Mrs. HENRY ADAMS (ANNIE ELIZABETH
McNUTT), Saloon Class Passenger
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Annie Elizabeth Adams, née McNutt, 46, was traveling with her
husband Henry Adams. Mr. and Mrs.
Adams were American citizens with an address in Regent’s Park, London.
They had been married for four weeks and were returning on the Lusitania
from a visit to Henry's father in Boston, Massachusetts. Henry had
been reluctant to travel on the Lusitania but Annie, a "confirmed
Cunarder," had convinced him to do so.
During the voyage, Henry insisted moving the lifebelts from the top of
their wardrobe to under their berths. That way the lifebelts would
be more accessible should there be any need for them.
After the torpedo struck, Henry seemed "incapable of action" (Preston,
216). Annie guided Henry around and after official word came around
that everything was going to be all right, a relieved Annie sat down in a
collapsible boat with Henry where they waited for further instructions. Not
long afterward, they saw "a great wave come over the bow" and the two were
separated.
A number of men on a raft close by had wanted to leave Annie in the water,
but a woman's insistence saved her. The raft eventually sank, but
she was saved by one of the torpedo boats sent to the scene by Sir Charles
Coke.
Annie Adams died on 29 November 1923.
Contributors:
Hildo Thiel
References:
Preston, Diana. Lusitania: An
Epic Tragedy. Berkeley Books, 2002.
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