Families learned of the deaths of kin mostly by telegram, but some knew or sensed their loss even when no telegram brought the news. Husbands and wives had promised to write letters or send cables to announce their safe arrival, but these were never sent. Passengers who had arranged to stay with friends in England and Ireland never showed up. The worst were those situations where a passenger was expected to be on a different ship but for one reason or another had ended up on the Lusitania
Families primarily received the tragic news of their loved ones' demise via telegram. However, some individuals had an unsettling intuition about their losses before any communications were received. Spouses had intended to send messages to inform each other of their safe arrivals, yet these letters and cables never reached home. Many passengers who had planned to stay with friends in England or Ireland were mysteriously absent, heightening the anxiety and despair...
