Mycobacterial infections: Introduction. Infection by a particular type of bacteria called mycobacteria. Infection by bacteria from this genus can result in conditions such as leprosy (M. Leprae), tuberculosis (M. Tuberculosis) and granuloma (M.
By the end of Spring 1905, the Lusitania's double bottom was in place. The work continued, paying particular attention to the stern of the ship. As a Naval Rescue Ship she would have to be quick as well as elegant. The Lusitania was launched by Lady Inverclyde on the 7th June 1906 at 12.30 p.m. The occasion was marked with 600 VIP guests.
To divide the figures again, of the 159 Americans on board, 128 had perished and of the 129 children aboard the Lusitania, ninety-four perished. Included in that figure were thirty-one infants out of a total of thirty-five on board. Only four were saved. We are grateful to Laura Dillman of uffield, CT., for contacting us. Laura has recently discovered that there are more surviving passenger lists for the Lusitania on the Ellis Island website.