Mrs. George Sterling Ansel Ryerson (Mary Amelia Crowther)

…he ship was struck. The men then escorted the ladies to the port side to wait for the boats. They were in lifeboat 14 that capsized as it tried to pull away from the ship. Mary Amelia was lost. Laura was rescued. Memorial plaque at St. James Cathedral (Anglican) on King Street in Toronto, Canada. Image courtesy Marika Pirie. Click image for full plaque. Contributors: Paul Latimer Marika Pirie Michael Poirier Phyllis Ryerse References: “George Ster…

SS Candidate

…ridge and Sandiford stopped his ship. He reluctantly ordered his crew to abandon ship. The U-20 stopped shelling to allow the crew of the Candidate to abandon ship. Second cook Fred Smyth had warned the chief cook that they were being shelled and the chief officer ordered Smyth into a lifeboat. As they were leaving the ship, Smyth noticed that the deck was full of shell holes. One lifeboat swamped as it hit the water. The other three lifeboats got…

Mr. Leo “Lee” M. Schwabacher

…ten made trips across the United States and Europe with Sonneborn and were on one such trip when they met their deaths on the Lusitania. Schwabacher had bought a mausoleum that he and Sonneborn would be entombed together, but neither’s body was ever recovered or identified. Contents Two families Travels Lusitania The Mixed Claims Related pages Links of interest Two families Leo “Lee” Schwabacher was born on 14 January 1873 in Peoria, Illinois, to…

Mr. Albert Lloyd Hopkins

…hter won $80,000. Related pages Albert Hopkins at the Mixed Claims Commission Contributors: Michael Poirier Judith Tavares References: Hickey, Des and Gus Smith. Seven Days to Disaster. G. P. Putnam’s Sons, 1981. Hoehling, A. A. and Mary. The Last Voyage of the Lusitania. Madison Books, 1956. “Newport News Shipbuilding.” Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia. Online. Accessed 24 February 2012. < http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newport_News_Shipbuilding >….

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