History, Passenger & Crew Biographies, and Lusitania Facts
…torpedoes had been “the greatest joke” that he had heard in many days. Additionally, a number of prominent passengers, such as saloon passenger Alfred Vanderbilt, received cryptic telegrams the morning of the sailing, warning them not to sail. These telegrams were dismissed as cranks. Second cabin passengers Theodore and Belle Naish had heard of these telegrams, but Theodore told Belle that if the Germans truly were serious about destroying Lusit…
…r, the United States was officially a neutral country in 1915 that sold munitions to the British despite American neutrality laws. Such actions were officially illegal, and anyone who facilitated such an action would be jailed. In practice, however, sympathetic and business-attuned Americans ignored these regulations and knowingly allowed the British to ship war goods out of the USA on ships like Lusitania. The facts of the Lusitania‘s last crossi…
…or four years before deciding to return to Ireland. Thomas was a carpenter and son of John Agnew, a farmer. John had died in September of 1914. Thomas had a brother named Walter who was a motor inspector in the United States. Walter had returned to Ireland in December 1914 to take care of the family farm after John’s passing. The bodies of Thomas and Beatrice Agnew were not recovered. Contributors Senan Molony, Ireland References Ballymena Observe…
…ful Leather- manufacturer and my daugther wanted to open a luxury-Shop in London. We traveled with two other Business- Partners from NYC to London to open shops in London. Perhaps anybody of your community has more infos about the passenger/ Victims. I would like to know my former name and also the name of my daugther. My doughter must be in the beginning 20 and me about 40- 45. I´m not on Facebook listet. I only can get response by email. Thanks…
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