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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.
725 Smith
726 Epstein
727 ?ustin
728 Towie B
729 Towie B
730 Tacheraja
731 Kurmann
732 Lepnitzky M
733 Lepnitzky E
734 Lepnitzky S
735 Karperowitz
736 Goldfarb D
737 Goldfarb C
738 Goldfarb S
739 Goldfarb A
740 Goldfarb T
741 Goldfarb L
742 Goldfarb ?
743 Cheifitz C
744 Cheifitz ?
745 Cheifitz F
746 Ch??fitz
747 Lewin C
748 Lewin I
749 Lewin F
750 Lewin E
751 Lewin F
752 Lewin L
753 Lewin J
754 Cheifetz
755 Grawetz L
756 Grawetz E
757 Grawetz C
758 Grawetz S
759 Grawetz S
725 Smith, Chaje 18y; female; single; Servant; Contract 29262; can't read/write;
Nationality: Russia; Race-Hebrew; Last Resi-Gotovenevsk; Final Dest: New
York City; tkt?-yes; Pd by Brother; Has $6; in US before?-no; Joining
Brother: S. Smith, ?? ??and 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, #18).
726 Epstein, Mowsche 17y; male; single; Tailor; Contract 29261; Nationality:
Russia; Race-Hebrew; Last Resi: Minsk; Final Dest: New York, NY; tkt?-yes;
Pd by Brother; Has $6; IN US before?-no; Joining Brother: ? Epstein, 452
Cherry St, New York, NY; In prison-no; Polygamist-no; Anarchist-no; Promise
of Labor-no; Health-good; Deformed/Crippled-no. (Detained Alien, See Pg. 33,
#39).
727* ?ustin, Fram 33y; male; married; Labr; Contract 29263; can read/write;
Nationality: Russia; Race-Hebrew; Last Resi: Kamiensk; Final Dest: New York,
NY; Pd by Brother; Has $6; in US before?-no; Joining Brother: M. Gustin, 704
E. 5th 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,
#21.)
728 Towie, Barg 35y; male; married; Boot Maker; Contract 29264; can read/write;
Nationality: Russia; Race-Hebrew; Last Resi: Lublin; Final Dest: New York,
NY; tkt?-yes; Pd by Brother-in-Law; Has $1; Joining Brother-in-Law: J??
Kleinfeld, c/o Kleinfeld & Engelberty, 1661 Madison St, New York, NY; In
prison-no; Polygamist-no; Anarchist-no; Promise of Labor-no; Health-good;
Deformed/Crippled-no.
729 Towie, Blume 30y; female; married; HWife; can read/write; Nationality:
Russia; Race-Hebrew; Last Resi: Lublin; Final Dest: New York, NY; tkt?-yes;
Pd by Brother; $-(w/728); Joining Brother: (See 728); In prison-no;
Polygamist-no; Anarchist-no; Promise of Labor-no; Health-good;
Deformed/Crippled-no.
730* Tacheraja, Chaje 32y; female; single; Srvt; Contract 74889; can read/write;
Nationality: Russia; Race-Hebrew; Last Resi: Klivertz; Final Dest: New York,
NY; tkt?-yes; Pd by Self; Has $3; In US before?-no; Joining Cousin: J.
Bercow, 255 Main Str, New Rochelle, NY; In prison-no; Polygamist-no;
Anarchist-no; Promise of Labor-no; Health-good; Deformed/Crippled-no.
(Detained Alien, See Pg. 33, #42).
731 Kurmann, Girsch 32y; male; married; Tailor; Contract 74890; can't read/
write; Nationality: Russia; Race-Hebrew; Last Resi: Beresina; Final Dest:
New York City; tkt?-yes; Pd by Self; Has $5; In US before?-no; Joining
Cousin: A. Persner, c/o Lafrichis, 204 Madison St, New York, NY; In
prison-no; Polygamist-no; Anarchist-no; Promise of Labor-no; Health-good;
Deformed/Crippled-no.
732 Lepnitzky, Mawrike 21y; male; married; Farmer; Contract 74891; can't read/
write; Nationality: Russia; Race-Hebrew; Last Resi: Treschin; Final Dest:
Gary, WVa; tkt?-yes; Pd by Self; Has $50; Joining Brother: B. Lepnitzky, Box
45, Gary, WVa; In prison-no; Polygamist-no; Anarchist-no; Promise of
Labor-no; Health-good; Deformed/Crippled-no. (See also 735).
733 Lepnitzky, Elene 22y; female; married; HWife; can't read/write; Nationality:
Russia; Race-Hebrew; Last Resi: Treschin; Final Dest: Gary, WVa; tkt?-yes;
Pd by Husband; $-(something written in, very light, illegible); In US
before?-no; Joining Brother-in-Law (See 732); In prison-no; Polygamist-no;
Anarchist-no; Promise of Labor-no; Health-good; Deformed/Crippled-no.
734 Lepnitzky, Stanislaw 7m; male; single; Infant; can't read/write;
Nationality: Russia; Race-Hebrew; Last Resi-Treschin; Final Dest: Gary, WVa;
tkt?-yes; Pd by Father; $-(no); In US before?-no; Joining Uncle: (See 732);
In prison-no; Polygamist-no; Anarchist-no; Promise of Labor-no; Health-good;
Deformed/Crippled-no.
735 Karperowitz, Ipolik 25y; male; married; Farmer; Contract 74892; can read/
write; Nationality: Russia; Race-Polish; Last Resi: Setezk; Final Dest:
Gary, WVa; Pd by Self; Has $25; In US before?-no; Joining Friend: (See Pass.
732); In prison-no; Polygamist-no; Anarchist-no; Promise of Labor-no;
Health-good; Deformed/Crippled-no.
736* Goldfarb, Dweire ?9y; female; married; Wife; Contract 30663; can read/write;
Nationality: Russia; Race-Hebrew; Last Resi: (Looks like: Onwka, Ouwka);
Final Dest: New York City; tkt?-yes; Pd by Husband; Has $20; In US before?-
no; Joining Husband: L. Morris, 631-633 Broadway, New York, NY; In prison-
no; Polygamist-no; Anarchist-no; Promise of Labor-no; Health-good; Deformed/
Crippled-no. (Detained Alien, See Pg. 32, #27).
737* Goldfarb, Chaie -child- 13y; female; single; Servant; can read/write;
Nationality: Russia; Race-Hebrew; Last Resi-(See 736); Final Dest: New York
City; tkt?-yes; Pd by Father; $-no; Joining Father: (See 736); In prison-no;
Polygamist-no; Anarchist-no; Promise of Labor-no; Health-good;
Deformed/Crippled-no.
738* Goldfarb, Sore 1y; female; single; Inft; can't read/write; Nationality:
Russia; Race-Hebrew; Last Resi-(See 736); Final Dest: New York City;
tkt?-yes; Pd by Father; $-no; Joining Father: (See 736); In prison-no;
Polygamist-no; Anarchist-no; Promise of Labor-no; Health-good;
Deformed/Crippled-no.
739* Goldfarb, Abram 10y; male; single; Child; can read/write; Nationality:
Russia; Race-Hebrew; Last Resi-(See 736); Final Dest: New York City;
tkt?-yes; Pd by Father; $-no; Joining Father: (See 736); In prison-no;
Polygamist-no; Anarchist-no; Promise of Labor-no; Health-good;
Deformed/Crippled-no.
740* Goldfarb, Tuoke 8y; female; single; Child; can read/write; Nationality:
Russia; Race-Hebrew; Last Resi-(See 736); Final Dest: New York City;
tkt?-yes; Pd by Father; $-no; Joining Father: (See 736); In prison-no;
Polygamist-no; Anarchist-no; Promise of Labor-no; Health-good;
Deformed/Crippled-no.
741* Goldfarb, Leib 5y; male; single; Child; can read/write; Nationality: Russia;
Race-Hebrew; Last Resi-(See 736); Final Dest: New York City; tkt?-yes; Pd by
Father; $-no; Joining Father: (See 736); In prison-no; Polygamist-no;
Anarchist-no; Promise of Labor-no; Health-good; Deformed/Crippled-no.
742* Goldfarb, ?salko (Isalko?) Age:(not clear); sex: (not clear); Child; can
read/write; Nationality: Russia; Race-Hebrew; Last Resi-(See 736); Final
Dest: New York City; tkt?-yes; Pd by Father; $-no; Joining Father: (See
736); In prison-no; Polygamist-no; Anarchist-no; Promise of Labor-no;
Health-good; Deformed/Crippled-no.
743* Cheifitz, Chaie 27y; female; married; HWife (Stamped over: "In Hosp");
Contract 30664; can read/write; Nationality: Russia; Race-Hebrew; Last Resi:
Mohelor; Final Dest: New York City; tkt?-yes; Pd by Husband; Has $5; In US
before?-no; Joining Husband: Morris Book, 533 Rockaway Blvd, New York City;
In prison-no; Polygamist-no; Anarchist-no; Promise of Labor-no; Health-good;
Deformed/Crippled-no. (Held for Special Inquiry, See Pg. 34, #38 and #32.
"Admitted" stamped over passenger number on the Manifest. See also Pass.
782).
744* Cheifitz, ?iser 9y; female; single; Child (Stamped over this: "In Hospital";
can read/write; Nationality: Russia; Race-Hebrew; Last Resi: Mohelor; Final
Dest: New York City; tkt?-yes; Pd by Father: $-(w/743); Joining Father: (See
743); In prison-no; Polygamist-no; Anarchist-no; Promise of Labor-no;
Health-(something written, but it is illegible); Deformed/Crippled-no.
("Admitted stamped over the passenger number on the Manifest. See also Pass
782).
745* Cheifitz, Faine 5y; female; single; Child (Stamped over this: "In Hospital";
can read/write; Nationality: Russia; Race-Hebrew; Last Resi: Mohelor; Final
Dest: New York City; tkt?-yes; Pd by Father: $-(w/743); Joining Father: (See
743); 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).
746* Ch??fitz, Malke Age (unclear, may be 3); female; single; Child (Stamped over
this: "In Hospital"; read/write?-(unclear); Nationality: Russia; Race-
Hebrew; Last Resi: Mohelor; Final Dest: New York City; tkt?-yes; Pd by
Father: $-(w/743); Joining Father: (See 743); 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).
747* Lewin, Chane 33y; female; married; HWife; Contract 30665; can read/write;
Nationality: Russia; Race-Hebrew; Last Resi: Reusk (Ruest, Ger?); Final
Dest: New York City; tkt?-yes; Pd by Husband; Has $6; In US before?-no;
Joining Husband: H. Effieheim, 392 Grand St, New York City; In prison-no;
Polygamist-no; Anarchist-no; Promise of Labor-no; Health-good;
Deformed/Crippled-no. (Detained Alien, See Pg. 32, #23).
748* Lewin, Ite 11y; female; single; Child; can read/write; Nationality: Russia;
Race-Hebrew; Last Resi: (See 747); Final Dest: New York City; Tkt?-yes; Pd
by Father; $-(w/747); Joining Father: (See 747); In prison-no;
Polygamist-no; Anarchist-no; Promise of Labor-no; Health-good;
Deformed/Crippled-no.
749* Lewin, Feige 9y; female; single; Child; can read/write; Nationality: Russia;
Race-Hebrew; Last Resi: (See 747); Final Dest: New York City; Tkt?-yes; Pd
by Father; $-(w/747); Joining Father: (See 747); In prison-no;
Polygamist-no; Anarchist-no; Promise of Labor-no; Health-good;
Deformed/Crippled-no.
750* Lewin, Ese 7y; female; single (written above: 2-773437 505 9-4-40); Child;
can read/write; Nationality: Russia; Race-Hebrew; Last Resi: (See 747);
Final Dest: New York City; Tkt?-yes; Pd by Father; $-(w/747); Joining
Father: (See 747); In prison-no; Polygamist-no; Anarchist-no; Promise of
Labor-no; Health-good; Deformed/Crippled-no.
751* Lewin, Freide 5y; female; single; Child; (written abv: 2-1051305-11/11/43);
can read/write; Nationality: Russia; Race-Hebrew; Last Resi: (See 747);
Final Dest: New York City; Tkt?-yes; Pd by Father; $-(w/747); Joining
Father: (See 747); In prison-no; Polygamist-no; Anarchist-no; Promise of
Labor-no; Health-good; Deformed/Crippled-no.
752* Lewin, Leib 3y; male; single; Child; can read/write; Nationality: Russia;
Race-Hebrew; Last Resi: (See 747); Final Dest: New York City; Tkt?-yes; Pd
by Father; $-(w/747); Joining Father: (See 747); In prison-no;
Polygamist-no; Anarchist-no; Promise of Labor-no; Health-good;
Deformed/Crippled-no.
753* Lewin, Jacob 6m; male; single; Inft; can read/write (?); Nationality:
Russia; Race-Hebrew; Last Resi: (See 747); Final Dest: New York City;
Tkt?-yes; Pd by Father; $-(w/747); Joining Father: (See 747); In prison-no;
Polygamist-no; Anarchist-no; Promise of Labor-no; Health-good;
Deformed/Crippled-no.
754* Cheifetz, Srolik Age (?unclear); male; single; Infant (In hosp with Mother
11/8 (this number refers to passenger number on page, which according
to this list would be 743). Also stamped over this: "In Hospital"); Contract
74870; (No other information is recorded, but this passenger was Held for
Special Inquiry, Pg. 34, #32; however the name on Manifest does not match
the name of the child listed on the Special Inquiry List, Isak. Since the
age on that list is 7m, would presume that this is the same child).
755* Grawetz, Libe 34y; female; married; HWife; Contract 74873; can read/write;
Nationality: Russia; Race-Hebrew; Last Resi: Minsk; Final Dest: New York
City; Tkt?-yes; Pd by Self; Has $12 (this written over $25); In US
before?-no; Joining Husband: L. Grawitz, 175 Herreson Avenue, Brooklyn, NY;
In prison-no; Polygamist-no; Anarchist-no; Promise of Labor-no; Health-good;
Deformed/Crippled-no. (Detained Alein, See Pg. 32, #16).
756* Grawetz, Elje 10y; male; single; Child; can't read/write; Nationality:
Russia; Race-Hebrew; Last Resi: Minsk; Final Dest: New York City; Tkt?-yes;
Pd by Self; $-(w/755); Joining Father: (See 755); In prison-no;
Polygamist-no; Anarchist-no; Promise of Labor-no; Health-good;
Deformed/Crippled-no.
757* Grawetz, Chase 9y; male; single; Child; can't read/write; Nationality:
Russia; Race-Hebrew; Last Resi: Minsk; Final Dest: New York City; Tkt?-yes;
Pd by Self; $-(w/755); Joining Father: (See 755); In prison-no;
Polygamist-no; Anarchist-no; Promise of Labor-no; Health-good;
Deformed/Crippled-no.
758* Grawetz, Samson 6y; male; single; Child; can't read/write; Nationality:
Russia; Race-Hebrew; Last Resi-Minsk; Final Dest: New York City; Tkt?-yes;
Pd by Self; $-(w/755); Joining Father: (See 755); In prison-no;
Polygamist-no; Anarchist-no; Promise of Labor-no; Health-good;
Deformed/Crippled-no.
759* Grawetz, Simche 1y; female; single; Infant; can't read/write; Nationality:
Russia; Race-Hebrew; Last Resi: Minsk; Final Dest: New York City; Tkt?-yes;
Pd by Self; $-(w/755); Joining Father: (See 755); 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:
#727 Surname on manifest is not clearly written. Could be Sustin. On Det. Alien
List could be Festin. Person going to is clearly: Gustin. Probably Gustin.
#736-759 were passengers who came to Liverpool from the port of Libau.
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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