| On the eleventh of June, 1904, Thomas Heath, age 48, with sons William, age 28, and Frank, age 18 left Southampton, England on the St Louis. Thomas and Frank�s last residence was Cannock and William�s was Walsall. Their destination was West Bay City, Michigan, USA to meet a friend, O. Toole. I'm taking a guess at this because it was hard to read. One place it looked like O.Goole. Thomas and William were married, Frank was not. The sons William and Frank could read and write, but Thomas couldn�t. Thomas had $26.00, William $21.25, and Frank had $25.00. They arrived in New York on the nineteenth of June 1904 and were processed through Ellis Island. |
| Built by William Cramp & Sons Shipbuilders, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1895.
11,629 gross tons; 554 (bp) feet long; 63 feet wide. Service speed 19 knots. 1,340 passengers (320 first class, 220 second class, 800 third class). Built in 1895 for American line and named Saint Louis. Southhampton�New York service. Service speed 19 knots. Used by US Navy as auxiliary cruiser in Spanish-American War, 1898. Transferred to United States Navy, American flag, in 1917 and renamed USS Louisville. Armed transport service. Returned to American Line, in 1920 and renamed St.Louis. Was badly damaged by fire while being refitted. Laid-up 1920-24. Rebuilding plans never revitalized. Scrapped at Genoa in 1924. |
 |
| Our First Heath Immigrants |
| St Louis |
 |
 |
 |