SS Chicago Passenger List 23 July 1917

Senior Officers and Staff

1. Commander: Captain BOURDEAUX
2. Second Captain: M. GREFFIER
3. First Lieutenant: M. LE GUILLON
4. Second Lieutenant: M. ROPTIN
5. Third Lieutenant: M. Louis
6. Purser: M. Le Dantec
7. Surgeon: Dr. DEHOUCK
8. Wireless Operator: M. HURLIN
9. Wireless Operator: M.. BOUR
10. Chief Engineer: M. LANNE
11. Second Engineer: M. BOUGEARD
12. Third Engineer: M. PERROT
13. Fourth Engineer: M. ANTIGNAC
14. Assistant Engineer: M. LAVEAU
15. Assistant Engineer: M. LEBONNIEC
16. Electrician: M. LE LAURENT
17. Chief Steward: M. MAINGUY

Sea Post Office Clerks

1. M. MAUDUIT (French)
2. Not Listed (American)

Cabin Passengers

1. Mr. Chas. M. Addis
2. Mr. Samuel M. Aldridge
3. Mr. Chas. A. Atwell
4. Mr. Cecil Allen
5. Mr. Frank C. Adams
6. Mr. Whiting Anthony
7. Mr. K. L Ames, Jr.
8. Mr. Akers
9. Mr. George E. Amick
10. Mr. F. T. Arthur
11. Mr. W. S. Boggs
12. Mr. Merrill M. Benson
13. Mr. Chas. D. Banners
14. Mr. William E. Bright
15. Mr. H. Brown
16. Mr. R. C. Brown
17. Mrs. Baladur
18. Miss A. J. Burke
19. Mr. H. T. Boehm
20. Mr. E. G. Burke
21. Mr. Ralph Breed
22. Mr. L. J. Berkowitz
23. Mr. Fred. W. Brune
24. Mr. Fred. W. Browne
25. Mrs. Marie Beauvais-Sergere
26. Miss D. Boulanger
27. Mr. Wm. F. J. Brennan
28. Mr. Burgess Beall
29. Mr. Ball
30. Mr. Baxter
31. Dr. R. Burkhart
32. Mr. Victor M. A. Bogaert
33. Lt. Buismot
34. Miss I. C. Bracher
35. Mr. P. L Butterick
36. Mr. Jonathan O. Bulkley
37. Mr. Henry G. Brock
38. Mr. Edward L. Brady
39. Mr. R. M. Baker
40. Mr. Cyrus L Baldridge
41. Mr. L J. Baumer
42. Mr. A. B. Belden
43. John T. Bell
44. Mr. Wm. H. Bentley
45. Mr. Tharratt G. Best
46. Mr. B. F. Black
47. Mr. A. V. Blessing
48. Dr. Berger
49. Mr. Bailey Browes
50. Mr. Humid A. Burrell
51. Mr. Wilfrid D. Bull
52. Captain Cord'kamme
53. Mr. R. M. Cobb
54. Mr. R. H. Collins
55. Mr. L. W. Corboy
56. Mr. H. Cahill
57. Mr. R. Canny
58. Mr. K. N. Clement
59. Mr. P. B. Cowie
60. Mr. Byron C. Collins
61. Mr. Cartelvou
62. Mr. Francis D. Crosby
63. Mr. Daummond G. Cannon
64. Mr. Paul Cram
65. Mr. R. R. Chamberlin
66. Mr. Wm. Sloane Coffin
67. Mr. Mural Cyprien
68. Mr. Chalet
69. Miss F. Elizabeth Crowell
70. Mr. H. D. Crane
71. Miss Susan L Clark
72. Mr. John F. Conroy, Jr.
73. Mr. Samuel A. Crozer
74. Mr. G. Cassatt
75. Mr. John L Cable
76. Mr. D. M. Calley
77. Mr. Chas. H. Calloway
78. Mr. E. Clauclet
79. Mr. J. C. Collins
80. Mr. Alfred P. Crease
81. Mr. P. L Creighton
82. Mr. Bret J. Cueva
83. Mr. T. H. Carothers

84. Captain de Belleville
85. Captain de Kermanguy
86. Mr. D. Darrah
87. Mr. Thos. Dolan, III
88. Mr. S. O. Duval
89. Miss Carla Dagmar
90. Miss Martha A. Draper
91. Mr. Chas. S. Davis
92. Mr. W. J. Daly
93. Mr. Wm. Duborgh
94. Mr. J. H. Dahn
95. Mr. G. Gilbert Deaver
96. Mr. Julian B. Dopey
97. Mr. Wm. R. Donaldson
98. Mr. Edmond Delas
99. Mr. G. F. Dufour
100. Mr. G. J. Dolet
101. Mr. H. L Davis
102. Mr. Lathrop Don
103. Mr. John R. Eisenhart
104. Mr. E. A. Ellwood
105. Mrs. E. A. Ellwood
106. Mr. Eugene F. Escallier
107. Mr. L W. Etter
108. Mrs. Louise Ferrand
109. Mr. Beecher H. Fonda
110. Mr. W. B. Foss
111. Mr. B. A. Fordyce
112. Mr. Pierre B. Farrell
113. Mr. Wm. F. Foster
114. Mr. R. G. Ferguson
115. Mr. Willard C. Frank
116. Mr. E. P. Fynn
117. Mrs. E. P. Fynn
118. Mr. Harry E. Flanagan
119. Miss Margaret K. Gray
120. Mr. F. P. Goodrich
121. Mr. Wm. K. Givens
122. Mr. John E. Goldberg
123. Mr. Fred C. Green
124. Mr. Barthelmy Grenée
125. Miss Bertha Gempeler
126. Mr. Wm. W. Ganwell
127. Mr. Clarence M. Glover
128. Miss Margaret Gray
129. Miss A. L Graham
130. Prof. Selsbar M. Gunn
131. Mr. Walter J. Goedeke
132. Mr. Henry C. Gibson
133. Mr. Isaac Gilbert
134. Miss Margaret Gallagher
135. Mr. Hugh Gallaher
136. Mr. Conrad G. Goddard
137. Mr. I'Abbe Hallé
138. Mr. Emmet Harris
139. Mr. Wallace Hill
140. Mr. H.S. Hansen
141. Mr. B. E. Hartnett
142. Mr. H. A. Homan
143. Miss P. F. Hughes
144. Mr. James W. Hibbett
145. Mr. Hunter
146. Mr. Leo R. Heiden
147. Mr. D. C. Hull
148. Mr. Sidney J. Hern
149. Miss Elizabeth Hoyt
150. Dr. Ralph W. Hellenbrand
151. Mr. Horace C. Hurlbutt, Jr.
152. Miss Marie Hefer
153. Mr. E. W. Husted
154. Mrs. E. W. Husted
155. Mrs. Ruby F. Hughes
156. Mr. Guy D. Hazelton
157. Mr. Horace F. Henriques
158. Mr. Andrew K. Henry
159. Mr. Gerald P. Hersey
160. Mr. Raymond L Hunter

161. Miss Louisa Jordan
162. Mr. R. R. Jewett
163. Mrs. Myrtle J. Johnson
164. Mr. Chas. Johnson
165. Rev. M. G. Johnston
166. Mr. Henry I. Keyser
167. Mr. Chas. P. Kimball
168. Mr. Curtis R. Kellog
169. Mr. Edward D. Kendall
170. Mr. Norman N. Kennedy
171. Mr. James S. Kuhn
172. Mr. Milton D. Kahn
173. Mr. Knee
174. Miss Ellen T. Kerrey
175. Mr. E. C. Latimer
176. Mrs. Marie L. LeMoine
177. Mr. Burton Le Doux
178. Mr. Winslow Little
179. Mr. J. B. Laughlin
180. Miss D. M. Leonard
181. Mr. Edward Louver
182. Mr. Robert Lane
183. Rev. E A. Loose
184. Mrs. E. A. Loose
185. Dr. D. O. M. Lebrom
186. Mr. Gustave Lesbouryoies
187. Mrs. Gustave Lesbouryoies
188. Mr. Lance
189. Mr. R. Monteagle
190. Mr. Robert D. Murphy
191. Mr. Muller
192. Mr. H. H. Mason
193. Mr. Russell P. Mitchell
194. Mr. A. Michot
195. Mr. Chas. Mills
196. Mr. W. B. Metcalf
197. Mr. Frank Mauro
198. Mrs. Frank Mauro
199. Miss M. M. Miel
200. Mr. J. H. Messerole
201. Mr. John W. Marshall
202. Mr. W. K. Mack
203. Mrs. James Manning
204. Mr. T. Lee Miller
205. Mr. O. S. Marshall
206. Mr. Alfred de Leufernat de la Mothe
207. Mr. W. S. McLean
208. Mr. E. McGildea
209. Mr. Judson J. McDonald
210. Mr. Walter M. McCreight
211. Mr. John D. McPhail
212. Dr. G. S. McEwan
213. Miss Helen K. McElhone
214. Mr. H. B. McCain
215. Mr. J. L Nickle
216. Mr. Norton H. Nicholson
217. Mr. R. Nobell
218. Mr. Guy F. Neyill
219. Mr. Naylor
220. Baroness H. Niyière
221. Mr. J. I. O'Brien
222. Mr. G. A. Parker
223. Mr. R. W. Paul
224. Mr. Walter E. Powers
225. Mr. H. T. Pretoris
226. Mr. S. Pruin
227. Mr. Alan L Poole
228. Miss Purcell
229. Mr. W. A. Putnam, Jr.
230. Mr. Alfred C. Peterson
231. Mr. Paul D. Perret
232. Mr. Harold Way Peffers
233. Mr. Pouget
234. Mr. T. F. Quirk

235. Mr. C. F. Reith
236. Mr. M. J. Remsen
237. Mr. T. S. Ryan
238. Mr. John S. Rogers
239. Mr. Thos. P. Rayson
240. Mr. Neil Rizos
241. Mrs. Neil Rizos
242. Mr. Thos. A. Ryan
243. Mr. Milton C. Robinson
244. Miss Annie L Rathbone
245. Mr. G. G. Redmond
246. Mr. Richards
247. Mr. Louis Riba
248. Mr. Harry L Reichembach
249. Mr. C. B. Starr
250. Mr. F. A. Sartoris
251. Mr. D. Scaler
252. Mr. L F. Singer
253. Mr. J. B. Smith
254. Mr. M. W. Smith, Jr.
255. Mr. R. W. Squire
256. Mr. J. H. Stager
257. Mr. Theodore Steere
258. Mr. L K. Stuart
259. Mr. D. A. Sutpin
260. Mr. L B. Shinn
261. Mr. John D. Sauters
262. John Swegart, Jr.
263. Mr. Leo. O. Smith
264. Mr. C. S. Stillman
265. Mr. Harry W. Seeley
266. Mr. F. W. Smith
267. Mrs. F. W. Smith
268. Master Frederick R. Smith
269. Master Benj. W. Smith
270. Mrs. Marie Sommer
271. Mr. Calvin W. Scott
272. Mrs. Calvin W. Scott
273. Mr. Seward
274. Mr. Somers
275. Mr. R. W. Squire
276. Mrs. Schwartz
277. Miss Annetta L. Smiley
278. Miss Sara B. Sudler
279. Mr. Dudley C. Stone
280. Mr. J. S. Stevens
281. Mr. Chas. B. Starr
282. Mr. Chester W. Scherf
283. Sister Marie Arsene de St. Paul
284. Sister Marie Therese
285. Sister Florent Marie
286. Sister M. di l'Assomptim
287. Sister Elizabeth
288. Sister J. de Bethlehem
289. Sister F. Durand
290. Sister B. Klimosaites
291. Sister E. Cote
292. Sister L. Bourgeois
293. Sister A. Bourgeois
294. Sister E. Giffroy
295. Sister G. McCarthy
296. Sister M. Garrett
297. Sister C. Simard
298. Sister M. A. Benibe
299. Sister Y. Le Boeuf
300. Sister M. Lafleur
301. Sister E. Cormier
302. Sister S. Harscouet

303. Mr. S. L. Trotter
304. Mr. Elmer H. Tilton
305. Mr. Chalmondelay Thorton
306. Mr. Auras Turley
307. Mr. L C. Thau
308. Captain Verdier
309. Captain Vivière
310. Mr. Josephe E. Vandagriff
311. Mr. Remington Vernon
312. Mr. Robt. S. Velsey
313. Mrs. W. L. Voigt
314. Mr. Vinsey
315. Mr. Luther A. Wait
316. Mr. R. C. Walker
317. Mr. H. H. Wallower
318. Mr. J. Webber
319. Mr. J. K. Wells
320. Mr. T. Whitcomb
321. Mr. John H. Woolverton
322. Mr. G. K. Williams
323. Mr. Ralph A. Woodend
324. Mr. L. E. Wilkinson
325. Mr. D. O. Welty
326. Mr. Archie P. Wilks
327. Mr. Edward H. Wilks
328. Mr. Forrest B. Wing
329. Mr. Philip E. Wood
330. Mr. James McV. Whitney
331. Mr. Carl Irving Wheat
332. Mr. John G. Winant
333. Mr. White
334. Mr. J. Keating Willcox
335. Mr. Wilson S. Wonham
336. Mr. Herbert Welsh
337. Mr. Chas. D. Whelan
338. Mr. S. B. Yale
339. Mr. C. Zageir

A Handwritten List Used to Record Additional Cabin Passengers for the 23 July 1917 Voyage of the SS Chicago of the CGT French Line. The Names Were Mostly Unreadable and Not Transcribed. GGA Image ID # 157b5ae76e

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Collector's Item Auction Details

Passenger List, SS Chicago – 23 July 1917

A Rare Maritime Relic Reflecting Wartime Transatlantic Journeys

Description

GGA is delighted to present this Cabin Passenger List from the SS Chicago, a vessel of the Compagnie Générale Transatlantique (CGT) French Line. Departing New York on 23 July 1917 for Bordeaux, this voyage took place amidst the tumultuous backdrop of World War I, under the command of Captain Bourdeaux (Commander, French Navy).

Design and Historical Significance

• Front Cover: Featuring Maroco's Scene, the artwork encapsulates the CGT’s commitment to cultural refinement and artistic excellence, reflecting the elegance of French maritime heritage.
• Interior: Contains detailed passenger and officer rosters, paired with period-perfect typography and elegant layouts.
• Condition: Good, with minor age-related wear, indicative of careful preservation.

This artifact is not just a travel document but a window into the socio-political climate of the time, chronicling notable passengers who braved transatlantic travel during wartime.

Notable Passengers

Distinguished Individuals and Their Significance

1. Mr. Cyrus Leroy Baldridge
   • Role: Artist, writer, and war correspondent.
   • Significance: Known for documenting WWI through art and literature, Baldridge’s presence highlights the ship’s role in wartime intellectual and artistic exchange.
2. Mr. Wm. Sloane Coffin
   • Role: Prominent American businessman and philanthropist.
   • Significance: A pillar of transatlantic commerce and cultural exchange, Coffin’s journey underscores the enduring link between America and Europe.
3. Captain de Kermanguy and Captain de Belleville
   • Role: French military officers.
   • Significance: Their presence symbolizes the cooperation between French and American allies during WWI.
4. Miss Carla Dagmar
   • Role: Rising European socialite.
   • Significance: Her inclusion highlights the persistence of cultural and social ties amidst the war.
5. Dr. Ralph W. Hellenbrand
   • Role: Renowned physician and academic.
   • Significance: Hellenbrand’s journey suggests the continued pursuit of intellectual exchange during wartime.
6. Mr. John G. Winant
   • Role: Future U.S. ambassador to the United Kingdom.
   • Significance: Winant’s presence foreshadows his pivotal role in fostering Anglo-American relations during WWII.
7. Miss Margaret Gallagher
   • Role: Advocate for women’s rights and social reform.
   • Significance: A symbol of progress and resilience, representing women’s growing influence in global affairs.

Historical Context

The SS Chicago embarked on this voyage during a critical juncture in global history. The war significantly altered transatlantic travel, with heightened security and the transport of diplomats, military personnel, and intellectuals who shaped the course of history.

Conclusion

This 1917 SS Chicago Passenger List holds exceptional historical value for those intested in maritime history, WWI artifacts, and cultural heritage. Its connection to notable figures and its wartime context render it a rare and treasured piece of history.