History, Passenger & Crew Biographies, and Lusitania Facts
…ong the deck shouting, ‘Ladies first!’ This man was certainly one of the whitest and finest men it has ever been my lot to meet. I shall mourn his death very deeply.” The lifeboat that they attempted to enter may have been #12. From his testimony before Lord Mersey: 1844 (Mersey): Having got her into the boat, what happened? (Jenkins): She was partly in the boat, I was standing with one foot on the deck of the Lusitania and one foot on the lifeboa…
…n. Walter had been asked to return,and the Mitchells were “discouraged by conditions caused here [in the United States] by the war.” Also traveling with the Mitchells would be Jeanette’s brother, John Moore, who had been living in Connecticut since 1911 and planned to enlist for the war effort once he reached Ireland. In Kearny, New Jersey, the Mitchells met Mary Agnes Hume, also from Ulster, Ireland, and promised to keep an eye out for Mary Agnes…
…d plausible. Not everyone will agree with the analysis given here and this website can only encourage people to read on their own and reach their own conclusions. Regardless of whether you agree or disagree with these answers, any feedback you may have is welcome. References: Minutes of Evidence as given at the Mersey Inquiry. Bailey, Thomas A. and Paul B. Ryan. The Lusitania Disaster: An Episode in Modern Warfare and Diplomacy. The Free Press, 19…
…, with 600 invited guests and thousands of spectators that day. For more information about the Lusitania‘s construction, please check out the “Construction” page. Until then, below are images from her christening ceremony from the U.S. National Archives. Launching the Lusitania. US National Archives. Identifier: 45555936 Local Identifier: 165-WW-537F-28 “Lady Inverclyde breaking bottle of wine over the bow of the liner.” US National Archives. Iden…
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