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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.
694 Finkelstein B
695 Finkelstein J
696 Finkelstein S
697 Finkelstein A
698 Finkelstein M
699 Finkelstein D
700 Sowonenko S
701 Sowonenko C
702 Sowonenko N
703 Sowonenko G
704 Sowonenko C
705 Sowonenko A
706 Joffe M
707 Joffe G
708 Joffe E
709 Comad
710 Lithmann
711 Hartmann
712 Greben
713 Schindel
714 Tenenbaum
715 Pristiyon
716 Meizelos T
717 Meizelos S
718 Roffman E
719 Roffman A
720 Openheim E
721 Openheim S
722 Openheim L
723 Rabinsky
724 Zaikin
694* Finkelstein, Braeme (written above: V/L Corresh 9/17/27) 40y; female;
married; Housewife; Contract 30656; can read/write; Nationality: Russia;
Race-Hebrew; Last Resi-Elesovil; Final Dest: New York; tkt?-yes; Pd by
Husband; Has $25; In US before?-no; Joining Husband: L. Forkelstein, 134
South 5th Street, New York City; In prison-no; Polygamist-no; Anarchist- no;
Promise of Labor-no; Health-Good; Deformed/Crippled-no. (Detained Alien, See
Pg. 33, #68).
695* Finkelstein, Jonkel 11y; male; single; Child; can't read/write; Nationality:
Russia; Race-Hebrew; Last Resi-Elesovil; Final Dest: New York; tkt?-yes; Pd
by Father; $-(no); In US before?-no; Joining Father (See 694); In
prison-no; Polygamist-no; Anarchist-no; Promise of Labor-no; Health-Good;
Deformed/Crippled-no.
696* Finkelstein, Schmeel 9y; male; single; Child; can't read/write; Nationality:
Russia; Race-Hebrew; Last Resi-Elesovil; Final Dest: New York; tkt?-yes; Pd
by Father; $-(no); In US before?-no; Joining Father (See 694); In
prison-no; Polygamist-no; Anarchist-no; Promise of Labor-no; Health-Good;
Deformed/Crippled-no.
697* Finkelstein, Abraham 6y; male; single; Child; can't read/write; Nationality:
Russia; Race-Hebrew; Last Resi-Elesovil; Final Dest: New York; tkt?-yes; Pd
by Father; $-(no); In US before?-no; Joining Father (See 694); In
prison-no; Polygamist-no; Anarchist-no; Promise of Labor-no; Health-Good;
Deformed/Crippled-no.
698* Finkelstein, Moische 5y; male; single; Child; can't read/write; Nationality:
Russia; Race-Hebrew; Last Resi-Elesovil; Final Dest: New York; tkt?-yes; Pd
by Father; $-(no); In US before?-no; Joining Father (See 694); In
prison-no; Polygamist-no; Anarchist-no; Promise of Labor-no; Health-Good;
Deformed/Crippled-no.
699* Finkelstein, David 1y; male; single; Child; can't read/write; Nationality:
Russia; Race-Hebrew; Last Resi-Elesovil; Final Dest: New York; tkt?-yes; Pd
by Father; $-(no); In US before?-no; Joining Father (See 694); In
prison-no; Polygamist-no; Anarchist-no; Promise of Labor-no; Health-Good;
Deformed/Crippled-no.
700* Sowonenko, Shule? 47y; male; married; Tailor; can read/write; Nationality:
Russia; Race-Hebrew; Last Resi-Zwenegow; Final Dest: New York; tkt?-yes; Pd
by Self; Has $12; In US before?-no; Joining Son: L. Kro?non ("c" or "e"),
135 Madison Street, New York City; In prison-no; Polygamist-no; Anarchist-
no ; Promise of Labor-no; Health-Dr. Cert. Inguinal Hernia; Deformed/
Crippled-no. (Held for Special Inquiry, See Pg. 34, #29. Surname spelled
somewhat differently on this form, but clearly printed as recorded on the
Manifest. "Admitted" stamped over passenger number on Manifest.)
701* Sowonenko, Chane 45y; female; married; Wife; can read/write; Nationality:
Russia; Race-Hebrew; Last Resi-Zwenegow; Final Dest: New York; tkt?-yes; Pd
by Husband; $-(no); Joining: (See 700); In prison-no; Polygamist-no;
Anarchist-no; Promise of Labor-no; Health-Good; Deformed/Crippled-no.
("Admitted" stamped over the passenger number on the Manifest).
702* Sowonenko, Nuchem 11y; male; single; Child; can't read/write; Nationality:
Russia; Race-Hebrew; Last Resi-Zwenegow; Final Dest: New York; tkt?-yes; Pd
by Father; $-(no); Joining: (See 700); In prison-no; Polygamist-no;
Anarchist-no; Promise of Labor-no; Health-Good; Deformed/Crippled-no.
("Admitted" stamped over the passenger number on the Manifest).
703* Sowonenko, Gittle 8y; female; single; Child (abv: 2-866603 12-5-41); can't
read/write; Nationality: Russia; Race-Hebrew; Last Resi-Zwenegow; Final
Dest: New York; tkt?-yes; Pd by Father; $-(no); Joining: (See 700); In
prison-no; Polygamist-no; Anarchist-no; Promise of Labor-no; Health-Good;
Deformed/Crippled-no. ("Admitted" stamped over the passenger number on the
Manifest).
704* Sowonenko, Chane 20y; female; single; Occ: (Servant had been written, Tailor
written over); can't read/write; Nationality: Russia; Race-Hebrew; Last
Resi-Zwenegow; Final Dest: New York; tkt?-yes; Pd by Father; $-(no);
Joining: (See 700); In prison-no; Polygamist-no; Anarchist-no; Promise of
Labor-no; Health-Good; Deformed/Crippled-no. ("Admitted" stamped over the
passenger number on the Manifest).
705* Sowonenko, Abram 14y; male; single; Child; can't read/write; Nationality:
Russia; Race-Hebrew; Last Resi-Zwenegow; Final Dest: New York; tkt?-yes; Pd
by Father; $-(no); Joining: (See 700); In prison-no; Polygamist-no;
Anarchist-no; Promise of Labor-no; Health-Good; Deformed/Crippled-no.
("Admitted" stamped over the passenger number on the Manifest).
706* Joffe, Mendel 23y; male; married; Laborer; can read/write; Nationality:
Russia; Race-Hebrew; Last Resi-Wetebsk (Vitebsk, Belarus?); Final Dest: New
York; Pd by Brother; Has $25; Joining Brother-in-Law ("sister" seems to be
lightly written above): Ruben Hadken, 27 Mon Street, New York City; In
prison-no; Polygamist-no; Anarchist-no; Promise of Labor-no; Health-Good;
Deformed/Crippled-no.
707* Joffe, Gisha ("Sist" written in, altho appears to be the Wife); 20y; female;
married; Housewife; can read/write; Nationality: Russia; Race-Hebrew; Last
Resi: Wetebsk; Final Dest; New York; Pd by B-in-law; $-(unclear); Joining
Brother (See 706); In prison-no; Polygamist-no; Anarchist-no; Promise of
Labor-no; Health-Good; Deformed/Crippled-no.
708* Joffe, Ester 17y; female; single; Servant; can read/write; Nationality:
Russia; Race-Hebrew; Last Resi: Wetebsk; Final Dest; New York; Pd by
B-in-law; $-(unclear); Joining Brother-in-law: (See 706); In prison-no;
Polygamist-no; Anarchist-no; Promise of Labor-no; Health-Good; Deformed/
Crippled-no.
709 Comad, Rene 21y; male; single; Laborer; Contract 49189, can read/write;
Nationality: (unclear, begins w/"F", possibly French); Race-Romam??
(something lightly written abv - illegible); Last Resi-Brimer (looks like
"Switzer" written abv); Final Dest: Cincinnati; tkt?-yes; Pd by Self; Has
$20; In US before?-no; Joining Friend: ? Krschinlene, c/o Green Thon,
F???then St, Cincinnati, Ohio; In prison-no; Polygamist-no; Anarchist-no;
Promise of Labor-no; Health-Good; Deformed/Crippled-no.
710 Lithmann, (poss. Littman) Vwsson 16y; male; single; Laborer; Contract 49190;
can read/write; Nationality: Russia; Race-Hebrew; Last Resi-Pinsk; Final
Dest: N. York; tkt?-yes; Pd by Self; Has $10; In US before?-no; Joining
Cousin: Mary Freedman, 310 Hampton St, New York; In prison-no; Polygamist-
no; Anarchist-no; Promise of Labor-no; Health-Good; Deformed/Crippled-no.
711* Hartmann, ???? 18y; male; single; Laborer; Contract 49193; can read/write;
Nationality: Russia; Race-Hebrew; Last Resi-Pinsk; Final Dest-N. York;
tkt?-yes; Pd by Self; Has $8; In US before?-no; Joining Cousin: A. L.
G??n?sky, 38 Canal St, N. York; In prison-no; Polygamist-no; Anarchist-no;
Promise of Labor-no; Health-Good; Deformed/Crippled-no.
712* Greben, Berl 21y; male; single; Laborer; Contract 49194; Nationality:
Russia; Race-Hebrew; Last Resi-Kiew; Final Dest: N. York; tkt?-yes; Pd by
Self; Has $7-1/2; In US before?-no; Joining Sister-in-law (illegible), 389
Rockaway Ave, Brooklyn; In prison-no; Polygamist-no; Anarchist-no; Promise
of Labor-no; Health-Boil on neck; Deformed/Crippled-no.
713* Schindel, Pirl 21y; female; single; Occ-Girl (?); Contract 49196; can
read/write; Nationality: Russia; Race-Hebrew; Last Resi-Berssne; Final
Dest: Cleveland, Ohio; tkt?-yes; Pd by Self: Has $10; In US before?-no;
Joining Uncle: ??sermann, ?20 Knoll Ave, Cleveland, Ohio; In prison-no;
Polygamist-no; Anarchist-no; Promise of Labor-no; Health-Good;
Deformed/Crippled-no.
714* Tenenbaum, Schyssel 55y; male; married; Occ: Pr(?); Contract 49195; can't
read/write; Nationality: Russia; Race-Hebrew; Last Resi: Krane (Krane,
Albania); Final Dest: N. York; tkt?-yes; Pd by Self: Has $42-1/2; In US
before?-no; Joining Son-in-Law: W. Turner, 57 ??? Street, New York; In
prison-no; Polygamist-no; Anarchist-no; Promise of Labor-no; Health-Med.
Cert. Poor Physique (remainder of sentence is indecipherable, except for
"curvature of spine"); Deformed/Crippled-no. (Special Inquiry, See Pg. 34,
#27. "Deported" is stamped over passenger number on Manifest).
715* Pristiyon, Timofe 25y; male; married; Laborer; Contract 49197; can
read/write; Nationality: Russia; Race-Ruthenian; Last Resi: Z?? (illegible);
Final Dest: New York; tkt?-yes; Pd by Self; Has $7; In US before?-no;
Joining Brother-in-law: M. Crari?a c/o H. ????feld, 236 ??? Str, New York;
In prison-no; Polygamist-no; Anarchist-no; Promise of Labor-no; Health-Good;
Deformed/Crippled-no.
716* Meizelos, Taube 19y; female; single; Girl ("Servant" lightly written over);
Contract: 74903; can read/write; Nationality: Russia; Race-Hebrew; Last
Resi-Kamien (Pol?); Final Dest: New York; tkt?-yes; Pd by Self; $-no;
In US before?-no; Joining: Brother-in-law: (illegible); N.York; In
prison-no; Polygamist-no; Anarchist-no; Promise of Labor-no; Health-Good;
Deformed/Crippled-no. (Detained Alien, See Pg. 32, #31. See also 717).
717* Meizelos, Schaje ("bro" lightly written) 20y; male; single; Laborer;
Contract 20807; can read/write; Nationality: Russia; Race-Hebrew; Last
Resi-Kamien; Joining Sister: C. Meizelos, c/o N. ?(remainder illegible); In
prison-no; Polygamist-no; Anarchist-no; Promise of Labor-no; Health-Good;
Deformed/Crippled-no. (Detained, See Pg. 32, #31; See also 716).
718 Roffman, Esther 27y; female; married; HWife; Contract 29259; can read/write;
Nationality: Russia; Race-Hebrew; Last Resi-Korosteschov (Korostyshev, Ukr);
Final Dest: Toronto; Tkt?-yes; Pd by Husband; Has $6; In US before?-no;
Joining Husband: ?offman, ?? Chestnut St, Toronto, Ont; In prison-no;
Polygamist-no; Anarchist-no; Promise of Labor-no; Health-Good; Deformed/
Crippled-no. (Held for Special Inquiry, See Pg. 34, #5. "Admitted"
stamped over passenger number on Manifest, but there is no "Non Immigrant
Alien stamp over Occ. Column).
719 Roffman, Abram 2y; (next to age is written "Hosp") male; single; Child;
can't read/write; Nationality: Russia; Race-Hebrew; Last Resi-Kocosfeschov;
Final Dest: Toronto, Ont; tkt?-(unclear); Pd by Father: $-no; In US before?-
no; Joining Father: (See 718); In prison-no; Polygamist-no; Anarchist-no;
Promise of Labor-no; Health-Good; Deformed/Crippled-no. "Admitted" stamped
over passenger number and "Non-Immigrant Alien" stamped over Occupation
column).
720 Openheim, Ester 38y; female; married; HWife; Contract 29258; can't
read/write; Nationality: Russia; Race-Hebrew; Last Resi-(unclear, something
lightly written in); Final Dest: St. Louis; Mo; tkt?-yes; Pd by Husband; Has
$10; In US before?-no; Joining Husband: M?? Openheim, 113 N. 14th St, St.
Louis, Mo; In prison-no; Polygamist-no; Anarchist-no; Promise of Labor-no;
Health-(Note: "Frantic -the remainder is illegible); Deformed/Crippled-no.
(Detained Alien, See Pg. 33, #48).
721 Openheim, S?re (Sore,Sare) 9y; female; single; Child (abv is 12-25478-505
11/4/40); can't read/write; Nationality: Russia; Race-Hebrew; Last Resi-(See
720); Final Dest: St. Louis; Mo; tkt?-yes; Pd by Father; $-no; In US
before?-no; Joining Father: (See 720); In prison-no; Polygamist-no;
Anarchist-no; Promise of Labor-no; Health-good; Deformed/Crippled-no.
722 Openheim, Libe (Rilke pencilled in next to 1st name) 7y; male; single; Child
(abv: 12-125479-505 11-4-40);can't read/write; Nationality: Russia;
Race-Hebrew; Last Resi-(See 720); Final Dest: St. Louis; Mo; tkt?-yes; Pd by
Father; $-no; In US before?-no; Joining Father: (See 720); In prison-no;
Polygamist-no; Anarchist-no; Promise of Labor-no; Health-good;
Deformed/Crippled-no.
723 Rabinsky, Chaim 18y; male; Labr; can read/write; Nationality: Russia;
Race-Hebrew; Last Resi: Kob??n (Kobylin, Pol, Kobryn, Belarus); Final Dest:
New York, NY; Tkt?-yes; Pd by (Possibly Uncle); Has $6; In US before?-no;
Joining Uncle: ? Grossman, 370 Knickerbocker St, Brooklyn, NY; In prison-no;
Polygamist-no; Anarchist-no; Promise of Labor-no; Health-good;
Deformed/Crippled-no.
724 Zaikin, Israel 19y; male; single; Labr; Contract 29260; can read/write;
Nationality: Russia; Race-Hebrew; Last Resi-Preluky (Pryluky, Ukr?); Final
Dest: Brooklyn, NY; tkt?-yes; Pd by Brother; $-no; In US before?-no; Joining
Brother: S. Chaikin (diff. sp?), ?inart St, Brooklyn, NY; In prison-no;
Polygamist-no; Anarchist-no; Promise of Labor-no; Health-good;
Deformed/Crippled-no.
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:
#694-708 Came to Liverpool from port of Libau.
#694 Passenger's Surname "Forkelstein" had been written & then crossed out
and Finkelstein written above; husband is listed as "Forkelstein".
Also, Det. Alien List lists as "Finkelstein".
#711-717 Names appear to be in reverse order. Transcriber changed this for
uniformity and to reflect remainder of the Manifest.
#711 First name: Ysabel, Ysalel, Labl, Label.
#715 Person joining: Crariga, Crariza.
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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