History, Passenger & Crew Biographies, and Lusitania Facts
John McEvoy was a refrigeration greaser from Jonesborough, County Armagh, Ireland. He survived the Lusitania disaster. McEvoy was asleep in his cabin when the torpedo impact and explosion awoke him. A fellow sailor reported as Griffith who was lost (William or Samuel Griffiths ?) rushed into the cabin and gave McEvoy a lifebelt. McEvoy got …
Andrew McKindrey (sometimes reported as McKendry or McKinley) was a native of Newry, County Down, Ireland. He survived the Lusitania sinking. When reporters asked Andrew how he survived the Lusitania disaster, he survived replied that he did not know but, “I owe my life to learning how to swim on ‘the track line’ [Fathom Line] …
Edward Ryan, 44, was a fireman who served aboard Lusitania as Edward Rice. He was lost in the Lusitania disaster. Ryan had been born in Newry, County Down, Ireland, the son of Ann Ryan and the late Patrick Ryan. Ann lived in Corrags, Newry. Ryan was reported to have been from Warrenpoint, County Down. Edward …
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