The book The White Star Line: An Illustrated History (2000) by Paul Louden-Brown states that this was unlikely, and that Ismay's record does not support the notion that he had any motive to do so.


[interrupting]  Titanic tells the story, in Flashback, of the two fictional Star-Crossed Lovers Jack Dawson and Rose DeWitt Bukater. Even when I spoke to him, he paid absolutely no attention. Hearst never forgot, and in April 1912 his syndicated press prosecuted a campaign against Ismay. [Back to the table] 

J. Bruce Ismay, in full Joseph Bruce Ismay, (born December 12, 1862, Crosby, near Liverpool, England—died October 17, 1937, London), British businessman who was chairman of the White Star Line and who survived the sinking of the company’s ship Titanic in 1912.. Ismay was the eldest son of Thomas Henry Ismay, who owned the White Star Line, which operated a fleet of passenger ships. James Cameron's Titanic Wiki is a FANDOM Movies Community.Take your favorite fandoms with you and never miss a beat. In 1899, Thomas Ismay died, and Bruce Ismay became head of the family business. He inaugurated a cadet ship called After the tragedy, Ismay's wife Florence ensured the subject of Having had the misfortune (one might say the misjudgement) to survive – a fact he recognised despairingly within hours – he withdrew into a silence in which his wife made herself complicit – imposing it on the family circle and thus ensuring that the subject of the In his personal life, Ismay became a man of solitary habits, spending his summers at his Ismay's health declined in the 1930s, following a diagnosis of Oceanic Steam Navigation Company was generally known as White Star Line, which was the name of the company purchased by Thomas Ismay.The duo themselves were designed to compete with the Frances Wilson, How to Survive the Titanic Or The Sinking of J. Bruce Ismay, Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing, 2011, John J. Clark, and Margaret T. Clark, "The International Mercantile Marine Company: A Financial Analysis," [the table joins in on the toast]  Leben. It is highly unlikely that an experienced shipmaster like Smith, on his last voyage before retirement and the highest paid commander in the mercantile marine, would defer to Ismay on matters of navigation.
In reality Ismay helped with loading and lowering several lifeboats and acquitted himself better than many of the crew and passengers. The British press had treated the whole episode in a far less judgemental way. Joseph Bruce Ismay (December 12, 1862 - October 17, 1937) was a first-class passenger and the managing director of White Star Line. Bruce Ismay : Most unfortunate, Captain. [to the waiter]  He was placed under opiate for four days, whilst many stories began to pass around the ship about his conduct. Thomas Ismay was a senior partner in the firm of Ismay, Imrie and company and founder of the White Star Line. [whispering]  Joseph Bruce Ismay (/ ɪ z ˈ m eɪ /; 12 December 1862 [citation needed] – 17 October 1937) was an English businessman who served as chairman and managing director of the White Star Line. During the congressional investigations, some passengers testified that during the voyage they heard Ismay pressuring Captain Smith to increase the speed of the Titanic in order to arrive in New York ahead of schedule and generate some free press about the new liner. Die Eltern hatten 1859 geheiratet und sechs Töchter und drei Söhne bekommen. When speaking with White Star Line chairman J. Bruce Ismay, Rose mentions Sigmund Freud’s theory “about the male preoccupation with size.” Freud didn’t publish that theory until 1920, eight years after the Titanic sank. Some witnesses stated he was ordered into the lifeboat but, whatever happened, Lord Mersey said at the British inquiry into the loss of Titanic, 'Had he not jumped in he would simply have added one more life, namely his own, to the number of those lost'. Yet the opposite image of him exists today. [Back to the table]  I have never seen a man so completely wrecked.When he arrived in New York, Ismay was hosted by Philip Franklin, vice president of the company.