RMS Majestic Passenger List 30 August 1905
Front Cover, First Class Passenger List for the RMS Majestic of the White Star Line, Departing 30 August 1905 from Liverpool to New York via Queenstown (Cobh), Commanded by Captain B. F. Hayes, Lt. RNR. GGA Image ID # 13c7ae4612
Notable Passengers: Maximilian Charles Fleischmann, Clifford Stanton Heinz, Samuel Insull, General Charles Douglas (C. D.) Jackson, Craige Lippincott, Kate Mullany, George Walter Mason, John Pitcairn, Jr., Raymond Pitcairn, Vera Pitcairn, Elizabeth Montague Ryan, Percy Gerald Stewart, Jefferson DeMont Thompson, Henry Wenman, Edith Bolling Galt Wilson
Senior Officers and Staff
- Captain: B. F. Hayes, Lt. R.N.R
- Surgeon: A. B. Francis
- Purser: J. A. Shepherd
- Chief Steward: W. Jones
First Class Passengers
- Mr. J. F. Ackerman
- Mr. Matthew Bancroft
- Miss R. Albritz
- Mr. Roger S. Baldwin
- Mr. A. Alexander
- Mrs. Baldwin
- Mrs. Alexander
- Mr. G. D. Ballingall and Maid
- Mr. Clarence Bamberger
- Mrs. E. J. Allison
- Mrs. J. I. Bartlett
- Mr. John Annan
- Mr. I. T. Bartlett
- Mr. Francis J. Arend
- Mrs. Arend
- Mrs. E. Bayley
- Mr. E. Arnstein
- Mr. Axel Beckman
- Mrs. Arnstein
- Mrs. Beckman
- Master Arnstein
- Mrs. M. E. Patterson Bogart
- Miss Arnstein
- Mr. H. P. Bogart
- Mr. Alfred Bosworth
- Mrs. Bosworth
- Mr. Frank Bowman
- Mr. William H. Boyd
- Miss Jane W. Boyden
- Mrs. Bradshaw
- Mr. Carolos Brenner
- Mr. Ephraim Brice
- Mrs. Brice
- Miss Mabel A. Brice
- Miss Anna Brice
- Mr. Henry I. Brown
- Mrs. Brown
- Miss Mary Brown
- Mr. Grant H. Browne
- Mrs. Browne
- Mrs. Lizzie L. Bullock
- Miss Agnes Burkman
- Miss Grace A. Burt
- Miss Adele S. Butler
- Miss Helen D. Butler
- Mr. William Campbell
- Mrs. Campbell
- Mr. William Campbell, Jr.
- Dr. Talbot R. Chambers
- Mr. Samuel O. Church
- Mrs. Church
- Lt. Col. S. R. Clarke
- Mr. J. D. Collins
- Mr. C. A. Comstock
- Mrs. C. H. Conover
- Miss Elinor Conover
- Miss Della B. Conover
- Mrs. A. E. Cowles
- Mrs. L. Cox
- Major P. E. Crawford
- Rev. A. Crawford
- Mrs. Crawford
- Miss Crawford
- Miss Crawford
- Mr. A. Cuninghame
- Mr. Charles Danenbaum
- Miss Beckie Danenbaum
- Miss Sadie Danenbaum
- Mr. John Deans
- Mr. Henry Cameron
- Miss Grace M. De Costa
- Miss Hannah W. De Milt
- Miss Louise M. Dickinson
- Rev. A. C. Dixon
- Mrs. Dixon
- Mr. C. W. Donovan
- Mrs. Donovan
- Miss Lizzie Dougherty
- Mrs. E. H. Doyle
- Miss M. E Doyle
- Mr. Heatley C. Dulles
- Mrs. Robert Dunlap and Maid
- Mr. George G. Dutcher
- Miss Dutcher
- Mr. Louis Eads
- Mr. J. H. Elliott
- Mr. Herbert Ely
- Mrs. Ely
- Hon. N. Ewing
- Mr. William K. Ewing
- Mr. Lachlan Ferguson
- Mrs. Ferguson
- Very Rev. Dean Flavin, o.F
- Col. Max C. Fleischman and Manservant
Maximilian Charles Fleischmann (1876-16 October 1951), whose rich life encompassed infantryman, combat balloonist, yachtsman, big game hunter, world traveler, businessman, philanthropist and distiller of one of America’s most famous brands of liquor - Fleischmann’s. At the outset of World War One Max enlisted, was sent to France, was injured in a poison gas attack, and became as the commandant of the U.S. Army Balloon School in Arcadia, California. All his life he would be addressed as “Major.” (1) His brother, Charles Louis Fleischmann (November 3, 1835 – December 10, 1897) was an innovative manufacturer of yeast and other consumer food products during the 19th Century. In the late 1860s, he and his brother Maximilian created America’s first commercially produced yeast, which revolutionized baking in a way that made today’s mass production and consumption of bread possible - Mr. Paul R. Forbes
- Miss Clara P. Foster
- Mrs. K. Fuller
- Mr. W. Gain
- Miss Elizabeth A. Gibson
- Miss Dorothy L. Gibson
- Mr. Charles Gold
- Mr. W. P. Graham
- Mr. R. S. Grant
- Hon. George Gray
- Mrs. Gray
- Mr. E. Greene
- Mr. H. G. Grimley
- Rev. A. Gunnison
- Mrs. E. E. Gunnison
- Miss L. A. Gunnison
- Mr. J. E. Haddon
- Rev. Francis P. Faust
- Mr. Victor Harris
- Mr. William N. Harte
- Mr. H. P. Hartt
- Capt. John Harvey
- Mrs. Harvey
- Miss Anna E. Harvey
- Mr. Charles Heidrich
- Mrs. Heidrich
- Mr. E. C. Heidrich
- Mrs. Heidrich
- Mr. Clifford S. Heinz
Clifford Stanton Heinz (1883 - 1935) son of Henry John Heinz (October 11, 1844 – May 14, 1919) who was an American businessman of German descent who founded the H. J. Heinz Company - Miss Emma Hertel
- Mr. Frederick S. High
- Mrs. Charlotte Hill
- Miss Mary F. Hitchcock
- Miss K. Hodgson
- Mr. B. B. Howell
- Mrs. Howell
- Miss Howell
- Mr. Samuel Insull
Samuel Insull (November 11, 1859 – July 16, 1938) was a British-born American business magnate whose vast Midwest holding company empire collapsed in the 1930s. He was an innovator and investor based in Chicago who greatly contributed to creating an integrated electrical infrastructure in the United States. Insull was notable for purchasing utilities and railroads using holding companies. After his business enterprises collapsed during the Great Depression he was accused of profiting personally by selling worthless stock to unsuspecting investors who trusted him because of his position and reputation, but was acquitted at trial.[1][2][3] He was also responsible for the building of the Chicago Civic Opera House in 1929 - Rev. W. Irvin
- Miss Mary Irvin
- Miss Fannie Irvin
- Miss Clara Irvin
- Mr. Carl D. Jackson
- Mrs. Jackson
- Master Charles D. Jackson
General Charles Douglas (C. D.) Jackson (March 16, 1902 – September 18, 1964) was an expert on psychological warfare who served in the Office of Strategic Services in World War II and later as Special Assistant to the President in the Eisenhower administration - Dr. N. Jacobson
- Mrs. Jacobson
- Mr. Gerald N. Jacobson
- Miss Emma M. Jacobson
- Mr. Ralph Jenkins
- Mrs. Robert P. Keep
- Mr. Leonard Kennedy
- Miss Rosemary Kernan
- Mr. J. Henry Kershow
- Mr. Dwight Kinney and Manservant
- Mr. J. L. Kinsella
- Mr. John H Kimball
- Mrs. S D Kimball
- Mr. Henry Koper
- Mrs. Koper
- Mr. Joseph O. Kunze
- Mr. Joseph Lamont
- Mr. E. Lawrence
- Mrs. William G. Leland
- Mr. Craig G. Leland
- Miss Ellen Leo
- Mr. Charles Lesher
- Mrs. Lesher
- Mrs. N. M. Lindsay
- Mr. Craige Lippincott
Craige Lippincott (4 November 1846-7 April 1911) son of the late Joshua B. Lippincott, and President of J.B. Lippincott Co., publishers, one of Philadelphia's best known citizens, committed suicide on the morning of 7 April 1911. Lippincott's Monthly Magazine, a popular periodical containing a complete novel, short stories, poetry, and opinion, was published in the US and the UK from 1868 to 1914 - Mrs. Lippincott (Sallie E. Bucknell) and Maid
- Miss Constance Lippincott and Maid
- Mr. W. J. Litchfield
- Miss G. M. Litchfield
- Mr. C. J. McGuire
- Rev. Charles R. McNally
- Miss Frances McRae
- Miss Agnes McRae
- Mr. Francis T. Meyer
- Mrs. Meyer
- Miss Mary E. Miller
- Miss Sarah B. Miller
- Mr. Charles A. Millward
- Mrs. E. C. Mitchell
- Rev. Francis H. Moore, D.D
- Miss Kate Mullaney
Kate Mullany (1845-1906) was an early female labor leader who started the all-women Collar Laundry Union in Troy, New York in February 1864. It was one of the first women's unions that lasted longer than the resolution of a specific issue - Mr. Samuel R. MacClements
- Mrs. MacClements
- Mr. John F. Makley
- Mr. Alfred J. Marcus
- Mr. Henry C. Marcus
- Mr. W. L Marshall
- Mr. George W. Mason
George Walter Mason (March 12, 1891 - October 8, 1954) was an American industrialist. During his career Mason served as the Chairman and CEO of the Kelvinator Corporation (1928-1937), Chairman and CEO of the Nash-Kelvinator Corporation (1937-1954), and Chairman and CEO of American Motors Corporation (1954) - Dr. B. C. Matthews
- Mr. Matthews
- Mr. T. H. McAuliffe
- Rev. E. V. McElhone
- Miss B. D. Nairne
- Miss R.. D. Nairne
- Mr. M. H. Napier
- Mr. H. A. Nielson
- Mrs. Nielson and Maid
- Miss M. Nielson
- Miss H. B. Nielson
- Miss K. M. C. Nielson
- Mr. R. Hude Nielson
- Miss M. G. O'Haire
- Mr. John Parkinson, Jr.
- Mrs. Parkinson
- Bishop W. F. Pendleton
- Mrs. Pendleton
- Miss Melva Perin
- Mr. J. C. Peters
- Mrs. Peters
- Miss B. Peters
- Miss H. Peters
- Mr. Frederick Pfeiffer
- Mr. Charles Pfeiffer
- Mr. John Pitcairn
John Pitcairn, Jr. (January 10, 1841 – July 22, 1916) was a Scottish-born American industrialist. With just an elementary school education, Pitcairn rose through the ranks of the Pennsylvania railroad industry, and played a significant role in the creation of the modern oil and natural gas industries. He went on to found the Pittsburgh Plate Glass Company (now PPG Industries), an early industry innovator which quickly grew into the largest manufacturer of plate glass in the United States, and amassed one of the largest fortunes in the United States at the time.
Pitcairn was also the primary financial benefactor of the General Church of the New Jerusalem, a Christian church which follows the teachings of Emanuel Swedenborg, and was a major activist in the American anti-vaccination movement - Mr. Raymond Pitcairn
Raymond Pitcairn (1885 – July 12, 1966), son of PPG Industries founder John Pitcairn, was a lawyer, a businessman, a collector of ancient and medieval art, and an amateur architect. He supervised the building of the Bryn Athyn Cathedral and his own castle-mansion of Glencairn. Pitcairn was also quite politically active. A Republican, he served as one of the delegates to Pennsylvania's convention to ratify the Twenty-first Amendment in 1933, and was one of Pennsylvania's delegates to the 1956 Republican National Convention. He was also the national chairman and a major financial supporter of the Sentinels of the Republic, a conservative political group of the 1920s and 1930s which opposed the expansion of federal regulation and the New Deal - Miss Vera Pitcairn
Vera Pitcairn (1887–1910). daughter of John Pitcairn, Jr., died suddenly of appendicitis at the age of 23 - Mr. William H. Plummer
- Mrs. Plummer
- Miss Elsie Plummer
- Mr. T. Harold Prosser
- Mr. Charles Robertson
- Miss S. B. Rogers
- Miss M. B. Rogers
- Mr. Charles A. Ross
- Miss Elizabeth Ryan
Elizabeth Montague Ryan (February 8, 1892 – July 8, 1979) was an American tennis player who was born in Anaheim, California but lived most of her life in the United Kingdom. Ryan won 30 Grand Slam titles. Nineteen of those titles were in women's doubles and mixed doubles at Wimbledon, an all-time record for those two events. Twelve of her Wimbledon titles were in women's doubles and seven were in mixed doubles. Ryan also won six women's doubles titles and two mixed doubles titles at the French Championships, as well as one women's doubles title and two mixed doubles titles at the U.S. Championships - Mrs. Fredericka Schuller
- Mr. S. Schwarz
- Mrs. Schwarz
- Mr. Benjamin Siegel
- Mr. Percy Stewart
Percy Gerald Stewart (18 October 1885 – 15 October 1931) was an Australian politician. He was an original member of the Victorian Farmers' Union and long a radical campaigner for farming interests. He helped bring down Stanley Bruce's government in 1929, but died soon after - Mrs. Stewart
- Miss Isabella Sullivan
- Mrs. Sweeney
- Miss Dorothy Sweeney
- Mr. J. W. Swift
- Mrs. Swift
- Mrs. Mary A. Richardson
- Miss M. Luella Tabor
- Mr. Andrew A. Thompson
- Mrs. Thompson
- Mr. Jefferson de Mont Thompson
Jefferson DeMont Thompson, a prominent New York real estate developer, was instrumental in guiding the development of the Times Square area and in establishing the Aerial Police Reserve of the NYPD - Miss Helen Tomes
- Mr. G. F. Tosh
- Miss Anna R. Tower
- Mr. William Triffitt
- Mr. P. A. Valentine
- Mrs. Valentine
- Mr. J. W. Vanderwerf
- Mrs. Vanderwerf
- Master H. W. Vanderwerf
- Mr. John E. Wayland
- Mrs. Wayland
- Mr. Elton S. Wayland
- Mr. Thomas C. Wayland
- Mr. William Webber
- Mr. William S. Weiss
- Mr. Henry Wenman
Henry Wenman (1875-1953) was a British actor appearing in a number of motion pictures during the 1920s and 1930s - Mr. C. Westing
- Miss J. F. White
- Mr. M. B. Wilson
- Miss Edith Wilson
Edith Bolling Galt Wilson (October 15, 1872 — December 28, 1961), second wife of U.S. President Woodrow Wilson, was First Lady of the United States from 1915 to 1921. She met the President in March 1915 and they married nine months later. President Wilson suffered a severe stroke in October 1919. Edith Wilson began to screen all matters of state and decided which were important enough to bring to the bedridden president. In doing so, she functionally ran the Executive branch of the government for the remainder of the president's second term, until March 1921 - Mr. Lawrence D. Woodbury
- Mrs. W. T. Woodruff
- Miss Anna Wright
- Miss Ouida Yerkes
- Mr. Hugh Young
- Miss L. Waldo
- Miss M. Young
Information for Passengers
Breakfast from 8-30 until to o'clock.
Luncheon at 1-30.
Dinner at 7 o'clock.
The Bar closes at 11:00 pm, and the Smoking Room at 11:30 pm
Divine Service in the Saloon on Sunday at 10:30 am
Please apply to the Second Steward for Seating accommodation at Table, Children are not entitled to seats in the Saloon unless full fare is paid.
All Liverpool—New York Mail and Passenger Steamers of the White Star Line are fitted with the Marconi Wireless system of Telegraphy, and messages for despatch should be handed to the Pursers.
Cablegrams and Telegrams should be handed to the Saloon Steward an hour before the arrival at Queenstown.
The Saloon and Library Stewards will simply Stamps, Telegraph Forms, Books of Reference, and Railway Time Tables of the Principal Companies.
Questions relating to Baggage should be referred to the Second Steward, who is the Ship's Baggage Master. Trunks, Chairs or Rugs which Passengers may desire to leave in charge of the Company, should be appropriately labeled and handed to the Baggage Master on the Wharf at New York, and such articles will be stored entirely at owner's risk. It is necessary for Passengers themselves to see all their Baggage is passed by the U.S. Customs Authorities on landing.
Deck Chairs can be hired at a charge of 4/- each for the voyage, 24 hours' notice being necessary at the London or Liverpool Office.
It is desirable that valuables or Money should be placed in charge of the Purser for deposit in his safe. As no charge is made for carriage, the Company can accept no responsibility for loss or damage, however arising, but Passengers can protect themselves by insurance.
Passengers are requested to ask for a Receipt on the Company's Form, for any additional Passage Money, Chair Hire, or Freight paid on board.
The Purser is prepared for the convenience of Passengers to exchange a limited amount of English and American money, and he will allow at the rate of $4.80 to the Lx when giving American money for English currency, or for $4.95 when giving English for American money.
Passengers' Addresses may be left with the Saloon Steward, in order that any letters sent to the care of the Company may be forwarded.
The White Star Line has pleasure in announcing that the London West End Office has been transferred from 17, Cockspur Street. to new and more commodious premises situated opposite at
No. 1, COCKSPUR STREET, S.W.,
and the City Office to
No. 38, LEADENHALL STREET, E.C.
The West End Office is the principal Office in London for Passenger business. Letters and telegrams may be addressed there, and will be held until called for, or forwarded, according to instructions, and the latest editions of the leading American and English papers are on file.
Passengers' baggage Will also be received and stored if required.
Travellers' Cheques payable in all parts of Europe, can be purchased at all the principal offices of the White Star Line.
The Passenger Services of the White Star Line are maintained entirely by Twin Screw Steamers, including the "Oceanic," "Majestic," and "Teutonic," *which are Among The Fastest Steamers afloat, and the "Baltic," "Cedric," "Celtic," and "Arabic " the Largest Vessels in The World.
The Boston Services include the Largest, Fastest, and Finest Steamers sailing to Boston.
Track Chart and Memorandum of Log (Unused). RMS Majestic Passenger List, 30 August 1905. GGA Image ID # 1dd418c135
(1) Excerpt from "Max Fleischmann: Ohio Distiller Extraordinary," Those Pre-Pro Whisky Men! Blog, Thursday, March 29, 2012. Accessed 2014-08-22 at http://pre-prowhiskeymen.blogspot.com/2012/03/max-fleischmann-ohio-distillery.html
