History, Passenger & Crew Biographies, and Lusitania Facts
…ger did not think that his submarine and Lusitania would be in a line suitable for attack. Then, Lusitania turned. Seeing the opportunity, Schwieger brought U-20 into position. At 700 meter range, Schwieger ordered one gyroscopic torpedo to be fired, running at a depth of 3 meters. Share this: Print Email Pinterest…
…ert Samuel Holt of the house called Haggard (which has recently been sold) and the grandson of Susan Emma Holt, born in Stratford, Ontario, Canada. Many of the Holt descendants are currently (2016) working on family history in Ancestry and other family tree sites. Natalie Samuel Holt of Carbury Kildare was my 4th great grandfather. Married to Anna Maria Jellett of the Jellets of Moira. (Mrs.) S. Pepper Hi, Natalie, good to hear from you. Last time…
…ter of Philip Brandell. The Brandells immigrated to the United States in 1900 and settled in New York. Josephine had ambitions of becoming an actress. Her dreams were temporarily put on hold when she married Dr. Bernard Black Brandeis, also of Rumania, on 15 February 1907. She was 15 at the time. The marriage was brief and they divorced in September 1910. Josephine resumed her pursuit of a stage career after her divorce. She toured Europe and Amer…
…nt of the largest book importing firms in New England. He was also paid $1,000 for lost luggage. That year Charles Lauriat published his own account of the sinking, The Lusitania‘s Last Voyage. He died on 28 December 1937 and is buried in Mount Auburn Cemetery in Cambridge and Watertown, Massachussetts, not far from fellow saloon passenger Bostonian, Leslie Lindsey Mason. Lauriat Books remained in business with over 20 locations in Massachussetts,…
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