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SS Pretoria Passenger List - 25 October 1913

Front Cover of a Second Cabin Passenger List for the SS Pretoria of the Hamburg America Line, Departing 25 October 1913 from Hamburg to New York

Front Cover of a Second Cabin Passenger List for the SS Pretoria of the Hamburg America Line, Departing 25 October 1913 from Hamburg to New York, Commanded by Captan Dugge. Booklet is unique with information on the Imperator, the World's Largest Ship at 50,000 Tons Register and for its advertisement for Zeppelin Airship Passenger Trips. GGA Image ID # 178392476c

Senior Officers and Staff

Commander: Captain Dugge
First Officer: R. Romahn
Second Officer: G. Frankl
Second Officer: H. Stephan
Second Officer: A. Jost
Third Officer: H. Schütte
Fourth Officer: W. Petersen
Chief Engineer: E. Kreske
Second Engineer: T. Bertels
Third Engineer: R. Heber
Fourth Engineer: P. Krüger
Fourth Engineer: G. Lidecke
Electrician: J. Haushofer
Ingineer Intern: B. Hensel
Ingineer Intern: A. Böttcher
Ingineer Intern: O. Brüning
Ingineer Intern: O. Ueckert
Ingineer Intern: H. Kehlenbeck
Ingineer Intern: W. Zander
First Physician: Dr. W. Rupp
Second Physician: Dr. R. Raschkow
Purser: G. Schuberth
Assistant Purser: H. Gock
Assistant Purser: H. Zoller
Second Chief Steward: A. Gross
Third Chief Steward: F. Ahlers
Assistant Chief Steward: M. Meissner
Assistant Chief Steward: H. Löwe
Assistant Chief Steward: W. Krieg
Head Cook: F. Wolf
Wireless telegraphy: Telegrapher: J. Bette

Second Cabin Passengers

Information for Passengers

Public Telephones

with booths and an operator will be found on the Hamburg America Line Pier, foot of Ist street, Hoboken, N. J.

Letters and Telegrams.

Passengers who are expecting letters or telegrams are kindly requested to inquire for them at the Office of the Purser on board the steamer. Parcels arriving for passengers are delivered either by the Baggage-master or the Sea Post Office.

Letters which have not been called for before the steamer is berthed at Hoboken, are held by an official appointed for the purpose in the Company’s landing-stage at Hoboken and passengers are requested to inquire for them. The desk of this official will be recognized from a large placard bearing the inscription “Mail and Telegrams for Passengers’’.

Before leaving the steamer, passengers are recommended to inquire for mail at the Purser’s Office and to leave their address there, so that any letters arriving later may be forwarded. Passengers can have letters and telegrams forwarded to the care of any of the agents of the Hamburg-Amerika Linie.

The Company gladly undertakes the transmission or delivery of telegrams, letters, &c. intended for passengers; but owing to the immense number of such despatches forwarded to its care, must decline all responsibility, should such be inadvertently delayed or lost.

Letters that passengers wish to despatch from on board the steamer should be posted as early as possible before arrival of the steamer in the port in question, and the full name and address of the sender should be marked on the envelope.

Meals. Breakfast is served at 8:00 am, lunch at 1 21/2:00 pm, dinner at 6*/2:00 pm

A menu is printed for each meal. Seats at table are allotted by the Chief Steward. A bugle call will be sounded 15 minuts before each meal, and a second signal at the beginning of the meal.

Steamer Chairs. Upon application to the Company’s office or to the Deck Steward, steamer-chairs belonging to the Seereise-Comfort-Gesellschaft can be rented for use on the voyage, at a charge of Marks 4.20 a piece.

Rugs. Also rugs, be'onging to the Seereise-Comfort-Gesellschaft, can be rented for use on the voyage at the same charge of Marks 4.20 a piece.

Music. The ship’s band performs on the promenade deck during the forenoon from 1 0 to 11 o’clock, in the evening from 9 to 1 0 o’clock in the dining saloons.

Baggage. As only small pieces of baggage can be taken into the cabins, all large pieces will be stored in the hold. Access to the hold may be had upon application to the Room Steward.

Hot or cold Baths. A number of comfortable bathrooms are provided aboard. The Bathroom Steward or Stewardess will attend to the bath upon the passenger’s request. No charge is made for baths. The water used is sea-water.

Smoking is allowed only on deck and in the Smoking Room; it is positively prohibited in the cabins and below deck.

The Bar closes at midnight.

Lights are extinguished in the Saloons at 11:00 pm and in the Smoking Room at midnight.

Surgeon and Apothecary. An experienced physician is attached to every steamer. For medical attendance in cases of sickness contracted on board no charge is made; medicines also are provided free of charge. But the ship’s physician is allowed to ask the usual fees from travelers who submit themselves to treatment for maladies not contracted during the voyage.

The Barber is entitled to charge for his services according to the tariff fixed by the Company.

Library. The books in the library, which may be obtained upon application to the Library Steward, are at the disposal of passengers, free of charge. A catalogue of the English, French and German books in the ship’s library can be had from the Library Steward.

Letters, Telegrams and Correspondence. Only the purser is authorized to receive letters and telegrams for delivery in the next port of call. Several telegraph- codes will be found in his office. Wireless messages are to be given in at the special wireless telegraph office on board ship. Letters and postcards must be deposited in the letterbox. The closing of mails for the various ports of call will be duly announced. The Universal Postal Union Regulations apply to the mail postet on board:

20 Pf German stamp for letters on steamers sailing from and to America 10 pf German stamp for postal cards

Postal stamps are obtainable either from the purser or from the stewards in the smoking room and in the saloon.

Writing Paper, Envelopes and Telegraph Forms will be supplied by the Saloon Steward.

Valuables or Money. The Company is not responsible for theft il valuables or money are kept in the staterooms. The same should be placed in charge of the Purser for deposit in his safe, and a receipt will be given on the Company’s form. 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.

Foreign Money. The Purser is prepared to exchange foreign money.

Amusements. A number of pastime games, such as shuffleboard, quoits, chess, dominoes, etc. are provided for on board.

Attendance. The Stewards have strict instructions to attend to the wants of passengers in a prompt and courteous manner. Passengers are requested to bring any inattention to the notice of the Chief Steward, and if the complaint made is not promptly investigated, to report it to the Captain.

The Wireless Telegraph Service.

T'he Wireless Station on board is almost daily in communication with all parts of the world either directly through the shore-stations, or indirectly by means of passing ships. The names of the shore-stations and of the ships with which communication is expected during the day, are posted every morning in different parts of the ship.

The address of a telegram from shore to a ship at sea must be drawn up as follows:

1. Name of receiver with any necessary addition,

2. Name of the ship and her nationality,

3. Name of the shore-station by the intermediary of which the telegram is to be forwarded.

At the conclusion of the address of wireless telegrams the service word "Radio" must be added, for example:

Karl Müller, Cleveland, German, Norddeich, Radio.

Telegrams from one ship to another only require the exact names of the passenger and the steamer.

All desired information regarding possibility of transmission, duration of transit and tariffs can be obtained on application to the Wireless Station on board, which is situated on the Sun-Deck of this steamer or from the Deutsche Betriebsg:esellschaft für drahtlose Telegraphie m. b. H., 9, Tempelhofer Ufer, Berlin SW., Telephone: Nollendorf, 910—917 from 9 to 4 o’clock, Saturday from 8 to 2 o’clock, Telegraphic Address “Debeg”.

In addition, the offices of the following Companies accept telegrams for transmission and furnish information, if desired: Paris, 35, Boulevard des Capucines, Compagnie Framjaise Maritime et Coloniale de Telegraphie sans Fil,

London W. C., Watergate House, Adelphi, Marconi International Marine Communication Co. Ltd.,

Rome, 74 Piazza S. Silvestro, Compagnia Internazionale Marconi per le communicazione marittime,

Brussels, 13 Rue Brederode, Compagnie de Telegraphie sans Fil,

New-York, Ninety West Street, Deutsche Betriebsgesellschaft für drahtlose Telegraphie m. b. H.,

New-York, 47/9 West Street, Atlantic Communication Company,

Telephone Rector 4245 and 4246.

Stations in New York and Sayville (Long Island). Direct communication with Western Union and Postal Telegraph Co. In addition, all the telegraph offices in the German Empire and abroad accept wireless telegrams for all the steamers enumerated in the International List of Wireless Telegraph Stations.

For the despatch of wireless telegrams from or to shore the following are the shore-stations in Europe:

Cuxhaven, Norddeich, Scheveningen, North Foreland (Dover), Dunkirk, Boulogne sur Mer, Niton (Isle of Wight), Bolt Head, Cherbourg, Lizard, Crookhaven, He d'Ouessant.

For the same purpose the following are the American shore-stations:

Cape Race (Newfoundland), Sable Island (Nova Scotia), Siasconset (Massachusetts), Sagaponack (New York), and Sea Gate (New York).

The wireless service on board all the steamers of the Hamburg-Amerika- Linie is attended to by the Deutsche Betriebs-Gesellschaft für drahtlose Telegraphie m. b. H., Berlin. Inquiries, claims, etc. should be addressed to this Company only, and not to the Hamburg-Amerika Linie, which undertakes no responsibility whatsoever for the wireless telegraph service.

Besides these customary “wireless messages", a more economical system has just been introduced for the special benefit of the passengers. A message containing 30 words can now be transmitted at a cost of M. 5.— and each additional word will be charged for at the rate of 10 Pf. For the despatching of these “Oceanletters” an additional charge of 50 Pf. is made. For all further information please apply to the “Wireless Operator”.

Porter Service

Porter Service, Hamburg-American Line, 1913.

Porter Service, Hamburg-American Line, 1913. GGA Image ID # 1ee4b6dfdc

Uniformed attendants to carry baggage to and from our docks and arrange small details of travel for a nominal fee.

For the convenience of ocean travelers by our line, and in order to eliminate the extortion that has been practised by some of the public porters, we have inaugurated a service of attendants to carry hand-baggage and perform similar services for our patrons. On days when our steamers arrive and sail, a staff of porters, wearing gray uniforms, upon the collars of which the word “Attendant“ appears, and red caps bearing “Hamburg America Line“ bands, will be stationed at our docks, the ferries and railroad terminals in Hoboken, to assist passengers.

Lackawanna Railroad or Ferries in Hoboken Hudson Terminal Station in Hoboken
Any Hotel in Hoboken

Any other point in Hoboken

Jersey City and Jersey City Heights... Greenville, Bayonne and West Hoboken Pennsylvania and Erie Railroads, Jersey City New Jersey Central and B. & 0. Railroads West Shore Railroad, Weehawken Grand Central Station, New York New York Hotels, below 50tfl Street.
New York Hotels, above SO1*1 Street.
Brooklyn, N. Y
Pennsylvania R. R., New York ... .

The attendants will accompany passengers to any part of New York to carry baggage, call carriages, and perform similar services. If a passenger will write or telegraph us, or telephone our office (1900 Rector) or our piers at Hoboken (770 Hoboken), one of the attendants will be sent to his home or hotel. As the porters are conversant with all formalities on the piers, the usual confusion upon arrival and departure practically will be eliminated, thus relieving the passenger of all annoyance and worry and avoiding loss of time. This service is especially valuable to large parties and ladies traveling alone, who can now make the journey to our piers, without anxiety. Besides English, many of the attendants also speak German.

Express Mail Steamer SS Imperator

Information Sheet on the SS Imperator of the Hamburg-American Line, 1913.

Information Sheet on the SS Imperator of the Hamburg-American Line, 1913. GGA Image ID # 17839858f7

Quadruple Turbine Express Mail Steamer IMPERATOR - The Largest Vessel in the World.

Capacity: 50 000 Tons Gross Register
Length: 919 Feet
Breadth: 98 Feet
Depth: 63 Feet
Horsepower: 62000.

Some of the Advantages Offered by the Steamer:

Safety - Arrangements, guaranteeing the greatest measure of safety that engineering science of today can devise. Steel Double-bottom over the whole length of the vessel. Longitudinal and Tranverse Bulkheads reaching far above the water-line. Submarine Bell Signalling System.

Search-lights of 34 000 candle-power. Life-boats for a considerably larger number of passengers than the Imperator has on board when full. In addition, two motor-launches with their own wireless telegraphy on board. Four Pro-pellers, so that if the rudder of the steamer is disturbed, the steamer can still be steered.

Gyro-compass. One Commander and four Captains (for Navigation, Public Safety, and General Superintendence) watch day and night over the ship’s course. Wireless Telegraphy carrying the longest distance, separate apparatus for the latest news of the day and for navigation signals.

Three Telegraph Operators on duty in turn, keeping the steamer day and night in constant communication with other steamers. Regular smooth running of the vessel ensured by her large dimensions and Frahm’s anti-rolling tanks.

Passenger-staterooms of unsurpassed size with metal bedsteads. Marble Wash-stands with hot and cold fresh water. Imperial and numerous other suites, in all 150 staterooms with private bath and toilet, or shower and toilet. All rooms supplied with electric current for lighting, heating, bells, ventilators etc.

Social-Rooms: Dining-room extending through two decks, also Ritz-Carlton Restaurant, Grill Room, Grand Ball Room with stage, Smoking Room, Private Dining-room, Ladies’ Saloon, Verandah Cafe.

Other Features Deserving of Notice: Gymnasia both in First and Second Cabin. Swimming-Pool in Pompeian style, reaching through two decks. Seawater constantly renewed by cascades. Electric, Turkish and Vapor Baths. Covered and Open Promenade-decks. Promenade- concerts, Trained Band and Table-music. Telephone system. Office of the Representative of the Passenger-Department, Office of the Baggage Officer. Passenger-lifts.

The sister-ship of the Imperator, the Vaterland was launched on the 3rd of April 1913. This steamer will enter the Hamburg- New York passenger service spring 1914. In addition to these steamers a third vessel of the same type is in course of construction.

Pleasure Cruises
arranged by the Hamburg-Amerika Linie
|3leasure Cruises were inaugurated by the Hamburg-Amerika Linie 21 years ago, and since then, they have rapidly approached perfection through the frequent introduction of fresh itineraries and the judicious use of all newly gained experience.

The largest of the steamers appointed by the Hamburg-Amerika Linie to carry out pleasure-cruises is the twin-screw steamer “Victoria Luise“, which was thoroughly overhauled and re-constructed, so as to specially adapt her for her purpose. Thus the “Victoria Luise“ was fitted with the anti-rolling tanks invented by the German shipbuilder Frahm, whereby the movement of the ship is considerably reduced. In addition to the roomy promenade-decks stretching along the whole length of the ship, the large ball-room, the gymnasium, swimming-baths for ladies and gentlemen, and a medical-bath-establishment are deserving of special mention.

The Hamburg-Amerika Linie brought about a considerable extension of their pleasure-cruise service by commissioning the twin-screw steamer “Meteor”, which was specially built for pleasure-cruising. Notwithstanding all the modern conveniences with which this steamer is fitted, her type of build and the comparatively small outlay required to work and maintain her, make it possible to reduce the fares for her cruises to a minimum. The “Meteor“ is also provided with anti-rolling tanks and is fitted with spacious and comfortable saloons.

The Company also employ in the pleasure-cruise service their favorite twin-screw steamers “Amerika“, “Cleveland“, “Cincinnati“, “Moltke“, “Kronprinzessin Cecilie“, “Fuerst Bismarck“ whenever required.

Furnished with such an excellent fleet, as is represented by these steamers the Hamburg-Amerika Linie is able to draw up a pleasure- cruise programme for 1913, which in variety surpasses the most successful undertakings of previous years.

All particulars concerning the itineraries and fares, are contained in the special pamphlets of the Hamburg-Amerika Linie, which may be obtained from the purser on board.

Passenger Trips by Zepplin Airships

Advertisement for the Zepplin Airships Passenger Trips, 1913.

Advertisement for the Zepplin Airships Passenger Trips, 1913. GGA Image ID # 17843616b0

Deutsche Luftschiffahrts-Aktien-Gesellschaft
Passenger-Trips
by
Zeppelin Airships
from the Airship-Sheds at Frankfort o. M., at Berlin-Potsdam, at Baden-Baden, at Hamburg, at Leipzig.
General Information can be had at the
Hamburg-Amerika Linie
Airship-Department
Frankfort o. M. Berlin W. 8
14 Kaiserstraße 8 Unter den Linden
Telephone: Amt Zentrum Telephone: 1. 3370 9197 9]9g 9199
Baden-Baden Hamburg I
5 Sophienstraße 69 Ferdinandstraße
Telephone: 788 Telephone: Gr. 8, 2998/99
Leipzig, 2 Augustusplatz
Telephone: 20108 Telegrams: Hapag Luftschiffahrt

The Hamburg-Amerika Linie was founded in 1847. It owns a fleet of 192 large ocean steamers, 239 steamlaunches, tugs and lighters, aggregating together, with the ships in course of construction, 431 vessels, registering 1,306,819 tons. Its services embrace the entire globe.

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