History, Passenger & Crew Biographies, and Lusitania Facts
Dr. Silvio de Vescovi, 28, was an Italian doctor returning home from Chile aboard Lusitania. He was rescued by the Westborough (Katrina) where he amputated the badly injured arm of Owen Slavin. When the torpedo hit Lusitania, Silvio was near the verandah café. He felt a shock and water and debris were thrown into the …
Owen Slavin was a trimmer who survived the Lusitania disaster. He had so seriously injured his left arm that it had to be amputated by Dr. Silvio de Vescovi aboard the rescue vessel Westborough (Katrina). Slavin was from Dundalk, County Louth, Ireland. Shortly after the “first torpedo” hit Lusitania, Slavin was hit by a falling …
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