History, Passenger & Crew Biographies, and Lusitania Facts
…, from the forward side of the starboard boiler. 1731 (Branson): Did water come into the boiler room? (Madden): Yes. 1732 (Branson): How soon after you heard the explosion? (Madden): About 2 or 3 minutes. 1733 (Branson): Was it much water? (Madden): Well, I ran to the watertight door, that was shut down. And by the time I got back it was coming thourhg the boilers. There would be a bout a foot and a half then. 1734 (Branson): Then I think you got…
…auretania’s captain, Commodore John Pritchard, William was given full-time command of her. He was in command when Cunard announced a ‘Christmas Special’ voyage of the Mauretania – Liverpool to New York and back in twelve days. Thanks to his skill, and the superhuman efforts of the crew, the task was successfully completed. Although a strict disciplinarian, or maybe because of this, he was much-loved by his crew. While captaining the Mauretania in…
…John, Robert James Ewart filed a claim against Germany in the Mixed Claims Commission. His docket can be found on this site here: http://www.rmslusitania.info/primary-docs/mcc/robert-ewart/ I am in the process of reprocessing the claims so that everyone who has a claim also has a biography, even if it’s just the information in the court dockets. I would be glad to hear of any further information that you may be able to find. Helene, how may I addr…
…3800+ miles (about 6150 km) and 9 weeks later. We raised enough money to completely fund a house in Providence that was completely built by volunteer student labor. You can see a video about our journey across the USA here. In 2007, I worked for AmeriCorps*NCCC, mostly doing Hurricane Katrina and Hurricane Rita relief in the southern United States, working with the Salvation Army Boys and Girls Club, and building houses for families in Mississip…
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