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The "S. S. Frankfurt" was the name of the steamship the original New Baden settlers took from Bremen, Germany. It arrived in New Orleans on April 26,1881. Captain Klugkist filed his arrival papers on April 27, 1881. He noted that 502 passengers had started the journey, 3 had died on board, & 1 was born enroute. Total passenger count upon arrival in New Orleans: 500.
Passengers on the S. S. Frankfurt who later settled in New Baden include:
| Hans Bollier (m, 48) farmer |
Anna Bollier (f, 40) | Anna Bollier (f, 17) | Bertha Bollier (f, 15) | Sarah Bollier (f, 14) |
| Eloise Bollier (f, 12) | Heinrich Bollier (m, 11) | Fritz Bollier (m, 10) | Maria Bollier (f, 9) | Emma Bollier (f, 8) |
| Julie Bollier (f, 7) | Adele Bollier (f, 6) | Sugema Bollier (f, 5) | Rudolph Bollier (m, 4) | Adolph Bollier (m, 2) |
| Matern Leber (m, 50) | Magdalena Leber (f, 46) | Mathtilde Leber (f, 16) | Anna Leber (f, 15) | Johann Leber (m, 13) |
| Louise Leber (f, 8) | Edward Leber (m, 6) | George Meyer (m, 47) | Seigwitz Meyer (m, 37) | Friedrich Roessler (m, 19) |
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The "Frankfurt" was built in 1869 for North German Lloyd of Bremen by Caird & Co, Greenock. She was a 2,582 gross ton ship, length 300ft x beam 39ft, clipper stem, one funnel, two masts (rigged for sail), iron construction, single screw and a speed of 10 knots. There was capacity for 30-1st and 600-3rd class passengers. Launched on 18th Jun.1869 for the Bremen - New Orleans service, but she started her first voyage from Bremen to Havre and New York on 30th Jun.1870. She was laid up during the Franco-Prussian War and then between 1871-1874 was mainly employed on the New Orleans service, but also made six round voyages to New York during this period. In 1880 her engines were compounded and she commenced her last North Atlantic voyage between Bremen and Baltimore on 8th Mar.1882. Subsequently she sailed between Bremen and South America, starting her final voyage on 30th Sep.1893. In 1894 she was sold to Sir W. G. Armstrong, Mitchell & Co, shipbuilders, in part payment for two new ships. Sold to Italian owners in 1895, she was scrapped in Italy in 1897.
[North Atlantic Seaway by N.R.P. Bonsor, vol.2, p.547]
[Posted to The ShipsList by Ted Finch - 25 September 1998]
source: http://www.fortunecity.com/littleitaly/amalfi/13/shipdf.htm