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PRINCESS SOPHIA: UNOFFICIAL PASSENGER LIST (Name Count - 461) PRINCESS SOPHIA: UNOFFICIAL PASSENGER LIST (Name count - 461) Compiled by Captain Warren Good of www.alaskashipwreck.com. Names and particulars come from the following publications: • Daily Alaska Dispatch of Saturday October 26, 1918 (AD26 -279 names) • San Francisco Chronicle of Sunday, October 27, 1918 (SFC27-282 names) • San Francisco Chronicle October 28, 1918 (SFC28 - 60 names) • Winnipeg Evening Tribune of Monday, October 28, 1918 (WET28 - 334 names) • Seattle Times October 29, 1918 (ST29 -76 names) • Daily Alaska Dispatch October 29, 1918 (AD29 -151 names) • Soldiers’ World of Vancouver, October 31, 1918 (VW31-49 names) • Daily Alaska Dispatch, May 25, 1919 (AD525-3 names) • Daily Alaska Dispatch, July 26, 1919 (AD726- 9 names) • Daily Alaska Dispatch, August 3, 1919 (AD803- 9 names) • Sinking of the Princess Sophia by Coates and Morrison (1991) (SPS-347 names) I have merged the lists from the above publications and combined entries where it seemed appropriate. For example Glystra, Zylstra, Cylestra, Sylestra and Zylestra are all listed as the same person Charles W.…-stra. He is listed as passenger number 461 with all the other spellings and the publications of origin abbreviated. (AD26) is an abbreviation for the Daily Alaska Dispatch for October 26, 1918. I used Zylstra because that is the name used when the body was identified. The original list of spellings was well over 1,000 entries. Most of the names that follow have multiple spellings from multiple sources. Many of the names in the following list are likely duplicate entries. The first two names are probably the same person. The same holds true for number 6 & 4 as well as 7 & 8. Conversely, number 8 may be two different people. Numbers 7, 8 and 9 may be all the same person. Number 10 may be two different people; and on and on down the list. More follow up would produce a more accurate representation of who was on the Princess Sophia. The reason I have published an obviously inaccurate list is because it lends credence to the statement that the original list fell far short of the mark for how many people were lost. This list contains 461 entries. The original official counts were between 343 and 356. Some of the following names had to have been left out of the original official accounts. For example numbers 59 and 60. Both Jim Cozone (spelled three ways) and Now Chin were missing from the original official lists. Both of their bodies were recovered and identified. The same is true for numbers 68, 69, 85 and on down the list. The actual number of passengers and crew is likely somewhere between 343 and 461. A letter from a military man aboard the Princess Sophia mentions 400 people on board. I tend to think that number is close to accurate. If you have information about a person on this list please scroll down and message me at the bottom of the page. I will follow up with further research. Here is my list as of January 17, 2016: 1. Joe Able (AD26) (SFC27) (SPS) 2. J. Abelson first class passenger (WET28) 3. Fred Aftaiken first class passenger (WET28) (Probate Records) (AD26) (SFC27) F. Aitken, destination Seattle. (SPS) T. Aftaiksen of Seattle(VW31) (Body Identified). Listed twice. 4. Captain James Alexander of Atlin, owner and manager of Engineer Mine of Windy Arm, B.C. (Probate Records) (AD26) (SFC27) (SPS) (WET28) (VW31) (Body Identified) (AD29)(Body Identified). 5. Mrs. J. Alexander of Windy Arm, B.C. (AD26) (SFC27) (SPS) (WET28) 6. John Alexander chief engineer of the Princess Sophia. (AD26) 7. C. W. Allan(SFC27) first class passenger (WET28) 8. George Allen, or G. W. Allen, destination Vancouver. (SPS) (AD29) George Allan Yukon Gold Company, Dawson(AD29)(Body Identified) listed twice in AD29, once as George Allen and once as George Allan. 9. John Allan of Victoria(WET28). 10. A. H. Allison(SFC27) first class passenger (WET28). A. Pallison(AD26) , A. Bellison first class passenger (WET28) or A. Pellison White Pass & Yukon Route employee discount.(SPS) Arnox Fellison of Tanana(VW31) (Body Identified). Amos Vellison of Tanana, Alaska. Arnos Vellison, Tanana, Alaska(AD29)(Body Identified). 11. J. Allmark, destination Vancouver (SPS) 12. W. F. Amlong(SFC27) of Ruby, Alaska. W. S. Almond(WET28) or W. S. Amalong(AD26) (SPS) of Ruby and wife in Press Releases. 13. Mrs. W. F. Amlong(SFC27), Mrs W.S. Almond(WET28) or Amalong (SPS)of Ruby, Alaska. (AD26) 14. J. P. Anderson, Portland, Ore. (AD29)(Body Identified) (Probate Records) (AD26) (SFC27) (SPS) first class passenger (WET28) 15. Mrs. J.P. Anderson (Probate Records) (AD26) (SFC27) (SPS) first class passenger (WET28) 16. Arthur William Anthony of Dawson. (AD26) (SFC27) (SPS) first class passenger (WET28) (VW31) (Body Identified) (AD29)(Body Identified) 17. Oscar Backman(AD26) (SPS) (WET28), O. Beckman(SFC27), or Brockman, of Dawson, Yukon Gold Company winchman(ST29) or watchman. Spelled Backman in Probate Records. Member Moose Lodge 1393(AD29)(Body Identified). 18. Seward J. Baggerly(AD26) (SFC27) (SFC28) (SPS) of Ruby, Alaska manager of cold storage plant (Probate Records) S. J. Baggerty(WET28) in press releases. Also of Waechter Bros., Hoge Bldg., Seattle(AD29)(Body Identified). 19. Mrs. Seward J. Baggerly of Ruby, Alaska. (AD26) (SFC27) (SFC28) (SPS) (WET28) 20. George J. Baker(AD29)(Body Identified) first class passenger (WET28)of Dawson. (Probate Records) (AD26) (SFC27) (SPS)(ST29) 21. C. W. Barlow (AD26) (SFC27) (SPS) first class passenger (WET28) 22. Walton Barnes of Dawson, mining man. (AD26) (SFC27) Walter Barnes(SPS) (WET28) One of the wealthiest hydraulic operators of the Klondike(SFC28). 23. Alton Barnes of Dawson, mining man. (AD26) (SFC27) (WET28) Allen Barnes (SPS) Allan G. Barnes, South Vancouver, B.C. (AD29)(Body Identified) 24. W. Barton(SFC27) (SPS) first class passenger (WET28)White Pass & Yukon Route employee discount. (AD29) 25. G. B. Beadle (33) of Victoria, purser of the Princess Sophia(WET28). Some accounts have G.C. Beadle(SPS), Charles Badle(AD26) or C. Bedell(SFC27) as purser. (VW31) 26. Mrs. Florence J. Beaton of Iditarod, Alaska. (Probate Records) (AD26) (SFC27) (SPS) (WET28) Mrs. K. Beaton said to have been the first white woman in the Iditarod Country. (SFC28) 27. Mrs. Florence Beaton infant child one. (AD26) (SFC27) (SPS) (WET28) 28. Mrs. Florence Beaton child two. (AD26) (SFC27) (SPS) (WET28) 29. E. M. Bell(SPS), F. M. Bell(SFC27) first class passenger (WET28) or E. M. Bell(AD26). 30. Mrs. F. M. Bell (AD26) (SFC27) (SPS) first class passenger (WET28) 31. F. M. Bell infant child one. (AD26) (SFC27) (SPS) 32. F. M. Bell infant child two. (AD26) (SFC27) (SPS) 33. Howard Bennett first class passenger (WET28) of Wiseman, Alaska. (AD26) (SFC27) White Pass & Yukon Route employee discount.(SPS) (VW31) (Body Identified) Howard Bennete, Wiseman(AD29)(Body Identified). 34. Fred Beyer first class passenger (WET28) of Circle, deckhand on the steamboat Alaska. (Probate Records) (AD26) Fred C. Buyer of Iditarod, miner. (SFC27) F.C. Beyer, Circle, Alaska; known to deputy U.S. Marshall at Circle(AD29)(Body Identified). (ST29) 35. J.M. Beyer, White Pass & Yukon Route employee or dependent discount. (SPS) 36. Charles James Black (29) of Campbellford, Ontario, assistant to the purser, freight clerk, Princess Sophia. (AD26) (SFC27) (SPS) (WET28) (VW31) (Body Identified) (AD29)(Body Identified) 37. Joe Blate second class passenger. O. Blate(WET28) in some press releases. (SFC27) 38. Capt. Charles John Bloomquist, C.L. Bloomquist (SFC28)or O. J. Bloomquist of Shawnigan Lake, Vancouver Island, master of the steamboat Dawson(WET28). Charles John Blomquist(AD29)(Body Identified) in Probate Records. (AD26) (SFC27) White Pass & Yukon Route employee discount. (ST29) 39. N. G. Blythe of Victoria(WET28) (AD26) (SFC27) listed as a White Pass and Yukon Route employee. (SPS) 40. George W. Booth or G.G. Booth (36), waiter on the Sophia. (SPS) (AD29)(Body Identified) (ST29) 41. Arthur Samuel Bourne of Iditarod, Alaska bookkeeper for Northern Commercial Company. (Probate Records) (AD26) (SFC27) (SPS) (WET28) (AD29)(Body Identified) 42. Joseph Bowker of Seattle(WET28) (VW31) (Body Identified), chief engineer of steamer Dawson. (Probate Records) (AD26) (SFC27) (SPS) Also White Pass & Yukon Route employee discount. (AD29)(Body Identified) 43. Charles Bowman, seaman on the Princess Sophia. (WET28) (SFC28) 44. I. L. Brai, first class passenger (WET28) 45. H. M. Bridges of Dawson, proprietor Yukonia restaurant. (AD26) (SFC27) (SPS) (WET28) 46. Mrs. H.M. Bridges of Dawson, proprietor Yukonia restaurant. (Probate Records) (AD26) (SFC27) (SPS) (WET28) (AD29)(Body Identified) 47. Frank Brown(AD29)(Body Identified), Yukon Gold Mining Company piper. Alias also Frank Brandstaetter in Probate Records. (AD26) (SFC27) (SPS)(ST29) 48. John William Brown (AD525) (Body Identified) crewmember of the Princess Sophia. (AD26) (SFC27) White Pass & Yukon Route employee discount. (SPS) J.W. Brown first class passenger (WET28) 49. Sam Brown second class passenger. (AD26) (SFC27) (SPS) (WET28) 50. Miss H. Browning (35), stewardess on the Princess Sophia. (AD26) (SFC27) (SPS) (WET28) 51. Frank Burke (17), crewmember and deckhand of the Princess Sophia. (SPS) (VW31) (Body Identified) (AD29)(Body Identified) 52. P. Burnham (43) of Vancouver, stevedore on the Princess Sophia. (SPS) (WET28) 53. J. S. Buzi (SFC27) or J. S. Buzie(WET28) second class passenger. 54. A. Campbell first class passenger (WET28) (AD26) (SFC27) White Pass & Yukon Route employee discount. (SPS) 55. Mrs. W. C. Carr(SFC27) (WET28), wife of a White Horse miner. Mrs. W. S. Carr(AD26) (SPS)in some press releases. (AD29)(Body Identified) 56. J. Carson of Vancouver, fireman on the Princess Sophia. (WET28) 57. Alfred Cartwright (47) of Vancouver, second steward on the Princess Sophia. (Probate Records) (SFC27) (SPS) (WET28) (VW31) (Body Identified) (AD29)(Body Identified) 58. Charles Monroe Castleman of Breckenridge, TX(AD29)(Body Identified). (Probate Records) (AD26) (SFC27) (SPS) 59.
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