History, Passenger & Crew Biographies, and Lusitania Facts
…s Angeles. Albert and Gladys Bilicke with their son, 1904. Image credit: Brandon Whited Around this time Albert co-founded the Bilicke-Rowan Fireproof Building Co. with R.A Rowan. They built the Rowan Building and bought many properties in downtown Los Angeles, becoming wealthy in the real estate market of Southern California. Albert also invested considerably in property in Kansas City, Missouri, where his holdings were valued to be over $1,500,0…
Percival Booth-Jones Second Cabin Passenger Lost Percival Booth-Jones. Brandon Whited collection. Born John Percival Booth-Jones 4 October 1909 Bucklow, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom Died 7 May 1915 At sea, RMS Lusitania Age on Lusitania 5 Traveling with –Edward Booth-Jones (father) –Millichamp Booth-Jones (mother) –Ailsa Booth-Jones (sister) -Albert Smith (family friend) -Gladys Smith (family friend) -Dorothy Smith (family friend) Body numb…
…my way back I gave one to a man, but afterwards I was sorry I did not keep it for my wife. She had got out of the boat again, and we waited [on the port side], because for a time we thought the ship was going to keep afloat. When it was certain that she was sinking I put my wife back in the boat and clambered in myself. We saw that it was not free of the ship, but thought it would float off as the ship sank. To our horror, it went right down,…
…United States because of his work. The war had created high demand for munitions at his factory. Lusitania The day before Emily and Barbara were to sail, Rowland took Barbara around their neighborhood to say goodbye to all of their friends. Barbara recalled that she wore a sailor dress that day. Barbara recalled that they had not been aware of the seriousness of the submarine threat against Lusitania. “If my father had seen the warning from th…
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