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SUMMARY OF ARTICLE "BIRKHEN HEAD DRILL"
INTRODUCTION OF AN ARTICLE: Birkenhead Drill is a story of
extravagant deed of heroism and shvarism shown by the soldiers of
British 963Army. The Birkenhead Drill was a troop ship, which come
across with sudden accident which has brought adramatic change in
the life of soldiers.Birkenhead Drill means Women and Children
First is the order followed on all ships that are in danger.
Birkenhead Drill means today to stand be still facing certain death
so that the weaker ones may have a chance of life.
Some people born great
Some people have greatness
Some people achieve greatness
We should make our lifes sublime
SUMMARY: Birkenhead Drill was a military ship. In February 1851,
it was going toSouth Africa with troops and their families. There
were a total of six hundred
and thirty people on board out of which one hundred and seventy
were women and children. The rest were inexperienced military men
and officers. At 2 a.m. on 25th February, when this ship was near
Cape Town, it strokes a massive rock that wa
s not shown on any of the maps. This sudden jerk broke the ship
into two pieces.The front half soon sank but the hind half stayed
afloat. Most of the people manage to reach the rear part. There
were only 3 lifeboats left undamaged with a capacity of 60 persons
per boat. Only 180 people could be saved in this way. Theothers
would draw because the damaged military ship could not float much
longer.This situation should have caused a panic on the ship.
Unlike other happenings,there was no panic or confusion in the
boat. The trained soldiers managed compl
ete discipline and were successful in transferring some women
and children intothe lifeboats. The captain and soldiers stood line
by line as if they were on their daily drill. Every one was loyal
to his duty and himself. A commander set anexample by giving his
life for two young soldiers. When the commander was hangi
ng on to some piece of wood, he saw two young soldiers
struggling in the water.He allowed them to hold on wreckage. But
the commander realized that the wreckag
e could not bear the weight of the three persons so he let go
his hold and wentinto the water for ever. Due to complete
management of discipline, 194 people were saved but 436 men drowned
forever in the deep waters. Moral The undiminishedorder of the
soldiers presented in the article reflects the quality of
sacrificeand devotion in mankind. We should stand till facing
certain fate so that the w
eak ones may have a chance to live. This has been known as
Birkenhead Drill since then.
DUTY, THAT WHICH STERNLY IMPELS US IN THE DIRECTION OF PROFIT,
ALONG THE LINE OFDESIRE.
