Give a detailed account of. • what happened in a matter of three to four minutes• the morning of May 8 • what happened in a matter of three to four minutes • the account of Assistant Purser Thompson • the situation in and around the mountain and the port VI j Another survivor on the same ship was a Barbados nursemaid who, with one of her charges, was saved by taking refuge in a cabin. This is her story: We had been watching the volcano sending up smoke. The Captain said to my mistress, "I am not going to stay any longer than I can help." I went to the cabin and was assisting with the dressing of the children when the steward rushed past and shouted, "Close the cabin door — volcano is coming!" We closed the door and at the same moment came a terrible explosion which nearly burst the eardrums. The vessel was lifted high into the air, and then seemed to be sinking down. We were all thrown off our feet by the shock and huddled crouching in the corner of the cabin. My mistress had the baby girl in her arms, the older girl leaned on my left arm, while I held little Eric in my right. The explosion seemed to have blown in the skylight over our heads, and before we could raise ourselves, hot moist ashes began to pour in on us; they came in boiling splattering splashes like hot mud, without any pieces of rock. In vain we tried to shield ourselves. The cabin was pitch dark... we could see nothing... A sense of suffocation came next. When the door burst open, air rushed in and we revived somewhat. When we could see each others' faces, they were all covered with black lava. The baby was dying; Rita, the older girl, was in great agony and every part of my body was paining me. A heap of hot mud had collected near us and as Rita put her hand down to raise herself up it was plunged up to the elbow in the scalding stuff... The first engineer came now, and hearing our moans carried us to the forward deck and there we remained on the burning ship from 8:30 a.m. until 3:00 p.m. The crew was crowded forward, many in a dying condition. The whole city was one mass of roading flames and the saloon aft as well as the forward part of the ship were burning fiercely, but afterwards they put out the fire. My mistress lay on the deck in a collapsed state; the little boy was already dead, and the baby dying. The lady was collected and resigned, handed me some money, told me to take Rita to her aunt, and sucked a piece of ice before she died (6). Ш Suggest how the following could be expressed in Russian: one of her charges; by taking refuge in a cabin; seemed to be sinking down; to stay any longer; we were all thrown off our feet; the older girl leaned on my left arm; the explosion seemed to have blown in the skylight; they came in boiling splattering splashes; in vain; to shield; the cabin was pitch dark; a sense of suffocation came next; the door burst open; the city was one mass of roading flames; as well as; they put out the fire
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