Journal

Dear Journal, Today I will be cruising as a third class passenger on the huge magnificent Titanic. Right now the crew is loading all the first and second class passengers then finally the third. As all the third class passengers start to load I notice how big this ship actually is. Finally its my turn, I give the crew man the ticket and board. While I'm walking through the corridors I over hear the other men chating about the Titanic. One man said that it was 882 feet long and that the black hull was 50,000 tons. I gasped as I heard the conversation die down. Before we get to our dorms we are assigned a life boat and then finally I can get to my room. As I walk into the room and notice there are two bunkbeds and a small bathroom. It is cramped but not to bad. I unpack my things and go check out the deck. The dining area is'nt that huge but it's big alright. Theres so many other small rooms and hallways. At the end of the hall is finaly a smoking room. I gag as I pass by because the smell is just to strong. I go back to my room and rest. At about 5:00 I wake up to go and eat. All I get is some bread and butter a small drink and soup. Somtimes I wish I was a first class passenger I could get more food. Before bed I sneak up to the first class deck and peak around. After passing by all the rooms I finally hit their dining hall. There is so much to eat and I was still so hungry but before I could snatch a peice of delicous bread I got caught and sent to my room. Still today was so fun can't wait for tommorow.

Hedwig Twekula

Dear journal, Today I woke up and went to the dining hall for some breakfast. As I finished up I went to the smoking room to meet up with my roommates. I said my hellos and sat down to talk. After what felt like an hour I went to my room to take a quick nap. I woke up to a sudden jolt and a bang. I quickley sat up and waited for any other noises. I fell back asleep and woke up a hour or so later. As I swung my feet around and placed them on the floor I felt wetness. I glanced down to see a foot of water in my room. I pulled on my slippers and felt a sudden flow of cold air, so I grabbed my jacket and flew out the door. As I ran through the cooridors I noticed a lot of comosion going on. People opened their doors and shouted "whats going on ". I ran up to the main deck to see a huge chunk of ice sliding around.A couple of minutes later I left back to my bunk. There was about two feet of water now. I grabbed warmer clothes and looked out my porthole to see a huge iceberg float pass. After about an hour later I started to get nervouse the water was pouring in now. The captain ordered everyone to stay calm and wait for further comands. I was freezing now so I layed down under the covers just thinking for a while. As I start to doze off a loud knocking at the door jolts me awake. A steward walks in and says " sir captain as ordered everyone to go to a higher deck". I listened and ran down the cooridor to a higher deck. There I saw first,second,and third class passengers. It seemed to me that they were starting to lower the life boats. I asked the steward closest to me what was going on he just said "the captain wants the women and children to be lowered in the life boats for safety precautions" I said thanks and walked away. I waited at the higher deck for more commands.

Hedwig Twekula

Dear journal, We have just struck an iceberg and the captain said we are badly damaged. The third class passengers are mainly staying calm but we are now unloading the life boats. Like many other men I will most likely be staying behind to help. The crew is reacting very calm but quick. As I walk through the deck people are screaming and crying they arent sure what to do. Many are saying to stay calm everything will be fine but I have a feeling it wont. We third class arent being treated very well they are yelling at us and pushing.While I help an old lady down to her life boat the first class are treated very well. I say to a man next to me "why arent you helping" he just says let me be. I over hear a lot of third class passengers say that they are scared and want to leave. There is nothing I can really say so I help the crew load the boats. The women and children go on first then any lone men. The crew is very nervouse we already sent out so many stress calls.Im not sure what to do now so I run to the other side. -Hedwig Twekula