W. E. ELDRIDGE - March 5, 1853 (1:00AM) - Panama to San Francisco, California Ship: CORTES Type: Steamer From: Panama Arrived: March 5, 1853 (1:00AM) Captain: Cropper Passage: 14 days from Panama. Following passengers died during the passage: James Hayes, of Bangor, Maine, of fever. Benj. Harmon, of Michigan, of dysentery. Joseph Edwards, of Ohio, of dysentery. P. hurlbert, of New York, of dysentery. Put into Taboga during passage. Rough water and very strong winds for several days. Arrived at Acapulco, Mexico on February 25th. Departed Acapulco on same day. Cargo: 129 doz packages of unidentified merchandise. Passengers: S. Krause, L. W. Kimball, A. A. Bradley, L. Solomon, Fred Taft, Mr. __ Avelline & lady, Dr. __ Pearson, J. S. Lake, E. B. gustorf, S. Furth, A. Block, F. Datchling, J. P. Bell, b. G. St. John, Mrs. ___ Livingston and daughter, W. H. Rogers, wife, child and nurse, Mr. __ Barnet, Mr. Sanders, Mrs. ___ Sanders & family, Mrs. ___ Kelsey & children, Mrs. F. Baker, Mrs. ___ Bloodgood, Simon Lazard, Miss P. Swab, C. Bloodgood, Miss t. Weil, Fanny Smith, Miss M. Towner, J. D. Sargent, W. W. Burkhead, wife and child, Miss F. Towner, Mr. __ Tardler, wife and family (Tandler?), Miss __ Yates, Mrs. C. A. Strong, Miss __ Henderson, Miss __ Frueshute, Mrs. __ French, Mrs. __ Dettellbra, Gertrude Motra, M. Stock, L. Frank, A. L. Coffman, R. Swartout, S. Bassford, E. W. Blake, a. A. Newman, J. Hubbard, Mr. ___ Stevans, William Davis, S. Aathaway (Hathaway?), W. Heston, F. D. Warner, W. H. Carver, W. Hitchock, G. W. Green, D. H. Ames, E. Miller, W. Depew, J. Hathaway, D. Corby, H. Burt, T. K. Williams, W. Logan, J. Fancy, H. Slanker, M. Hardman, A. Pounker, A. O. Bull, L. Heyneman, J. Hayse, J. W. Sandborn, F. S. Sandborn, J. E. Horn, J. Bowers & lady, J. C. Rockwell, O. Hammand, T. J. Clark, G. Wilson, G. C. Garrett, S. Clark, N. Webber, A. Nade, P. Gerighty, J. Bread, S. S. Marshal, J. McCune, S. Hopkins, O. Ressell (or Resselt?), C. W. Ward, J. White, J. Murphy, G.W. Bateman, S. W. Forman, E. E. Moore, J. Quirk (or Quick?) A. Hazen, H. Sprague, A. Potter, J. Shurd, H. Sprague, Jr. J. Kemp, S. Straup, George Gow, D. Kipp, P. Doran, J. Davis, S. Carter, W. J. Wilson, G. P. Broom, J. D. Wilson, J. Muer, Jr., J. Taylor, H. E. Eastman, W. McLeavan, B. Weaver, T. Kritlan, J. Plummer, J. Pierce, A. Wade, T. C. Young, W. B. Cullen, ___ Baruch, W. Hawley, J. Bailey, Miss __ Baruch, L. berham, C. Bailey, C. R. Bowen, H. S. Stone, E. Fuller, H. M. Shute, ___ Davis, ___ Campbell, J. L. Brooks, C. Ryan, G. Kong, G. Rome, P. Philkenstein, ___ Pearsol, ___ Berry, ___ Ellis, ___ McCoy, H. P. Tappell, ___Butterfield, D. Donavan, J. Simpkins, J. Stewart, J. Woth, A. Rowell, J. Corley, W. Greenleaf, A. E. Elliott, W. J. Wal_on (Walton?), Mrs. ___ Helsman, E. C. Willot, W. O'Brien, C. Rogers, B. Harmon, F. Prestin, C. Beal, J. Farley, J. Welsch, W. Sigler, J. Edwards, G. W. Goodell, F. Marshall, F. B. Storer, J. Feazie, J. Devan, K. Kindsay, A. Perkins, ___ Beal, __ Smith, __ Traverso, J. Aunt, __ Towner, Dr. __ Allen, D. Barren, P. Parquet, J. Rose, J. Prail, F. S. Holmes, P. H. Felsenthall, C. Holmes, L. Millman, R. Holmes, H. D-it (?), T. Meathy (or Mesthy?), Mrs. __ Plume and children, D. Jones, __ Vanhoovert & wife, F. Chittenden, Mrs. __ Children, Mary Buttera and children, __ Bailey, E. Laughlie, J. Deven, J. Turner, N. C. Baker, Cyrus Dubois, Yno. Duprant (correct), J. Mix, M. Mix, L. Ernest, R. Hurlbut, Mrs. __ Malony, J. Hines, G. Hemphill, A. Bailey, H. Clay, Mrs. __ Steinhart and family, L. Arido, V. Aigley, Mr. __ Corley and wife, J. N. Tolman, John McGwin, Lewis Lyon, J. Rosenbaum, Charles Burlington, R. Ties, E. Wolcott, B. Provost, Mr. __ Carby, Mr. __ Dumyer, J. Wintercastle, J. Moley, J. Abraham, A Cunio (or Cunie?), R. Lindsey, A. Perzins (or Perrins?), M. Brosseau, Z. Frazler, S. Brosseau, F. Fortin, S. C. Besete, S. C. Gurther, S. Fortin, S. C. Besete LecLerc, S. Blaint, D. A. Long, C. Long, T. Blaint, J. Husted, M. Wright, ___ Joseph, W. H. Wing, T. B. Simmons, L. A. Seymour, O. McCold, Rossana Collins, T. Levi, T. Norris, C. R. DcCastray (correct), T. McQuall (or McQuail), T. Kerrigan, W. Harrod, M. Vellroff, __ Fretz, H. James, E. Duncan, M. Gold, J. Farrine, H. Matthews, C. Sweet, M. H. Ohie, P. Ralph, E. Myers, T. W. English, T. P. Clark, M. A. Bentley, W. E. Johnson, T. F. Edwards, T. Hollenboh (or Hollenbeh?) T. C. Bates, W. Finsley (or Pinsley?), P. Cormels, John Plunkett, ___ Dexter, ___ Bennett, __ Baker, __ Sterling, T. Lindsay, William Groonich, __ Warren, T. P. Williams, Fred Slasey, Jacob Montz, John Riordard, Miss __ Montz, E. Strick, William Coyard, H. Breader, mother, wife, & family, A. W. Chew, A. Sears, J. Oberlin, J. G. Kitchen, O. H. Young, R. Oberlin, A. Bennett, D. O'Neil, J. Lorgea, J. O'Neil, Mr. __ Baeur, Miss, Baeur, C. Pettibone & wife, S. Rogers, L. Russell, J. Higgins, P. F. Woo, wife & child, S. Coll, G. W. Ogden, J. B. douglass, J. B. Sharp, A. Freedlander, L. L. Moore, r. J. Starboard, F. H. Waterling, J. B. Johnson, U. Nelson, Mr. __ Leaven, John Wilson, J. R. Hardgrave, R. H. Dudley, J. M. Smith, __ McLean, T. Brownson, Joseph Lerry, M. Carter, J. Rosenbaum, Alexander Dallas, Charles M. Plum, B. F. Pierce, James Rowen, S. A. Jordan, William Russell, A. Jacobs, R. D. Lane, S. Burke, J. W. Glazier, T. B. Lewis, E. Lee, C. Wright, M. Kimball, J. Yuple, J. Malody, P. Higgins, W. Pringle, J. W. Harder, P. Wright, E. Wright, Am Malody (or Melody?), J. Cramer, H. Gove, J. J. Johnson, N. Campbell, A. F. Mallsing, T. Ryan, M. Powell, N. McCousland, J. R. Wetherell, Peter Reen, W. Avery, T. W. Stookey, M. Doubleday, I. H. Blish, J. B. Hossler, P. Burbanks, W. Farhold, O. Burbanks, W. Johnson, J. Putnam, Mr. __ Stratton, R. Gree, J. Duff, W. Judkins, G. Loving, F. Duff, J. D. Judkins, N. S. Webb,S. Kellogg, F. Kellogg, J. Brown, L. Fatent, P. Fatent, J. Stiles, W. Stiles, R. A. Barney, N. Stedman, E. Fowler, S. G. Shantor (or Strantor?), D. O'Brian, H. Hohn, D. W. Magee, J. P. Meller, J. Brophy, N. Bayties, J. Wilkinson, C. Kelly, William Hosk, A. P. Jackson, S. N. Briggs, W. E. ELDRIDGE, Mr. __ Chamberle, wife and 3 children, H. Allen, E. D. Godfrey Source: "San Francisco Ship Passenger Lists" by Louis J. Rasmussen, Volume I, Baltimore Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc. 1978, pages 44-47