History, Passenger & Crew Biographies, and Lusitania Facts
Thomas Madden was a fireman on the Lusitania. On the day of the disaster he was in No. 1 stockhold on the 12 to 4 watch. He was tending to the center boiler on the port side of the ship when the torpedo struck. The following is from his testimony from the Mersey Inquiry from 17 …
Joseph Casey was a fireman on the Lusitania who had made several previous voyages on the ship. For 15 years Casey was in the Royal Naval Reserve where he was given instruction in how to recongize a torpedo when it was coming through the water. The following is from his testimony at the Mersey Inquiry. 1717 …
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