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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.

882 Churchin 
883 Benfost 
884 Lazerin 
885 Grossblatt 
886 Gutowski 
887 Klein 
888 Yabutshnik I 
889 Yabutshnik C 
890 S?tlin L 
891 S?tlin J 
892 Dilberion 
893 Howarth 
894 Mirimanian H 
895 Mirimanian F 
896 Alonzi 
897 Tucker 
898 Hilton 
899 Murphy T 
900 Murphy M 
901 Murphy P 
902 ?akes 
903 Pitt J 
904 Pitt J 
905 Pitt E 
906 Pitt M 
907 Pitt E 


882* Churchin, Frum? 46y; female; married (stamped over: "In Hospital"); HWife;
     Contract 43236; can read/write; Nationality: Russia; Race-Hebrew; Last 
     Resi-("Russia" heavily written over something else); Final Dest: New York 
     City; tkt?-yes; Pd by Self; Has $10; In US before?-no; Joining Husband, N. 
     Churchin, 282 Monroe St, New York City, NY; In prison-no; Polygamist-no;
     Anarchist-no; Promise of Labor-no; Health-?; Crippled/Deformed-no. (Held for
     Special Inquiry, See Pg. 34, #36; "Deported" stamped over passenger number
     on Manifest).


883* Benfost, Annie 46y; female; married (stamped over "In Hospital"); HWife; 
     Contract 43237; can read/write; Nationality: Russia; Race-Hebrew; Last Resi-
     (See 882-ditto); Final Dest: New York City; tkt?-yes; Pd by Self; Has $10;
     In US before?-no; Joining Husband, L.Binfest (diff sp?), c/o Mr. Gurewitz,
     48 Dinen St, New York City, NY; In prison-no; Polygamist-no; Anarchist-no;
     Promise of Labor-no; Health-?; Crippled/Deformed-no. (Held for Special
     Inquiry, See Pg. 34, #36; "Admitted" stamped over pass. number on Manifest).


884* Lazerin, Sam 19y; male; single; Tailor; Contract 48793; can read/write; 
     Nationality: Russia; Race-Hebrew; Last Resi-Liverpool; Final Dest: Brooklyn,
     NY; tkt?-yes; Pd by Self: Has $10; In US before?-no; Joining Uncle: Adolf 
     Goldman, 134 Graham Ave, Brooklyn, NY; In prison-no; Polygamist-no;
     Anarchist-no; Promise of Labor-no; Health-?; Crippled/Deformed-no.


885* Grossblatt, Abram 37y; male; married; Tailor; Contract 49912; can read/
     write; Nationality: Russia; Race-Hebrew; Last Resi-Leeds 14 yrs; Final Dest:
     Boston, Mass; tkt?-yes; Pd by Self; Has $20; In US before?-no; Joining 
     Brother-in-Law: Joseph Goldman, Chelsea St, Boston, Mass; In prison-no;
     Polygamist-no; Anarchist-no; Promise of Labor-no; Health-?; 
     Crippled/Deformed-no.


886* Gutowski, Pyns ?5y (25 or 35); male; single; Cabinet Maker; Contract 30622;
     can't read/write; Nationality: Russia; Race-Hebrew; Last Resi-Liverpool; 
     Final Dest: Elizabeth Port; tkt?-yes; Pd by Brother; Has $20; In US before?-
     no; Joining Brother: John Gutowska, 218 First St, Elizabeth Port, NY; In 
     prison-no; Polygamist-no; Anarchist-no; Promise of Labor-no; Health-?;
     Crippled/Deformed-no.


887* Klein, Samuel 25y; male; single; Tailor; Contract 53638; can read/write; 
     Nationality: Russia; Race-Hebrew; Last Resi-Newcastle 3 mths; Final Dest:
     Philadelphia, Pa; tkt?-yes; Pd by Self; Has $30; In US before?-no; Joining 
     Cousin: G. Jacobs, 109 Race St, Philadelphia, Pa; In prison-no; 
     Polygamist-no; Anarchist-no; Promise of Labor-no; Health-?; 
     Crippled/Deformed-no.


888* Yabutshnik, Itzik 26y; male; married; Tailor; Contract 53639; can't 
     read/write; Nationality: Russia; Race-Hebrew; L'pool (Liverpool) 1 year;
     Final Dest: Philadelphia, Pa; tkt?-yes; Pd by Self; Has $30; In US 
     before?-no; Joining Cousin: G. Fisher, 1638 Oakey (or Orkey) St,
     Philadelphia; In prison-no; Polygamist-no; Anarchist-no; Promise of Labor-
     no; Health-?; Crippled/Deformed-no.


889* Yabutshnik, Chame (bro written in) 24y; male;(marital status unclear); 
     Shoemaker; can't read/write; Nationality: Russia; Race-Hebrew; Last Resi- 
     (See 888); Final Dest: Philadelphia, Pa; tkt?-yes; Pd by Self; $-(unclear); 
     In US before?-no; Joining: (See 888); In prison-no; Polygamist-no; 
     Anarchist-no; Promise of Labor-no; Health-?; Crippled/Deformed-no.


890* S?tlin, Leibe 41; male; married; Tailor; Contract 53637; can't read/write; 
     Nationality: Russia; Race-Hebrew; Last Resi: L'pool 3 mths; Final Dest:
     Brooklyn, NY; tkt?-yes; Pd by Self; Has $10; In US before?-no; Joining 
     Cousin: Moses Beltman, 466 Bugen St, Brooklyn, NY; In prison-no; 
     Polygamist-no; Anarchist-no; Promise of Labor-no; Health-?; Crippled/
     Deformed-no. (A comment is written in Col. 17-22; it is difficult to read:
     looks like: Friend recovered).


891* S?tlin, Jacob 11y; male; single; Child; can't read/write; Nationality: 
     Russia; Race-Hebrew; Last Resi-(See 890); Final Dest: Brooklyn, NY; 
     tkt?-yes; Pd by Father; $-(unclear); In US before?-no; Joining: (See 890);
     In prison-no; Polygamist-no; Anarchist-no; Promise of Labor-no; Health-?; 
     Crippled/Deformed-no.


892  Dilberion, Dick 25y; male; single (Stamped over: In Hospital); Shoe Maker; 
     can read/write; Nationality: Armenian; Race-Armenian; Last Resi-London; 
     Final Dest: Troy, NY; tkt?-no; Pd by Self; Has $20; In US before?-yes, 1903,
     Providence, RI; Joining Friend: Mr. Gadig, 105 E. 31st St, New York City; In
     prison-no; Polygamist-no; Anarchist-no; Promise of Labor-no; Health-good; 
     Crippled/Deformed-no. (Held for Special Inquiry, See Pg. 34, #40; stamped 
     over passenger number is "Deported". See also 894).


893  Howarth, Samuel P. 36y; male; married; Weaver; Contract 45486; can read/
     write; Nationality-England; Race-English; Last Resi-Barrowford; Final Dest:
     New Bedford, Mass; tkt?-no; Pd by Self; Has more than $50; In US before?-
     yes, 1902, New Bedford, Mass; Joining Friend: Mr. Daby Pimple (or Daley),
     121 Austin St, New Bedford, Mass; In prison-no; Polygamist-no; Anarchist-no;
     Promise of Labor-no; Health-good; Crippled/Deformed-no.


894  Mirimanian, Houannes 38y; male; married; Petroleum Worker; can read/write;
     Nationality: Armenian; Race-Armenian; Last Resi-London; Final Dest: New 
     York, NY; tkt?-yes; Pd by Self; Has more than $50--(looks like 150); In US
     before?-no; Joining Friend: Mr. Gadig, 105 E. 31th St, New York, NY; In
     prison-no; Polygamist-no; Anarchist-no; Promise of Labor-no; Health-good;
     Crippled/Deformed-no. (See 893).


895  Mirimanian, Famo? (crossed out-Florence) 30y; female; married; HWife; can
     read/write; Nationality: Armenian; Race-Armenian; Last Resi-London; Final 
     Dest: New York, NY; tkt?-yes; Pd by Husband; $-(w/894); In US before?-no; 
     Joining (See 894); In prison-no; Polygamist-no; Anarchist-no; Promise of
     Labor-no; Health-good; Crippled/Deformed-no.


896  Alonzi, Gennaro 17y; male; single; Farmer/Labr (written above: IX95174 -505-
     9-26-41); Contract 46000; can read/write; Nationality: Italy; Race-Italian; 
     Last Resi: Scarboro, Eng; Final Dest: Port Chester, NY; tkt?-no; Pd by 
     Brother; Has $10; In US before?-no; Joining Brother: G. Alonzi, 448 West St,
     Port Chester, NY; In prison-no; Polygamist-no; Anarchist-no; Promise of 
     Labor-no; Health-good; Crippled/Deformed-no.


897  Tucker, Horace 18y; male; single; Dentist (Stamped over: "Non-Immigrant
     Alien"); can read/write; Nationality-England; Race-English; Last 
     Resi-Torquay; Final Dest: Winnepeg, Man; tkt?-yes; Pd by Brother; $10; In US
     before?-no; Joining Friend: c/o ? Weiss 6th St River Av, North S????, New 
     York; In prison-no; Polygamist-no; Anarchist-no; Promise of Labor-no; 
     Health-good; Crippled/Deformed-no. ("In transit" written over passenger 
     number, obscuring Contract number).


898  Hilton, Thomas 52y; male; single; Farmer; Contract 52155; can read/write;
     Nationality: England; Race-English; Last Resi-(illegible); Final Dest:
     Marysville, Wash; tkt?-yes; Pd by Self; Has $30; In US before?-no; Joining
     Brother: J. Hilton, Marysville, Wash; In prison-no; Polygamist-no; 
     Anarchist-no; Promise of Labor-no; Health-good; Crippled/Deformed-no.


899  Murphy, Thomas 30y; male; married; Farmer; Contract 48990; can read/write; 
     Nationality: England; Race-Irish; Last Resi-?arlingford (Harlingford?); 
     Final Dest: San Francisco, Cal; tkt?-yes; Pd by Uncle; Has more than $50; In
     US before?-no; Joining Uncle: John White, 530 Pennsylvania Ave, San
     Francisco, Cal; In prison-no; Polygamist-no; Anarchist-no; Promise of
     Labor-no; Health-good; Crippled/Deformed-no. 


900  Murphy, Mary 25y; female; married; HWife; can read/write; Nationality: 
     England; Race-Irish; Last Resi-(See 899); Final Dest: San Francisco, Cal;
     tkt?-yes; Pd by Uncle; $-(w/899); In US before?-no; Joining: (See 899);  In 
     prison-no; Polygamist-no; Anarchist-no; Promise of Labor-no; Health-good; 
     Crippled/Deformed-no. 


901  Murphy, Patrick 2y; male; single; Child; Contract 51528; can't read/write;
     Nationality: England; Race-Irish; Last Resi-(See 899); Final Dest: San 
     Francisco, Cal; tkt?-yes; Pd by Uncle; $-(w/899); In US before?-no; Joining
     Grand Uncle: (See 899); In prison-no; Polygamist-no; Anarchist-no; Promise 
     of Labor-no; Health-good; Crippled/Deformed-no. 


902* ?akes, Peter 22; male; single; Labr; Contract 28990; can read/write; 
     Nationality: England; Race-Irish; Last Resi-(See 899); Final Dest: San
     Francisco, Cal; tkt?-yes; Pd by Uncle; $-(unclear); In US before?-no;
     Joining Uncle: (See 899); In prison-no; Polygamist-no; Anarchist-no; Promise
     of Labor-no; Health-good; Crippled/Deformed-no. 


903  Pitt, John 36y; male; married; Ironmonger; Contract 30390; can read/write; 
     Nationality: England; Race-English; Last Resi-??irgaverny; Final Dest:
     Wilkes Barre, Pa; tkt?-yes; Pd by Brother-in-Law; $-(unclear); In US 
     before?-no; Joining Brother-in-Law: Elias Pugh, 322 Bowman St, Wilkes Barre,
     Pa; In prison-no; Polygamist-no; Anarchist-no; Promise of Labor-no; 
     Health-good; Crippled/Deformed-no. 


904  Pitt, Jane 36y (37 crossed out); female; married; HWife; can read/write;
     Nationality: England; Race-English; Last Resi-??irgaverny; Final Dest:
     Wilkes Barre, Pa; tkt?-yes; Pd by Brother; $-(unclear); In US before?-no;
     Joining Brother: (See 903); In prison-no; Polygamist-no; Anarchist-no; 
     Promise of Labor-no; Health-good; Crippled/Deformed-no. 


905  Pitt, Elsie 11y; female; single; Child; can read/write; Nationality: 
     England; Race-English; Last Resi-??irgaverny; Final Dest: Wilkes Barre, Pa;
     tkt?-yes; Pd by Uncle; $-(unclear); In US before?-no; Joining Uncle: (See 
     903); In prison-no; Polygamist-no; Anarchist-no; Promise of Labor-no; 
     Health-good; Crippled/Deformed-no.


906  Pitt, Margaret 9y; female; single; Child; can read/write; Nationality:
     England; Race-English; Last Resi-??irgaverny; Final Dest: Wilkes Barre, Pa;
     tkt?-yes; Pd by Uncle; $-(unclear); In US before?-no; Joining Uncle: (See 
     903); In prison-no; Polygamist-no; Anarchist-no; Promise of Labor-no; 
     Health-good; Crippled/Deformed-no.


907  Pitt, Edith 5y; female; single; Child; can read/write; Nationality: England;
     Race-English; Last Resi-??irgaverny; Final Dest: Wilkes Barre, Pa; tkt?-yes;
     Pd by Uncle; $-(unclear); In US before?-no; Joining Uncle: (See 903); In 
     prison-no; Polygamist-no; Anarchist-no; Promise of Labor-no; Health-good; 
     Crippled/Deformed-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:

#882, 883 These surnames vary greatly--The hand-written Special Inquiry lists one
          variation, Manifest seems fairly clear and husband's name is yet
          different. All are recorded here as seen. #883's first name also
          differs on forms. 
#882-891  Col. 21 "Cond. of Health" is mistakenly listed as "no"; w/dittoes for 
          following numbers. 
#890/891  Surname: Seetlin, Sutlin. 
#902      Possibly Jakes, Vakes, Dakes

National Archives and Records Administration, T715, Reel 746

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