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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.
760 Notkin S
761 Notkin A
762 Rosin
763 Forber
764 Eberlin O
765 Eberlin S
766 Schapiro
767 Swatinskaja R
768 Swatinskaja J
769 Swatinskaja S
770 Swatinskaja R
771 Nilz
772 Dolozer B
773 Dolozer C
774 Borken J
775 Borken L
776 Miringof
777 Nimkin G
778 Nimkin F
779 Lewin S
780 Lewin S
781 Scherman
782 Cheifetz
783 Wesoltz
784 Karnauch S
785 Karnauch D
786 Kaplan
787 Ystorik
788 Danin
789 Ischemajo
790 Kastilewskaja
760 Notkin, Scholem 16y; male; single; Labor; Contract 74874; can read/write;
Nationality: Russia; Race-Hebrew; Last Resi: Rovna; Final Dest: New York
City; tkt?-yes; Pd by Self; Has $80; In US before?-no; Joining Friend:
(looks cousin lightly written abv.) G. Eranklack, 40 Eldridge Ave, New York;
In prison-no; Polygamist-no; Anarchist-no; Promise of Labor-no; Health-good;
Deformed/Crippled-no. (See Detained Alien List, Pg. 33, #38).
761 Notkin, Abram 15y; -bro- male; single; Labr; can read/write; Nationality:
Russia; Race-Hebrew; Last Resi: Rovna; Final Dest: New York City; tkt?-yes;
Pd by Self; $-(w/760); In US before?-no; Joining Friend: (See 760); In
prison-no; Polygamist-no; Anarchist-no; Promise of Labor-no; Health-good;
Deformed/Crippled-no.
762 Rosin, Feige Age (very lightly written-either 51 or 31); female; single;
Servant; Contract 74875; can read/write; Nationality: Russia; Race-Hebrew;
Last Resi-Mohelen; Final Dest: New York City, NY; tkt?-yes; Pd by Uncle; Has
$10; In US before?-no; Joining Uncle: B ?olt (possibly Holt-obscured by ink
blot, 97 Chestnut St, New York; In prison-no; Polygamist-no; Anarchist-no;
Promise of Labor-no; Health-good; Deformed/Crippled-no. (Detained Alien, See
Pg.32, #32).
763 Forber, Eschke 33y; female; single; Servant; Contract 74876; can read/write;
Nationality: Russia; Race-Hebrew; Last Resi-Mohelen; Final Dest: New York,
NY; tkt?-yes; Pd by Self; Has $7; In US before?-no; Joining Brother-in-law,
Fappellelles, 202 E. 97th St, New York, NY; In prison-no; Polygamist-no;
Anarchist-no; Promise of Labor-no; Health-good; Deformed/Crippled-no. (This
alien detained, See Pg. 33, #73).
764 Eberlin, Owser 28y; male; married; Book Binder; Contract 74877; can
read/write; Nationality: Russia; Race-Hebrew; Last Mohelen; tkt?-yes; Has
$30; In US before?-no; Joining Cousin: G. Breeslau, 50 E. 98 St, New York,
NY; In prison-no; Polygamist-no; Anarchist-no; Promise of Labor-no;
Health-good; Deformed/Crippled-no.
765 Eberlin, Sore 28y; female; married; HWife; can read/write; Nationality:
Russia; Race-Hebrew; Last Resi: Mohelen; Final Dest: New York, NY; tkt?-yes;
Pd by Husband; $-(w/764); In US before?-no; Joining Cousin (See 764); In
prison-no; Polygamist-no; Anarchist-no; Promise of Labor-no; Health-good;
Deformed/Crippled-no.
766 Schapiro, Lieb 36y; male; single; Tailor; Contract 74878; can read/write;
Nationality: Russia; Race-Hebrew; Last Resi: Minsk; Final Dest: New York,
NY; tkt?-yes; Pd by Self; Has $35; In US before?-no; Joining Brother: M.
Kaplan, 221 Madison St, New York, NY; In prison-no; Polygamist-no;
Anarchist-no; Promise of Labor-no; Health-good; Deformed/Crippled-no.
767 Swatinskaja, Roche 30y; female; married; HWife; Contract 74879; can
read/write; Nationality: Russia; Race-Hebrew; Last Resi: Miletowek; Final
Dest: Omaha, Neb; tkt?-yes; Pd by Self; Has $10; In US before?-no; Joining
Husband: Swatinsky, 1314 Jackson St, Omaha, Neb; In prison-no; Polygamist-
no; Anarchist-no; Promise of Labor-no; Health-good;Deformed/Crippled-no.
(See also #771 - traveling together?)
768 Swatinskaja, Josef 8y; male; single; Child; can't read/write; Nationality:
Russia; Race-Hebrew; Last Resi: Miletowek; Final Dest: Omaha, Neb; tkt?-yes;
Pd by Mother; $-(w/767); In US before?-no; Joining Father: (See 767); In
prison-no; Polygamist-no; Anarchist-no; Promise of Labor-no; Health-good;
Deformed/Crippled-no.
769 Swatinskaja, Slate 4y; female; single; Child; can't read/write;
Nationality: Russia; Race-Hebrew; Last Resi: Miletowek; Final Dest: Omaha,
Neb; tkt?-yes; Pd by Mother; $-(w/767); In US before?-no; Joining Father:
(See 767); In prison-no; Polygamist-no; Anarchist-no; Promise of Labor-no;
Health-good; Deformed/Crippled-no.
770 Swatinskaja, Rachmeel 10m; male; single; Infant; can't read/write;
Nationality: Russia; Race-Hebrew; Last Resi: Miletowek; Final Dest: Omaha,
Neb; tkt?-yes; Pd by Mother; $-(w/767); In US before?-no; Joining Father:
(See 767); In prison-no; Polygamist-no; Anarchist-no; Promise of Labor-no;
Health-good; Deformed/Crippled-no.
771 Nilz, Chane 19y; female; single; Tailoress; Contract 74880,can read/write;
Nationality: Russia; Race-Hebrew; Last Resi: Miletowek; Final Dest: Omaha,
Neb; tkt?-yes; Pd by Self; Has $10; In US before?-no; Joining Brother-
in-Law: Sch. Babior, 1314 Jackson St, Omaha, Nebr; In prison-no;
Polygamist-no; Anarchist-no; Promise of Labor-no; Health-good;
Deformed/Crippled-no. (See also #767 - traveling together?)
772 Dolozer, Balke 61y; male; married; Painter; Contract 74881; can read/write;
Nationality: Russia; Race-Hebrew; Last Resi: Vetepok (See 786); Final Dest:
New York, NY; tkt?-yes; Pd by Self; $-(amt. unclear); In US before?-no;
Joining Son: A. Romme, 703 Wendover Ave, New York, NY; In prison-no;
Polygamist-no; Anarchist-no; Promise of Labor-no; Health-good;
Deformed/Crippled-no. (Held for Special Inquiry, See Pg. 34,#16; "Admitted"
stamped over passenger number on the Manifest).
773 Dolozer, Chaje 16y; female; single; Servant; can read/write; Nationality:
Russia; Race-Hebrew; Last Resi: (See 772); Final Dest: New York, NY;
tkt?-yes; Pd by Father; $-(w/772); Joining Brother; (See 772); In prison-no;
Polygamist-no; Anarchist-no; Promise of Labor-no; Health-Conjunctivitis;
Deformed/Crippled-no. "Admitted" stamped over number on the Manifest).
774 Borken, Jude (above is written 4693/246) 28y; male; married; Labr; Contract
74882; can read/write; Nationality: Russia; Race-Hebrew; Last Resi-Minsk;
Final Dest: New York, NY; tkt?-yes; Pd by Self; Has more than $50 (looks
like $85); In US before?-no; Joining Friend: Joe Barinofsky, 62 Book St,
Brooklyn, NY; In prison-no; Polygamist-no; Anarchist-no; Promise of
Labor-no; Health-good; Deformed/Crippled-no.
775 Borken, Leie 23y; female; married; HWife; can read/write; Nationality:
Russia; Race-Hebrew; Last Resi-Minsk; Final Dest: New York, NY; tkt?-yes; Pd
by Self; $-(w/774); Joining: (See 774); In prison-no; Polygamist-no;
Anarchist-no; Promise of Labor-no; Health-Conjunctivitis;
Deformed/Crippled-no.
776* Miringof, Schefre 20y; female; single; Tailoress; Contract 74883; can
read/write; Nationality: Russia; Race-Hebrew; Last Resi: Witebsk (Vitebsk,
Belarus?); Final Dest: New York, NY; tkt?-yes; Pd by Self; Has $10; In US
before?-no; Joining Cousin: Sol Bounofsky, 65 East St, New York, NY; In
prison-no; Polygamist-no; Anarchist-no; Promise of Labor-no; Health-sty;
Deformed/Crippled-no. (Detained Alien, See Pg. 33,#69).
777* Nimkin, Gersch 28y; male; single; Labr; Contract 74884; can read/write;
Nationality: Russia; Race-Hebrew; Last Resi-Mohelen; Final Dest: New York;
NY; tkt?-yes; Pd by Self; Has $90; In US before?-no; Joining Cousin: B.
Cell, c/o Tipritz & Co, 398-400 Main St, New York, NY; In prison-no;
Polygamist-no; Anarchist-no; Promise of Labor-no; Health-good;
Deformed/Crippled-no.
778* Nimkin, Feige -sis- 16y; female; single; Servant; can read/write;
Nationality: Russia; Race-Hebrew; Last Resi: Mohelen; Final Dest: New York;
NY; tkt?-yes; Pd by Brother; $-(w/777); In US before?-no; Joining: (See
777); In prison-no; Polygamist-no; Anarchist-no; Promise of Labor-no;
Health-good; Deformed/Crippled-no.
779 Lewin, Salen 24y; male; married; Tailor; Contract 74885; can read/write;
Nationality: Russia; Race-Hebrew; Last: Mohelen; Final Dest: Paterson, NJ;
tkt?-yes; Pd by Self: Has $50; In US before?-no; Joining Cousin: Jos. Spitz,
408 Main St, Paterson, NJ; In prison-no; Polygamist-no; Anarchist-no;
Promise of Labor-no; Health-good; Deformed/Crippled-no.
780 Lewin, Sime 23y; female; married; HWife; can read/write; Nationality:
Russia; Race-Hebrew; Last Resi-Mohelen; Final Dest: Paterson, NJ; tkt?-yes;
Pd by Husband; $-(w/779); In US before?-no; Joining: (See 779); In
prison-no; Polygamist-no; Anarchist-no; Promise of Labor-no; Health-good;
Deformed/Crippled-no.
781* Scherman, Pore 23y; female; single; Tailor; Contract 74886; can read/write;
Nationality: Russia; Race-Hebrew; Last Resi-Mohelen; Final Dest: (NY lightly
written in); tkt?-yes; Pd by Self; Has $25; In US before?-no; Joining
Cousin: Z. Saks (possibly Sax), 382 Cherry St, New York; In prison-no;
Polygamist-no; Anarchist-no; Promise of Labor-no; Health-good; Deformed/
Crippled-no.(Detained Alien, See Pg. 32, #8).
782* Cheifetz, Chaje 20y; female; single; Servt; Contract 74887; can read/write;
Nationality: Russia; Race-Hebrew; Last Resi-Minsk; Final Dest: New York;
Tkt?-yes; Pd by Self; Has $25; In US before?-no; Joining Brother: Morris
Brook, 533 Rockaway Blvd, Brooklyn; In prison-no; Polygamist-no;
Anarchist-no; Promise of Labor-no; Health-good; Deformed/Crippled-no.
(Detained Alien, See Pg. 33, #60 See also Pass 743-746, Pg. 25).
783* Wesoltz, Malke 25y; female; single; Servt; Contract 74888; can read/write;
Nationality: Russia; Race-Hebrew; Last Resi-Minsk; Final Dest: New York;
tkt?-yes; Pd by Self; Has $25; In US before?-no; Joining Brother: H????
(Hirsch?) Hasnuch, 150 Christie St, New York; In prison-no; Polygamist-no;
Anarchist-no; Promise of Labor-no; Health-good; Deformed/Crippled-no.
(Detained Alien, See Pg. 33, #61; also see 784).
784 Karnauch, Schachne 37y; male; married; Dealer; Contract 74893; can
read/write; Nationality: Russia; Race-Hebrew; Last Resi-Popogyer; tkt?-yes;
Pd by Self; Has $500; In US before?-no; Joining Friend (See 783); In
prison-no; Polygamist-no; Anarchist-no; Promise of Labor-no; Health-good;
Deformed/Crippled-no.
785 Karnauch, David 22y; male; married; Dealer; Contract 74894; can read/write;
Nationality: Russia; Race-Hebrew; Last Resi: (See 784); Final Dest: New
York; tkt?-yes; Pd by Self; Has $74; In US before?-no; Joining Friend: (See
784); In prison-no; Polygamist-no; Anarchist-no; Promise of Labor-no;
Health-good; Deformed/Crippled-no.
786 Kaplan, Chaie I. (or J) 18y; female; single; Tailoress; Contract 30655; can
read/write; Nationality: Russia; Race-Hebrew; Last Resi-Staraden (Stary
Redzen, Pol?); Final Dest: Chicago, Ill; tkt?-yes; Pd by Brother; Has $12;
In US before?-no; Joining Brother: Idke Kaplan, 599 N. Wood St, Chicago,
Ill; In prison-no; Polygamist-no; Anarchist-no; Promise of Labor-no;
Health-good; Deformed/Crippled-no.
787 Ystorik, Moses 16y; male; single; Merchant; Contract 74895; can read/write;
Nationality: Russia; Race-Hebrew; Last Resi: Vitepoki; Final Dest: Akron,
NY; Tkt?-yes; Pd by Self; Has $9; In US before?-no; Joining Brother: L.
Dautsch, Cedar St, Akron, NY; In prison-no; Polygamist-no; Anarchist-no;
Promise of Labor-no; Health-good; Deformed/Crippled-no.
788 Danin, Leie 18y; female; single; Tailoress; Contract 30667; Nationality:
Russia; Race-Hebrew; Last Resi-Minsk; Final Dest: New York City; tkt?-yes;
Pd by Father; Has $2; In US before?-no; Joining Father: C. Dinin (diff sp?),
307 Osborn St, Brooklyn, NY; In prison-no; Polygamist-no; Anarchist-no;
Promise of Labor-no; Health-good; Deformed/Crippled-no. (Detained Alien, See
Pg. 33,#62).
789 Ischemajo, Chaje 32y; female; single; Tailoress; Contract 74872; can
read/write; Nationality: Russia; Race-Hebrew; Last Resi-Riga; Final Dest;
New York City; tkt?-yes; Pd by Self; $-none; In US before?-no; Joining
Friend: ? Pilson, 522/524 Bushwick Av, Brooklyn; In prison-no; Polygamist-
no; Anarchist-no; Promise of Labor-no; Health-good; Deformed/Crippled-no.
(Detained Alien, See Pg. 33, #52).
790* Kastilewskaja, Reise 17y; female; single; Servt (Abv is written:
2-211585-505); Contract 74407; can read/write; Nationality: Russia;
Race-Hebrew; Last Resi: Minsk; Final Dest: New York City; tkt?-yes; Pd by
Self; Has $5; In US before?-no; Joining Brother: Joe Kastilewskaja, Watkin
St, Brooklyn, NY; In prison-no; Polygamist-no; Anarchist-no; Promise of
Labor-no; Health-good; Deformed/Crippled-no. (Detained Alien, See Pg. 33,
#64).
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:
All passengers on this page came to Liverpool from the Port of Libau.
#777,778 An additional passenger was crossed off - Riwe Nimkin, 60y; listed as
Mother to Gersch. Apparently she did not make the voyage.
#776 Person going to differs between Manifest & Det. Alien List. Both are poorly
written, and reported as seen.
#782 & 783 Clearly listed as Wesoltz in Manifest; typed as Wesotz on Detained
Alien List. There is a relationship between Pass. 782, 783 and 743-746, per
Det. Alien List of persons who met.
#781 Person going to listed as cousin; on Detained Alien List person who met is
listed as "Husband", same name as cousin. Believe this is in error--Single
#790 Spelling on surname differs between Detained Alien List and Manifest. Both
are very clear, Detained Alien list being typed.
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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