Sadly yes he did.
No
Yes. Captain Smith went down with the ship on Titanic.
Captain Edward J. Smith
Capt. Smith, the Gentleman's Captain, was a favorite of the White Star Line. So much so that he was on the maiden voyages for the Adriatic, the Majestic, the Baltic, the Olympic, and Titanic.
Yes, Captain Smith died on Titanic and his body, if recovered, was never identified.
It was J. Bruce Ismay. As the Titanic was heading towards the iceberg he convinced the Captain to go faster so they could arrive in New York quicker. J. Bruce Ismay selfishly joined a lifeboat as the ship was sinking. As the Managing Director of White Star Line, he reduced the number of lifeboats on the ship from 48 to 16 leaving many of the precious lifes to perish.
because a captin is allways got to go down with his ship
He did.
because every captain says every gud captaion goes down with his ship
JP Morgan had a controlling interest in the IMM, which owned the White Star Line, which owned Titanic, but as a foreigner, he could not directly own the ship. And altho he was scheduled to sail, he stayed behind for business in France.
there's a saying that was very popular back then, the saying was every captin goes down with his ship
it caused the passengers to get on lifebelts and dress warmly, because it was cold outside, and it also caused the captain to go down to go see where the titanic hit the iceberg.