W. S. Rheem · loss of life
Report of Casualty, 2 pages · T925-0005, pp. 105–106 · No. 907
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- Item 12 has "Norberg L Feyling" written in the label area, and the name is struck through and rewritten in item 13.
- A "LOSS OF LIFE" stamp appears near item 12 and another near item 25.
- An "AT SEA" stamp appears covering items 14-19.
- The header shows "Baltimore" struck through and "San Francisco" written over.
- Item 25 has "Lat 21.50 Long 86.25" struck out.
Form header
- Running number
- 907
- Filed at
- Collection District No. 28, Port of San Francisco
- Received
- U. S. COAST GUARD REC'D JUN 2 1919 ANS'D By · 2 Jun 1919
- Vessel name written at top
- W. S. Rheem
- Other numbers
- —
- Stamps on the form
- LOSS OF LIFEAT SEA
Vessel
- 2 · Name, rig, nationality
- W. S. Rheem · s/s, American
- 6 · Official number
- 216788Also written nearby: 7277
- 3 · Tonnage
- 4371 net
- 4 · Age or year built
- 10 months
- 5 · Port registered
- San Francisco
- 7 · Master and residence
- W. C. Badger 200 Bush St. S. F. Cal
- 8 · Owner and residence
- U. S. Shipping Board
Casualty
- 1 · Date
- May 8, 1919, noon Thur.
- 24 · Locality
- Lat 21° 50' N Long 86° 25' West
- 9–10 · Voyage
- Port Lobos 5/3/19 → Baltimore
- 27 · Weather
- Moderate - clear - mod
- 11–13 · Passengers / crew / lost
- no passengers, 41 crew, One (1) Norberg L. Feyling, 20 yrs old single, white of San Francis persons lost
- 14 · Value of vessel
- —
13 · Names of persons lost
- Norberg L. Feyling
25 · Nature of casualty, as written
Lost overboard
26 · Cause, as written
Lost balance & fell over during drill
Signature
- Signed by
- W C Badger · Master
- Company or by
- San Bavaria
- Date signed
- May 20, 1919
- Place
- —
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Verbatim from the form. Item labels are approximate; the printed wording varies by year.
- 1 · Date of casualty
- May 8, 1919, noon Thur.
- 2 · Vessel, rig, nationality
- American s/s Steel W. S. Rheem
- 3 · Tonnage
- 4371 net
- 4 · Age or year built
- 10 months
- 5 · Port registered
- San Francisco
- 6 · Official number
- 216788
- 7 · Master and residence
- W. C. Badger 200 Bush St. S. F. Cal
- 8 · Owner and residence
- U. S. Shipping Board
- 9 · Sailed from
- Port Lobos 5/3/19
- 10 · Bound for
- Baltimore
- 11 · Passengers
- none
- 12 · Crew
- 41
- 13 · Persons lost
- One (1) Norberg L. Feyling, 20 yrs old single, white of San Francis
- 14 · Value of vessel
- —
- 15 · Value of cargo
- —
- 16 · Cargo
- —
- 17 · Deck load
- —
- 18 · Overladen
- —
- 19 · Cargo weight
- —
- 20 · Loss or insurance (20)
- —
- 21 · Loss or insurance (21)
- —
- 22 · Loss or insurance (22)
- —
- 23 · Loss or insurance (23)
- —
- 24 · Locality
- Lat 21° 50' N Long 86° 25' West
- 25 · Nature of casualty
- Lost overboard
- 26 · Cause
- Lost balance & fell over during drill
- 27 · Weather
- Moderate - clear - mod
- 28 · Measures taken
- Boat to rescue
- 29 · Assistance
- Crew
- 30 · Remarks
- —