History, Passenger & Crew Biographies, and Lusitania Facts
…Lusitania with her brother and husband to see her and Fred’s father in England. On May 7th, the day of the disaster, Fred, Agnes, and Albert had finished lunch and were sitting on starboard deck when one of the Vealses got up and looked over the rail, stating, “Look, there’s a porpoise.” This was actually the torpedo that impacted the ship, sending up a deluge of water and debris. In the resulting confusion, Fred was separated from Agnes and Alber…
…red to be waterlogged as if the seams had opened. There were several women on it screaming wildly, and the raft was rocking heavily because they would not keep still. I swam to the bow and another man went to the stern to try to keep it upright. “We shouted to the women to keep quiet, but they were so hysterical that they took no notice and the craft turned turtle, throwing them all into the water. Two women grasped an oar, and one could swim whil…
…Pierpoint. He was promoted to Governor of the city’s main Bridewell, a position equivalent to police superintendent. He retired in 1929. He lived out his last days in a private nursing home. When he died in 1950, in a curious omission, there was no official recognition from the Liverpool City Police. Contributors: Caroline Cavanaugh (relative of William Pierpoint) Judith Tavares Annabelle Ward (great-granddaughter of William Pierpoint) References…
…on board Lusitania en route to Greenland as the head of a geological expedition. He survived the sinking of the ship by climbing onto an upturned boat. He also saved Dorothy Conner from the water. The two had a brief romance following the Lusitania disaster. Youth and education Clinton Bernard was born in Jamaica, New York, United States on 10 April 1888 to Percival Joseph Bernard and Fanny Hewlett Ryder. He attended Jamaica High School and later…
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