History, Passenger & Crew Biographies, and Lusitania Facts
…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 and orderly, like a “regiment of soldiers.” Meanwhile, the list of the ship was worsening and china and tableware slid off the table and c…
…ip was traveling unusually slow and asked a steward if the fog was the reason for the ship’s reduced speed. “It’s not only the fog, sir,” the steward told him, “We’re saving coal and keeping reserve steam up so that if we spot a submarine we can muster enough speed to get us out of danger.” In the early afternoon, Boulton sat down in the verandah café with Commander J. Foster Stackhouse for a cup of coffee. Stackhouse was “busy explaining to me ho…
…ister) – Edwin Mainman (brother) Citizenship British (Canada) Residence Edmonton, Alberta, Canada Molly Mainman, 16, was a British citizen living in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada with her parents Alfred and Elizabeth and her siblings John, Alfred, Jr., and twins Elizabeth and Edwin. The Mainman Family was traveling to England aboard Lusitania in May 1915 to inherit a large estate left by Alfred, Sr.’s parents. Alfred, Sr., Elizabeth, John, and Alfred,…
…tizen from Montréal, Québec, Canada. He was a hat manufacturer. His ticket for Lusitania was 13165. His cabin aboard the ship was B-95. Taylor survived the Lusitania sinking. He made the following statement that was published in the New York Times on 10 May 1915: R. T. Taylor, a hat manufacturer of Montreal, dwelt upon the lack of a convoy as a “mistake.” He also spoke of the failure of the Lusitania to go at top speed, saying: “How the Lusitania’…
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