Reverend Simpson, from Roseland, British Columbia, Canada, survived the Lusitania disaster by clinging onto an upturned boat. Reverend Simpson was in cabin C 3 and shared it with Duncan Hanes and Canon Ernest Phair. The following is his words as quoted in The Daily Missoulian, Sunday, 8 May 1915.
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Life Belts Refused
. . . “After a struggle, we filled this boat with all we could rescue,” Dr. Simpson said today. “We tied a pair of trousers to an oar and hoisted it as a signal of distress. “A big trawler came along and took us aboard. “When we struck I was in the saloon. Life belts were handed around, but the people did not want to put them on and they rushed off to the deck just as they were.” |
Contributors:
Michael Poirier
Judith Tavares
References:
“Survivors Tell About Sinking.” The Daily Missoulian, pg. 3. Sunday, 9 May 1915.
The New York Times. Sunday, 9 May 1915.
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