Титаник

           Hestruggledoutandtriedtoclimbontoit,butittookhimalongtime;atlast,however,hemanagedtogetuponit,andfoundfiveorsixotherpeoplethere.Andnowandthensomeotherswimmer,strongerthanmost,wouldcomeupandbehelpedonboard.Somethushelpeddiedalmostimmediately;therewerefourfounddeaduponthisboatwhenatlastthesurvivorswererescued.

           Therewasanotherboatalsonotfaroff,alifeboat,capsizedlikewise.Sixmenmanagedtoscrambleontothekeelofthiscraft;itwasalmostallshecouldcarry.Mr.Caldwell,asecond-classpassenger,whohadbeenswimmingaboutintheicywaterfornearlyanhour,withdeadbodiesfloatingallabouthim,wasbeginningtodespairwhenhefoundhimselfnearacratetowhichanothermanwasclinging.“Willitholdtwo?”heasked.Andtheotherman,witharareheroism,said:“Catchholdandtry;wewillliveordietogether.”Andthesetwo,clingingprecariouslytothecrate,reachedtheoverturnedlifeboatandwerehauleduptoitskeel.Presentlyanothermancameswimmingalongandaskediftheycouldtakehimon.Buttheboatwasalreadydangerouslyloaded;theweightofanothermanwouldhavemeantdeathforall,andtheytoldhimso.“Allright,”hecried,“good-bye;Godblessyouall!”Andhesankbeforetheireyes.

           CaptainSmith,whohadlastbeenseenwashedfromthebridgeastheshipsank,withachildinhisarms,wasseenoncemorebeforehedied.