The+Cold+War

=__**The Progressive Era**__=

Being on the Titanic, the largest ship in the world was amazing, but the real fun and beauty was working with captain Edward Smith, one of the braves and brilliant men I had ever met.I was the co-captain of the Titanic. When Captain SMith neded sleep I would cover for him. Smith and I went through alot, but there was something about that night, we werestrucken, literally with confusion. There she was, in the harbor all new with fresh paint so beautifully looking. On the morning of April,Wednesday 12,1912 we took off. Everyone on the hugest ship liner ever. It the most exciting moment ever. As we gotten onto the open sea I went to the captins lounge and talkted to Captain Smith. AAfter a brief conversation the captain tells me to go look around and enjoy myself. He will be needing me at dinner time though to look my best. Being only 21 this is the greatest adventure ever. As I am looking around I see all these smiles on these kids' face's because they are having so much fun. I think to myself, life will be good on the seas. That night I dress up extremely nice like captain requested. "Ah, Charlie, you look esquizit, now let's go eat!" AS I follow the captain I realise that this must be the !st class dining room. I was right, life will be good. Over the next couple of day's we would stop and pick up people on the way to New York. By the time we picked up everyone, there were 2,240 people aboard.As I am walking along the stern of the boat, I notice 4 italian gentlemen playing their violins together. I stop and talk with them, and the say they are from Italy, and they wanted very much to go to America. I wish them farewell, and tell them they sound excellent and walk away. Everyone's so friendly out here. THe date is Sunday, the 14th of April and it is very late at night, so it is my shift. AS I am looking towards the sea, I get called in by one of the assistants, he says we have received a message from a shipthat there is a glacier field dead ahead of us and to be careful. Throughout the night, we recieve 6 messages of other captains warning us about glacier field's ahead of us. At 1:40 in the morning, the spooters sopt the ice field. I gave the order to make a hard left and put the engines in reverse.But as we continue to go forward we strike a glacier. Ice falls onto the deck and kid's start kicking it in all directions having fun.Water started to puur in. "We must wake the captin and tell him we must abandon ship." Is all I can say because I am so in shock. Workers on the boat go around giving everyone life jackets and bringing everyone to the decks. Captain Smith comes out and tells the workwers to start launching lifeboats. Then he goes to the wireless radio workers and tells him to send ouyt a message that the Titanic is going down. The very first lifeboat that was launched was lifeboat 7, which was full of women and children. That was the policy. Women and children go first, then the men. Men were only needed if oarmen were needed. Lifeboats were being launched everywhere. At 2:05, the bow was underwater. "Captain, we muist go, come on." As I try to get the captain off the boat. "I cannot, I will be going down with her, for it is the honorable thing to do. Farewell Captain Charlie." As that is said Captain Smith pushes me into a lifeboat and as soon as I fall he tells the workers to launch the boat. I row the boat as far as I can away from the sinking ship. Around 02:10, the stern rose out of the water exposing the propellers, and by 02:17 the waterline had reached the boat deck. The last two lifeboats floated off the deck, one upside down, the other half filled with water. Shortly afterwards, the forward funnel collapsed, crushing part of the bridge and people in the water. On deck, people were scrambling towards the stern or jumping overboard in hopes of reaching a lifeboat. The ship's stern slowly rose into the air, and everything unsecured crashed towards the water. While the stern rose, the electrical system finally failed and the lights went out. Shortly afterwards, the stress on the hull caused //Titanic// to break apart between the last two funnels, and the bow went completely under. The stern righted itself slightly and then rose vertically. After a few moments, at 02:20, this too sank into the ocean. The Titanic was forever gone. The next day, a ship came and picked us up. I survived, to forever tell my story of the great Titanic, and the brave Captain Smith.