History, Passenger & Crew Biographies, and Lusitania Facts
…. Around her, people were saying, “She’s sinking fast.” Rose turned to her companion and asked, “Well what are we going to do?” “I don’t know,” was all her companion could answer. Rose then replied, “Well let us stand here and die together.” At that moment, Rose saw a rope hanging over the ship’s side. As people jumped overboard, she seized the rope and slid down into the sea. Lusitania was sinking rapidly. As soon as Rose reached the water there…
…Jim Kalafus, Michael Poirier, Cliff Barry and Peter Kelly (2013) “Lest We Forget : The Lusitania.” Gare Maritime. (ref: #10962, accessed 27th April 2015 03:24:39 PM) URL : http://www.encyclopedia-titanica.org/lest-we-forget-the-lusitania.html Mixed Claims Commission, Case 836. Share this: Print Email Pinterest…
…orpedo. He rushed back to his cabin and put on his lifebelt, and with some companions, jumped 50 feet into the water from the Lusitania’s port side. Hanley could not swim, but his lifebelt kept him afloat. He floated on his back and used his hands to paddle away from the giant ship and flying wreckage from what he believed to be a second torpedo. Hanley recounted the scene as pitiable, with screaming women and children in the water, and people kil…
…New York. In her place, Lusitania, which had just returned from New York, completed a quick turnaround and covered Mauretania’s Christmas voyage under the command of Captain James Charles. Mauretania also attracted a number of notable passengers throughout her career. Prince Albert and Prince Radizwill crossed in December 1910, as did Alexander Carlisle, the managing director of Harland and Wolff, the Belfast shipyard which were building Olympic…
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