History, Passenger & Crew Biographies, and Lusitania Facts
…foam from the torpedo as the torpedo struck the ship. He heard the explosion and claimed to have been one of the last to leave the deck. After the ship went down, swam for two hours before being picked up. He had a lifebelt on. After he landed in Ireland, he was interviewed by an old friend who was a reporter from the Cork Free Press. He said to the reporter, “Why, it is grand to meet one you know here, and it makes me forget the trying time I pa…
…nce Jolivet. Born Beatrice Wilhelmina Theodora LaTouche 30 September 1890 London, England, United Kingdom Died 16 December 1977 (age 87) Canada Age on Lusitania 24 Ticket number 14311 Cabin number D 52 Traveling with – Mary Brown (mother) – Alfred Witherbee, Jr. (son) Citizenship United States Residence – New York, New York, United States – London, England, United Kingdom Other name(s) – Beatrice Brown – Beatrice Jolivet Spouse(s) – Alfred Scott W…
…her. I have an idea that there were very few of the actual crew assisting with it. She started quietly, suddenly set off with a rush, hit the side of the ship, struck the sea and was reduced to matchwood. I could see the people struggling in the water and gradually being carried away by the current. Some were wearing lifebelts; they looked like corks bobbing among matchwood. The others gradually disappeared. The second boat also met with disaster….
…g. Thomas and Thomas, Jr. did not. The Marshes and the Hooks were from England and had been living in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, where Annie was the housekeeper to the Hook Family. After the death of Mrs. Hook, they were all returning home to England. The Hooks were planning to travel in second cabin, but when George found out that the Marshes were traveling third class, George changed his family’s tickets so that the Hooks and Marshes could travel…
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