The Stowaway On The Titanic Author:Corinne Brown “Leroy,” an impatient Scotsman shouted, “if you don’t start climbing, you’ll die here.” — I took a deep breath and reached for the ladder. I put one hand above the other and pulled myself up. — The ladder swung toward the ship. My cap fell into the ocean. My knees smashed against the hull. — The rope ladder wrapped around my body when it swung away... more » from the ship. A glove slipped off, and my left hand lost its grip on the rung.
When I tried to catch the glove, my left wrist scraped against the rope. The skin ripped. Blood spurted out. I screamed.
“What are you yelling about?” the Scotsman hollered. “Climb, lad! Climb!”