developments and spent time researching Ian Holbourn’s book The Child of the Moat so that we could include details here. Simon Donoghue endured several drafts of the manuscript and was always ready with sage advice. Sue Woolmans also diligently worked on our behalf, offering a multitude of information on Lusitania and her last voyage that has helped shape the book.
Susanne Meslans again proved herself an invaluable friend during the days and weeks after the death of Greg’s mother. She matched her emotional support with research, repeatedly sacrificing her time and money to obtain materials in which she had no personal interest so that we could explore disparate topics. She also endured reading a less than polished manuscript and offered helpful advice on arrangement and the social background of the era.
Although we had both had long-standing interests in the Lusitania story, we came to this book almost by accident, outsiders in a world of historians steeped in the ship’s history. The prospect was intimidating. Yet we were delighted to find that people like Eric Sauder, Jim Kalafus, and Michael Poirier—researchers and authors who have devoted decades to the ship and the passengers on her last voyage—were welcoming and supportive. Eric answered queries and shared information and images with us, for which he has our thanks. Jim Kalafus and Michael Poirier run the Lusitania Resource, the world’s foremost Web site on the ship and those aboard on her last voyage. Anyone wishing to know more about these passengers and their experiences can discover a wealth of information at www.rmslusitania.info , where Jim and Mike so graciously share their years of accumulated research. Jim also read an early version of the manuscript: his corrections and forthright comments helped shape portions of the book and ensure its accuracy.
And finally, there is Mike Poirier. Mike had the unenviable job of suffering through numerous versions of the manuscript, always making time in his busy life to advise and assist us in ways that have proved invaluable to the finished product. His helpful critiques led us to a complete—and much needed—rewrite.
He not only shared rare accounts, memoirs, letters, and newspaper clippings from his extraordinary personal archive but also contacted numerous relatives of those aboard Lusitania during her final voyage seeking information and illustrative materials. There is little we can say in thanks: quite simply, Mike made this book what it is. We can only hope that, in some small way, it helps the ongoing efforts to put a human face to this tragedy.
CAST OF CHARACTERS
FIRST (SALOON) CLASS PASSENGERS ABOARD LUSITANIA
Adams, Annie, age 46, British, traveling with her British husband, Henry (58), to return home.
Adams, William, age 19, American, traveling with his father to enlist in British Army.
Allan, Lady H. Montague (Marguerite), age 47, British Canadian, traveling with her two daughters, Anna (16) and Gwendolyn (15), and with maids Emily Davis and Annie Walker, to establish army hospital in England.
Baker, Amelia (Millie), age 27, American, traveling with Charles Williamson to Paris.
Bates, Lindon W. Jr., age 31, American, traveling to join war relief efforts in Belgium.
Bernard, Oliver, age 34, British, escorting Stewart and Leslie Mason and returning home to London.
Bilicke, Albert, age 54, American, traveling with his wife, Gladys (48), on holiday.
Boulton, Denis Duncan Harold Owen (Harold), age 22, British, returning to Europe hoping to join French Red Cross.
Braithwaite, Dorothy, age 24, British Canadian, traveling to be with her widowed sisters.
Brandell, Josephine, age 23, American opera singer.
Brooks, James (Jay), age 41, American, traveling on business.
Brown, Mary, age 55, American, traveling with her daughter, Beatrice Witherbee, and grandson Alfred Witherbee to reunite with family.
Burnside, Josephine, age 49, British Canadian, traveling with her daughter, Iris (20), to
Susanne Meslans again proved herself an invaluable friend during the days and weeks after the death of Greg’s mother. She matched her emotional support with research, repeatedly sacrificing her time and money to obtain materials in which she had no personal interest so that we could explore disparate topics. She also endured reading a less than polished manuscript and offered helpful advice on arrangement and the social background of the era.
Although we had both had long-standing interests in the Lusitania story, we came to this book almost by accident, outsiders in a world of historians steeped in the ship’s history. The prospect was intimidating. Yet we were delighted to find that people like Eric Sauder, Jim Kalafus, and Michael Poirier—researchers and authors who have devoted decades to the ship and the passengers on her last voyage—were welcoming and supportive. Eric answered queries and shared information and images with us, for which he has our thanks. Jim Kalafus and Michael Poirier run the Lusitania Resource, the world’s foremost Web site on the ship and those aboard on her last voyage. Anyone wishing to know more about these passengers and their experiences can discover a wealth of information at www.rmslusitania.info , where Jim and Mike so graciously share their years of accumulated research. Jim also read an early version of the manuscript: his corrections and forthright comments helped shape portions of the book and ensure its accuracy.
And finally, there is Mike Poirier. Mike had the unenviable job of suffering through numerous versions of the manuscript, always making time in his busy life to advise and assist us in ways that have proved invaluable to the finished product. His helpful critiques led us to a complete—and much needed—rewrite.
He not only shared rare accounts, memoirs, letters, and newspaper clippings from his extraordinary personal archive but also contacted numerous relatives of those aboard Lusitania during her final voyage seeking information and illustrative materials. There is little we can say in thanks: quite simply, Mike made this book what it is. We can only hope that, in some small way, it helps the ongoing efforts to put a human face to this tragedy.
CAST OF CHARACTERS
FIRST (SALOON) CLASS PASSENGERS ABOARD LUSITANIA
Adams, Annie, age 46, British, traveling with her British husband, Henry (58), to return home.
Adams, William, age 19, American, traveling with his father to enlist in British Army.
Allan, Lady H. Montague (Marguerite), age 47, British Canadian, traveling with her two daughters, Anna (16) and Gwendolyn (15), and with maids Emily Davis and Annie Walker, to establish army hospital in England.
Baker, Amelia (Millie), age 27, American, traveling with Charles Williamson to Paris.
Bates, Lindon W. Jr., age 31, American, traveling to join war relief efforts in Belgium.
Bernard, Oliver, age 34, British, escorting Stewart and Leslie Mason and returning home to London.
Bilicke, Albert, age 54, American, traveling with his wife, Gladys (48), on holiday.
Boulton, Denis Duncan Harold Owen (Harold), age 22, British, returning to Europe hoping to join French Red Cross.
Braithwaite, Dorothy, age 24, British Canadian, traveling to be with her widowed sisters.
Brandell, Josephine, age 23, American opera singer.
Brooks, James (Jay), age 41, American, traveling on business.
Brown, Mary, age 55, American, traveling with her daughter, Beatrice Witherbee, and grandson Alfred Witherbee to reunite with family.
Burnside, Josephine, age 49, British Canadian, traveling with her daughter, Iris (20), to
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