Photo Illustration by The Daily Beast / GettyWhen the Titanic sank in the early morning hours of April 15, 1912, survivors had to wait about two hours before the RMS Carpathia arrived in response to the doomed ship’s distress calls. During this time, they waited with just the hope that rescue would come—though while floating in the desolate and frigid waters of the North Atlantic, that was far from certain.Rescuers did eventually arrive, taking the survivors on board and providing them with blan