▁by ▁the ▁first ▁fun nel ▁falling ▁from ▁the ▁ship . ▁The ▁ 2 1 - year - old ▁Williams ▁re called , ▁" I ▁saw ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁four ▁great ▁fun n els ▁come ▁crash ing ▁down ▁on ▁top ▁of ▁him . ▁Just ▁for