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SS Lituania
SS Lituania
Passengers sailing from Danzig June 30, 1921 arriving Boston, July 13, 1921
AFFIDAVIT OF THE MASTER OR COMMANDING OFFICER, OR FIRST OR SECOND OFFICER
_________________
I, Chief Officer of the S.S. Lituania, from Danzig, 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 mental examination of each and all the aliens named in the foregoing Lists Manifest Sheets, 24 in number, and that from the report of said surgeon and from my own investigation, I believe that no one of said aliens is of any of the classes excluded from admission into the United States by section three of the Immigration Act, 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.KausSworn to before me this 13-th day of July, 1921
Chief Officer
at BOSTON
AFFIDAVIT OF SURGEON
_________________
I, Bolger Kondam, Surgeon of the S.S. Lituania, sailing therewith, do solemnly and truly swear that I have had 27 years experience as a Physician and Surgeon, and that I am entitled to practice as such by and under the authority of the Medical Faculty of Copenhagen, and that I have made a personal examination of each of the aliens named herein, and that the foregoing Lists or Manifest Sheets, 29 in number, according to the best of my knowledge and belief, are full and correct, and true in all particulars, relative to the mental and physical condition of such aliens.B. KondamSworn to before me this 13-th day of July, 1921
at BOSTON
ALIENS
Columns on the sheets:
1) No. on List
2) Name in Full (Family name, Given Name)
3) Age (Yrs, Mos)
4) Sex
5) Married/Single
6) Calling/Occupation
7) Able to read/write
8) Nationality (Country of which citizen/subject)
9) Race or People
10) Last Permanent Residence (Country/City or Town)
11) The name and complete address of nearest relative or friend in country whence alien came
12) Final Destination (intended future permanent residence) State/City or town
13) No. on List; (Since this is the same passenger number as column 1, column 13 will be eliminated in each passenger's paragraph.)
14) Whether having a ticket to such final destination
15) By whom was passage paid? (Whether alien paid his own passage, whether paid by relative, whether paid
by any other person or by any corporation, society, municipality; or government.)
16) Whether in possession of $50, and if less, how much?
17) Whether ever before in the United States; and if so, when and where? (If yes, year or period of years. Where?)
18) Whether going to join a relative or friend; and if so, what relative or friend, and his name and complete address
19) Ever in prison or almshouse or institution for care and treatment of the insane or supported by charity?
If so, which?
20) Whether a Polygamist
21) Whether an Anarchist
22) Whether coming by reason of any offer, solicitation promise, or agreement, expressed or implied, to labor in
the United States
23) Condition of Health, Mental and Physical
24) Deformed or Crippled. Nature, length of time, and cause
25) Height in Feet and Inches
26) Complexion
27) Color of Hair and Eyes
28) Marks of Identification
29) Place of birth - Country and City or town.
No passengers have been in prison or in an almshouse, are anarchists, or polygamists nor have they received offers of employment in the U.S. None are crippled or deformed.
39 Rosenthal, Max
40 Walenciak, Jozef
41 Wolblum, Zuesl Cywja
42 Todres, Wolf
43 Olochwoszez, Apolonia
44 Kacowitz, Seine B.
45 Kacowitz, Welwel
46 Kacowitz, Pesse
47 Palmer, Alma
48 Chait, Wichne
49 Laiming, Harry
50 Laiming, Kathrine
51 Ozol-Erikson, Austra
52 Stockus, Barbara
53 Beraza, Annie Toba
54 Szwarc, Bejla
55 Korman, Peter
Passengers #39 - #43 are Second Cabin Passengers.
39 Rosenthal, Max; 30 yrs - mos; Sex: M; Marr/Sing: S
Occ: SS Agent; Read/Write: Y/Y; Lang: English
Nationality: Polish; Race: Hebrew; Last perm res: New York , New York
Nearest rel: Cousin: Berna Tomkiewicz, Warsaw, ul. Grenitzla, Poland
Dest: New York, N.Y.; Have ticket: Yes; Pass. paid by: Self
$50 or more: 200; US Before: Yes, 1914-1921, New York. Left US April 15/21
SS Lituania from NY
Joining: His own home, 262 East Broadway, New York
Intend to return: No; Length of stay: Perm; Become citizen: Yes
Health: Good; Hgt: 5 ft, 5 inches; ID: None
Complexion/Hair/Eyes: Fair/Black/Blue; POB: Sarembi, Poland
40 Walenciak, Jozef; 36 yrs - mos; Sex: M; Marr/Sing: M
Occ: Baker; Read/Write: Y/Y; Lang: Polish
Nationality: Polish; Race: Polish; Last perm res: New York , New York
Nearest rel: Wife: Henrika Walenciak, Bromberg, Margariten Str. 9 Poland
Dest: New York, N.Y.; Have ticket: Yes; Pass. paid by: Brother-in-law
$50 or more: 100; US Before: Yes, 1913-1920, New York
Joining: Brother-in-law: Antoni Karczewsky, 354-18th Str. Brooklyn, N.Y.
Intend to return: No; Length of stay: Perm; Become citizen: Yes
Health: Good; Hgt: 5 ft, 7 inches; ID: None
Complexion/Hair/Eyes: Fair/Fair/Blue; POB: Zembrowie, Poland
41 Wolblum, Zuesl Cywja; 57 yrs - mos; Sex: F; Marr/Sing: Wd
Occ: Housewife; Read/Write: N/N; Lang: Polish
Nationality: Polish; Race: Hebrew; Last perm res: Warsaw, Poland
Nearest rel: Brother: Srul Kohn, Warsaw ul. Mila 24, Poland
Dest: New York, N.Y.; Have ticket: Yes; Pass. paid by: Son
$50 or more: 60; US Before: No
Joining: Son: Joe Bloom, 870 Myrtle Ave. Brooklyn, New York
Intend to return: No; Length of stay: Perm; Become citizen: Yes
Health: Good; Hgt: 5 ft, 1 inches; ID: None
Complexion/Hair/Eyes: Fair/Gray/Brown; POB: Warsaw, Poland
42 Todres, Wolf; 23 yrs - mos; Sex: M; Marr/Sing: S
Occ: Worker; Read/Write: Y/Y; Lang: Jewish
Nationality: Polish; Race: Hebrew; Last perm res: Zaremby, Poland
Nearest rel: Father: Szmul Todres, Zaremby z. Lomza, Poland
Dest: New York, N.Y.; Have ticket: Yes; Pass. paid by: Self
$50 or more: 25; US Before: No
Joining: Brother: Nathan Todres, 36 Attorney Str. New York Manhattan
Intend to return: No; Length of stay: Perm; Become citizen: Yes
Health: Good; Hgt: 5 ft, 6 inches; ID: None
Complexion/Hair/Eyes: Fair/Fair/Blue; POB: Zaremby, Poland
43 Olochwoszez, Apolonia; 20 yrs - mos; Sex: F; Marr/Sing: M
Occ: Wife; Read/Write: Y/Y; Lang: Polish
Nationality: Polish; Race: Polish; Last perm res: Wloclawek, Poland
Nearest rel: Father: Stanislaw Zakrzewski, Wloclawek Gub. Warsaw, Poland
Dest: New Britain, Conn.; Have ticket: No; Pass. paid by: Husband
$50 or more: 25; US Before: No
Joining: Husband: Adolf Olochwoszez, 24 Orange Str. New Britain, Conn.
Intend to return: No; Length of stay: Perm; Become citizen: Yes
Health: Good; Hgt: 5 ft, 2 inches; ID: None
Complexion/Hair/Eyes: Fair/Fair/Blue; POB: Wloclawek, Poland
Passengers #44 - #55 are U.S. Citizens.
44 Kacowitz, Seine B.: 28 yrs - mos; Sex: F; Marr/Sing: M
Name & location of court which issued naturalization papers: U.Sict Legations of
Copenhagen 14/2-21. No. 341
Address in United States: 3615 W. 13-th Str. Chicago, Ill.
45 Kacowitz, Welwel: 8 yrs - mos; Sex: F; Marr/Sing: S
Name & location of court which issued naturalization papers: U.Sict Legations of
Copenhagen 14/2-21. No. 341
Address in United States: 3615 W. 13-th Str. Chicago, Ill.
46 Kacowitz, Pesse: 9 yrs - mos; Sex: F; Marr/Sing: S
Name & location of court which issued naturalization papers: U.Sict Legations of
Copenhagen 14/2-21. No. 341
Address in United States: 3615 W. 13-th Str. Chicago, Ill.
47 Palmer, Alma: 23 yrs - mos; Sex: F; Marr/Sing: M
Name & location of court which issued naturalization papers: U.S.A. Passport 15-1-21.
No. 130175
Address in United States: Husband 90 Winchester Street Newton Highland Mass.
48 Chait, Wichne: 28 yrs - mos; Sex: F; Marr/Sing: M
Name & location of court which issued naturalization papers: Legation U.S.A.
Copenhagen 4/5-1921. No. 436
Address in United States: Husband Jacob Chait 702 Madison Avenue Baltimore.
49 Laiming, Harry: 12 yrs - mos; Sex: M; Marr/Sing: S
Name & location of court which issued naturalization papers: U.S. Legation at
Copenhagen 4-th May 1921. No. 437
Address in United States: 1820 Race Street Philadelphia
50 Laiming, Kathrine: 8 yrs - mos; Sex: F; Marr/Sing: S
Name & location of court which issued naturalization papers: U.S. Legation at
Copenhagen 4-th May 1921. No. 438
Address in United States: 1820 Race Street Philadelphia
51 Ozol-Erikson, Austra: 8 yrs - mos; Sex: F; Marr/Sing: S
Name & location of court which issued naturalization papers: Legation of Copenhagen
Passport 27/4 1921 No. 431
Address in United States: Fred Erikson c/o New York, Baltic and Black Sea
Transportation Co. 158 W. 31st St. New York
52 Stockus, Barbara: 48 yrs - mos; Sex: F; Marr/Sing: M
Name & location of court which issued naturalization papers: Department of State Washington
29-th of May 1920, No.45354.
Address in United States: Husband Charles Stockus 22 Fisk Street Chicago Ill.
53* Beraza, Annie Toba: 41 yrs - mos; Sex: F; Marr/Sing: M
Name & location of court which issued naturalization papers: Legation of U.S. Warschau
Poland 5-th January 1921 No. 800
Address in United States: Husband Dawid Brzoza 604 Blake Avenue, Brooklyn, New York
54* Szwarc, Bejla: 40 yrs - mos; Sex: F; Marr/Sing: M
Name & location of court which issued naturalization papers: Legation of U.S. Warschau
Poland 28-th of May 1921 U.S. Passport No. 1037
Address in United States: Husband Barney Schwartz, 51 French Str. Port Jernis New York
55* Korman, Peter: 27 yrs - mos; Sex: M; Marr/Sing: M
Name & location of court which issued naturalization papers: American Consul Danzig
June 6-th 1921 No. 948
Address in United States: Brother Harry Korman 59 Levenson Avenue South River, New Jersey
Transcriber's Notes:
* An asterisk indicates an error on the part of the original recorder, not the
transcriber, or calls attention to additional information in the transcriber
notes.
? Question marks within the text indicate illegible handwriting or entries
obscured by other markings.
Families often have a single entry in a particular column with a bracket connecting
family members together. This may give the appearance, for example, as if a wife
and each individual child are traveling to join a husband when, in fact, the children
are joining their father.
53 Handwritten note added: "with son, list 9-14" This is passenger #309, Symcha Binen Brodzy.
54 Passengers #121 and #168 - #171 are her children.
55 Handwritten note added: "Transferred to alien manifest" Both passengers #358 and #367 are
named Peter Korman.
Additional Information
The New York Times reported that the Lituania, originally scheduled to dock in New York
was diverted to Boston. 173 Polish immigrants were to be returned to Europe since the
Polish quota was now full.
The Boston Globe reported the arrival of the Lituania, with 350 immigrants and fifteen
American citizens. Peter Korman, a Pennsylvania coal miner who had gone to Russia to
search for his parents, told of his arrest in Russia, his exciting escape from jail, and
his clandestine train ride to the Latvian coast where he could book passage back to the
U.S. There were fifteen refugees from Lithuania, orphaned when their mothers were killed
in pogroms, now in charge of Polish schoolteacher Miss Fanny Feinsilver. Passenger Max
Rosenthal of New York, bringing family members in from Russia, reported on the terrible
out of control conditions in Poland saying that Jews are worse off now than during the
Russian regime. Another passenger, Sven V. Knudsen of Copenhagen, an official of the
Danish Boy Scouts was here to study the Boy Scout movement in the U.S.
The official instructions from Washington now allowed all passengers to land with the
exception of 99 Poles who will be held for the present, the Polish quota for the month
having already been filled.
The Boston Globe for July 15, 1921 reported that all 173 Polish immigrants would be
deported. The Polish quota for June, July and part of August has already arrived. The
authorities insist that the laws be strictly enforced.
The full text of these newspaper reports from the Historical New York Times and the
Historical Boston Globe can be found on-line at many public libraries having subscriptions
to ProQuest.
National Archives and Records Administration, Film T843, Reel 268.
Boston Passenger Lists Vol. 436-438, June 7, 1921 - Sep 30, 1921
Transcribed by David Rosen a member of the
Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild
6 February 2008
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