By JIM ZBICK
The sinking of the Titanic is a story that has captivated people around the world for 100 years.
A century ago, persons were not that shocked by grim casualty numbers. A decade before the Titanic perished beneath the waves of the Atlantic, Mt. Pelee, the volcano that looms on the French Caribbean Island of Martinique, erupted and over 40,000 were killed.
