SS Furnessia Passenger List - 23 August 1888
Front Cover for a Saloon Passenger List for the SS Furnessia of the Anchor Line, Departing Thursday, 23 August 1888 from Glasgow to New York via Moville, Commanded by Captain John Hedderwick. Illustration Includes Anchor Line Logo, US and UK Flags, Line Art Drawing of the SS Furnessia, and a Scene in New York Harbor Featuring the Statue of Liberty. Cover Artwork by Horn & Connell Litho, Glasgow. GGA Image ID # 15b6c33a63
Senior Officers and Staff
- Commander: Captain John Hedderwick
- Surgeon: H. Leslie Gordon
- Purser: Wm. Y. Brown
- Stewardess: Mrs. Reid
- Stewardess: Mrs. Forsyth
Saloon Passengers
- Miss Jane Anderson
Glasgow - Miss H. M. T. Ayres
New York - Mrs. Barclay
New York - Miss Helen Baxter
New York - Rev. A. F. Beard, D.D.
New York - Mrs. Beard
New York - Miss A. B. Beard
New York - Miss Mary E. Beard
New York - Miss Bessie Beard
New York - Miss Pattie Beard
New York - Miss Minnie Bee
New York - Mrs. M. Birrel
New York - Mr. W. J. Brigham
New York - Mr. Wm. A. Brodie
Geneseo, N.Y - Mr. Wm. Brodie
Geneseo, N.Y - Dr. Joseph R. Bromwell
Washington, D.C - Mrs. Bromwell
Washington, D.C - Mr. Peter Brown
Detroit, Mich - Miss H. S. Brown
Plainfield, N.J - Mr. J. C. Bryan
Chicago - Mrs. Bryan
Chicago - Miss Bryan
Edinburgh - Miss J. E. Bulkley
Plainfield, N.J - Miss Anne C. Butler
W. Chester, Pa - Miss Carrie Butler
W. Chester, Pa - Mr. John Cameron
Rockville, Conn - Mr. F. Carlile
Toronto, Ont - Mrs. Carlile
Toronto, Ont - Miss F. Carlile
Toronto, Ont - Mr. Robert Carson
Philadelphia - Master John F. Carson
Philadelphia - Mrs. R. H. Chinn
Washington, D.C - Miss Nina Chinn
Washington, D.C - Miss Bertha Chinn
Washington. D.C - Mr. Andrew Clement
Glasgow - Miss Nellie Clement
Glasgow - Mr. W. A. Coats
Topeka, Kas - Mrs. Coats
Topeka, Kas - Miss Adele Coleman
Lincoln, Neb - Miss A. Constable
Washington, D.C - Miss S. M. Constable
Washington, D.C - Mr. A. B. Cook
Chicago - Mr. Alexander Cook
Chicago - Miss Evelyn E. Cook, and Maid
Chicago - Miss Cosby
Louisville, Ky - Mr. David Craig
Kilmarnock - Mrs. W. Craw
Brooklyn, N.Y - Mr. George Craig
Toronto, Ont - Miss Margaret Craig
Toronto, Ont - Miss Kate Craig
Toronto, Ont - Dr. J. Cummiskey
Philadelphia - Master Morris Cummiskey
Philadelphia - Miss L. C. Cummiskey
Philadelphia - Miss Cushing
New York
- Mr. Thomas E. Darsie
Pittsburg, Pa - Mrs. Darsie, and Infant
Pittsburg, Pa - Mr. J. E. David
Greenville, S.C - Mr. C. Dixon
New York - Mrs. Dixon
New York - Miss Edna Dixon
New York - Miss M. A. Eaierson
Montclair, N.J - Mrs. Ferguson
Troy, N.Y - Mr. W. S. Freeman
Philadelphia - Mrs. Gallagher, and Three Children
Londonderry - Mrs. M. Glass
Philadelphia - Mrs. C. H. Goldwaite
New York - Master R. H. Goldwaite
New York - Dr. Wm. Goodell
Philadelphia - Mrs. Goodell
Philadelphia - Mr. Goodell
Philadelphia - Miss Ethel Goodell
Philadelphia - Mr. Alex. Gordon
Barre, Vt - Mr. William Graham
Nashville, Tenn - Mr. A. Grierson
Edinburgh - Mrs. M. Hanna
Brooklyn, N.Y - Mrs. A. Harding
Brooklyn, N.Y - Miss Essie Haslett
New York - Miss Lillie Haslett
New York - Miss M. J. Haywood
Montclair, N.J - Miss C M. Henderson
Erie, Pa - Mr. Joseph Henderson
New York - Mrs. Henderson
New York - Miss Flora Hope
Bradford - Mr. H. C. Howes
New York - Miss A. Y. Humphrey
New York - Mrs. Hunter
Penn Yan, N.Y - Miss Euphemia Hunter
Penn Yan, N.Y - Miss Julia Hunter
Penn Yan, N.Y - Miss J. R. Hunter
Alva - Mr. W. B. Jacobs
Chicago - Miss Alice Jacobs
Chicago - Mr. John Jardine
New York - Mrs. Jardine
New York - Mr. John E. Jardine
New York - Miss Mabel D. Jardine
New York - Miss Grace Jardine, and Nurse
New York - Mr. B. H. Jefferson
Chicago - Miss Mae E. Jefferson
Chicago - Dr. J. Taber Johnson
Washington, D.C - Mrs. Johnson
Washington, D.C - Mrs. E. M. Keogh
New York - Mrs. Kersey
Birmingham, Ala - Miss Long
Coleraine - Miss C. Lothrop
Boston
- Miss Sophia Maddox
Washington, D.C - Miss H. Matheson
New York - Mrs. R. G. Mead
New York - Miss G. Mead
New York - Mr. R. G Mead, Jr.
New York - Mr. James W. Miller
New York - Mrs. Miller
New York - Mr. Edward W. Miller
New York - Mr. David Morton
Hamilton, Ont - Mrs. Morton
Hamilton, Ont - Mrs. C. B. Moore
Boston - Mrs. McCoy
New York - Miss Nellie McCoy
New York - Mr. J. N. MacFarlane
New York - MR. D. McGlinchey
Dessertmartin - Mr. John A. McGrath
Jersey City, N.Y - Mr. John R. McIntosh
Rochester, N.Y - Miss Mary McIntosh
Rochester, N.Y - Mr. Alex. McIntyre
New York - Mr. W. H. McIntyre
New York - Mr. James McKinlay
Glasgow - Mr. John McKinlay
Glasgow - Mr. Arch. McKinley
Philadelphia - Mrs. McLay
Janesville, Wis - Miss Mary McLay
Janesville, WIS - Miss Annie McQueen
Sayre, Pa - Mr. John R. McQueen
Sayre, Pa - Mr. James McQueen
Horseheads, N.Y - Mr. William McSween
Wilmington, N.0 - Mr. John Nobb
- Dr. G. C. Ober
Washington, D.C - Mr. J. J. Oliver
Hawick - Miss E. M. Oliver
Hawick - Mr. John Ord
Philadelphia - Mrs. Ord
Philadelphia - Master William Ord
Philadelphia - Master R. L. Ord
Philadelphia - Miss Janet W. Ord, and Maid
Philadelphia - Mr. Frank R. Otto
New York - Miss Alice Parker
Washington, D.C - Mr. Edmund Platt
New York - Mr. John Provan
Worcester, Mass - Mrs. Provan
Worcester, Mass - Mr. W. C. Pulaski
Chicago - Miss Pickens
Birmingham, Ala
- Mrs. T. Reid
Irvine - Miss Mary Reid
Irvine - Miss Roberta Reid
Irvine - Mr. J. G. Rhoads
New York - Miss B. M. Richey
New York - Miss A. G. Richey
New York - Mrs. F. E. Robinson
Philadelphia - Rev. John S. Sands
Philadelphia - Mrs. Sands
Philadelphia - Master Charles Sands
Philadelphia - Professor C. W. Scott
Hanover, N.H - Mrs. Scott
Hanover, N H - Mr. Wm. Semple, Sen.
Allegheny, Pa - Mrs. Semple
Allegheny, Pa - Miss Daisy Semple
Allegheny, Pa - Mrs. F. E. Sheppard
Philadelphia - Mr. J. A. Shewan
Mt. Vernon, 0 - Mrs. Shewan
Mt. Vernon, 0 - Mr. Hugh Slimon
Glasgow - Miss Maggie Slimon
Glasgow - Mrs. D. M. Smith, and Infant
Edinburgh - Miss S. Smith
Edinburgh - Mr. Randall Spaulding
Montclair, N.J - Mrs. Spaulding
Montclair, N.J - Miss Edith Spaulding
Montclair, N.J - Master Raymond Spaulding
Montclair, N.J - Mrs. Speed
Louisville, Ky - Master E. M. Stanton
Washington, D.C - Mr. Ambrose Stillson
A berchirder - Miss Tevis
Louisville, Ky - Mr. James Thompson
New York - Mr. David Thomson
Troy, N.Y - Mrs. Thomson
Troy, N.Y - Miss Mary Thomson
Troy, N.Y - Mr. John Tillie
Edinburgh - Miss Lila Townsend
Washington, D C - Mr. Charles Tope
London
- Mr. Henry E. Walker
Greenock - Mrs. Walker
Greenock - Professor G. W. Wallace
New York - Mrs. Wallace
New York - Miss Leslie C. Wallace, and Nurse
New York - Mrs. J. T. Walsh
Brooklyn, N.Y - Miss Lizzie Washington
Washington, D.C - Mr. John Watson, LL.D.
Glasgow - Mrs. M. Watson
Motherwell - Master John Watson
Motherwell - Master David Watson
Motherwell - Master James Watson
Motherwell - Miss Isabula Watson
Chicago - Rev. H. S. Williams
Chicago - Mr. R. B. Willis
Erie, Pa - Mrs. Willis
Erie, Pa - Mr. John Wilson
Cavan - Rev. P. J. Wilson
New York - Mr. Alex. Wilson
Duluth, Minn - Mrs. E. Wood
Washington, D.C - Mr. Walter Wragge
New York
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Anchor Line Services With a List of Agents and Agencies on the Back Cover, SS Furnessia Saloon Class Passenger List, 23 August 1888. GGA Image ID # 173116bfa7
Passenger List Information
Item Description
A Saloon Passenger List for the SS Furnessia of the Anchor Line, documenting its voyage departing Thursday, 23 August 1888, from Glasgow to New York via Moville. Commanded by Captain John Hedderwick, this artifact is adorned with an intricate cover illustration by Horn & Connell Litho of Glasgow, featuring the Anchor Line logo, US and UK flags, a detailed rendering of the SS Furnessia, and a depiction of the Statue of Liberty in New York Harbor.
Key Features
- Original passenger list from 23 August 1888.
- Elaborate lithographic artwork on the cover, blending maritime and national symbolism.
- Complete listing of saloon passengers and crew, including VIP travelers.
- Back cover with Anchor Line services and a directory of agents and agencies.
Historical and Design Highlights
- Beautifully detailed cover artwork by Horn & Connell Litho, showcasing maritime pride and the voyage's significance.
- Includes a depiction of the Statue of Liberty, symbolizing the welcoming of travelers to America.
- Features prominent branding of the Anchor Line, reinforcing its legacy in transatlantic travel.
Condition
- Cover: In good condition with slight wear, preserving the artistic integrity of the illustration.
- Interior: Clear text and intact pages, showing minor discoloration consistent with age.
- Binding: Secure and complete.
Notable Passengers (VIP Travelers)
- Rev. A. F. Beard, D.D.: Prominent clergyman and advocate for social reform.
- Dr. Joseph R. Bromwell: Respected Washington, D.C., physician traveling with his wife.
- Dr. William Goodell: Influential figure in Philadelphia’s medical community.
- Professor G. W. Wallace: Esteemed academic from New York.
- Miss Jane Anderson: Glasgow resident with ties to transatlantic commerce.
Historical Significance
This passenger list encapsulates a vital period in transatlantic travel, reflecting the cultural and economic exchanges between Europe and the United States during the late 19th century. The inclusion of notable figures adds a layer of historical intrigue, while the artistic cover highlights the era's emphasis on design and branding in the steamship industry.
