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SS Lucania
Affidavit of the Master or Commanding Officer, or First or Second Officer.
I, Jas. B. Watt, Master of Lucania from Queenstown do solemnly, sincerely, and truly swear that I have caused the surgeon of said vessel sailing therewith, or the surgeon employed by the owners thereof, to make a physical and oral examination of each and all of the aliens named in the foregoing list or Manifest Sheets, 9 in number, and that from the report of said surgeon and from my own investigation, I believe that no one of said aliens is an idiot, or insane person, or a pauper, or is likely to become a public charge, or is suffering from a loathsome or a dangerous contagious disease, or is a person who has been convicted of a felony or other crime or misdemeanor involving moral turpitude, or a polygamist, or an anarchist, or under promise or agreement, express or implied, to perform labor in the United States, or a prostitute, and that also, according to the best of my knowledge and belief, the information in said Lists or Manifests concerning each of said aliens named therein is correct and true in every respect. (Signed) J.B.Watt, Commanding Officer. Sworn to before me this 28th day of July, 1906 at New York. (Signed) L?en A. L???h, Immigration Officer.
Affidavit of Surgeon
I, B. Sydney Jones, Surgeon of the Lucania, Sailing Herewith, do solemnly, sincerely, and truly swear that I have had 9 years' experience as a Physician and Surgeon and that I am entitled to practice as such by and under the authority of RCP London & RCS, Eng., and that I have made a personal examination of each of the aliens named herein, and that the foregoing Lists or Manifest Sheets, 9 in number, are, according to the best of my knowledge and belief, full, correct, and true in all particulars, relative to the mental and physical condition of such aliens. (Signed) B.Jones. Sworn to before me this 28th day of July, 1906, at New York. (Signed) (illegible), Immigration Officer.
Columns represent:
1 No. on List
2 Name in Full
3 Age, yrs, mos.
4 Sex
5 Married or Single
6 Calling or Occupation
7 Able to Read, Able to write
8 Nationality (Country of which citizen or subject)
9 Race or People
10 Last Residence (Last permanent residence, Country and City or Town).
11 Final Destination (State, City or Town).
12 Whether having a ticket to such final destination.
13 By whom was passage paid?
14 Whether in possession of $50, and if less, how much?
15 Whether ever before in the United States; and if so, when and where?
16 Whether going to join a relative or friend; and if so, what relative or
friend, and his name and complete address.
17 Ever in prison or almshouse,or institution for care and treatment of the
insane, or supported by charity; if so, which?
18 Whether a Polygamist.
19 Whether an Anarchist.
20 Whether coming by reason of any offer, solicitation or agreement, express
or implied, to labor in the United States?
21 Condition of Health, Mental and Physical.
22 Deformed or Crippled, Nature, length and time and cause.
564 Mere?no
565 Sizaisky
566 Katian B
567 Katian M
568 Katian B
569 Katian S
570 Katian D
571 Belson D
572 Belson S
573 Kuselew M
574 Kuselew L
575 Kuselew G
576 K??z
577 Ropeiko M
578 Ropeiko M
579 Ropeiko A
580 Weiner
581 Kahan G
582 Kahan R
583 Socker H
584 Socker O
585 Alporovitz
586 Weinstein
587 Peuna
588 Lampela
589 Wirkkula A
590 Wirkkula R
591 Wirkkula H
592 Wirkkula V
593 Saonio
594 Nyman
595 La?as
564* Mere?no, Rebecca 22y; female; single; Tailoress (above is written: 2-9253?4,
12/9/41 505); Contract 54097; can read/write; Nationality: Russia; Race-
Hebrew; Last Resi-Hilva; Final Dest: New York City; Tkt?-yes; Pd by Self;
Has $50; In US before?-no; Joining: (nothing recorded); In prison-no;
Polygamist-no; Anarchist-no; Promise of Labor-no; Health-Good;
Deformed/Crippled-no. (See 565).
565* Sizaisky, Esther 22y; female; single; Tailoress; can read/write;
Nationality: Russia; Race-Hebrew; Last Resi-Hilva; Final Dest: New York
City; Tkt?-yes; Pd by Self; Has $15; In US before?-no; Joining: (not
legible); In prison-no; Polygamist-no; Anarchist-no; Promise of Labor-no;
Health-Good; Deformed/Crippled-no. (Detained Alien, See Pg. 32, #36. She may
be traveling with Pass. 564, 566, 567, 568, 569 and 570).
566* Katian, Beazel 41y; male; married; Labr; Contract 54099; can read/write;
Nationality: Russia; Race-Hebrew; Last Resi-Hilva; Final Dest: New York
City; Tkt?-yes; Pd by Self; Has $100; In US before?-no; Joining: The only
thing recorded is "No"; In prison-no; Polygamist-no; Anarchist-no; Promise
of Labor-no; Health-Good; Deformed/Crippled-no. (See 564 and 565).
567* Katian, Mushe 25y; female; single; Servt; can read/write; Nationality:
Russia; Race-Hebrew; Last Resi-Hilva; Final Dest: New York City; Tkt?-yes;
$-no; In US before?-no; Joining: (See 566); In prison-no; Polygamist-no;
Anarchist-no; Promise of Labor-no; Health-Good; Deformed/Crippled-no.
568 Katian, Beile 16y; female; single; Servt; can read/write; Nationality:
Russia; Race-Hebrew; Last Resi-Hilva; Final Dest: New York City; Tkt?-yes;
$-no; In US before?-no; Joining: (See 566); In prison-no; Polygamist-no;
Anarchist-no; Promise of Labor-no; Health-Good; Deformed/Crippled-no.
569* Katian, Sos? Age: (unclear); female; single; Child; can't read/write;
Nationality: Russia; Race-Hebrew; Last Resi-Hilva; Final Dest: New York
City; Tkt?-yes; $-no; In US before?-no; Joining: (See 566); In prison-no;
Polygamist-no; Anarchist-no; Promise of Labor-no; Health-Good; Deformed/
Crippled-no.
570* Katian, David 7y; male; Child; can't read/write; Nationality: Russia;
Race-Hebrew; Last Resi-Hilva; Final Dest: New York City; Tkt?-yes; $-no; In
US before?-no; Joining: (See 566); In prison-no; Polygamist-no;
Anarchist-no; Promise of Labor-no; Health-Good; Deformed/Crippled-no.
571 Belson, David 33y; male; married; Butcher; can read/write; Nationality:
Russia; Race-Hebrew; Last Resi-Sogor; Final Dest: New York City; Tkt?-y; Pd
by Self; Has $50; In US before?-no; Joining Bro-in-law: M. Finkelman, 156
Monroe St, New York; In prison-no; Polygamist-no; Anarchist-no; Promise of
Labor-no; Health-Good; Deformed/Crippled-no. (See Aliens Held for Special
Inquiry, Pg. 34, #6; "Admitted" stamped over passenger number on Manifest.)
572 Belson, Sarah 58y; female; married; HWife; can't read/write; Nationality:
Russia; Race-Hebrew; Last Resi-Sogor; Final Dest: New York City; Tkt?-yes;
Pd by Self: $-(w/571); In US before?-no; Joining Brother (See 571); In
prison-no; Polygamist-no; Anarchist-no; Promise of Labor-no; Health-Good;
Deformed/Crippled-no. (Passenger held w/Pass. 571. On the Special Inquiry
List is listed as Mother, see Pg. 34, #6. "Admitted" is stamped over number
on Manifest).
573* Kuselew, Moshe 37y; male; married; Labr; can read/write; Nationality:
Russia; Race-Hebrew; Last Resi-Sa???n; Final Dest: Detroit, Mich; Tkt?-yes;
Pd by Self; Has $50; In US before?-no; Joining Daughter: ??? Chane Understy,
187 Naholen, Detroit, Mich; In prison-no; Polygamist-no; Anarchist-no;
Promise of Labor-no; Health-Good; Deformed/Crippled-no. (See Special
Inquiry, Pg. 34, #25; "Admitted" is stamped over number on Manifest).
574* Kuselew, Lise 59y; female; married; HWife; can read/write; Nationality:
Russia; Race-Hebrew; Last Resi-Sa???n; Final Dest: Detroit, Mich; Tkt?-yes;
Pd by Husband; $-no; In US before?-no; Joining Daughter: (See 573); In
prison-no; Polygamist-no; Anarchist-no; Promise of Labor-no; Health-Good;
Deformed/Crippled-no. ("Admitted" is stamped over passenger number on
Manifest).
575* Kuselew, Gabor Rose 21y; female; single; Tailoress; can read/write;
Nationality: Russia; Race-Hebrew; Last Resi: Sa???n; Final Dest: Detroit,
Mich; Tkt?-yes; Pd by Father; $-no; In US before?-no; Joining Sister: (See
#573); In prison-no; Polygamist-no; Anarchist-no; Promise of Labor-no;
Health-Good; Deformed/Crippled-no. ("Admitted" is stamped over passenger
number on Manifest).
576* K??z, Eli 24y; male; married; Sculptor; Contract 56104; can read/write;
Nationality: Russia; Race-Hebrew; Last Resi-Drunsh; Final Dest: Chicago;
Tkt?-yes; Pd by (no entry); Has $19; In US before?-no; Joining Uncle: J.
Bur, 171 Madiville Str, Chicago, Ill; In prison-no; Polygamist-no;
Anarchist-no; Promise of Labor-no; Health-Good; Deformed/Crippled-no.
577 Ropeiko, Malke 30y; female; married; HWife, Contract 56106, can't
read/write; Nationalilty: Russia; Race-Hebrew; Last Resi-Libau; Final Dest:
Hudson, NY (New York, NY crossed out); Tkt?-yes; Pd by Self; Has $5; In US
before?-no; Joining Husband: J. Getenstein, c/o A. Feldman, 23 Front St,
N.York, NY; In prison-no; Polygamist-no; Anarchist-no; Promise of Labor-no;
Health-Good; Deformed/Crippled-no. (Something very lightly written in Health
column; one word appears to be "minor"; 2nd word begins w/"C" and what
appears to be "opera??). See also Detained Alien List, Pg. 33, #71.
578 Ropeiko, Moishe 3y; male; single; Child; can't read/write; Nationality:
Russia; Race-Hebrew; Last Resi: Libau; Final Dest: (See 577); Tkt?-yes; Pd
by Mother; $-no; In US before?-no; Joining Father: (See 577); In prison-no;
Polygamist-no; Anarchist-no; Promise of Labor-no; Health-Good; Deformed/
Crippled-no.
579 Ropeiko, Abbe 11m; male; single; Infant; Can't read/write; Nationality:
Russia; Race-Hebrew; Last Resi: Libau; Final Dest: (See 577); Tkt?-yes; Pd
by Mother; $-no; In US before?-no; Joining Father: (See 577); In prison-no;
Polygamist-no; Anarchist-no; Promise of Labor-no; Health-Good; Deformed/
Crippled-no.
580 Weiner, Hirsh 17y; male; single; Butcher; can read/write; Nationality:
Russia; Race-Hebrew; Last Resi: (Appears as: Wilkoru); Final Dest:
Montreal, Canada; Tkt?-yes; Pd by Self; Has $10; In US before?-no; Joining:
N. Weinstein, 111 Cadieux St, Montreal; In prison-no; Polygamist-no;
Anarchist-no; Promise of Labor-no; Health-Good; Deformed/Crippled-no.
("Non-Immigrant Alien" stamp and the words "In transit" written over
passenger number on Manifest).
581 Kahan, Geiser 23y; male; married; Tailor; Contract 54108; can't read/write;
Nationality: Russia; Race-Hebrew; Last Resi: Zobruesk; Final Dest: New York
City: Tkt?-yes; Pd by Self; Has $7; In US before?-no; Joining Cousin; A.
Joffe, 231 Cherry St, N.York City; In prison-no; Polygamist-no;
Anarchist-no; Promise of Labor-no; Health-Good; Deformed/Crippled-no.
582 Kahan, Rose 18y; female; single; Teacher; Contract 54110; can read/write;
Nationality: Russia; Race-Hebrew; Last Resi-Libau; Final Dest: (Lightly
written: College Point; Tkt?-yes; Pd by Self; Has $10; In US before?-no;
Joining Uncle: L. Solomon, 160 13th St, College Point, N. York, NY; In
prison-no; Polygamist-no; Anarchist-no; Promise of Labor-no; Health-Good;
Deformed/Crippled-no. (See Detained Alien List, Pg. 32,#19).
583 Socker, Henne 26y; female; single; Servant; Contract 54112; can read/write;
Nationality: Russia; Race-Hebrew; Last Resi-Libau; Final Dest: Brooklyn;
Tkt?-yes; Pd by Self; Has $20; In US before?-no; Joining Friend: Isac Sisse,
32 Selmonica Place, Brooklyn, NY; In prison-no; Polygamist-no; Anarchist-no;
Promise of Labor-no; Health-Good; Deformed/Crippled-no.
584 Socker, Osher 17y; male; single; Labr; can read/write; Nationality: Russia;
Race-Hebrew; Last Resi-Libau; Final Dest: Brooklyn; Tkt?-yes; Pd by Self: $
(w/583); In US before?-no; Joining Friend: (See 583); In prison-no;
Polygamist-no; Anarchist-no; Promise of Labor-no; Health-Good;
Deformed/Crippled-no.
585* Alporovitz, Wulf 17y; male; single; Butcher; Contract 54113; can't
read/write; Nationality: Russia; Race-Hebrew; Last Resi-Valstok; Final Dest:
New York City; Tkt?-yes; Pd by Self; Has $5; In US before?-no; Joining
Cousin: B. Rubenstein, 80 Rutger St, New York; In prison-no; Polygamist-no;
Anarchist-no; Promise of Labor-no; Health-Good; Deformed/Crippled-no.
586 Weinstein, Frade 21y; female; single; Tailoress; can't read/write (above is
written: 1-437740 11-30-43); Nationality: Russia; Race-Hebrew; Last
Resi-Wilno; Final Dest: New York City; Tkt?-yes; Pd by Mother; $ (appears to
say "none"); In US before?-no; Joining Mother: Weinstein, 135 Passaic, New
York City; In prison-no; Polygamist-no; Anarchist-no; Promise of Labor-no;
Health-(lightly written in: D?? Strabismno); Deformed/Crippled-no. (Detained
Alien, Pg. 33, #47).
587 Peuna, Antti 25y; male; single; Labr; Contract 74867; can read/write;
Nationality: Finland; Race-Finnish; Last Resi-(See 587); Final Dest:
Annandale, Minn; Tkt?-yes; Pd by Self; Has $10; In US before?-no; Joining
Friend: (See 587); In prison-no; Polygamist-no; Anarchist-no; Promise of
Labor-no; Health-Good; Deformed/Crippled-no.
588 Lampela, Edvin 25y; male; single; Occ:(What was originally written looks
like: "Pharant", and something scrawled over it, begins "fl??"); Contract
74866; can read/write; Nationalilty: Finland; Race-Finnish; Last
Resi-Knotajarvi (Konottajarvi?); Final Dest: Annandale, Minn; Tkt?-yes; Pd
by Self; Has $10; In US before?-no; Joining Friend: Carman Houta?arvi
("j","y","g"?), RFD Route 2, Annandale, Minn; In prison-no; Polygamist-no;
Anarchist-no; Promise of Labor-no; Health-Good; Deformed/Crippled-no.
589 Wirkkula, Antti 35y; male; married; Trader; Contract 74868; can read/write;
Nationality: Finland; Race-Finnish; Last Resi-(See 587); Final Dest:
Annandale, Minn; Tkt?-yes; Pd by Self; Has $30; In US before?-no; Joining
Friend: (See 587); In prison-no; Polygamist-no; Anarchist-no; Promise of
Labor-no; Health-Good; Deformed/Crippled-no.
590 Wirkkula, Ruta 24y; female; married; Wife; can read/write; Nationality:
Finland; Race-Finnish; Last Resi-(See 587); Final Dest: Annandale, Minn;
Tkt?-yes; Pd by Self; $-(w/589); In US before?-no; Joining Friend: (See
587); In prison-no; Polygamist-no; Anarchist-no; Promise of Labor-no;
Health-Good; Deformed/Crippled-no.
591 Wirkkula, Halmi 4y; female; single; Child; can't read/write; Nationality:
Finland; Race-Finnish; Last Resi-(See 587); Final Dest: Annandale, Minn;
Tkt?-yes; Pd by Self; $-(w/589); In US before?-no; Joining Friend: (See
587); In prison-no; Polygamist-no; Anarchist-no; Promise of Labor-no;
Health-Good; Deformed/Crippled-no.
592 Wirkkula, Vilko 3y; male; single; Child (written above: 14A1352
2-15-43-404); can't read/write; Nationality: Finland; Race-Finnish; Last
Resi-(See 587); Final Dest: Annandale, Minn; Tkt?-yes; Pd by Self;
$-(w/589); In US before?-no; Joining Friend: (See 587); In prison-no;
Polygamist-no; Anarchist-no; Promise of Labor-no; Health-Good;
Deformed/Crippled-no.
593* Saonio, Ida 23y; female; single; Servant; Contract 74861; Nationality:
Finland; Race-Finnish; Last Resi-(Looks Like: Tus?unp??ki); Final Dest:
Brooklyn, NY; Tkt?-yes; Pd by Self; Has $10; In US before?-no; Joining
Friend: Sakushi Wagonen, East 17th St, Brooklyn, NY; In prison-no;
Polygamist-no; Anarchist-no; Promise of Labor-no; Health-Good;
Deformed/Crippled-no. (Detained passenger, See Pg.32, #25).
594* Nyman, Johannes 18y; male; single; Labr; Contract 74864; Nationality:
Finland; Race-Scand; Last Resi-??taks; Final Dest: Eveleth, Minn; Tkt?-yes;
Pd by Self; Has $7; In US before?-no; Joining Cousin: Isak Gr????, Box 165,
Eveleth, St. Louis, Minn; In prison-no; Polygamist-no; Anarchist-no; Promise
of Labor-no; Health-Good; Deformed/Crippled-no. (See also 595, same last
residence and going same town).
595* La?as, Matts 40y; male; single; Labr; Contract 74865; Nationality: Finland;
Race-Scan; Last Resi-??taks; Final Dest: Eveleth, Minn; Tkt?-yes; Pd by
Self; Has $10; In US before?-no; Joining Brother: ?ils (Nils?) Mattisson,
Box 151, Eveleth, Minn; In prison-no; Polygamist-no; Anarchist-no; Promise
of Labor-no; Health-Good; Deformed/Crippled-no. (See also 594, same last
Transcriber's Notes:
The numbering system employed is that of the transcriber and not of the lister.
The original form numbered 1-30. Lister used these numbers, but at times only
partially filled a page. Transcriber numbered consecutively.
A ? indicates letter or letters which could not be read because of the quality of
the document.
The parentheses are used to add comments of transcriber and to clarify where
necessary--they were not that of the lister himself.
Passengers 1-112 sailed from Liverpool 7/21/1906; these are first-class
passengers. Passengers 113-149 sailed from Queenstown, Ire. 7/22/1906, also
First Class Passengers. Passengers 150-353 sailed from Liverpool 7/21/1906 and
were probably Second Class Passengers, as were Passengers 354-399 from
Queenstown. Passengers 400-970 were Steerage passengers.
Passenger #598, Julius Ogren is my paternal grandfather. In his diary he
describes the voyage and I thought I would share it:
"July 21 - Got on board the grey Ocean Steamship, SS Lukania which had been
inspected and left port at 5:00.
July 22 - On the Ocean. Took passengers from Ireland, about 60 in number. Quiet
sea, but sea is dark.
July 23 - Wind blew; however, otherwise beautiful.
July 24 - Rain in the morning. Westerly storm. Middle of the afternoon,
quieter, clear weather.
July 25 - Rather cloudy, not some hard storms.
July 26 - Rainy weather, no fog.
July 27 - Rain and fog. Middle afternoon clear, rather beautiful weather.
Came in NY's harbor in the evening. Anchored at 9:00. We got to behold
a big and beautiful fireworks display.
July 28 - 9:00 in the morning, we stepped onto land and began to go through
the examination of our papers. The same were inspected and we got the
tickets cleared, a long, boring wait closed in a waiting room; went off
on the Baltimore Railroad at 12:20 after midnight."
It is worthy to note that Passenger 869 is the famed Nobel prize-winning
author, Sinclair Lewis (1885-1951).
Passenger Notes:
#564 Merestno, Meresno, Merenko.
#565 Appears to be Sizaisky on Detained Alien List.
#573-575 Special Inquiry List shows this family as Kuselow; Manifest is clearly
Kuselew.
#576 Kutz, Kurz, Kirz, Kitz.
#593 Surname differs on Detained List, which is a typed copy, but appears to
be a film of a poor carbon copy, and thus not clear.
#594 Going to: Grholier, Gorholin, Gorholier.
#595 Lagas, Lazas
National Archives and Records Administration, T715, Reel 746
Transcribed by Lora Lee Ament a member of the
Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild
25 February 2002
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