SS Rex Passenger List - 13 September 1935
Front Cover of a Special Class Passenger List for the SS Rex of the Italia Line, Departing 13 September 1935 from Naples for New York via Genoa, Villefranche (Nice) and Gibraltar, Commanded by Captain Francesco Tarabotto. GGA Image ID # 1ee51bbde0
Senior Officers and Staff
- Captain Cap. Grandir1ff. Francesco Tarabotto
- Royal Commissioner Comm. Paolo De Simone R. C6nsale
- First Officer Cap. Cay. Uff.. Albeit() Ottino
- Engineer Director Or. Uff. faigi Risso
- Chief Engineer Cay. Ufft Vittorio Badaracco
- Physician Dr. Cab. Luigi Outini
- Physician Dr. Orazio Calvini
- Chief Commissioner Cap. Comm. Luigi Pesenti
- Chaplain Rev. Umberto Cassani
List of Special Class Passengers
From Genoa
- Mr. Giulio Alimenti
- Mr. Ettore Bonazzi
- Mrs. Rosa Bonazzi
- Miss Mary Bird
- Mrs. Lilian Biggs
- Miss Matilde Brocchi
- Mr. Salvatore Bellassai
- Rev. Angelo Borgognone
- Mr. Flavio Busca
- Mrs. Carolina Busca Pelazzo
- Miss Gabriella Bosano
- Mr. Alfonso Cella
- Mrs. Clara Celia
- Mr. Antonio Cella
- Mr. Raimondo Cella
- Miss Gloria Cella
- Mrs. Rosa Cella
- Mr. Lino Chiarpotti
- Mr. Walter Clarke
- M. Mayer Cruminscky
- Miss Mabel Cook
- Mrs. Louisa Caminoli Bariotti
- Mrs. Maria Cerrutti Pastore
- Mr. William Davini
- Mr. Raffaello Davini
- Mrs. Mary Davini
- Mr. Robert Donald
- Mr. Erwin Escher
- Mr. Frank Ely
- Mrs. Stella Fontaine
- Mr. Alaa Fantaine
- Mrs. Cesarina Franchini
- Mr. Louis Frigo
- Mrs. Giustina Frigo
- Mr. Giuseppe Gionetti
- Mrs. Elvina Genoa
- Mr. Lorenzo Grassis
- Mrs. Giuditta Gadda Pastore
- Mr. Georse Hukill
- Mrs. Helen Hukill
- Miss Jane Hukill
- Mr. Peter Hukill
- Miss Anna Knowlton
- Miss Josephine Klin
- Mrs. Ester Lamport
- Mr. Ernest Muller
- Mr. Adelmo Medici
- Mrs. Paulin Milano
- Miss Jennie Milano
- Mrs. Hanna Maister
- Miss Ursula Maister
- Mr. Eugenio Nardini
- Mrs. Irene Nardini
- Mr. Leonardo Nicoletti
- Mr. Emery Neff
- Mrs. Wanda Neff
- Mr. Alberto Oglietti
- Mrs. Maria Oglietti Benacchietti
- Miss Maria Preli
- Miss Violet Pagni
- Mrs. Teresa Perona Durando
- Miss Olga Perona
- Mr. Halo Pellegrini
- Mr. William Ruff
- Mrs. Jeanne Sala
- Mr. Louis Sala
- Miss Lucy Sala
- Miss Julia Sears
- Mrs. Grete Stohr
- Mr. Joseph Strauss
- Miss Matitda Taylor
- Mr. Herman Ulmann
- Mr. Mazzino Urbani
- Mr. John Viani
- Mrs. Olive Viani
- Mrs. Jean Vassiley
- Mrs. Maria Vietro
- Mr. Costantino Yon
- Mrs. Caterina Yon
- Miss Margherita Yon
- Miss Antonietta Yon
- Miss Louise Yon
- Mr. Pietro Yon
- Mr. Mario Yon
From Villefranche (Nice)
- Mr. Georges Armandos
- Mrs. Rachel Auger
- Mr. Edward R. Beach
- Mrs. Louise Breaits
- Mr. Nunzio Bogesi
- Mrs. Elsie Coe
- Mrs. Francoise David
- Mrs. Jeanne R. Gilfillan
- Mr. Frederick J. Gilfillan
- Mr. Madge Holting
- Mr. Peter Piccus
- Mr. Joseph Perret
- Miss Mary Roogers
- Mr. Aaron Schwarz
- Mrs. Mabel Siemonn
- Miss Marie Louise Stockward
From Naples
- Mr. Samuel Amato
- Mr. Maris Antonucci
- Rev. Antonio Amore
- Mrs. Grazia Arena
- Mr. Carlo Bonci
- Mr. Cesare Bracuto
- Mr. Andrew Bracuto
- Rev. Thomas Barry
- Mrs. Maria Bonello
- Mr. Christopher Billman
- Mr. Cart J. Bergmann
- Mrs. Edith W. Bergmann
- Mr. Fdward Baltz
- Mr. Percival Bulen
- Mr. Pietro Bruno
- Sister Virginia Belleggia
- Mrs. Maria Teresa Bracuto
- Mr. Giovanni Bruno
- Mr. Antonino Cuomo
- Mr. Tony Carlucci
- Mrs. Agnes Carlucci
- Mr. Joseph Continaze
- Mr. Salvatore Cinotti
- Mr. Anlonio Cinotti
- Mr. Frank Corsaro
- Mrs. Concettina Corsaro
- Mr. Herman Caserta
- Mr. Herman Cellarino
- Mr. Jallie K. Cellarino
- Mrs. Lee Curry
- Mr. Joseph Cassen
- Miss Mary Cortright
- Miss Maria Cannavale
- Mr. Raimondo Cannavale
- Rev. Umberto Oiuseppe Catagni
- Mr. Domenico Caffo
- Mrs. Bianca Corsetti
- Mr. Riccardo Cappelli
- Mr. Agostino Cianciulli
- Mr. Livio Chersi
- Mr. Tomaso Donato
- Mrs. Dolores Del Peschia Liberatore
- Rev. John Di Matteo
- Mrs. Alice B. Daley
- Mr. William Deniston
- Mr. Cira Delli Paoli
- Mrs. Angelandrea Di Simone
- Mrs. Filomena De Vito
- Mr. Giuseppe Devarda
- Mr. Teodoro Fratellone
- Mr. James Ferrigno
- Mr. Nunziato Fusaro
- Mrs. Esther Fusaro
- Mr. Francesco Friscia
- Mrs. Rosalia Friscia
- Mr. Jacob Finkel
- Mrs. Lena Finkel
- Mr. Edward Gambardella
- Mrs. Ruth Gambardella
- Miss Raphael Gambardella
- Mr. Louis Germain
- Mr. Howard Germain
- Mr. Wilson Grove
- Miss Katherine Grove
- Miss Lucille Gerber
- Mrs. Johanna A. Greene
- Mrs. Angelina Gionta
- Mr. Giuseppantonio Giacinto
- Mr. Merbert Charle Haag
- Mrs. Mildred Haag
- Mr. Charles John Haag
- Mrs. Martha Haag
- Sylvia Halt
- Miss Roslyn Holbreich
- Mr. Harry A. Hart
- Mrs. Effie M. Hart
- Mr. Walter R. Hensley
- Mr. Michael lmbriale
- Mr. Clinton James
- Mrs. Alice James
- Miss Cheistine Jansing
- Mr. Davide Kornblum
- Mr. Nicholas Kontos
- Mrs. Afroditi Kontos
- Mr. Michele Lippiello
- Mrs. Teresa Lippiello
- Mr. Ernesto Lucia
- Helen Lewis
- Mr. Giuseppe Leanza
- Mrs. Teresa Leanza
- Mrs. A. D. La Chase
- Mr. Giuseppe Maiorana
- Mr. Antonio Mirenna
- Mr. Francis McEntee
- Mrs. Anna McEntee
- Mr. Allen Moore
- Mr. Daniel W. Murphy
- Mr. Augusto Merolle
- Mrs. Maria Merolle
- Mr. Richard Merolle
- Sister Carmela Mugnano
- Mrs. Carmela Moschetti
- Mr. Raffaele Merolla
- Mrs. Maria Merolla
- Rev. Ottavio Martelli
- Mrs. Serafina Morello
- Mrs. Fortunata Mancuso
- Miss Angelina Mancuso
- Mrs. Rosalia Mancuso
- Mrs. Angiolina Mazzola
- Mr. Alfiero Marinelli
- Miss Veneranda Marinelli
- Mrs. Margherita Maresca
- Miss Katherine McLean
- Mr. Domenico Nardone
- Mr. Antonio Pavia
- Mrs. Irene Pavia
- Mr. Vincenzo Pisani
- Mr. Weston R. Price
- Mrs. Florence R. Price
- Rev. Blase Pasquariello
- Mr. Ignazio Provenzano
- Miss Palmira Pellegrini
- Mr. John Palazzo
- Mrs. Berenice Palazzo
- Miss Doris Palazzo
- Miss Claire Palazzo
- Mr. Nicola Procino
- Mrs. Maria Luigia Procino
- Mrs. Concettina Piedimonte
- Rev. Sigismondo Rosati
- Mr. Clarence Rice
- Prof. Joseph Russo
- Mrs. Margherita Russo
- Rev. Carlo Ronci
- Mrs. Pasqualina Rossi
- Mr. Paolo Rausa
- Mrs. Teresa Regalbuto
- Mrs. Genny Robinson
- Mrs. Angela Rinaudo
- Sister Pasqualina Rozzi
- Mr. Lewis Stone
- Mrs. Mannie Steinberg
- Mrs. Meredith L. Scott
- Mr. Ralph M. Smith
- Mrs. Ethel May Smith
- Miss Mary Ann Shepard
- Mrs. Filomena Scozzarella
- Mr. Ugo Schilke
- Mr. Charles Thompson
- Mrs. Bessie Thompson
- Mrs. Frances Thompson
- Mrs. Ester Traversari Nardelli
- Mr. Vincenzino Ventrice
- Mrs. Josephine Venneri
- Mr. Cosimo Venneri
- Mrs. Benedetta Valenti Mazza
- Miss Irene Venneri
- Mr. John Willis
- Mr. Ward Baker Whitlork
- Mrs. Emma Whttlork
- Mrs. Gladis Willis
- Miss Barbara Willis
- Mr. Edward H. Weeks
- Mrs. Edith V. Weeks
- Mr. Ower Russell Warner
From Gibraltar
- Mr. Andrey Avinoff
- Miss Doroty Cohen
- Miss Helen Flanagan
- Mr. James Hetherington
- Mr. Amadeo Garceran Simon
- Miss Carolina Minero Mamial Dorado
- Mr. Raimundo Torres
- Rev. David Rubio
- Mr. Fernando Silvelay De Tordesillos
- Mr. Pilor Sangro Torres
- Mr. Shoumatoff
- Mr. Wells Nicolasawyer
- Mrs. Katleen Sawyer
- Miss Minnie Scathand
- Mr. Mark L. Sperry
- Dr. Frank Visceglia
- Mr. Frcderick Rollin White
General Information for Passengers
Berthing of Passengers - No alteration in Ca. bin can be made except through the Purser. Receipt for any difference paid, as per the Company's fixed Tariff, will be given to Passengers by the Purser, who will also duly note on passage tickets changes of accommodation.
Medical Attendance - For medical and surgical attendance to Passengers, ship' s surgeons are entitled to professional fees, to be charged as per published schedule, available at Purser's Offices.
Said medical and surgical attendance will be free of charge, if Passengers are suffering from seasickness, or are affected by infirmities or injuries deriving from statical conditions of the ship or in any way pertaining to navigation, and also in cases of contagious diseases which are subject to denunciation.
Return accommodation - For the convenience of those Passengers who may be returning from the United States to Europe and have not yet made the necessary arrangements, the Enquiry & Travel Office will be pleased to radio the New Y&rk Office for any accommodation required. This will enable Passengers to complete their arrangements before leaving the steamer and will consequently save them time and trouble.
Wireless Services — The vessels belonging to the Societa Italia are equipped with a most powerful and up-to-date radiotelegraphic plant. In this way the ships remain in communication with any part of the world by the medium of the chain of wireless stations on terra-firma.
All through the voyage, this vessel is in continuous touch with Italy, Europe, and the United States of America. Thus, the Marconigrams are transmitted, or received, direct; so that a quick service and a rapid exchange of business, or private, messages can be effected at any moment.
The Radiotelegraphic Station will be found on Sport Deck.
For the greater convenience of Passengers no Marconigrams arriving during the night will be delivered to Addressee before 7,30 a. m., unless the Passenger has expressly requested the Enquiry & Travel Office to hand him same at once on receipt during the night.
Mail Service - Three different types of messages can be sent from on board:
a) Marconigrams
b) Ocean radioletters (SLT) (reduced rates)
c) Marconigram - letters (OL)
Marconigrams Messages of an urgent nature should be sent as "Marconigrams " and same are telegraphed right through.
A marconigram to Italy or to North America sent this way from steamer cost less than a cable sent from on shore at the ports of call.
Ocean Radioletters (SLT) - Are accepted at reduced rates for the United States and Canada. The service is of the deferred type. Ocean Radioletters are sent by radio from steamer to one of the shore stations of North America who forward them to destination by air or ordinary mail.
Rate Italian lire 28.— for 24 words, plus Italian lire 1.11 for each extra word.
Marconigram - letters (OL) - Are only accepted for Italy. The service is of the deferred type. Such messages are sent by wireless to any vessel proceeding to Italy and the receiving vessel arranges for the forwarding to destination by ordinary mail at first port of call in Italy.
Rate Italian lire 10.60 for 20 words, and Italian lire 1.00 for each extra word.
Service On Land — News can be sent to Passengers by their relations or friends, if these are residing in Italy, by means of Marconigrams transmitted to the vessel via "Coltanoradio".
Relations or friends resident in other European countries will find it advisable to forward their Marconi-grams, intended for the ship, by the medium of the aforesaid " Coltanoradio " Station, the vessel being in continuous communication with same.
Marconigrams can be presented at any Telegraphic Office, using the following Form of Address:
Passenger's Name
Vessel's Name
"Coltanoradio.'
This is to be followed by the text.
Wireless Telephony Station — The vessel is also equipped with the most perfect and up-to-date radiotelephonic plant (ultra powerful "Marconi") for transmitting and receiving, therefore secures a regular service during the navigation, both with Europe, the U. S. A., Canada, Mexico and Cuba.
The normal range of this set of apparatus allows of direct communications from ship to North America, immediately after leaving Italy. As soon as the vessel has left America, Passengers can communicate with all the principal European Towns.
Suggestion and Complaints — Passengers are requested to ask for the Special Book, and insert in same any suggestions or complaints they may wish to make with regard to inconveniences noted by them in the Ship's Radiotelegraphic Service.
For full details and tariffs please apply direct to the Wireless Station on board.
Mail — Mail received after Passengers have left the ship is forwarded to the address furnished by them on the Identification Cards.
High Seas Mail — The Enquiry and Travel Office is acting also as oficial Agent of the Italian Post Administration; therefore accepts registered mail.
Banking Services - Passengers may avail themselves of the banking services (exchange of money, letters of credit, travelers cheques, banking enquiries, etc.) at the Bank located in the Entrance Hall, the care of which in entrusted to an Official of the Banca Commerciale Italiana.
A special booklet containing details of this service will be distributed to Passengers upon their request.
Valuables - The Company is not responsible for loss or theft of valuables, money, etc. Same should be handed to the Purser for deposit in his safe. In such cases valuables should be consigned under seal with the name of the depositor clearly shown.
No charge is made for such service and the Company accepts no liability in connection therewith.
Safe deposit boxes for the safe keeping of valuables can be secured free of charge upon application to the Enquiry and Travel Office. A deposit of 50 italian Liras in only requested and refunded to the Passengers when returning to boxes key.
The deposit of valuables in the safe boxes is made by the Passengers themselves without any inventory or control of the Line, it being expressly agreed that the Line does not accept any responsibility for the safe custody of the valuables.
Baggage Insurance — As the Company's liability for baggage is strictly limited, it is strongly recommended to Passengers to insure their baggage as, in the event of loss or damage to the same, the Company cannot under any circumstances, accept liability beyond the amount specified on the steamer contract ticket. - Baggage can be insured at the Enquiry & Travel Office, such insurance covering all risks on land or sea.
SPORTS - Swimming Pool — The Company accepts no responsability whatsoever for any accident from whatever cause arising to any Passenger using the Swimming Pool, Gymnasium and other kinds of Sports.
Passengers Are Not Allowed To Trespass the limit of their own class.
Steamer Chairs, Rugs and Cushions - For the westbound trip, the charge for chairs is Lire 20, for rugs Lire 20 and for cushions Lire 7.
Lifebelts — A special board containing Instructions for the Use of Lifebelts is posted in every Stateroom. Passengers are requested to take notice of the above mentioned Instructions as indicated.
Professional Gamblers — Passengers are informed that professional gamblers seeking to play for high stakes, are reported as crossing on Atlantic steamers.
Cinema - Films — Passengers are strictly forbidden to keep cinema-films in their cabins. Such must be delivered to the Enquiry and Travel Office in order to be stored in a suitable room during the voyage.
Collections, charitable or otherwise are strictly forbidden.
For further information, please consult the "Ship's routine".
Useful Information for The Arrival at New York
Hotel Reservations in New York By Wireless -Telegram - Passengers may send, free of charge, wireless telegrams in code reserving accommodation at New York Hotels. Full particulars may be obtained at the Enquiry & Travel Office.
Arrival at New York - Passengers are landed at the Pier 59 North River, where Passengers will find taxis, telephones etc. If the vessel arrives at the Pier after 8 p. m., Passengers have the option of remaining on board over night and landing after breakfast the following morning.
Parlor and Sleeping Car Reservations for pullman and ordinary trains throughout U. S. may be made through the Enquiry and Travel Office. In making any of the above reservations Passengers are kindly requested to do so at least two days before the day of arrival of the ship in New York.
Landing Cards, Port of New York — Before leaving the vessel, holders must present landing cards to the U. S. Doctor and to U. S. Immigration Inspector for endorsement.
American citizen must present Landings Cards only to the U. S. Immigrants Inspector for the visa.
Delivery of Baggage in New York — Passengers are especially requested to claim their baggage before leaving the Custom's Baggage Room on the Pier, as, otherwise, considerable delay and extra. -...harge for carriage will be incurred in forwarding to destination any baggage not accompanying Passengers on the railway.
Forwarding of Passengers - For the convenience of all Passengers disembarking at our piers in New. York who are destined to interior points, the Railroad Lines out of New York, as well as Steamship Lines for Boston have representatives on the wharf to meet Passengers and arrange to issue railroad tickets to all points in the United States, Canada and Mexico, as well as tickets to Boston, via steamer. These representatives will also arrange to check baggage from ours pier through to destination, relieving Passengers of the annoyance of purchasing their tickets at the depot or of re-checking their baggage. Transfer charges from our piers to rail depots or steamship dock must be paid by Passengers.
Recovery of U. S. Head Tax - This tax can be recovered by Passengers, if same has been paid, provided they inform the U. S. Immigration Inspector on arrival at New York of their intention to leave the U. S. within sixty days (the time prescribed by U. S. Law) and obtain from him Transit Certificate Form 514.
It is also necessary for Transit Certificate Form 514 to be handed to the Transportation Company, when complete, in time to allow same to be placed before the Immigration Authorities in Washington within 120 days of Passenger's arrival in the United States.
Unless this regulation is complied with, the Tax cannot be recovered:
Claims and Complaints — Passengers' criticism and suggestions relative to the services on board receive the most particular attention of the Company. Passengers are requested to address themselves in this connection either to the Captain or to the Direction, at the " Italia " Company's Headquarters, Piazza De-Ferrari, Genoa.
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