the miracle on Titanic page 34

the miracle on Titanic page 34 by ric gustafson


Mon April 15 1912 12:25 am



Fifty eight miles away, Harold Cottam , who was the only wire operator on the liner Carpathia, was ready to turn off his set for the night. He had not heard from the Titanic for a while and decided to try and contact them one more time. With his headphones on, all of a sudden he received an SOS from the liner. " Are you sure" he tapped back. " Do you require assistance?".
" Yes, please come quickly" was tapped back.
Cottam knew that their ship had basically stopped because of all the ice surrounding them. He took off the headphones and ran to tell his Captain the news.
An officer banged on David's door.
He opened it. " Yes".
" Please put your lifebelt on and follow me".
He closed the door and quickly walked up to the boat deck. He noticed officers starting to take the tarps off of the lifeboats and Mr Boxhall shooting a distress rocket into the cold night sky.
With scared eyes, David prayed to God for protection as he ran back downstairs. He knocked on his mother's door.
She opened it with a hesitant look. " David, what is going on?".
" Mother, you need to put your lifebelt on and follow me up to the boat deck".
" David, I'm not properly dressed".
" Mother, we need to go now" he replied as he noticed that the hallway was getting more noiser and more chaotic.
She put on a fur and her lifebelt and followed her son.
David banged on Charlene's door. Her brother opened it.
" What's going on David?.
" You and your brother need to follow my mother and I up to the boat deck".



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Peace and God's blessings. Love Ric