RMS Etruria Passenger List - 23 October 1886

Front Cover of a Saloon Passenger List for the RMS Etruria of the Cunard Line, Departing Saturday, 23 October 1886 from Liverpool for New York, Commanded by Captain T. Cook. GGA Image ID # 159ffa6b1b

Famous Passenger included the author Bram Stoker. Between 1879 and 1898, Stoker was a business manager for the world-famous Lyceum Theatre in London, where he supplemented his income by writing a large number of sensational novels, his most famous being the vampire tale Dracula published on 26 May 1897.

Notable Passengers: Rev. Henry Ward Beecher, Dr. Ernst Freund, Master Charles Samson, and Mr. Bram Stoker, M.A.

Saloon Passengers

1. Mr. George Abbott
2. Jun. Mrs. Abbott
3. Mr. E. R. Ackerman
4. Mrs. T. R. Adams and Son
5. Miss W. Adger
6. Miss Margaret Agnew
7. Mr. J. Heron Allen
8. Mrs. H. S. Anderson
9. Mr. S. T. Appolonio
10. Mrs. Appolonio
11. Mrs. H. Ashurst
12. Mr. W. H. Ashurst, Jr.
13. Mrs. H. Ashurst
14. Mr. Bernard N. Baker
15. Mr. W. Barron
16. Mr. J. O. Bartholomew
17. Mr. A. A. Bartlett
18. Mrs. Joseph W. Bates
19. Mrs. W. R. Balch
20. Miss M. V. Beck
21. Mr. H. L. Bedell
22. Rev. Henry Ward Beecher (Note 1)
23. Mrs. Beecher
24. Countess Bertinatti
25. Miss A. E. Biddle
26. Mr. J. Robertson Blackie
27. Mrs. Blanchard and Maid
28. Mr. R. Bonson
29. Mr. W. Bonson
30. Mrs. R. Bonson
31. Mr. Chas. Booth
32. Mr. H. S. Brooker
33. Mr. Rivers S. Browne
34. Mr. P. J. M. Brown
35. Miss Elizabeth Brown
36. Mrs. Bryan
37. Mr. W. F. Buckley
38. Mrs. R. H. Bull
39. Mrs. John Burns
40. Miss Burns
41. Mrs. C. A. Burt
42. Mrs. Butterfield
43. Miss Butterfield and Maid
44. Mr. E. T. Butterworth
45. Mr. Ernest Cady
46. Mr. J. C. Cannington
47. Miss Ida Caster
48. Mr. G. Castillo
49. Mr. R. H. Cazalet
50. Mr. J. M. Chandler
51. Mr. W. W. Clendenning
52. Miss E. Cleeve
53. Miss Coates
54. Mr. J. B. Colgrove
55. Mr. E. F. L. Conyngham
56. Mrs. Sydney W. Cooper
57. Miss Corbally
58. Mrs. C. L. Courtney
59. Mr. W. M. Cranston
60. Miss Cranston
61. Mr. Andrew Croke
62. Mr. H. L. F. Cross
63. Mr. H. A. Devries
64. Mr. Grand D'Hauteville
65. Mr. Chas. Donnelly
66. Mrs. Donnelly
67. Miss Nana Donnelly
68. Miss Bessie Donnelly
69. Mr. Chas. Downton
70. Mr. D. L. Einstein
71. Mrs. Einstein
72. Miss Florence Einstein
73. Master Louis Einstein
74. Miss Amy Einstein, Maid, and Stewardess
75. Mr. J. R. Ely
76. Mrs. Ely

77. Mrs. J. T. Farish and Maid
78. Mr. James Farrell
79. Mr. A. Fatman
80. Mrs. Fatman and Maid
81. Mr. E. Fauser
82. Miss Minnie Fay
83. Mr. Robert J. Fearon
84. Mts. Fearon
85. Mr. E. C. Fearon
86. Mr. F. B. Fearon
87. Mr. R. T. Fearon
88. Master P. H. Fearon
89. Miss Ethel Fearon
90. Miss Hilda Fearon
91. Miss Dorothy Fearon and Two Nurses
92. Mrs. E. L. Fellows
93. Miss E. F. Fellows
94. Mr. Harry L. Fesler
95. Miss C. F. Fleming
96. Mr. George Forbes
97. Mr. Charles Forbes
98. Mr. C. V. Fornes
99. Mr. T. D. Foster
100. Mr. L. J. Francke
101. Dr. Ernst Freund (Note 2)
102. Mr. J. G. Fuller
103. Mr. Atherton Furlong
104. Mrs. M. R. Gately
105. Mrs. G. G. Gaylor
106. Mrs. George, and Child
107. Mr. Vincent Gibbon
108. Mr. Henry F. Gillig
109. Mr. H. Goldschmidt
110. Mr. J. E. H. Gordon
111. Mr. Adolf J. Grinberg
112. Mrs. Griswold
113. Miss Griswold and Maid
114. Mrs. Nellie Grundy
115. Mrs. Henry Hart
116. Mr. J. Hartog
117. Mr. Henry P. Hatch
118. Mr. Fred. A. Hawkes
119. Rev. A. W. Hazen
120. Mrs. Hazen
121. Miss F. M. Hazen
122. Mr. W. Hilton
123. Mrs. Hilton and Maid
124. Mr. Alfred C. Hirsh
125. Mr. R. F. Hobson
126. Mrs. Hobson
127. Col. A. A. Hosmer
128. Mr. Edward Hosmer
129. Mr. Hosmer, Jr.
130. Mrs. Hosmer
131. Miss Hosmer
132. Mr. George W. Howe
133. Mrs. Howe
134. Mr. H. C. Howells
135. Mr. Chas. J. Hower
136. Mrs. Hower
137. Mrs. Huntoon
138. Miss Huntoon
139. Miss Hutchinson
140. Miss M. H. Hutchinson
141. Mr. Hutton
142. Mrs. E. Hutton
143. Miss M. S. Hutton
144. Mr. Henry B. Hyde
145. Mrs. Hyde
146. Master J. H. Hyde and Two Maids
147. Mrs. Jacobs
148. Hon. Henry S. James
149. Mr. Franklin E. James
150. Mr. Edgar M. Johnson
151. Mr. J. W. Kaufman
152. Mrs. J. W. Kaufman
153. Master Burt Kaufman
154. Master Harold Kaufman
155. Miss Violet Kaufman and Maid
156. Mr. Edward Kemp
157. Mrs. Kemp
158. Miss Louise M. Kemp and Maid
159. Mr. Alfred A. Keun
160. Lt. Gov. H. G. Knight

161. Mr. S. B. Ladd
162. Miss Fannie Lahey
163. Mr. S. Laiser
164. Mr. S. Lambardi
165. Mrs. Lambardi
166. Mrs. Otto J. Lang
167. Mr. F. Lartigue
168. Mrs. Lartigue
169. Miss Marie Lartigue
170. Miss Suzanne Lartigue
171. Master Andre Lartigue
172. Mr. R. Le Conte
173. Mr. C. Lesquereux
174. Mrs. Joshua B. Lippincott and Maid
175. Mr. B. Lockwood
176. Mr. B. C. Lockwood
177. Miss Lord and Maid
178. Mrs. C. P. Lothrop
179. Mr. F. Ludlam
180. Mrs. J. M. Ludlam
181. Miss L. Ludlam
182. Rev. A. J. Lyman
183. Mrs. Lyman
184. Mr. C. B. Macdonald
185. Mrs. Macdonald
186. Mr. C. W. Machen
187. Mr. Howard Mansfield
188. Mr. Max Mark
189. Mr. Martin
190. Miss M. McCallum
191. Mrs. J. R. McKay
192. Miss Marion McKay
193. Mr. A.J. McKenna
194. Miss Grace McManus
195. Miss Kate McManus
196. Miss Ann Meigs
197. Mr. W. Mills
198. Mr. Jas. Mills
199. Mr. A. E. Mirfield
200. Miss Annie Mitchell
201. Mr. W. G. Moehring
202. Mrs. Moehring
203. Miss S. E. Moehring
204. Miss M. J. Moehring
205. Mr. George Morrell
206. Miss Tot Myers
207. Dr. Andrew Nash
208. Mr. Walter Newton
209. Mr. Richard Nicholson
210. Dr. O'Neill
211. Mr. J. M. O'Neill
212. Miss O'Neill
213. Mr. Lewis B. Paton
214. Mrs. J. W. Patterson
215. Miss Patterson
216. Miss Patterson
217. Mr. H. H. Peacock
218. Mr. M. B. Peacock
219. Mr. Wm. Pearre
220. Mr. George A. Pearre
221. Mr. W. W. Phipps
222. Major J. B. Pond
223. Mr. O. Pond
224. Mr. Thomas Porter
225. Miss V. D. Prentiss
226. Mr. J. J. Pringle
227. Mr. Robt. Pryor
228. Rev. W. Punnett
229. Mr. Purnell
230. Mr. J. Ransome
231. Mr. Ralston
232. Mrs. Ralston
233. Mr. Amand J. Ravel
234. Mr. Jules M. Ravel
235. Miss Roberts
236. Mr. S. Robinson
237. Mr. Theron Rockwell
238. Gan. P. D. Roddey
239. Mrs. Thos. H. Rodman and Child
240. Miss Josephine Ross
241. Mr. H. C. Rounds
242. Mr. Thomas Russell and Son
243. Mr. John de Ruyter

244. Mr. Felix Samson
245. Mrs. Samson and Two Nurses
246. Miss Edna Samson
247. Miss Ada Samson
248. Master Charles Samson (Note 3)
249. Master Victor Samson
250. Mr. Santeross
251. Mrs. George H. Sargent
252. Miss Sargent
253. Mr. J. Scholan
254. Capt. H. J. Scobell
255. Mrs. Hill Scott
256. Mrs. Wm. Shall
257. Mr. L. Sheary
258. Mr. E. H. Sheldon
259. Mr. R. K. Sheldon
260. Mr. Jos. M. Shephard
261. Mr. John A. Shephard
262. Mr. R. M. Sheridan
263. Captain Shuldham
264. Mrs. Shuldham and Maid
265. Mr. Thos. K. Simpson
266. Mrs. Simpson
267. Mrs. Sinclair
268. Miss Sinclair
269. Mr. Howard C. Smith
270. Mr. Chas. Smith
271. Mrs. Smith
272. Mr. Rufus M. Smith
273. Mr. T. H. R. Sorby
274. Mr. M. A. Sorchan
275. Mr. Victor Sorchan
276. Mr. W. L. Spencer
277. Mr. J. D. Standish
278. Mrs. Standish
279. Miss J. H. Standish
280. Mr. E. T. Steele
281. Mrs. Steele
282. Mr. Theo. W. Stemmler, Jr.
283. Mr. Bram Stoker, M.A. (Note 4)
284. Mr. M. P. Stone
285. Mr. Sullivan
286. Rev. Chas. Taylor, D.D
287. Mr. S. Tenney
288. Dr. A. M. Thomas, Jan
289. Miss Thomson
290. Mr. J. J. Thompson
291. Captain Threshie
292. Mr. H. B. Tompkins
293. Miss Treves
294. Mrs. Tucker
295. Mrs. J. E. Tuckett
296. Mr. A. P. Turner
297. Mr. H. McK. Twombly
298. Mrs. Twombly
299. Miss Alice Twombly
300. Mies Florence Twombly
301. Miss Ruth Twombly and Two Nurses
302. Mr. J. F. Tyler
303. Mr. H. Urquhart
304. Mrs. P. S. Van Rensselaer and Maid
305. Miss M. L. Warren
306. Mr. Hamilton Fish Webster
307. Mr. Sidney Webster
308. Mrs. Webster, Maid and Manservant
309. Mr. Arthur White
310. Mr. Walter W. White
311. Mr. W. F. Whitehouse
312. Mrs. Whitehouse, Five Children, and Two Nurses
313. Mr. Whitson
314. Mr. George A. Wilkins
315. Mr. S. Worth
316. Miss S. A. Wright
317. Miss Wyatt

Notes About Passengers

1. Henry Ward Beecher (June 24, 1813 – March 8, 1887) was an American Congregationalist clergyman, social reformer, and speaker, known for his support of the abolition of slavery, his emphasis on God's love, and his 1875 adultery trial
2. Ernst Freund (January 30, 1864 in New York City – October 20, 1932 in Chicago, Illinois) was a noted American legal scholar. He received a Dr. Jur. from the University of Heidelberg (1884); a Ph. D. in political science from Columbia University (1897) He was professor of political science at the University of Chicago (1894–1902) and professor of law at Chicago (1903–32). He was John P. Wilson Professor of Law (1929–1932). Freund was principally responsible for the development of administrative law in the United States during the early twentieth century. He was one of the organizers of the Immigrants' Protective League (1908). The University of Chicago Law School has established the Ernst Freund Distinguished Service Professorship of Law and Ethics in his honor, a seat currently held by philosopher Martha Nussbaum.
3. Air Commodore Charles Rumney Samson CMG, DSO & Bar, AFC (8 July 1883 – 5 February 1931) was a British naval aviation pioneer. He was one of the first four officers selected for pilot training by the Royal Navy and was the first person to fly an aircraft from a moving ship. He also commanded the first British armored vehicles used in combat. Transferring to the Royal Air Force on its creation in 1918, Samson held command of several groups in the immediate post-War period and the 1920s.
4. Abraham "Bram" Stoker (8 November 1847 – 20 April 1912) Stoker's stories are today included in the categories of "horror fiction," "romanticized Gothic" stories, and "melodrama." Stoker's original research notes for the novel Dracula are kept by the Rosenbach Museum and Library in Philadelphia, PA. A facsimile edition of the notes was created by Elizabeth Miller and Robert Eighteen-Bisang in 1998.

Passenger List Information

RMS Etruria Saloon Passenger List - 23 October 1886

An Exceptional Document of Transatlantic Travel Featuring Bram Stoker and Prominent Figures of the 19th Century

 

Description

This extraordinary saloon passenger list is a testament to the opulence and significance of transatlantic steamship travel in the late 19th century. It showcases the names of luminaries who crossed the Atlantic aboard the RMS Etruria, a flagship of the Cunard Line renowned for its speed and luxury.

The list includes Bram Stoker, the celebrated author of Dracula, who later became a defining figure in Gothic literature. It also features Rev. Henry Ward Beecher, a prominent clergyman and abolitionist; Dr. Ernst Freund, a trailblazing legal scholar; and Master Charles Samson, a future aviation pioneer.

The Etruria was one of the fastest liners of its time, offering a combination of modern engineering and unparalleled luxury, making it the preferred choice for the elite of both Europe and America. This artifact represents a unique glimpse into the personal journeys of individuals whose impact resonated far beyond their time aboard.

 

Notable Passengers

1. Bram Stoker, M.A.

• Significance: Author of the iconic Dracula (1897), Stoker was already a successful writer and business manager for London’s Lyceum Theatre during this voyage.
• Legacy: One of the most influential Gothic novels in literary history, Dracula continues to inspire adaptations in literature, film, and theater.

2. Rev. Henry Ward Beecher

• Significance: American clergyman, social reformer, and speaker. A leader in the abolitionist movement and known for his progressive sermons emphasizing love and justice.
• Legacy: Beecher’s works and actions played a pivotal role in shaping public opinion during the American Civil War.

3. Dr. Ernst Freund

• Significance: Esteemed legal scholar who contributed to the development of administrative law in the United States.
• Legacy: Freund’s academic contributions continue to influence law and ethics through the University of Chicago’s distinguished professorship named in his honor.

4. Master Charles Samson

• Significance: Future British naval aviation pioneer and one of the first to fly an aircraft from a moving ship.
• Legacy: His innovations set the stage for modern naval aviation and armored vehicle warfare.

 

Historical Value

The passenger list is not merely a record but a portal into a moment when global travel, cultural exchange, and innovation converged aboard the Etruria. It captures the stories of individuals whose contributions to literature, social reform, law, and technology have shaped the modern world.

Its inclusion of Bram Stoker adds a literary allure, while figures like Beecher, Freund, and Samson underscore its historical gravitas. The RMS Etruria herself represents a key chapter in maritime history as a vessel at the forefront of the race for transatlantic speed.

 

Additional Features

The list also includes a wealth of names connected to the social elite, including Countess Bertinatti, a distinguished Italian aristocrat, and Miss Violet Kaufman, linked to prominent American industrial families. Together, they provide a fascinating snapshot of the era's interconnected global elite.

The presence of notable abolitionists, legal scholars, and military innovators enhances its appeal to those interested in diverse facets of history, making this passenger list an unparalleled item in the GG Archives Collection.