The Lusitania's Last Voyage
though the débris showed between the second and third funnels, I think the blow was delivered practically in line with the fourth funnel.
I looked immediately at my watch and it was exactly 8 minutes past 9 (a.m.) Boston time, which means 8 minutes past 2 Greenwich time.
I turned to the Hubbards and suggested that they go to their stateroom to get their life jackets. Their cabin was on deck B, on the port side, at the foot of the main companion-way, and they had ample time to go there and get back to the deck; but Mr. Hubbard stayed by the rail affectionately holding his arm around his wife's waist and both seemed unable to act.
I went straight down to my stateroom, which, as you will remember, was the most for'ard one on deck B on the starboard side. The boat had taken a list to starboard, but
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