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Description: | British civilian survivor of sinking of RMS Lusitania in Atlantic, 7/May/1915
REEL 1: Recollections of sinking of RMS Lusitania in Atlantic Ocean, 7/May/1915: reason for voyage; family members; location aboard ship when torpedo struck; memory of panic in dining room; listing of ship; story of going to lower deck and attempts to board lifeboat; problem of launching lifeboat; memory of people in water; story of Frenchman and family; description of journey with other survivors to Queenstown, Ireland; memory of drinking brandy and soda; description of other survivors; effects of shock following sinking; question of rumours about possible attack and safety procedures prior to voyage; memory of farewell in New York at start of voyage; question of apprehension about voyage; effects of sinking on daughter; story of woman blown out of funnel; description of possessions lost in sinking and problem of buying new clothes; further comments on boat drill and lifebelts aboard ship prior to sinking; description of ship going down and boarding lifeboat; response of crew to sinking; memory of lifeboat being overcrowded; description of sea and weather conditions at time of sinking and people in water; further description of journey to Queenstown, Ireland, after sinking; further comments on daughter's reaction; effects on health and question of pregnancy; attitude to surviving sinking; memory of reception at hotel in Queenstown and press reaction to sinking; story of husband identifying bodies including Captain and crew; question of speed of sinking; description of debris and bodies in water and noise of explosion; amusing story of old lady and teeth; attitude to loss of all possessions.
REEL 2 Continues: attitude to further sea voyages following sinking; question of family being able to swim; further comments on survivors in Queenstown, Ireland; amusing story of fat bandsman; further description of panic in dining room and behaviour of passengers; reflections on later life and gratitude for surviving sinking. | Publisher: | http://www.iwm.org.uk | Source: | Imperial War Museum | Creator: | Lewis, Jane M | Identifier: | http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/o... | Go to resource |
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