History, Passenger & Crew Biographies, and Lusitania Facts
Matthew Backa, 28, of Saskatchewan, Canada was a Russian citizen returning to his homeland. He survived the Lusitania sinking. After he returned to Russia he was never heard from again. It is not known if he was lost in the Great War, the following Russian Revolution, or the famine of the early 1920s. His name …
Samuel Abramowitz, 36, was a father of 8 and lived at 34 Rue St., Annes, Paris, France and survived the sinking of the Lusitania. He was a very successful furrier who made the crossing to London and New York twice a year to attend auctions. His frequent traveling made him known among the Cunard crew, which …
Andrzej Orydyniec, 45, was Polish and from Syracuse, New York, United States. The manifest lists him as Russian as Poland was a part of the Russian Empire at the time. Andrzej was lost in the Lusitania disaster. His body was recovered, #1 by Doolin and Arran. Contributor: John Radzilowski References: Narod Polski (Chicago), 3 Dec. 1919, page 5.
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