Caribbean Ship

The year was 1843, and the city of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania was bustling with excitement. All over the city, people were running errands, setting up shops, and carrying on with their daily lives. For soon, an important boat would enter the harbor,and it would take its passengers on a journey to the Caribbean Islands. I, David Carson, was 38 years old and employed as one of the many carpenters in the city, but I would be among one of these passengers. I was searching for some new environment in which I could explore vastly different designs and then implement them into my projects once I arrived back home, so this voyage seemed like the perfect coincidence. When the ship pulled into the harbor on the Delaware River the following morning, I …show more content…
He then cried, “We must escape this ship before the storm obliterates us and turns the boat into splinters.” As the others hurriedly climbed aboard the lifeboats, the captain called to me, and beckoned for me to join them. I replied, “I will stay on this ship, and wait until the storm passes.” “Are you crazy?” questioned the Captain incredulously. “Don’t you know that a tempest this size can drown a man in seconds?” My answer remained steadfast, “I am aware that my life could be cut short in minutes, but I will remain here and pray for this storm to cease.” “That’s all up to you,” the Captain replied, “but I, along with the others, will escape the perils of this tempest.” “I wish you the best of luck, sir.” I kept silent and watched as the lifeboats were lowered into the sea, and the screams of those who escaped were drowned out by the heavy rain and powerful winds. I quickly dropped to my knees, and cried out to God in prayer to spare the life of those who escaped in the lifeboats, and also to have mercy on me and the ship on which I remained. After finishing the prayer, I stood up, and was knocked over by the tempestuous winds blowing across the