Captain E. G. Lott of the Cunard Line
Cunard Line Captain E. G. Lott--(Caledonia). From a photograph by Brady, Washington.
Captain E. G. Lott, another veteran officer of the Cunard Line who is now retired from service, was never harsh-spoken like Captain Judkins but seemed almost equally opposed to mingling with his passengers. He was a jolly-looking man who usually wore a pleasant smile frequently emboldened passengers to address him.
"I tried it once," said an Englishman who has crossed the sea many times. "I thought I was drifting into the Gulf Stream, but I found I had struck an iceberg."
Captain Lott once had the terrible misfortune of running down a ship in a fog, causing the loss of many lives. He had always been a careful man, but that calamity made him even more so, and he has been known to stay on deck constantly, never getting a moment's sleep for two days.
Captain Lott was the former commander of the SS Caledonia.