She was the last American survivor of the disaster and the last with memories of it. There are at least two alive survivors who had been too young at the time of the sinking to recall their experience.

• 莉莲是这场灾难最后一个幸存的美国人，也是最后一个记得这场灾难的当事人。目前，“泰坦尼克号”沉船事故的幸存者中至少还有两人健在，但当时他们都太小，对当时的情形没有任何记忆。