Mrs. William Edward King (Martha Frances Stevens)

…like conduct which prompted the perpetration of this abominable attack on noncombatant men, women and children, citizens of so many neutral and other nationalities of the world. In a brief article in The Wallasey and Wirral Journal for Saturday 15 May 1915, it was also stated: – Mrs. King ….. left Seacombe for the United States some years ago, and was returning to, the Homeland on a visit to her son who lives in Wallasey. As soon as the latter he…

Mr. William Edgar Mounsey

…ased on the events of Sarah’s journey to Liverpool and ultimately Ormskirk and wondered if I could contact Joy Stocking re certain information I am seeking? L Pentin Message for Joy Stocking. Hi I am a writer based in the UK. I am presently writing a musical piece around the events of Sarah’s trip and I wondered if you would be so kind as to contact me about a matter? Thank you lgpentinshop@gmail.com L Pentin Message for Joy Socking. I am a UK bas…

The Second Explosion

…. The torpedo also happened to hit at a weak spot in the ship – where the longitudinal bulkheads could not be curved with the narrowing taper of the bow, but rather “stepped in,” as indicated in the remarkable book by J. Kent Layton, “Lusitania: Ship of Splendour.” Hitting at this spot was where a number of bulkhead met, thereby meaning that more than two compartments were ruptured. Combine this with the speed and the inability to stop the ship, a…

Mrs. Herbert Linford Gwyer (Margaret Inglis Adams Cairns)

…et us quieten the people.” The two men moved to the door of the dining saloon and yelled at the top of their voices that everything was going to be all right and there was no need for panic. Donald and Gwyer didn’t really believe what they were saying, but the crowd calmed down and filed out of the room quickly in an orderly fashion. Margaret and Herbert waited until the crowd thinned out before making their way up the stairs. They had contemplate…

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