Miss Ruth Mary Wordsworth

Ruth Wordsworth, 37, was returning to England aboard Lusitania with her brother Osmund to see their parents in Salisbury, England. Osmund was returning to England to enlist in the British Army. Both brother and sister survived the Lusitania sinking but did not know each other’s fate until they reunited in Ireland. She survived by clinging …

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Miss Theodate Pope (Effie Brooks Pope)

Theodate Pope Saloon Passenger Saved Michael Poirier Collection/National Archives Born Effie Brooks Pope 2 February 1867 Salem, Ohio, United States Died 30 August 1946 (age 79) Farmington, Connecticut, United States Age on Lusitania 48 Ticket number 46015 Cabin number D 54, then A 10 Traveling with – Edwin Friend (friend) – Emily Robinson (maid) Lifeboat …

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Mrs. Theodore Naish (Belle Saunders)

Belle Naish Second Cabin Passenger Saved [No Picture Provided] Born Belle Saunders 22 October 1865 Charlette, Michigan, United States Died 25 August 1950 (age 95) Kansas City, Missouri, United States Age on Lusitania 49 Traveling with Theodore Naish (husband) Roommates Theodore Naish Lifeboat 22 A Rescued by Julia Citizenship United States Residence Kansas City, Missouri, …

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Mr. Douglas Grant Hertz

Douglas Hertz, either 22 or 32, was a British national who lived in St. Louis, Missouri, United States. He was saved from the sinking Lusitania in lifeboat 22, where he rescued Belle Naish from the water. Douglas and Belle were picked up by Julia. Contributor: Michael Poirier

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