The African Queen (film) Allnut (Humphrey Bogart), whose coarse behavior they tolerate in a rather stiff manner. When Charlie warns them that war has broken out between Germany and Britain, the Sayers choose to stay on, only to witness the Germans burn down the mission village and herd the villagers away. When Samuel protests, he is beaten by a German soldier. After the Germans leave, Samuel becomes delirious with fever and soon dies. Charlie returns shortly afterward. He helps Rose bury her brother, and they set off in the "African Queen". Charlie mentions to Rose that the Germans have a gunboat, the "Königin Luise"
Lydia Sayer Hasbrouck Lydia Sayer Hasbrouck Lydia Sayer Hasbrouck (December 20, 1827 – August 24, 1910) was an American advocate for women's dress reform, and the founder and editor of The Sibyl, a periodical devoted to that topic. Elected to the Middletown, New York, Board of Education in 1880, she is thought to have been the first American woman to hold elected office. Born Lydia Sayer near the hamlet of Bellvale, New York, she was the daughter of Rebecca (Forshee) Sayer and Benjamin Sayer, a farmer and distiller. In 1849, she adopted the then-radical style of clothing known as the bloomer or reform