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Re: [TSL] diverted from Ellis Island
Sue Swiggum <swig@ns.sympatico.ca> on 08/06/2010

Hi Jim,

  In 1921 there were many many ships diverted from New York to other east 
coast ports (Boston, Philadelphia) due to over-crowding at Ellis 
Island.  These diverted ships had been originally scheduled to arrive at 
Ellis Island. Publications such as the Morton Allan Directory often seem to 
have reported that these _diverted_ ships arrived at their scheduled port, 
rather than the port they were diverted to, so that entry was an exception.

In 1921 the Fabre Line CANADA was sailing from Mediterranian ports to New York.

On Steve Morse's website

http://www.stevemorse.org/index.html

New York arrivals

1921            February        24              Canada
1921            April           19              Canada
1921            June            03              Canada   (barge Canada)
1921            June            12              Canada
1921            July            18              Canada
1921            September       09              Canada
1921            October         09              Canada
1921            October         30              Canada
1921            November        30              Canada
1921            December        30              Canada

Philadlpha arrival

1921            February                Canada

Sailed from Naples 8th February ... arrival Feb 23 1921 ... New York 
crossed through and Philadelphia stamped on the page.  45 third class 
passengers were landed at New York and 1,710 third class passengers landed 
at Philadelphia.

So, yes, your friend's mother was almost true, however it was overcrowding 
rather than health issues.  Who knows what rumours may have abounded on 
board at the time and also maybe added later, through embellishment or 
speculation as the oral story was handed down.

Sue
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At 02:05 AM 2010-08-06 +0000, JT wrote:
>A friend related a story passed on to her from her mother. When her mother 
>came to the United States on the Canada in February 1921, she was supposed 
>to land in New York on Ellis island. However, the passengers were 
>discharged in Philadelphia because there was an eye disease epidemic on 
>Ellis Island. According to Morton Allen, 45 passengers landed in New York, 
>and 1,710 passengers landed in Philadelphia.
>I have never heard of a ship being diverted to another port because of a 
>health condition on Ellis Island.  I feel the Canada had always been 
>scheduled to land in Philadelphia. Could this person's mother's story be 
>true?  Jim


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