Ethel Lines, 34, was the wife of Stanley Lines. They were British subjects living in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Stanley and Ethel were traveling aboard Lusitania to England to volunteer with the Red Cross. Both Stanley and Ethel survived the Lusitania disaster. Ethel escaped the ship in lifeboat 13.
A newspaper tribute to Alfred Vanderbilt was credited to Ethel Lines, but she disclaimed the tribute and claimed it to be a reporter’s invention. Ethel’s lifeboat had been on Lusitania’s starboard side whereas Vanderbilt had been on the port side.
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Michael Poirier
Ethel and Stanley were my grandparents. Ethel left a diary behind of the disaster. They had no time but to save themselves (18 minutes). I don`t think I would have been so controlled. I am very proud of their courage…….it also took a month before they were reunited. I have evidence from that horrible moment of their lives and I pray that God will favour their future generations. We must never forget!
That’s fantastic! I’m glad that you stopped by. Would you be willing to share the contents of Ethel’s diary with us? I (and other researchers, I’m sure) would be very much grateful.
Hi Gary
Your relatives, the Davisons, sent me a copy years ago. Great stuff
Ethel was the daughter of Mr & Mrs Frank W Lamping of Ridley Park. Her father was an insurance broker from Philadelphia.
Before her marriage in 1914 Ethel was a teacher at the Wiliam Penn High School for Girls.
On arrival in Queenstown Mr Lines sent a cable, it read:
” Ethel and I arrived safe. Thank god.”
The second from Mrs Lines read:”Both safe and well.”