DOLPHIN · loss of life
Report of Casualty, 2 pages · T925-0005, pp. 250–251 · No. 2
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- Checkmarks in pencil along the left side of the answer column.
- The stamp 'LOSS OF LIFE' appears twice: once between items 12/13 and 14/15, and again below item 18.
- Pencil note 'St.p' next to item 2 label.
Form header
- Running number
- 2
- Filed at
- Collection District No. 11, Port of Philadelphia
- Received
- REC'D JUL 10 1919 ANS'D · 10 Jul 1919
- Vessel name written at top
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- Other numbers
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- Stamps on the form
- LOSS OF LIFERIVERS
Vessel
- 2 · Name, rig, nationality
- DOLPHIN · Str
- 6 · Official number
- 86299
- 3 · Tonnage
- 491 gross 341 net
- 4 · Age or year built
- Built 1892
- 5 · Port registered
- New York
- 7 · Master and residence
- FJ Volt, 32 N. Lindenthod St. Phila
- 8 · Owner and residence
- Trenton Trans Co. Phila Pa.
Casualty
- 1 · Date
- July 2, 1919 - 8:45 AM
- 24 · Locality
- Killed in crak pit at Arch St Wharf.
- 9–10 · Voyage
- Arch St Wharf Phila July 1, 1919 → Excursion
- 27 · Weather
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- 11–13 · Passengers / crew / lost
- 126 passengers, 21 crew, 1 - William Whittaker, 225 Rosemont Avenue Atlantic City NJ - fireman persons lost
- 14 · Value of vessel
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13 · Names of persons lost
- William Whittaker
25 · Nature of casualty, as written
Found dead - had been kiled for several hours
26 · Cause, as written
Not known
Signature
- Signed by
- E. J. Holt
- Company or by
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- Date signed
- July 3, 1919
- Place
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- 1 · Date of casualty
- July 2, 1919 - 8:45 AM
- 2 · Vessel, rig, nationality
- Wood Str "DOLPHIN"
- 3 · Tonnage
- 491 gross 341 net
- 4 · Age or year built
- Built 1892
- 5 · Port registered
- New York
- 6 · Official number
- 86299
- 7 · Master and residence
- FJ Volt, 32 N. Lindenthod St. Phila
- 8 · Owner and residence
- Trenton Trans Co. Phila Pa.
- 9 · Sailed from
- Arch St Wharf Phila July 1, 1919
- 10 · Bound for
- Excursion
- 11 · Passengers
- 126
- 12 · Crew
- 21
- 13 · Persons lost
- 1 - William Whittaker, 225 Rosemont Avenue Atlantic City NJ - fireman
- 14 · Value of vessel
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- 15 · Value of cargo
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- 16 · Cargo
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- 17 · Deck load
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- 18 · Overladen
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- 19 · Cargo weight
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- 20 · Loss or insurance (20)
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- 21 · Loss or insurance (21)
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- 22 · Loss or insurance (22)
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- 23 · Loss or insurance (23)
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- 24 · Locality
- Killed in crak pit at Arch St Wharf.
- 25 · Nature of casualty
- Found dead - had been kiled for several hours
- 26 · Cause
- Not known
- 27 · Weather
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- 28 · Measures taken
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- 29 · Assistance
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- 30 · Remarks
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