Mary Elizabeth Jones, 43, was a stewardess aboard Lusitania. After the ship sank, she held on to the right arm of Florence Sullivan for support in the water. She had grabbed Flor’s arm so tightly that she left deep marks on his arm. They drifted in the water for about two hours, striking against lifeless bodies in the water. Mary Jones was losing strength and kept asking if there was any boat in sight. Flor described her cries as “heartrendering.” As Flor saw a boat in the distance, she died and lost her hold.
Flor was picked up by the destroyer O10.
The body of stewardess Mary Elizabeth Jones was recovered, #30, and buried in Common Grave C in the Old Church Cemetery in Queenstown (now Cobh), Ireland.
Contributors
Senan Molony, Ireland
References
Molony, Senan. Lusitania: An Irish Tragedy. Mercier Press, 2004.
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