Now, with the revelation about Quartermaster Robert Hichens, consider this: it can now be said that nearly every member of the Titanic's crew who encountered the iceberg on April 14, 1912, at 11:40 p.m., and who were the most directly responsible for the collision, died, committed suicide, or was suicidal. Under my theory they were all killed in the Titanic disaster.
1. William Murdoch, First Officer - died in sinking, possible suicide.
2. James Moody, Sixth Officer - died in sinking.
3. Frederick Fleet, lookout - committed suicide.
4. Reginald Lee, lookout - survived sinking, later fate unknown.
5. Robert Hichens, Quartermaster - suicidal.
It appears that Joseph Boxhall and Alfred Oliver, were not quite on the bridge at the time of the collision.
Thus, except for Lee, whose fate is unknown, under my "mental illness" theory the Titanic disaster may have entirely killed off the crew who were the most directly responsible for it. And the killing didn't end on April 15, 1912. It persisted for many years.
Does anyone know what happened to Reginald Lee? I know his brother, a steward, went down with the ship, because one passenger in Boat No. 5 saw Lee cover his eyes when Titanic sank. Despite losing his brother, Lee tried to keep Boat No. 5's passengers in good spirits, and continued to encourage them while awaiting
Carpathia's rescue.