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August 4, 1916
The West Virginian
Fairmont, Marion County, West Virginia
What is this article about?
Oxford lecturer Prof. L. B. Stoughton Holborn survived the 1915 Lusitania sinking, saved and adopted 12-year-old Avis Dolphin whose escorts drowned. He recounts the event while lecturing in Berkeley, California.
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OXFORD LECTURER ADOPTS LITTLE GIRL SAVED IN LUSITANIA WRECK
(Special correspondence)
BERKELEY, Cal., Aug. 4.-Bringing with him vivid memories of the Lusitania disaster, Prof. L. B. Stoughton Holborn, a famous English lecturer of Oxford, has come to Berkeley to give a course of lectures to summer students at the university. His experience on the Lusitania resulted in his adoption of a little girl who was on board at the time of the tragic occurrence. Holborn was rescued after he had been in the water three-quarters of an hour.
"I had made a friend of a little child on board," said Professor Holborn. "We were eating luncheon when the shock came. I made a rush for the child, got her into a lifeboat and said good-by, as I never expected to see her again.
"I then went forward to the bow of the ship and jumped into the ocean. After three-quarters of an hour in the icy waters, and after I had given up all hope, I was rescued. The child was also saved and I have taken her into my family!"
The name of the child is Avis Dolphin, 12-year-old daughter of a British officer who was killed in the Boer war. Her mother, who lives in Ontario, was sending her to England by two young women to be educated. Both the young women were drowned, and it was only because Dr. Holborn was an expert swimmer that he was able to survive the disaster.
Professor Holborn comes from Scotland and owns an island in the North Sea near where Lord Kitchener was lost. The name of the island is Ultima Thule, which means the end of the world. It is six miles square and contains 200 inhabitants, all of whom are Professor Holborn's tenants.
(Special correspondence)
BERKELEY, Cal., Aug. 4.-Bringing with him vivid memories of the Lusitania disaster, Prof. L. B. Stoughton Holborn, a famous English lecturer of Oxford, has come to Berkeley to give a course of lectures to summer students at the university. His experience on the Lusitania resulted in his adoption of a little girl who was on board at the time of the tragic occurrence. Holborn was rescued after he had been in the water three-quarters of an hour.
"I had made a friend of a little child on board," said Professor Holborn. "We were eating luncheon when the shock came. I made a rush for the child, got her into a lifeboat and said good-by, as I never expected to see her again.
"I then went forward to the bow of the ship and jumped into the ocean. After three-quarters of an hour in the icy waters, and after I had given up all hope, I was rescued. The child was also saved and I have taken her into my family!"
The name of the child is Avis Dolphin, 12-year-old daughter of a British officer who was killed in the Boer war. Her mother, who lives in Ontario, was sending her to England by two young women to be educated. Both the young women were drowned, and it was only because Dr. Holborn was an expert swimmer that he was able to survive the disaster.
Professor Holborn comes from Scotland and owns an island in the North Sea near where Lord Kitchener was lost. The name of the island is Ultima Thule, which means the end of the world. It is six miles square and contains 200 inhabitants, all of whom are Professor Holborn's tenants.
What sub-type of article is it?
Heroic Act
Survival
Personal Triumph
What themes does it cover?
Bravery Heroism
Survival
Triumph
What keywords are associated?
Lusitania Disaster
Child Rescue
Adoption
Shipwreck Survival
Boer War Orphan
What entities or persons were involved?
Prof. L. B. Stoughton Holborn
Avis Dolphin
Where did it happen?
On The Lusitania; Berkeley, Cal.
Story Details
Key Persons
Prof. L. B. Stoughton Holborn
Avis Dolphin
Location
On The Lusitania; Berkeley, Cal.
Event Date
Aug. 4
Story Details
Prof. L. B. Stoughton Holborn, an Oxford lecturer, saved 12-year-old Avis Dolphin during the Lusitania sinking by placing her in a lifeboat. He survived 45 minutes in the water and later adopted her after her escorts drowned. Her father died in the Boer War; her mother lives in Ontario.