SS New York Passenger List - 12 August 1899

Front Cover of a Saloon Passenger List for the SS New York of the American Line, Departing Saturday, 12 August 1899 from Southampton to New York via Cherbourg, Commanded by Captain W. J. Roberts.

Front Cover of a Saloon Passenger List for the SS New York of the American Line, Departing Saturday, 12 August 1899 from Southampton to New York via Cherbourg, Commanded by Captain W. J. Roberts. The Passenger List Exhibits Signs of Foxing and a Previous Attempt at Repair Using Pressure Sensitive Tape. GGA Image ID # 21adfc1044

Senior Officers and Staff

Captain: W. J. Roberts
Purser: Howard E. Hinsley
Surgeon: R. C. Hutchinson
Chief Steward: Jarnes Farrell

Saloon Passengers

Mrs. C. L. Allen
Mr. T. Ellis Browne
Miss Allen
Mrs. George Pendleton Bowler
Mr. G. H. Atkin and Maid
Mrs. Abell
Mr. Harvey Bell
Miss A. Abell
Mr. Henry Bacon
Mrs. Hortense Arnould
Mr. E. C. Bickell
Mr. Chas. E. Ackers
Mrs. Edward S. Bragg
Miss Kitty Abbey
Miss J. H. Ballantine
Mr. S. H. Benton
Mrs. S. H. Benton
Miss Louise Beaudet
Dr J. D. Burns
Mr. J. H. Brock
Mr. J. S. Barclay
Mr. T. J. Blakeslee
Mr. H. A. Boal
Dr G. W. Burns
Mr. I. Behr
Miss Kenyon Bishop
Mr. G. Berry
Mr. George Booker
Mrs. Booker
Miss Louise Booker
Mr. Julius Beck
Mr. T. W. Cauter
Mr. L. R. Cauter
Mr. C. L. Cauter
Mrs. Sarah E. E. Chamberlain
Miss A. B. Corse
Mr. Gilman Callamose
Mr. Walter Camp
Mrs. Camp
Mr. Edwin E. Cassell
Mrs. Cassell
Capt. L. H. Close
Mr. H. B. Clark
Mr. Thos. P. Cleaves
Hon. T. H. Carter
Mr. T. E. Comba
Mr. W. S. Colvin
Mr. H. L. Cooper
Mrs. Cooper
Mrs. Cushing
Mr. Clydesdale
Mrs. Clydesdale
Mr. R. W. Carroll
Mrs. Carroll
Mr. Robert Fulgora
Rev. M. B. Farse
Mr. O. E. Foster
Mr. S. Forster
Mr. E. C. Frampton
Mrs. Frampton
Mr. John Faulkner
Mr. R. B. Fort
Mr. Martin Dennis
Miss Florence Dodd
Mr. C. Dupee
Mr. John Drew
Mrs. Drew
Miss Drew and Valet
Mr. Wm. Disston
Mrs. Disston and Maid
Mr. Wm. Dunlop Disston
Miss Pauline Disston and Nurse
Mrs. N. Dunlop
Miss E. Dunlop
Mr. Frank Dale
Mrs. Dale
Mrs. Wert Dexter
Miss Katherine Dexter and Maid
Mr. Chas. E. Dudley
Mr. C. R. Drummond
Mrs. Drummond and Maid
Mr. Andre Demetre
Mr. Richard Harding Davis
Mrs. Richard Harding Davis and Maid
Mrs. W. F. Douthirt
Mr. A. M. palberg
Mr. Robt. Emmet
Mrs. Emmet
Mrs. Earl
Miss Earl
Mrs. Richard L. Evans
Master Evans
Miss Enstace
Mrs. W. H. Frease
Mr. E. D. Floyd
Mrs. Floyd
Miss Caroline A. Finneran
Hon. J. W. Goff
Mr. F. H. Ginn
Mrs. Ginn
Mr. Chas. Cross Goodrich
Mrs. Goodrich
Mr. Arthur Geoffroy
Mr. Miles D. Goodyear
Mrs. Goodyear
Mrs. John S. George
Mr. C. H. George
Mrs. F. G. Gallup
Miss Jean Donald Gallup
Mr. Robert M. Green
Mr. W. F. Garrison
Mrs. Garrison and Maid
Mr. George Gibb
Mrs. C. de Guerin
Mr. H. B. Gilson
Mrs. H. G. Gibson
Miss A. E. Greatsinger
Mr. H. T. Greenley
Mrs. Ethel A. Hatch
Miss Jeanne M. Hatch
Mr. C. F. Halsted
Mr. G. F. Halsted
Miss Julia C. Harrison
Mr. H. H. Hutchinson
Mrs. W. M. Harlon
Mr. W. G. Hockridge
Miss Rita M. Hardie
Mr. I. Howland
Mrs. Howland
Mr. Fletcher Harper
Mrs. Albert Howell, Jr.
Mr. A. Howell, Jr.
Mr. J. W. Hallowell
Mrs. C. E. Hall
Mr. R. M. Howison
Mr. De Wett Hutchings
Mr. Joseph C. Hoagland and courier
Mrs. Hoagland and Maid
Miss Fanny M. Hoagland
Mr. John A. Hoagland
Mr. Alanson S. Hall
Mr. F. W. Hippie
Mrs. Hackley
Mr. Henri Jaquin
Mr. John Paul Jones
Mrs. Jones
Mr. Chevalier Jackson
Mrs. Jackson
Mr. E. C. Kindelberger
Mrs. Wm. J. Kline
Miss Helen M. Kline
Rev A. A. Kiehle
Mrs. Kiehle
Mr. Preston Kumber
Miss Mary J. Kean
Master J. Lyon Kean
Master Drew H. Kean
Mr. Herman Kloninger
Mrs. Kloninger
Mr. Lester Keene
Mr. Gordon P. Kiser
Mr. Theodore Leach
Mr. A. J. Loecher
Mrs. Loecher
Dr Hartland Law
Mr. J. Lichtenstein
Mrs. Lichtenstein
Miss A. Lichtenstein
Mr. H. B. Livingstone
Mrs. H. B. Livingstone
Mr. G. N. Lusson
Mr. C. F. Linsley
Mrs. Linsley
Miss Bessie G. Linsley
Dr Harry Lukes
Mrs. Lukes
Miss R. Lukes
Mr. E. Le Page
Mrs. Le Page
Mr. Ed. Latell
Mrs. Latell
Mr. Robt. Emroy McClenahan
Mrs. McClenahan
Mr. Roy P. McClenahan
Mr. T. G. Morflt
Mr. Wm. McNicoll
Mrs. McNicoll
Mrs. A. B. Martel
Miss Daisy Moran
Mrs. K. McCaim
Mr. Wm. A. Mears
Mrs. Mears
Miss Mary E. Mears
Miss Mazie A. Mears and Maid
Mr. M. J. McNeil
Mr. John S. McNeil
Mrs. McNeill
Miss Maude McNeill
Mr. C. H. McNeill
Mr. Mariani
Mr. Wm. H. McCallum
Mrs. Wm. H. McCallum
Dr. J. Marrow
Mrs. Marrow
Miss Marrow
Mrs. George A. McCellan
Miss Marion McClellan
Mr. Metzler
Mrs. M. L. McChain
Miss M. W. McChain
Mr. C. F..McClumpha
Mr. J. C. McLauchlin
Mrs. G. B. McCulloch
Miss J. W. McCulloch
Rev. G. Parsons Nichols
Mrs. Nichols
Mr. John R. Norris
Mr. J. J. O'Neill
Mrs. O'Neill
Mr. G. W. Ochs
Mr. Joseph Ogilby
Mr. Chas. Ogilby
Miss Anne Phinizy
Mr. G. I. Parkhurst
Mr. Palmer
Dr. H. M. Pomeroy
Mrs. Pomeroy
M. W. H. Purdy
Mr. Leopold Plaut
Mrs. Plaut
Miss My C. Peckham
Mrs. George H. Peckham
Rev. J. R. Patterson
Mrs. Patterson
Mr. R. C. Perkins
Mrs. E. Paledini
Mr. A. W. Petitte
Mr. W. J. Partridge
Miss Irene Perry
Rev. M. J. Savage
Mr. M. S. Savage
Mr. Otto Stalmann
Mrs. George P. Scriven, two children and Maid
Mr. Walter J. Stanford
Mr. F. J. Quinlan
Mr. James Q. Rice
Mr. George K. Reed
Mrs. Reed
Mr. H. S. Reynolds
Miss A. Richards
Mr. A. N. Rice
Mr. James T. Roche, Jr.
Mr. Louis Rohrheimer
Mr. A. M. Rihl
Mrs. Rihl
Mrs. W. G. Read, Jr.
Miss Helen Read
Miss Edith Read
Miss Rudeloff
Mr. Chas. F. Rotch
Mr. A. B. Ryker
Mr. Russell
Mr. G. H. Rivers
Mr. F. O. Strong
Mr. Henry L. Scheuerman
Mr. P. P. Smith
Mrs. Smith
Mr. James Sharp
Mr. W. H. Shepard
Mr. F. P. Stearns
Mrs. Stearns
Mr. H. R. Stearns
Mr. R. H. Stearns
Mr. F. G. Sikes
Mr. H. H. Smith
Miss J. Sampson
Mr. Wm. P. Sharpless
Mrs. Sharpless
Mr. Hugh Sivell
Mr. Jas. P. Silo
Miss Hattie Smith
Mrs. L. B. Shriver
Miss Adeline Salisbury and Maid
Mr. Chas. L. Seale
Mrs. Seale
Master Claude Seale
Mr. Harold Sheldon
Mr. J. L. Truscott
Mrs. Truscott and child
Mr. R. H. Thomas
Mrs. Frederick G. Trunkett
Miss Isabel Trunkett
Mr. F. W. Tower
Mr. J. D. Thompson
Mr. Benj. H. Tatem
Mrs. Tatem
Mr. John M. Tatem
Mr. Wm. A. Tatem
Mr. Saml. L. Tuck
Mrs. Tuck
Mrs. George E. Taylor
Miss Grace L. Temple
Col. J. F. Tobias
Mr. R. K. Tyler
Miss M. E. Vaughan
Dr Von Roeder
Mr. Henry Wendt
Mrs. Wendt
Mr. S. G. Wells
Mr. C. A. White
Miss Grace White
Mr. A. Wetmore
Mrs. Wetmore
Mr. O. P. Wilson
Mrs. Wilson
Mr. E. J. Wendell
Mr. Robt. Wilkinson
Mrs. J. H. Wheeler
Mr. Walker Willson Watrous and Valet
Mrs. Watrous and Maid
Mrs. Whitaker
Miss Amy Whitaker
Mr. F. J. Wells
Mr. W. P. White
Mr. Alexander C. Young
Mrs. Young

Information for Passengers

Breakfast from 8 until 10 am
Luncheon at 1 pm
Dinner at 6:30 pm

The Bar closes at 11:00 pm Lights are extinguished in the Saloon at 11:00 pm, and in the Smoking Room at 12 (midnight).

Please apply to the Second Steward for Seats at Table.

Letters and Telegrams should be handed to the Saloon Steward within an hour after leaving Southampton, and those for despatch upon reaching port should be handed to him an hour before arrival.

Writing Paper, Envelopes, and Telegraph Forms, will be found in the Library.

For Railway and Steamship Time Tables of the various Companies, apply to the Saloon Steward.

Inquiries regarding Baggage will be attended to by the Baggage Steward, to whom all Baggage which Passengers wish to leave in the Company's care should be handed, properly labelled, and with full instructions as to disposal.

Large Deck Chairs can be obtained for use on the voyage, at a charge of 50 cents each, upon application at the Purser's Office, or to the Deck Steward.

The Company will not be responsible for valuables or money unless given in the charge of the Purser, and a receipt for same should be obtained from the Purser.

Letters may be addressed to the care of any of the Offices named below, and they will be retained until called for, or forwarded according to instructions.

Passenger List Information

Item Description

GGA proudly presents a Saloon Passenger List from the SS New York of the American Line, documenting its transatlantic voyage departing from Southampton to New York via Cherbourg on Saturday, 12 August 1899, under the command of Captain W. J. Roberts. This passenger list offers a window into the opulent world of saloon-class travel aboard one of the era's premier ocean liners.

The front cover, while showing some foxing and evidence of a prior repair with pressure-sensitive tape, retains its structural integrity and aesthetic appeal. The passenger manifest is complete, listing prominent figures of the time and reflecting the golden age of transatlantic travel, where elite passengers mingled amidst refined surroundings.

Key Features

1. Senior Officers

Captain W. J. Roberts: A seasoned mariner renowned for his impeccable navigation skills.
Purser Howard E. Hinsley: Esteemed for his dedication to passenger service.
Surgeon R. C. Hutchinson: An accomplished medical professional, ensuring the health and well-being of all aboard.

2. Historical Context

This artifact embodies the elegance and exclusivity of saloon-class travel during the late Victorian period.
It reflects the social stratification of the time, documenting the elite who could afford the luxurious amenities of saloon-class accommodations.

Notable VIP Travelers

1. Mr. Richard Harding Davis

Significance: Celebrated American journalist, war correspondent, and author, known for his vivid reporting and literary contributions.
Appeal: His presence highlights the vessel as a carrier of cultural and intellectual figures.

2. Mr. Walter Camp

Significance: "Father of American Football," credited with shaping the modern game and introducing key elements such as the line of scrimmage.
Appeal: Reflects the era’s connection between transatlantic travel and sports diplomacy.

3. Hon. T. H. Carter

Significance: A U.S. Senator and influential political figure, instrumental in shaping policy at the turn of the century.
Appeal: Demonstrates the liner's role in transporting prominent statesmen.

4. Mrs. Hortense Arnould

Significance: A Parisian socialite and patroness of the arts, known for her involvement in transatlantic cultural exchanges.
Appeal: Represents the cosmopolitan nature of first-class travel.

5. Dr. J. D. Burns

Significance: A pioneering physician contributing to medical advancements and public health.
Appeal: Illustrates the intellectual caliber of passengers aboard the SS New York.

Conclusion

This Saloon Passenger List from the SS New York serves as a captivating artifact of the late Victorian era, intertwining history, culture, and the sophistication of transatlantic travel.