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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.
596 Elo
597 Noklin
598 Ogren
599 R?ntala
600 Freed J
601 Freed O
602 Almqvist
603 Johnson
604 Kjelland O
605 Kjelland L
606 Johnsen
607 Schapiro
608 Czemerlav
609 Korsla
610 Swetz
611 Landsman
612 Wohl
613 Gruzman
614 Goldenschluger
615 Babek M
616 Babek R
617 Regenbogen
618 Wolosolin
619 Geld
620 Riff
621 Katz
622 Dajen C
623 Dajen A
624 Krawetz
625 Goldstein G
626 Goldstein G
596* Elo, Daniel 32y; male; single; Peasant; Contract 74862; can read/write;
Nationality: Finland; Race-Finnish; Last Resi-Onkamaa; Final Dest: New York
City; Tkt?-yes; Pd by Self; Has $20; In US before?-yes, 190?-1905, New York
City; Joining Cousin: Etti Jansson, 157 125th St, Brooklyn, NY; In prison-
no; Polygamist-no; Anarchist-no; Promise of Labor-no; Health-Good; Deformed/
Crippled-"Dr. Memo-Birthmark of face".
597* Noklin, Elis 20y; male; single; Labr; Contract 74863; can read/write;
Nationality: Finland, Race-Finnish; Last Resi-Uusikaupunki; Final Dest:
Brooklyn, NY; Tkt?-yes; Pd by Self; Has $10; In US before?-no; Joining
Sister: Elli Johansson, ?37 85 St, Brooklyn, NY; In prison-no;
Polygamist-no; Anarchist-no; Promise of Labor-no; Health-Good;
Deformed/Crippled-no (something very minutely written col.--illegible);
(Detained Alien, See Pg. 32, #12).
598* Ogren, Julius D. 32y; male; married; Labr; Contract 23483; Nationality:
Sweden; Race-Scand; Last Resi-Pitea (ring over "a"); Final Dest: McKeesport,
Pa; Tkt?-yes; Pd by Bro-in-law; Has $18; In US before?-no; Joining
Bro-in-law: Hjalmar Kihlman, 2719 Beaver St, McKeesport, Pa; In prison-no;
Polygamist-no; Anarchist-no; Promise of Labor-no; Health-Good;
Deformed/Crippled-no.
599* R?ntala, Frans 23y; male; single; Labr; Contract 30668; can read/write;
Nationality: Finland; Race-Finnish: Last Resi-Kankaanpaa (umlaut over last
two "a's"). Final Dest: Coalwood, Forsyth P.G., Mich; Tkt?-no; Pd by Friend;
Has $15; In US before?-no; Joining Friend: Isak Makin, Coalwood Forsyth P.G.
Mich; In prison-no; Polygamist-no; Anarchist-no; Promise of Labor-no;
Health-Good; Deformed/Crippled-no.
600* Freed, John 47y; male; married; Farmer; Contract 23484; Nationality and
Race: Obscured by the stamp "US Citizen Disch on Pier); Last Resi-Ohio;
Final Dest: Ohio; "American Citizen"; Going Home: ?ost Town, Page County,
Ohio (This County is clearly written, although Ohio doesn't have such a
county today); In prison-no; Polygamist-no; Anarchist-no; Promise of
Labor-no; Health-Good; Deformed/Crippled-no.
601* Freed, Oscar 50y; male; married; Farmer; can read/write; Nationality and
Race obscured by stamp "US Citizen Disch. on Pier"); Last Resi-Ohio; Final
Dest: Ohio; "American Citizen"; Going: (See 600); In prison-no;
Polygamist-no; Anarchist-no; Promise of Labor-no; Health-Good;
Deformed/Crippled-no.
602* Almqvist, Albert 44y; male; married; Contract 53112, can read/write;
Nationality: Sweden; Race-Scand; (Stamped w/"US Citizen Disch. on Pier");
Last Resi-Ohio; Final Dest: Ohio; "American Citizen"; Going: (illegible); In
prison-no; Polygamist-no; Anarchist-no; Promise of Labor-no; Health-Good;
Deformed/Crippled-no.
603* Johnson, John 32y; male; married; Farmer; Contract 53113, can read/write;
Nationality: Sweden; Race-Scand; (Stamp w/"US Citizen Disch. on Pier");
Last Resi-Ohio; Final Dest: Ohio; "American Citizen"; Going: Stanton (This
is probably street name; city is illegible), Ohio; In prison-no;
Polygamist-no; Anarchist-no; Promise of Labor-no; Health-Good;
Deformed/Crippled-no.
604* Kjelland, Ole 22y; male; single; Farmer (Labr. crossed out); Contract 52038;
can read/write; Nationality: Norway; Race-Scandinavian; Last Resi-Sogndal;
Final Dest: Valley City, ND; Tkt?-yes; Pd by Self; Has $12; In US
before?-yes, 1900-06, Valley City, ND; Joining Brother: G. Kjelland, Valley
City, ND; In prison-no; Polygamist-no; Anarchist-no; Promise of Labor-no;
Health-Good; Deformed/Crippled-no. (See 605,606)
605* Kjelland, Lars ("Bro" in parentheses) 9y; male; single; Contract 52039;
Occ-(Ditto to above); can read/write; Last Resi-Sogndal; Final Dest: Valley
City, ND; Tkt?-yes; Pd by ? (unclear); Has $10 or 16; In US before?-no;
Joining Brother: G. Kjelland, Valley City, ND; In prison-no; Polygamist-no;
Anarchist-no; Promise of Labor-no; Health-Good; Deformed/Crippled-no. (See
604,606)
606* Johnsen, Tonne? ("s" or "n") 18y; male; single; Farmer; Contract 52040; can
read/write; Nationality: Norway; Race-Scandinavian; Last Resi-Sogndal; Final
Dest: Valley City, ND; Tkt?-yes; Pd by (unclear); Has $15; In US before?-no;
Joining Friend: Grahl?, Valley City, ND; In prison-no; Polygamist-no;
Anarchist-no; Promise of Labor-no; Health-Good; Deformed/Crippled-no. (See
604,605)
607* Schapiro, Elie 18y; male; single; Labr (something written above, which is
unreadable); Contract 30679; can't read/write; Nationality: Russia;
Race-Hebrew; Last Resi-Minsk; Final Dest: New York, NY; Tkt?-yes; Pd by
Brother; Has $4; In US before?-no; Joining Brother: Max Schapiro, 218 Walker
St, New York, NY; In prison-no; Polygamist-no; Anarchist-no; Promise of
Labor-no; Health-Good; Deformed/Crippled-no.
608* Czemerlav, Jozas 21y; male; single; Labr; Contract 30682; can't read/write;
(above is written: 2-665333 3-7-40); Nationality: Russia; Race-Hebrew; Last
Resi-?nwalt (Inwalt?); Final Dest: Brooklyn, NY; Tkt?-yes; Pd by (unclear,
could be uncle or mother; Has $7-1/2; In US before?-no; Joining Uncle: Jozas
Abramowinzus, 248 Kent Av, Brooklyn, NY; In prison-no; Polygamist-no;
Anarchist-no; Promise of Labor-no; Health-Good; Deformed/Crippled-no.
609* Korsla, Simche 17y; male; single; Occ: Labr. written, but something
overwritten, looks like: "Had"; Contract 30681; can read/write;
Nationality: Russia; Race-Hebrew; Last Resi-??m?a (Limza, Limka); Final Dest:
New York, NY; Tkt?-yes; Pd by Brother-in-law; Has $8-1/2; In US before?-no;
Joining Brother-in-law: M. Goldberg, 4345 ?acken St, New York; In prison-no;
Polygamist-no; Anarchist-no; Promise of Labor-no; Health-Good; Deformed/
Crippled-no.
610* Swetz, Laizer 21y; male; single; Labr (something lightly written over,
indecipherable); Contract 51316; can read/write; Nationality: Russia;
Race-Hebrew: Last Resi-Bialas?ok (Bialystok?); Final Dest: Brooklyn, NY;
Tkt?-yes; Pd by Self; Has $10; In US before?-no; Joining Brother-in-law:
Jacob Cohen, 215 Larch St, Brooklyn, NY; In prison-no; Polygamist-no;
Anarchist-no; Promise of Labor-no; Health-Good; Deformed/Crippled-no.
611* Landsman, Rushel 19y; female; single; Servant (something lightly written
over, indecipherable); Contract 29265; can't read/write; Nationality:
Russia; Race-Hebrew; Last Resi-Toreschen; Final Dest: Brooklyn, NY;
Tkt?-yes; Pd by Mother; Has $5; In US before?-no; Joining Mother: D.
Landsman, 537 Rockaway Av, New York, NY. In prison-no; Polygamist-no;
Anarchist-no; Promise of Labor-no; Health-Good; Deformed/Crippled-no.
(Detained passenger, See Pg. 32, #7).
612* Wohl, Hermann 32y; male; married; Bookkeeper; Contract 29266; can read/
write; Nationality: Austria; Race-Hebrew; Last Resi-Grodek; Final Dest: New
York, NY; Tkt?-yes; Pd by Brother-in-law; Has $10; In US before?-no; Joining
Brother-in-law B. Figletz, 180 E. 133rd St, New York, NY; In prison-no;
Polygamist-no; Anarchist-no; Promise of Labor-no; Health-Good;
Deformed/Crippled-no.
613* Gruzman, Marya 50y; female; Wd; HKeeper; Contract 29268; can't read/write;
Nationality: Hungary (Austria crossed out); Race-(Hebrew crossed out and
something written above- possibly Hun); Last Resi-Valka; Final Dest:
Cleveland, O; Tkt?-y; Pd by Son; Has $11; In US before?-no; Joining Son:
Gunzman (diff. sp?), Speekel St, Cleveland, O; In prison-no; Polygamist-no;
Anarchist-no; Promise of Labor-no; Health-Good; Deformed/Crippled-no. (Held
for Special Inquiry, See Pg. 34, #11. "Admitted" stamped over passenger
number on the Manifest).
614* Goldenschluger, Vigder 35y; male; married; Labr; Contract 29269;
can read/write; Nationality: Russia; Race-Hebrew; Last Resi-Doleryn
(Dollern?); Final Dest: New York, NY; Tkt?-yes; Pd by Self; Has $6; In US
before?-no; Joining Brother: S. Gold, 450 Cherry St, New York, NY; In
prison-no; Polygamist-no; Anarchist-no; Promise of Labor-no; Health-Good;
Deformed/Crippled-no.
615* Babek, Moische 50y; male; married; Barber; Contract 29270; can read/write;
Nationality: Russia; Race-Hebrew; Last Resi: Bessl (Beisl?); Final Dest: New
York, NY; Tkt?-yes; Pd by Son; Has $40; In US before?-no; Joining Son: T. L.
Babek, 50 Suffolk St, New York, NY; In prison-no; Polygamist-no;
Anarchist-no; Promise of Labor-no; Health-Good; Deformed/Crippled-Dr. Memo:
No fingers, left hand. (Something else written very small-illegible)(Held
for Special Inquiry, See Pg. 34, #28; "Admitted" stamped over passenger
number on the Manifest).
616* Babek, Riwke 50y; female; married; HWife; can read/write; Nationality:
Russia; Race-Hebrew; Last Resi-(See 615); Final Dest: New York, NY; Tkt?-
yes; Pd by Son; $?-(w/615); In US before?-no; Joining Son (See 615); In
prison-no; Polygamist-no; Anarchist-no; Promise of Labor-no; Health-Good;
Deformed/Crippled-Dr. Memo. Senility. "Admitted" stamped over passenger
number on the Manifest).
617* Regenbogen, Essig 19y; male; married; Labr (something else written over,
illegible); Contract 29271; can't read/write; Nationality: Austria;
Race-Hebrew: Last Resi-Einent (Einen, Germany?); Final Dest: New York, NY;
Tkt?-yes; Pd by Sister; Has $6; In US before?-no; Joining Sister: R.
Regenbogen, 275 E. 10th St, New York, NY; In prison-no; Polygamist-no;
Anarchist-no; Promise of Labor-no; Health-Good; Deformed/Crippled-no.
618* Wolosolin, Berl 34y; male; married; Carpenter; Contract 29272; can't
read/write; Nationality: Russia; Race-Hebrew; Last Resi-Kijewo; Final Dest:
New York, NY; Tkt?-yes; Pd by Brother-in-law; Has $6; In US before?-no;
Joining Brother-in-law: T. Beloruski, c/o A?lowski (n or u), Henry St, New
York, NY; In prison-no; Polygamist-no; Anarchist-no; Promise of Labor-no;
Health-Good; Deformed/Crippled-no.
619* Geld, Feige 18y; female; single; Tailoress (above is written 2-1817297
11-14-42 No C/A); Contract 29273; can't read/write; Nationality; Austria;
Race-Hebrew; Last Resi-Lemberg; Final Dest: New York, NY; Tkt?-yes; Pd by
Aunt; $-0 (6 crossed out); In US before?-no; Joining Aunt: C.Geld, c/o Leo
Barasch, ?4 Ridge St, New York, NY; In prison-no; Polygamist-no;
Anarchist-no; Promise of Labor-no; Health-Good; Deformed/Crippled-no.
(Detained Alien, See Pg. 32, #5).
620* Riff, Schmid 20y; male; single; Labr; Contract 29274; can read/write;
Nationality: Russia; Race-Hebrew; Last Resi-Romanoff (Romanow?); Final Dest:
New York, NY; Tkt?-yes; Pd by Uncle; $?-0 (6 crossed out); In US before?-no;
Joining Uncle: C. S. Beveigel, 131 Cannon St, New York, NY; In prison-no;
Polygamist-no; Anarchist-no; Promise of Labor-no; Health-Good;
Deformed/Crippled-no. (Detained Alien, See Pg. 32, #24).
621* Katz, Abraham 20y; male; single; Tailor; Contract 29275; can read/write;
Nationality: Russia; Race-Hebrew; Last Resi-Warschau; Final Dest: New York,
NY; Tkt?-yes; Pd by Brother-in-law; Has $6; In US before?-no; Joining
Brother-in-law: I. Lefkowrer, 379 E. 10th St, New York, NY; In prison-no;
Polygamist-no; Anarchist-no; Promise of Labor-no; Health-Good;
Deformed/Crippled-no.
622* Dajen, Czilke 21y; female; married; HWife; Contract 29276; can read/write;
Nationality: Russia; Race-Hebrew; Last Resi-Litewski; Final Dest: New York,
NY; Tkt?-yes; Pd by Husband; Has $18; In US before?-no; Joining Husband: B.
Dajon, c/o Tauenb??m, 96 St. Marks Place, New York, NY; In prison-no;
Polygamist-no; Anarchist-no; Promise of Labor-no; Health-Good;
Deformed/Crippled-no. (Detained Alien, See Pg. 32, #10. See also 623,624).
623* Dajen, Abraham ("son" in parentheses) 2y; male; single; Child; can't
read/write; Nationality: Russia; Race-Hebrew; Last Resi-Litewski; Final
Dest: New York, NY; Tkt?-yes; Pd by Father; $-none; In US before?-no;
Joining Father: (See 622); In prison-no; Polygamist-no; Anarchist-no;
Promise of Labor-no; Health-Good; Deformed/Crippled-no.
624* Krawetz, Abraham ("brother" written abv.) 17y; male; single; Tailor;
Contract 29277; can't read/write; Nationality: Russia; Race-Hebrew; Last
Resi-Litewski; Final Dest: New York, NY; Tkt?-yes; Pd by Brother-in-Law; Has
$6; In US before?-no; Joining Brother-in-law (See 622); In prison-no;
Polygamist-no; Anarchist-no; Promise of Labor-no; Health-Good; Deformed/
Crippled-no.
625* Goldstein, Grine ("sister" written in) 18y; female; single; Tailoress;
Contract 29279; can read/write; Nationality: Austria; Race-Hebrew; Last
Resi-Zalibowa; Final Dest: New York, NY; Tkt?-yes; Pd by Uncle: Has $6; In
US before?-no; Joining Uncle (See 625); In prison-no; Polygamist-no;
Anarchist-no; Promise of Labor-no; Health-Good; Deformed/Crippled-no.
626* Goldstein, Gittel 16y; female; single; Tailoress (above is written: 2-377431
1-1-3?); Contract 29278; can read/write; Nationality: Austria; Race-Hebrew;
Last Resi-Zalibowa; Final Dest: New York, NY; Tkt?-yes; Pd by Uncle; Has $8;
In US before?-no; Joining Uncle: Moses Feilberg, 8 Ave. B, New York, NY; In
prison-no; Polygamist-no; Anarchist-no; Promise of Labor-no; Health-Good;
Deformed/Crippled-no. (See Detained Aliens, Pg. 32, #4).
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:
#596,597,599 Port arriving from: Hango, (umlaut "o"), Finland - this is
written above passenger number.
#598,600,601,602 and 603. Port arriving from: Gothenburg, Sweden.
Written above passenger number on Manifest.
#599 Rontala, Rantala.
#605 Is the age in error? He is listed as having an occupation; also
has his own Contract.
#604-606 Port arriving from: St^ger - probably Stavanger, Norway. This is
written above the passenger number.
#607-609 Port arriving from - Hamburg.
#609 Last Resi possibilities: ?omka, ?imka, ?imza, ?omza
#610-626 Port arriving from - Antwerp; written above passenger number on list.
#613 Surname. Gruzman is passenger's name; son's name is listed as Gunzman; this
may be in error as Special Inquiry List also lists the passenger as
Gruzman on this typed list.
#622, 623 These passengers had their names reversed on the Manifest List.
Transcriber changed to accomplish uniform recording. Also, surname
varies greatly between "Person Joining", and the Detained Alien List.
All variations are recorded as seen.
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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