5 th ▁birth day , ▁with ▁past ries ▁brought ▁from ▁the ▁first ▁class ▁d ining ▁room . ▁ ▁On ▁the ▁evening ▁of ▁ 1 4 ▁April ▁ 1 9 1 2 ▁B ride ▁had ▁gone ▁to ▁bed ▁early ▁in ▁prepar ation ▁to ▁rel ieve ▁Jack ▁Phill ips ▁at ▁mid night , ▁two ▁hours ▁earlier ▁than ▁normal . ▁The ▁wireless ▁had ▁not ▁been ▁working ▁earlier ▁and ▁Phill ips ▁was ▁busy ▁catch ing ▁up ▁on ▁a ▁back log ▁of ▁passengers ' ▁personal ▁messages ▁being ▁sent ▁to ▁Cape ▁Race , ▁New found land . ▁ ▁The ▁T itan ic ▁hit ▁the ▁ice berg ▁at ▁ 1 1 : 4 0 ▁pm ▁that ▁night ▁and ▁began ▁s inking . ▁B ride ▁w oke ▁up ▁shortly ▁after ▁and ▁asked ▁Phill ips ▁what ▁was ▁happening . ▁Phill ips ▁said ▁they ▁struck ▁something ; ▁B ride ▁acknowled ged ▁Phill ips ▁and ▁began ▁to ▁get ▁ready ▁to ▁go ▁on ▁duty . ▁Captain ▁Edward ▁Smith ▁soon ▁came ▁into ▁the ▁wireless ▁room ▁alert ing ▁B ride ▁and ▁Phill ips ▁to ▁be ▁ready ▁to ▁send ▁out ▁a ▁dist ress ▁signal . ▁Short ly ▁after ▁mid night ▁he ▁came ▁in ▁and ▁told ▁them ▁to ▁request ▁help ▁and ▁gave ▁them ▁the ▁ship ' s ▁position . ▁ ▁Jack ▁Phill ips ▁sent ▁out ▁C Q D ▁while ▁B ride ▁took ▁messages ▁to ▁the ▁Captain ▁about ▁which ▁ships ▁were ▁coming ▁to ▁the ▁T itan ic ▁assistance . ▁However , ▁the ▁closest ▁ship ▁to ▁respond , ▁the ▁R MS ▁Car path ia , ▁wouldn ’ t ▁reach ▁the ▁T