Days Before the Titanic Sat at the Bottom of the Atlantic Ten years of the Titanic’s engineering with only two deaths, and in the consequences of one day, it now sits in the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean. “Striking the water was like a thousand knives being driven into one’s body. The temperature was 28 degrees, four degrees below freezing,” stated Charles Lightoller (Metelko). No one would have known or suspected how the voyage was going to turn out. They were four days into the voyage, but the fourth day was the most memorable. The Royal Mail Steamer (RMS) Titanic was heading to New York from Southampton when the Titanic struck an iceberg (Boyle). The first three days were like most days in the Titanic, except for the speed it was going. Captain Smith wanted to arrive in New York a day earlier to break the record (Gavin and Zarr). The next day was not like any other. Ismay received a message that stated, “We are in among the icebergs,” and despite this they continued to keep the high speed (Gavin and Zarr). …show more content…
There were only a few passengers who knew about the ice warnings, allowing the ship to remain calm. Soon after spotting the first iceberg they collided into one. The commotion did not seem to rise until they realized what had happened. They continued on the cruise and because of this the saltwater began entering the Titanic’s interior compartments one right after the other which caused the Titanic to start sinking faster (Boyle). After the Titanic had collided, they took about an hour until they started filling the lifeboats with people. Because the crew members did not know how to proceed in an evacuation, it led to a devastating and undesired