The Aftermath

A paperboy in London outside of the White Star Line offices

Preparations for the coffins of dead people in Halifax

GUILT & OUTRAGE:

As Carpathia arrived on Pier 54 in New York, more than 40,000 people were waiting. The news of the disaster became public knowledge the same day and people were furious.
The initial reaction from the public was pure anger and curiosity. Why weren't there enough lifeboats? Why weren't men a priority? Why did she continue going full speed into the iceberg?
Lawsuits, riots, violence, everything was thrown at people/companies who had some sort of correlation with the Titanic.
Ultimately, all of this ended up leaving engineers, crew members, helmsmen, etc, feeling guilty. The people had convinced them into thinking they could've done anything to increase the number of survivors.

BODIES & LEFTOVERS:

The moment Carpathia arrived, ships were sent out to find artifacts and bodies.

The SS Mackay Bennett was the first ship ready to retrieve the bodies. Under the command of Captain F. H. Lardner, the crew quickly loaded over 100 of the coffins and embalmers. Mackay Bennett recovered 306 of her bodies, 116 of which were buried at sea and 190 of which were taken to Halifax, Nova Scotia for burial.
First and second-class passengers identified as such on existing placards were embalmed. The main corpse had a wooden coffin. Second-class corpses were wrapped in canvas and stored separately. The bodies of the third class and crew were unembalmed, wrapped in canvas, kept on deck, and buried at sea in a mass ceremony.

RESULTS:

As of now, all transatlantic travel has mandatory guidelines to follow:

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