4 1 It was April 14 1912 and one of the coldest nights of the year I could remember I crouched in the crow’s nest 50 feet above the deck of the Titanic I was very excited to be hired for the crew of this brand-new luxury ship I had read about it in the newspapers The Titanic was said to be unsinkable The ship had 16 compartments inside her hull Each compartment William Davies Crew Member
5 The Titanic was designed to be unsinkable was designed with watertight doors that would close automatically if there was a leak This would contain the seawater in the compartment and prevent the
6 entire hull of the ship from filling with water My job was to act as a lookout I spent my time scanning the sea in front of the ship looking for anything that might get in the way Tonight the crew was worried about icebergs We were moving through the cold waters of the North Atlantic Ocean Captain Edward Smith had received warnings about possible ice but he did not want to slow the ship’s speed He was hoping to show how fast his new ship could travel Now the clock was creeping toward midnight It was only a little above freezing and my teeth were chattering Stuart the other lookout was blowing on his hands to keep them warm I watched the darkness in front of the ship I saw a slight haze that made me blink my eyes to Determine the main point of the first paragraph and pick out one piece of evidence that supports it Think about It
7 In 1912 the Titanic was the largest ship in the world clear them Then suddenly a huge shape loomed out of the inky night It was an iceberg and only 500 yards away I quickly reached over and rang the warning bell three times Then I picked up the telephone that connected to the bridge where the
