City of New York was designed for 540 first, 200 second and 1,000 steerage passengers.

The forward section of this deck was reserved for 730 steerage passengers.

She took dinner in the dining room and asked Edward where the steerage passengers were headed for.

I saw the steerage passengers handled by the officials like so many animals.

In 1836, Diamond lost 17 of her 180 steerage passengers to starvation when the ship required 100 days to make the crossing.

To add to the difficulty, many of the steerage passengers did not understand or speak English.

It certainly would hold true for them, and the Italian steerage passengers, as well.

On other liners, the steerage passengers would have been expected to bring their own food.

What if one of the steerage passengers had taken refuge here?

These included division of steerage passengers into two areas of each vessel.