July 6 1917 - Notable Passengers
The EMPRESS OF ASIA began a Pacific crossing upon sailing from Vancouver on July 6th, 1917.
A full
passenger list and heavy cargo was reported.
The passenger list included 350 passengers in the Saloon and Cabin
Classes.
One party of
6 individuals was travelling from the Netherlands to the Netherlands East
Indies.
Another
group consisted of approximately 200 individuals returning to Russia.
A third
group consisted of 29 prestigious medical and health personnel who were
travelling to Russia as a component of the United States Red Cross Mission to
Russia. The party was led by
Lieutenant-Colonel Frank Billings, a Professor of Medicine at the University of
Chicago.
Notable passengers embarking aboard
EMPRESS OF ASIA on July 6th, 1917 at Vancouver and Victoria.
Lieutenant-Colonel Frank Billings |
A leader of a group bound for Russia as part of the United States Red Cross Mission to Russia. |
Major M. Grow |
Of Washington, a member of United States Red Cross Mission to Russia. |
Major D. J. McCarthy |
Of Phipps Institute, Philadelphia, a member of United States Red Cross Mission to Russia. |
Lieutenant-Colonel W. B. Thompson |
A Director of the Federal Reserve Bank, New York, member of United States Red Cross Mission to Russia. |
Major H. Thatcher |
Of New York, a member of United States Red Cross Mission to Russia. |
Captain J. W. Andrews |
Of St. Louis, Missouri, a member of United States Red Cross Mission to Russia. |
Major W. S. Thayer |
Professor of Clinical Medicine at John Hopkins University. a member of United States Red Cross Mission to Russia. |
Major H. C. Sherman |
Professor of Food Chemistry, Columbia University, a member of United States Red Cross Mission to Russia. |
Major H. H. Swift |
Of the Swift Company, a member of United States Red Cross Mission to Russia. |
Major G. C. Whipple |
Professor of Sanitary Engineering at Harvard University, a member of United States Red Cross Mission to Russia. |
Major C. E. A. Winslow |
Professor of Bacteriology and Hygiene at Yale Medical College, a member of United States Red Cross Mission to Russia. |
Major W. Post |
Assistant Professor of Medicine at Rush College, Chicago, a member of United States Red Cross Mission to Russia. |
Major S, Wrightman |
Professor of Clinical Medicine at Polyclinic hospital, New York, a member of United States Red Cross Mission to Russia. |
Captain H. Brown |
A member of United States Red Cross Mission to Russia. |
Captain R. I. Barr |
Associated with the Chase Securities Company. New York, a member of United States Red Cross Mission to Russia. |
Captain W. Cochran |
A member of United States Red
Cross Mission to Russia. |
Captain A. Wardwell |
Of New York, a member of United States Red Cross Mission to Russia. |
Captain Pirnie |
Of New York, a member of United States Red Cross Mission to Russia. |
Lieutenant C. Kelleher |
A member of United States Red
Cross Mission to Russia. |
Lieutenant H. R. Redfield |
Of Brooklyn, a member of United States Red Cross Mission to Russia. |
Lieutenant W. C. Nicholson |
Associated with the Swift Company, Chicago |
Lieutenant D. H. Hardy |
A member of United States Red
Cross Mission to Russia. |
Lieutenant H. M. Wyckoff |
A member of United States Red
Cross Mission to Russia. |
Lieutenant N. C. Travis |
A member of United States Red
Cross Mission to Russia. |
S. Schusowitch |
Of Detroit. |
S. I. Szto |
Of Itaca. |
P. Musmewslo |
Of Detroit. |
C. M. F. van Fraeijenhover |
Of Amsterdam. |
Baron and Baroness van Hogendorp |
Of the Netherlands. |
E. A Ward |
Associated with the McGraw Tire and rubber Company, of East Palestine, Ohio, en route to Manila. |
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