THE people

Barbara (Mrs. William Troutwine, Jr.) Lukens

BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

STATUS: 
Victim
DATE OF Birth:
March 13, 1883
Place of Birth:
Date of Death:
 July 24, 1915
Place of Death:
GENDER:
F
OTHER KNOWN NAMES:
MAIDEN NAME:
Wylie
ETHNICITY:
Scot
KNOWN ADDRESS:
2706 South 59th Avenue ,
 Cicero ,
 Illinois,
  United States
RELATED TO:

William Troutwine Lukens, Jr., husband
William Lukens, son
Robert Lukens, son
Barbara Lukens, daughter
Ruth Lukens, daughter
Hugh Wylie, father
Agnes Wylie, mother

At the time of the tragedy.

AGE:
32
MARITAL STATUS:
Married
ROLE:
passenger

other information

CEMETERY:
Fullersburg, Hinsdale
IDENTIFIED BY:

William Troutwine Lukens, Sr.
914 South Maple Avenue
Oak Park, Illinois

OTHER NOTES:

Barbara Wylie Lukens and her husband William had boarded the Eastland for the excursion and picnic. They were sitting on the upper deck when the Eastland began to rock. What they at first thought was fun suddenly turned tragic. The two were then tossed into the water as the ship rolled onto its side in the river.

At first, Barbara was concerned about her dress, the one on which she had been working for a month. Then, as their situation became more desperate, she turned her attention to hanging onto the wooden bench that her husband had thrown into the water as the ship turned over. Another passenger in the water who struggled to grab the bench, instead grabbed Barbara and dragged her to her death.

Barbara's body was not discovered until Tuesday, July 27 in the river bottom outside of the hull of the Eastland.

CITATION:

Eastland Disaster Relief (Chicago Chapter, American Red Cross) · 1918 · Page 68
Eastland Disaster (Cook County Coroner's Office) · July 24, 1915· Page 11
Eastland Disaster victims' ledger (Western Electric Company) · Page 34
Tribune (Chicago, Illinois) · July 28, 1915, Saturday · Page 5
Tribune (Chicago, Illinois) · July 31, 1915, Saturday · Page 15
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/90128751/barbara-elizabeth-lukens

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT:
Christine Schneider (granddaughter); Kathy Owsianiak (great-granddaughter-in-law)
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