History, Passenger & Crew Biographies, and Lusitania Facts
…summer at their former home in Sheffield, England. They had lived in Cleveland for several years. Both are related to the family of George W. Crane, 5902 Luther-av. N. E. Related pages William Mustoe-Kinch at the Mixed Claims Commission The Prichard Letters: Letter from William H. Chapman concerning William Mustoe Kinch, dated 28 February 1917 Contributors: Norma Kinch Bieler Michael Poirier References: “Seven Sixth City Persons on Board Liner.” C…
…Baker, 50, was the director of an oriental carpet company that traded in London, the United States, and the Near East. Baker had traveled to New York from Liverpool on Lusitania and was returning to Britain on the ship’s last crossing. He was on the port side of Lusitania during the sinking, assisting with the loading and unloading of lifeboats. He survived the sinking and testified at the Mersey inquiry. Lusitania Baker’s ticket for Lusitania wa…
…started to return to my cabin, but the list of the boat was so marked I abandoned the idea and remained on deck. “Looking over the starboard rail I saw that water was now only 12 feet from the rail at one point. “While searching for a lifebelt, I came upon a stewardess straggling with a pile of them in a rack and helped her put one on, afterward obtaining one myself. Boatswain Old. “The Lusitania now was on her side and sinking by the bow. I saw…
John Fenwick, 44, was a British national who lived in Switzerland. His ticket aboard Lusitania was 46144 and he stayed in cabin D-11. Fenwick was lost in the Lusitania disaster on 7 May 1915. His body was neither identified nor recovered. According to the New York Times of 22 May 1915, Fenwick was reported as a Swiss citizen. His death and those of two other Swiss citizens prompted the Swiss Federal authorities to make representations to Germany….
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