1918

The Sun, New York, 4 May 1918 Original article digitized by the New York Public Library Retrieved from the Library of Congress' Chronicling America web site, https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/ JOHN ROONEY --- Word was received here yesterday of the death in Liverpool of John Rooney, purser...

If RMS Olympic was sunk after its sister ships and the American entrance into WW1 during the time frame of WW1 or shortly after, what happens? What will White Star Line get after WW1 as war reparations? And, how will the company survive without all 3 of its best liners as intended for the...

I know several passengers and/or crew were killed during World War I. However, I'd like to know if there was any death related to the 1918 flu pandemic. And also, WWII casualties. I only know of a trimmer who was killed during the heavy bombing of Southampton in 1940. I can't remember his...

I had a little bird and it's name was Enza and I opened up the Window and In Flu Enza Children's song about the Spanish Influenza 1918 Okay Folks- I always wondered if any Titanic survivors or relatives of Titanic passengers got sick with the dreaded Influenza. Can any of you include...

The New York Times, 26 December 1918 OLYMPIC CHAMPION BRITISH TROOPSHIP --- White Star Liner Carried More Than 300,000 Persons During Her War Service --- RAMMED AND SANK U-BOAT --- Encountered Craft in Darkness in the Channel and Cut It Down by Quick Manoeuvre --- Correspondence of...

The New York Times, 12 September 1918 2,800 ESCAPE U-BOAT ATTACK --- Liner Persic, Carrying American Soldiers, Torpedoed, but No Lives Are Lost --- QUICK AID BY DESTROYERS --- Run Alongside and Men Drop on Decks---Ship Beached and U-Boat Probably Sunk --- LONDON, Sept. 10---A...

[MAB Note: On 12 May 1918, Olympic rammed and sank U-103 off the Lizard, the only sinking of a submarine by a liner during World War I. By war's end, though, as this article demonstrates, Olympic had sunk two subs that day, after having sunk one two years earlier. For what it's worth, only one...

On 20 July 1918, Justicia, managed by White Star and manned by many of the crew that had been on Britannic II when she sank, was sunk by a German submarine attack. The following articles appeared within the next week. The Times (London), 25 July 1918 WHITE STAR LINER SUNK --- JUSTICIA’S...

On 17 July 1918, Carpathia was torpedoed and sunk, with the loss of five lives. It took a few days before the news was reported; here's how The Times dealt with Carpathia's loss. The Times (London), 20 July 1918 THE CARPATHIA TORPEDOED --- The Cunard steamer Carpathia was sunk by an...