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Emigration Report of the State of New York, 1871

ANNUAL REPORT of the Commissioners of Emigration of the State of New York,
for the year ending December 31, 1871
ANNUAL REPORT OF THE SUPERINTENDENT

_____________

Emigrant Landing Depot and Offices of the Commissioners of Emigration of the State of New York, Castle Garden, New York, January 20, 1872.

Hon. E.B. Hart,
Chairman of the Castle Garden Committee:

Sir:- I have the honor to present to the Castle Garden Committee the reports of the several bureaux of the Landing Department, with tables of statistics, showing the nature and amount of business transacted during the year 1871.

Your obedient servant,
BERNARD CASSERLY,
Superintendent.

III

Table III showing the Ports of Clearance and Names of Consignees and Agents of oaths.
Port Where From No. of Trips No. of Cabin Passengers No. of Steerage Passengers Births Deaths Consignee and Agents
Antwerp

2

5

53

Ruger Brothers

Bremen

69

6,397

33,593

22

24

Oelrichs & Co.

Bristol

1

11

65

Wellington, Kedar & Co.

Bristol

3

18

273

Morgan and Sons

Bergen

2

14

480

1

1

Funch & Edye

Copenhagen

1

26

1,050

2

F.W.J. Hurst

Glasgow

75

1,381

22,578

11

16

Henderson Brothers

Havre

22

2,680

George Mackenzie

Hamburg

50

4,200

24,476

13

18

Kunhardt & Co.

London via Havre

3

42

189

Howland & Aspinwall

London via Havre

9

266

2,306

1

F.W.J. Hurst

London

3

31

198

Howland & Aspinwall

London

2

18

23

To Master

Liverpool

80

7,839

20,651

5

13

C.G. Francklyn

Liverpool

91

3,664

48,992

12

36

John G. Dale

Liverpool

56

2,173

27,252

7

24

F.W.J. Hurst

Liverpool

62

1,425

25,100

3

17

Williams & Guion

Liverpool

14

1,005

3,228

J.H. Sparks

Gibraltar

7

19

106

Mediterranean Lines

Henderson Brothers

Genoa

6

36

275

Leghorn

1

2

6

Marseilles

3

10

93

Messina

2

8

6

Palermo

5

13

281

Stettin

5

109

2,424

3

45

Wendt & Rammelsberg

Total

574

31,392

213,698

80

194

 

IV.

Table Showing the Names of Steamers arrived at the Port of New York Number of Trips made and of Passengers landed, and The Births and Deaths during the voyage.

No. of Trips

Names of Steamer and of Lines and where from

Cabin Passengers

Steerage Passengers

Totals

Births

Deaths

 

From ANTWERP
Ruger Brothers

1

TIBER

3

53

56

1

AVON

2

2

2

Total

5

53

58

 

From BREMEN
North German Lloyd Oelrichs & Co.

3

AMERICA

230

887

1,117

1

5

BREMEN

366

2,836

3,202

3

2

8

DEUTSCHLAND

804

3,603

4,407

4

5

8

DONAU

1,079

3,729

4,808

4

2

2

FRANKFORT

128

870

998

1

7

HERMANN

622

3,277

3,899

3

3

7

HANSA

315

3,620

3,935

2

5

1

HANNOVER

36

214

250

2

KOELN

61

1,106

1,167

8

MAIN

948

3,985

4,933

1

5

4

NEW YORK

257

2,365

2,622

1

1

OHIO

88

572

660

1

6

RHEIN

764

2,811

3,575

1

1

7

WESER

699

3,718

4,417

1

69

Total

6,397

33,593

39,990

22

24

 

From BRISTOL
Morgan & Sons

3

ARRAGON

18

273

291

 

Wellington, Kedar & Co.

1

STOWELL

11

65

76

4

Total

29

338

367

 

From BERGEN
Funch & Edye

2

ST. OLAF

14

480

494

1

1

 

From COPENHAGEN
F.W.J. Hurst

1

DENMARK

26

1,050

1,076

2

 

From GLASGOW
Anchor Line
Henderson Brothers

9

ANGLIA

317

3,370

3,687

1

4

9

AUSTRALIA

263

2,781

3,044

3

5

ASSYRIA

31

1,303

1,334

1

1

ALEXANDRIA

11

468

479

8

BRITANNIA

76

2,188

2,264

1

7

CALEDONIA

80

1,999

2,079

2

1

8

COLUMBIA

129

2,475

2,604

1

2

1

DACIAN

2

316

318

9

EUROPA

200

2,673

2,873

1

7

INDIA

206

2,378

2,584

1

2

7

IOWA

51

1,952

2,003

3

4

1

ISMALIA

2

205

207

1

SIDONIA

1

277

278

1

SWEDEN

44

44

1

TRINACRIA

12

149

161

75

Total

1,381

22,578

23,959

11

16

 

From HAMBURG
Kunhardt & Co.

4

ALLEMANIA

134

2,192

2,326

2

2

8

CIMBRIA

587

3,191

3,778

2

3

2

GERMANIA

136

1,636

1,772

3

3

HAMMONIA

285

1,387

1,672

1

1

8

HOLSATIA

664

3,432

4,096

1

1

6

SILESIA

697

3,545

4,242

1

2

1

SAXONIA

22

227

249

8

THURINGIA

706

3,592

4,298

4

3

VANDALIA

206

1,626

1,832

2

7

WESTPHALIA

763

3,648

4,411

4

2

50

Total

4,200

24,476

28,676

13

18

 

From HAVRE
The General Transatlantic Co.

3

LAFAYETTE

342

6

PEREIRE

845

6

ST. LAURENT

819

5

VILLE DE PARIS

504

2

WASHINGTON

170

22

Total

2,680

 

From LONDON via
HAVRE
Howland & Aspinwall

1

PARANA

7

52

59

2

PARAGUAY

35

137

172

3

Total

42

189

231

 

F.W.J. Hurst

1

DENMARK

31

257

288

1

2

ERIN

83

578

661

3

HELVETIA

108

768

876

1

HOLLAND

200

200

2

VIRGINIA

44

503

547

9

Total

266

2,306

2,572

1

 

From LONDON
Howland & Aspinwall

1

SADIA

2

28

30

2

PARAGUAY

29

170

199

3

Total

31

198

229

 

To Master

1

CONCODIA

7

7

1

ERIE

11

23

34

2

Total

18

23

41

 

From LIVERPOOL
Cunard Line
C.G. Francklyn

10

ALGERIA

727

4,313

5,040

1

2

9

ABYSSINIA

696

3,879

4,575

2

2

1

ALEPPO

6

744

750

6

BATAVIA

244

3,512

3,756

1

3

7

CALABRIA

319

3,165

3,484

1

3

10

CUBA

1,134

1,369

2,503

1

8

CHINA

721

1,111

1,832

1

8

JAVA

746

1,284

2,030

2

PARTHIA

262

757

1,019

10

RUSSIA

1,560

1,560

7

SCOTIA

1,385

1,385

1

TARIFA

6

146

152

1

TRIPOLI

33

371

404

1

80

Total

7,839

20,651

28,490

5

13

 

Inman Line
John G. Dale

8

CITY OF ANTWERP

230

3,886

4.116

1

10

CITY OF BALTIMORE

210

3,033

3,234

1

2

10

CITY OF BRUSSELS

823

6,111

6,934

1

7

8

CITY OF BROOKLYN

536

6,105

6,641

2

7

3

CITY OF BRISTOL

83

1,072

1,155

2

1

CITY OF CORK

18

65

83

4

CITY OF DUBLIN

49

1,065

1,114

3

7

CITY OF LIMERICK

48

2,171

2,219

1

9

CITY OF LONDON

470

5,604

6,074

1

3

1

CITY OF MANCHESTER

10

16

26

3

NEMESIS

15

2,726

2,741

3

3

7

CITY OF NEW YORK

186

4,704

4,890

2

4

10

CITY OF PARIS

654

6,866

7,520

1

2

10

CITY OF WASHINGTON

341

5,568

5,909

1

1

91

Total

3,664

48,992

52,656

12

36

 

Williams & Guion Line

8

COLORADO

169

3,590

3,749

8

IDAHO

196

3,416

3,612

4

7

MANHATTAN

60

1,439

1,499

1

9

MINNESOTA

197

4,248

4,445

4

4

NEBRASKA

35

685

720

1

1

8

NEVADA

190

3,737

3,927

4

9

WISCONSIN

308

3,768

4,076

2

2

9

WYOMING

270

4,217

4,487

1

62

Total

1,425

25,100

26,525

3

17

 

National Steamship Co.
F.W.J. Hurst

5

DENMARK

160

1,702

1,862

1

1

3

ERIN

44

672

716

1

6

ENGLAND

209

3,118

3,327

1

4

1

EGYPT

59

842

901

7

FRANCE

293

3,854

4,147

1

3

4

HELVETIA

96

1,202

1,298

1

4

HOLLAND

1

1,615

1,616

1

8

ITALY

475

5,056

5,531

1

6

3

PENNSYLVANIA

49

1,279

1,328

3

7

THE QUEEN

383

3,679

4,062

1

2

3

SPAIN

262

1,880

2,142

1

5

VIRGINIA

142

2,353

2,495

3

56

Total

2,173

27,252

29,425

7

24

 

White Star Line
J.H. Sparks

6

ATLANTIC

449

1,409

1,918

1

BALTIC

66

141

207

7

OCEANIC

490

1,618

2,108

14

Total

1,005

3,228

4,233

 

Stettin Line
Wendt & Rammelsberg

3

HUMBOLDT

59

1,330

1,389

3

1

2

FRANKLYN

50

1,094

1,144

44

5

Total

109

2,424

2,533

3

35

 

Mediterranean Line
Henderson Brothers, Gibraltar
Peabody, Wilson & Co.

1

RIGA

3

3

 

Henderson Brothers

1

ALEXANDRIA

2

32

34

1

DUNCAN

3

5

8

2

DORIAN

2

43

45

1

ISMALIA

1

12

13

1

TYRIAN

8

14

22

6

Total

16

106

122

 

GENOA

2

ACADIA

12

75

87

2

DACIAN

22

86

108

1

DORIAN

1

53

54

1

TYRIAN

1

61

62

6

Total

36

275

311

 

MARSEILLES

1

DORIAN

3

15

18

1

ISMALIA

4

68

72

1

TYRIAN

3

10

13

3

Total

10

93

103

 

MESSINA

1

ISMALIA

2

4

6

1

TROJAN

6

2

8

2

Total

8

6

14

 

PALERMO

1

DACIAN

2

10

12

2

SIDONIAN

11

188

199

1

TROJAN

17

17

1

TYRIAN

66

66

5

Total

13

281

294

 

LEGHORN

1

TROJAN

2

6

8

RECAPITULATION

Names of Steamers

Number of Steamers

Number of Trips

Cabin Passengers

Steerage Passengers

Total

Births

Deaths

Ruger Brothers' Line from Antwerp

2

2

5

53

58

North German Lloyd Line from Bremen

14

69

6,397

33,593

39,990

22

24

Morgan & Sons' Line from Bristol

1

3

18

273

291

Wellington, Kedar & Co.'s Line from Bristol

1

1

11

65

76

Funch & Edye's Line from Bergen

1

2

14

480

494

1

1

F.W.J. Hurst's Line from Copenhagen

1

1

26

1,050

1,076

2

Anchor Line from Glasgow

15

75

1,381

22,578

23,959

11

16

Hamburg American Packet Co.'s Line

10

50

4,200

24,476

28,676

13

18

General Transatlantic Company from Havre

5

22

2,680

2,680

Howland & Aspinwall's Line from London via Havre

2

3

42

189

231

F.W.J. Hurst's Line from London via Havre

5

9

266

2,306

2,572

1

Howland & Aspinwall's Line from London

2

3

31

198

229

Master's Line from London

2

2

18

23

41

Cunard Line from Liverpool

13

80

7,839

20,651

28,490

5

13

Inman Line from Liverpool

14

91

3,664

48,992

52,656

12

36

Williams & Guion Line from Liverpool

8

62

1,425

25,100

26.525

3

17

National Line from Liverpool

12

56

2,178

27,252

29,425

7

24

White Star Line from Liverpool

3

14

1,005

3,228

4,233

Mediterranean Lines from Gibraltar, Genoa, Marseilles, Messina, Palermo and Leghorn

20

24

88

767

855

Wendt & Rammelsberg's Line from Stettin

2

5

109

2,424

2,533

3

45

Total

133

574

31,392

213,698

245,090

80

194

V.

Table Showing Mortality on Steamers and Sailing Vessels, arriving at the Port of New York during the year 1871, on which Small-pox broke out during the voyage.

Date of Arrival

Name of Vessels

Where From

No. of Passengers

Total No. of Deaths

No. Died of Small-pox

No. of sick sent to Hospital

Remarks

Jan. 08

SS DENMARK

Liverpool

28

1

 

Jan. 10

SS DONAU

Bremen

96

1

 

Jan. 13

SS NEBRASKA

Liverpool

44

1

 

Jan. 19

SS CUBA

Liverpool

156

2

 

Jan. 27

SS RUSSIA

Liverpool

119

2

 

Feb. 09

SS NEVADA

Liverpool

83

1

 

Feb. 11

Ship NEPTUNE

Liverpool

9

2

One on the passage

Feb. 14

SS ENGLAND

Liverpool

1

One sailor

Feb. 21

SS WISCONSIN

Liverpool

63

1

 

Feb. 22

SS CUBA

Liverpool

145

2

 

Feb. 24

SS HELVETIA

Liverpool

76

1

 

Mar. 09

SS CHINA

Liverpool

166

1

 

Mar. 10

SS TARIFA

Liverpool

152

1

 

Mar. 13

SS EUROPA

Glasgow

205

1

 

Mar. 13

SS CITY OF BRUSSELS

Liverpool

490

1

 

Mar. 14

SS MANHATTAN

Liverpool

30

1

 

Mar. 16

SS IDAHO

Liverpool

222

3

 

Mar. 18

SS ALGERIA

Liverpool

252

1

 

Mar. 18

SS CITYOF DUBLIN

Liverpool

71

1

 

Mar. 18

SS HOLLAND

Liverpool

170

2

 

Mar. 18

SS HOLSATIA

Hamburg

188

1

 

Mar. 21

SS THURINGIA

Hamburg

329

1