last words: "the ladies have to go first. goodbye, dearie. i'll see you later."
- john jacob astor iv
the accuracy of this report is disputed. astor and his wife were traveling on the titanic when it struck an iceberg and began to sink. as astor prepared to enter a lifeboat with his wife, a group of female passengers appeared on deck.
he gave up his seat and spoke his final words to his wife. he was later found floating in the ocean, dead.
