Many in staterooms one reason for big loss
Mrs Jesse Taft Smith of Braceville Ohio recounts aboard the Lusitania disaster at Queenstown May 10. She says she was in her stateroom writing when torpedo struck, no warning given, many in their rooms perished, lifeboat aboard was distant, she was saved after hours at sea and later cared for by an American wife.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Queenstown
Jesse Taft Smith
Braceville
Ohio
New York
State Department
Flrst
Holyhead
Ernest Cowper
Toronto
Lusitania
James H Rogers
Mr Cowper
Rose Lohden
Lohdens
Patrick Wilson
Montreal
James Brooks
Possaibty
Bluebell
George A Hessler
London
Kessler
Lady Mackworth's Escape From Sinking Ship
Cork reports Lady Mackworth daughter of IA Thomas Welsh coal magnate recounts surviving a yawing deck as her vessel sank She floated on a board and later clung to a deck chair after losing consciousness She was rescued by the trawler Bluebell and brought to Queenstown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cork
Lady Mackworth
IA Thomas
Mackworth
Queenstown
Charles T. Jeffery
Chicago
Kenosha
Wis
Jeffery
German View of War from the Staats Zeitung
An American reader summary of a German New York Staats Zeitung piece urging cool heads amid war tensions. It defends President Wilson, urges restraint over rash conclusions, and warns against British influence shaping U S opinion following the Lusitania and Gulf of at Ocean incidents. It stresses legal processes and national unity under the President’s deliberation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Staats Zeitung
New York
Treaidant
Lusitania
East
Eir
West
Middle West
Lusitania Captain Says Orders Were Obeyed And Sunk
The Lusitania captain testified the ship obeyed Admiralty orders. He described warnings, the torpedo strike, lifeboats, bulkheads, and that there was no panic aboard. He said engines failed to stop the ship, speed was reduced, and 1,500 passengers and about 60 crew were aboard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Igat
Turner
Irish
Fastnet
Admiralty
Capt Turner
Lusitania
Liverpool Bar
New York
Captain of the Lusitania Describes Coroner Jury Questions
Foreman reads questions about escort requests and warnings. Captain Turner says he followed orders, received a secret voyage instruction, and saw no warship or patrol boat. torpedo strike was sudden with no warning and possible submarine approach.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fastnet
Kinsale
Turner
Gen Pole-Carew Injured in Horse Crash in Cornwall
Lieut Gen Sir Reginald Pole-Carew inspector general of the territorial forces was thrown from his horse at Antony Park Cornwall during a short leave. He was found unconscious with concussion of one brain and is 66 years old.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Reginald Pole-Carew
Territorial Forces
Antony Park
Cornwall
Lusitania Disaster Hero Alfred Vanderbilt Sacrifices Lifebelt
London reports heroic acts aboard the Lusitania as the ship sank after torpedo hits. Alfred G. Vanderbilt gave his life to save a woman, others followed with selfless deeds while survivors recount cold calmness, lifebelts, and chaos on deck before the tilt and plunge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vanderbilt
Battle Bulletins From Firing Lines Berlin May 10
German war office reports progress in Western front near Nieuport and Lombaertzyde with captures of prisoners and trenches. Allied counterattacks repulsed, heavy losses on both sides, air bombardment on South End. Eastern theater claims over 12,000 prisoners and advances with continued pursuit. Russian front notes successes near Keydony Beslagola and Vistula with multiple enemy formations defeated and hundreds of prisoners taken.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Nieuport
Lombaertzyde
Flanders
Verlerenhoek
Lille
Galicia
Fleurbaix
Riechebourg
Vermelles
Ablain
Cerebry
Neuville
St. Lawrence
Atan
St. Laurent
Steinbrueck
Fechkt
Ven Mackensen
Nita
Breecanka
Wistoka
St. Georges
Marine Fussiliers
Union Farm
Dunkirk
Arras
Argonne
Alenser
Sulakerkwawen
War Office
Carener
Sanches
Berry-au-Bac
le Pretre
Russia
Petrograd
Schavn
Horne
Keydony
Beslagola
Cour- Tand
Jeym
Averat
Britain Defends Lusitania Escort Policy In Commons
In a heated Commons session Premier Asquith and leaders debated Germanys submarine campaign. Churchill said merchant ships must largely look after their own escorts while the Admiralty provides general support. Bonar Law pressed for captain’s acknowledgement of Admiralty instructions as Lusitania faced torpedo threats.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lusitania
Churchill
House of Commons
Great
Fas Instructiona
Washingtonian Hurt in War at Dardanelles
Sterling Larrabee a former Washington boy and now a lieutenant in the British Naval Volunteer Reserve was wounded in action at the Dardanelles. A cablegram from the British admiralty, delivered to his mother Mrs F Larrabee, notes his status. He lived in Washington for years, served in the Philippines with the Philippine Scouts, and went to England to enlist after the war began.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sterling Larrabee
Dardanelles
Washington Bey
Rowa
British Naval Volunteer Reserve
British Admiralty
F Larrabee
Twenty First Street
Larrabee
Carro
Funeral of Gen John F King at Arlington
Funeral with full honors laid Gen John Flood King to rest in Arlington National Cemetery. Body escorted by local Camp Noxt Limited Confederate Veteran members. Services held at Church of the Ascension with Rev J Henning Nelms officiating. Honors under Camp II and Camp I auspices with palbearers listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Flood King
Arlington National Cemetery
Eterana
J Henning Nelms
Auspres
Frederick Beall
Rouse
Samuel Lewis
Death of Charles M Lewis Former district officer dies
Charles Mortimer Lewis a former deputy disbursing officer for the District, died Sunday at his home 3319 Seventeenth Street after a long illness. Funeral services are this afternoon at the residence, with interment in Glenwood Cemetery under La Fayette Lodge auspices. He was years old and survived by a wife and four daughters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Mortimer Tewis
Seventeenth Street
Glenwood Cemetery
la Fayette Lodge
Lewis Wak
Huahit x
Oo Ting
Aig
Also Mentioned on This Page
Jessie Taft Smith
List
Sahk
Staats-Zeitung
Press
England
Meria
Canada
Great Britain
John Wanamaker
United States
Lberty
the Lusitania
Gen. Pole-Carew
Orble
Washington Pont
Ivea
Tornedo
Alfred G. Vanderbilt
Oliver P .Barnard
Mr. Vanderbilt
Grand Salon
Lady Allan
Thomas Slidell
Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt
Slidell
Queenatown
Mr. Brooks
Charles Lauriat
Boasaten
Lushania
J T Houghton
Troy
Dr Houghton
D A. Thomas
Cardiff
Berth
Stokers
Mr Kessler
W B Philips
Mem Adams
Boston
Howard Fisher
Walter L Fisher
Grand Entrance
Fisher
Cémard Company
Germany
America
Ireland
Liverpool
Asquith
William Llewellyn Williams
Leslie B. Keeley
Keeley
Greensboro
Mit
Conover
Brady
Aisboro, North Carolina
Maborn. Pres
C.D. Cunningham
Washingtonian
John F King
Grave Am Arlington Cemetery
Charles M Lewis
Fountaing
Horlick
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!