Norwich bulletin., 1922-01-24
LUSITANIA SURVIVOR IN TAFTV|LLE

Getting into the boat I stepped on some one's leg. but I got in all right. saw the little boys mother drown right III front of me and I couldn't help her. The second boat that 1 attempted to get III was ready to be let down when one or the rollers wouldn't work and there were so many on one side that it turned over and all were lost. The little boys motn- CT was in this boat Our boat got away just in time, for the Lusitania was just sinking beneath the waves when we pushed away from 1t. It was terrible sight to see all the bodies floating by us.
 There was one man who was strug- glinr in the water right near our boat and I said to the mate: Cant we help him?" He said, NO" I said "fes. we can." So after very hard struggle We succeeded in getting him into the boat.
 Then we started for Queenstown. We met a fishing boat which picked us up. After we had been taken on board the fishing boat we saw lifeboat with only three persons in it tossing about on the water. When We had gotten within hailing distance of each other our officer asked the officer in charge of the life boat how it was there were only three In the hoat
 We learned that their boat had cap- sized in getting away from the steamer and only three of the hoatload had sur vived The officer in charge of the life boat asked for help in order that his boat might go back to pick up some ot , the drowning. Our officer told him he could not spare anyone.
 I volunteered to go, and the two boats being close together, jumped into the ifeboat before anyone could stop me We rowed back and picked up about forty of those struggling in the water On our return the fishing smack picked 1 us up.
 We were given a rousing cheer by those on the fisherman. We saw a cou | pie of steamers in the distance an( but they evidently knew nothing of oul 1 predicament and passed on their wa! 1 out of sight.
 Then a tender hove in view. We called l to them to come to our aid but it wa! some time before We could make then i hear us. Finally they came to our res l cue and We were taken on board. l | took about two hours before we had al l been transferred to the tender. 1 We landed at Queenstown. having beer on the water from in the afternoon when the torpedo hit the Lusitania unti midnight. When We arrived at Queens town we were taken to the Westbourn hotel and given medical treatment
 clothing, food and a place to sleep.
 broke down when We arrived at Queens
 town and was quite ill for about l months after.
 When I was able to be around again
 visited some of my relatives in Black stone, Eng, and later got a position i
 the Royal Arsenal ammunition factor!
 intended to save enough money fror
 my wages to enable me to buy passag
 back to America. I found it hard wor to save money. Although my wage
 were good prices were high and I ha
 scarcely enough money to pay for m
 living expenses. let alone save I mt
 Arthur, the little boy whom I had helpe
 into 1ifeboat. the Saturday after W
 had been landed at Queenstown. A mi.
 sionary who knew his family had intel ested himself in the boys plight and too him to his (the boys) home in Nelsol
 England. I visited him at his hon | while I was in England.
 An acquaintance of mine who is als
 survivor of the Lusitania secure passage to this country fer me last ia and l sailed for America on Novembt
 9th. arriving in New York on the lit
 After five-hour stay at Ellis Island } finally set foot on shore at New Tor city. l immediately came to Norwich b
 train and came to my daughters hom My experience on the Lustania an In the lifeboats is one I will never foI get"