After being told the ship was sinking, Benjamin Guggenheim went to his rooms, put on his dinner suit and was quoted"We are dresseed in our best and are prepared to go down as gentlemen". He was 47 years old, had wife (who was back in AMerica) and three children at the time. He was also a noted "playboy" and saw to it that his mistress that was on board was safely put in a lifeboat. His noble death had been a credit to his rich family, but Benjamin left his 3 children only $450,000 each prompting daughter, Peggy to complain"i feel like a poor relation!"