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American Palestine Line

March 27, 2023

The American Palestine Line was a steamship company, formed in 1924 in the U.S., for the purpose of providing direct passenger service from New York to Palestine. It was reportedly the first steamship company owned and operated by Jewish people. The company negotiated to purchase three ocean liners from the United States Shipping Board, but it was only able to purchase one, SS President Arthur, a former North German Lloyd steamer that operated as Princess Alice before being seized by the United States during World War I. After refurbishing the liner, the company inaugurated service between New York and Palestine in March 1925, when President Arthur sailed on her maiden voyage. A crowd of 15,000 witnessed ceremonies that included songs, prayers, and speeches in English and Yiddish. The company claimed that President Arthur was the first ocean liner to fly the Zionist flag at sea and the first ocean liner ever to have female officers.[1]

The flag of the American Palestine Line

The line had labor difficulties and financial difficulties throughout its existence. On President Arthur's first trip in 1925, rumors of a mutiny were reported in The New York Times, and several crew members got into an altercation with members of the Blackshirts, the Italian fascist paramilitary group, when the liner made an intermediary stop in Naples. On her second voyage, the ship's master-at-arms was killed by a fellow crew member. Financial difficulties included unpaid bills and resultant court actions as well as accusations of fraud against company officers that were leveled in the press. In late 1925 the company was placed in the hands of a receiver; President Arthur—after a two-alarm fire in her forward cargo hold—ended up back in the hands of the United States Shipping Board (USSB), and the company's office furniture and fixtures were sold at auction in early 1926.

Background

 
SS President Arthur was the former SS Princess Alice of North German Lloyd, seen here while interned in the Philippines.

The newly formed American Palestine Line, reportedly the first ever steamship company owned and operated by Jews, began working to institute direct passenger service from New York to Palestine.[2] To that end, the company began negotiations with the United States Shipping Board (USSB) to purchase three former German ocean liners, sister ships President Fillmore and President Arthur and the smaller Mount Clay.[3][4] On October 9, 1924, the American Palestine Line's president—Jacob S. Strahl, a New York Supreme Court justice—announced the purchase of President Arthur from the USSB, with plans to begin the Palestine service the following March.[2] Strahl also publicly announced American Palestine's intent to acquire President Fillmore at the same time;[2] plans for that acquisition and that of Mount Clay, however, never materialized.[5]

The ship

Main article: USS Princess Matoika (ID-2290)

SS President Arthur was formerly Kiautschou, a Barbarossa-class ocean liner launched in September 1900 for the Hamburg America Line's Far East passenger and mail service. When Hamburg America withdrew from the service, the liner was traded to North German Lloyd, and regularly used—under the new name of Princess Alice—on both North Atlantic and Far East passenger routes. The liner was interned in the U.S.-controlled Philippines at the outset of World War I and was seized upon the American entry to the conflict. The ship was used as a transport ship for both the U.S. Navy and U.S. Army under the name Princess Matoika. After some post-war use as a passenger liner and yet another name change—this one in honor of the 21st U.S. President, Chester A. Arthur—she was taken out of service when changes in U.S. laws severely curtailed the number of immigrants that could enter the country in the early 1920s. At the time of the purchase by American Palestine, the ship had been laid up in Baltimore since late 1923.[6]

News reports the following month fixed the purchase price of President Arthur at $60,000 cash, plus assurances that the liner would be reconditioned within six months.[7] Announced plans for reconditioning included reducing passenger capacity to 675 and increasing the cargo capacity to 4,000 long tons (4,100 t). Also on tap were swimming pools, a game room, a gymnasium, a lecture hall, a social hall, and a moving picture theater.[2] The line had originally planned to change the name of the liner to White Palace, but that was never brought about.[8]

 
At the ceremonies for the maiden voyage of SS President Arthur, Rabbi Stephen S. Wise prayed for the voyage's success.

After undergoing reconditioning at Morse Dry Dock & Repair in Brooklyn, President Arthur was taken out for a 100-nautical-mile (190 km) shakedown cruise on March 7, 1925. Steaming off the New Jersey coast, President Arthur, expected by American Palestine officials to top out at 16 knots (30 km/h), reached a reported maximum cruising speed of 19.7 knots (36.5 km/h), which company officials claimed would reduce her travel time to Palestine by two or three days. At the end of the shakedown, the liner was docked at the foot of West Houston Street in preparation for her maiden voyage five days later.[9]

The acquisition of President Arthur by American Palestine inspired Jewish lyricist Solomon Small to pen the song "President Arthur's Zion Ship" which contained these lines in its refrain:[10]

President Arthur, sail
Blazing for my children a trail.
I have waited ages long
With a mother's yearning strong.[10]

Palestine service begins

On the morning of March 12, 1925, crowds started gathering at President Arthur 's pier at 7:00 a.m. By the time the ceremonies—broadcast by New York's municipal radio station, WNYC—opened with the singing of both "The Star-Spangled Banner" and "Hatikvah",[11] the crowd had swelled to 15,000 in number.[12] The festivities included speeches and prayers from Orthodox Rabbi Morris S. Margolies; David Yellin, Vice Mayor of Jerusalem, who addressed the crowd in Yiddish; Rabbi David de Sola Pool;[11] and Rabbi Stephen S. Wise.[12] Cantor Josef Rosenblatt sang to the crowd and a telegram from New York merchant Nathan Straus, unable to attend the event, was read aloud. American Palestine Line president Jacob S. Strahl, in his remarks, made the claim that the sailing of President Arthur marked the first appearance "in more than 2,000 years of the flag of Judea on the high seas".[11]

 
The dedication of the Hebrew University at Mount Scopus on April 1, 1925. Many passengers on President Arthur's maiden voyage for the American Palestine Line attended the ceremonies.

The ship, with Stars of David painted on her funnels,[13] pulled away from the dock at eight minutes before noon, nearly an hour later than her planned departure time, and headed to Haifa, with an intermediate stop in Naples.[11] On board were some 400 passengers from all over the United States and Canada,[14] most of whom were tourists wanting to see the Holy Land.[12] Many of the passengers, including a contingent from the University of Manitoba in Winnipeg,[11] were also sailing in order to attend the dedication of the Hebrew University at Mount Scopus by former British Foreign Secretary Lord Balfour. President Arthur also carried agricultural equipment and trucks to be used for farm development in Palestine.[12] In addition, the liner featured Bernice P. Schmitt and Rebecca Adelman, who, according to contemporary news reports, were the first ever female officers on an ocean liner.[15]

Herman Hirsch, a Jewish male from Chicago on a pilgrimage to the Holy Land, kept an account of President Arthur's maiden voyage. On Friday, March 13, one day into the voyage, Hirsch reported that the torah was dedicated and a procession to songs and music accompanied a march over all parts of the ship. Afterwards, Rabbi Aaron Ashinsky of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, officiated at a service held in a chapel provided for the passengers.[16]

Newspapers published radio dispatches emanating from President Arthur throughout her maiden voyage, thanks to a powerful new radio set installed aboard the liner.[17] On March 14 the liner was able to avoid the worst of a gale that slowed Leviathan of the United States Lines,[18] and on March 26 President Arthur was able to avoid a waterspout 50 nautical miles (93 km) east of Gibraltar. At Gibraltar, the local Jewish community chartered a ship to escort President Arthur through the Mediterranean.[19] The ship docked at Naples on March 27,[20] four days later than her planned arrival there,[11] and departed the same day.[20]

The liner arrived at Haifa on March 31, nearly a week late.[11] Herman Hirsch reported that a passenger from Chicago, Jacob Drapekin, 72, had died aboard the ship on March 24. The man's dying wish was to be buried in the Holy Land, and the crew of President Arthur helped fulfill his wishes. After arrival in Haifa, his flag-draped coffin was placed on deck and services were conducted in English and Hebrew by Rabbi Ashinsky before the body was taken ashore for interment.[16] A sizable crowd, comprising delegations from Jerusalem, Jaffa, and Tel Aviv, greeted the arriving ship. Most of the passengers on President Arthur were hurried to Jerusalem for the Hebrew University dedication ceremony the next day.[21]

 
The anchorage at Haifa as it appeared around the time of President Arthur's visits

President Arthur departed Haifa on April 4 for a ten-day excursion in the Mediterranean, calling at Jaffa, Beirut, Alexandria, and Naples, among others, before sailing for the United States from Haifa on April 17.[22] While docked at Naples on April 23, crewmen from President Arthur got into a confrontation with members of the Blackshirts, the Italian fascist paramilitary group. Five of the Blackshirts had broken noses and black eyes; five American seamen were arrested and a further 15 Americans swam out to their steamer to avoid arrest.[23] After calling at Halifax,[24] the liner docked at Pier 86 in New York on March 8, carrying among its cargo 75,000 bags of onions from Alexandria, 16,000 cases of lemons from Palermo, and two cases of Jaffa oranges for Nathan Straus. Only 500 well-wishers greeted the ship, arriving as it did on the Jewish sabbath, but President Arthur was greeted by the largest police detail in many years because of rumors of a mutiny on board the ship.[25] Sources are unclear as to what actually happened aboard the ship, but it is known that virtually the entire crew, including the captain, was replaced before the next voyage.[26]

On May 12 President Arthur sailed on her second voyage to Palestine, counting Hemda Ben-Yahuda, the widow of Hebrew linguist Eliezer Ben-Yehuda, among her passengers.[27] During the trip, an altercation between a Steward and the ship's master-at-arms resulted in the death of the latter while the ship was in Naples.[26] Though the steward was arrested by Italian authorities, he was acquitted of murder by the Assize Court at Naples.[28] After a return to New York, President Arthur sailed for Haifa on July 19 for what would be her last voyage for American Palestine.[24]

The demise of American Palestine

By this time, the company, perpetually undercapitalized by its own admission,[29] faced mounting financial troubles. On July 10, the company had to post an indemnity bond to avoid the impoundment of President Arthur for a disputed bill owed to Morse Dry Dock for the ship's 1924 refit.[30] The following month, President Arthur was used as collateral for $100,000 loan from a Bronx bank, but it was too little, too late.[30] American Palestine Line was placed in receivership on September 11 by federal judge Thomas D. Thacher of the U.S. District Court after suit was brought by a creditor.[29][30] Eight days later, President Arthur, docked at the foot of West 34th Street, experienced a two-alarm fire in her forward cargo hold that brought out both land-based firefighters and the New York City Fire Department fireboat James Duane.[31] In December, the line was accused of fraud in some of its prior financial dealings,[30] charges the company denied.[32] By the time all the legal wrangling was finished, President Arthur was back in the hands of the USSB,[33] and the furniture and fixtures of the American Palestine offices were sold at public auction by the company's receiver in early March 1926.[34]

Notes

  1. ^ "Elizabeth Chisolm Engaged to Wed", The New York Times, March 9, 1925. Accessed July 9, 2008. "The President Arthur will be the first ship in 2,000 years to sail under the Zionist Flag."
  2. ^ a b c d "Zionists to run fleet". The New York Times. 1924-10-10. p. 21.
  3. ^ Davis, p. 148.
  4. ^ The three liners had operated under the names of Hamburg (Bonsor, Vol. 1, p. 410), Princess Alice (Drechsel, pp. 338–39), and Prinz Eitel Friedrich (Drechsel, p. 341), respectively, in German passenger service.
  5. ^ Bonsor, Vol. 1, p. 410; Drechsel, p. 341.
  6. ^ Drechsel, pp. 338–39.
  7. ^ "Jews to buy liner; plan service to Palestine". The Washington Post. 1924-11-05. p. 11.
  8. ^ Drechsel, p. 339.
  9. ^ "Palestine liner tested". The New York Times. 1925-03-08. p. 5.
  10. ^ a b "Our Story Image Gallery List". Center for Jewish History. 2005. from the original on 2008-04-09. Retrieved 2008-04-26.
  11. ^ a b c d e f g "Palestine liner gets big send-off". The New York Times. 1925-03-13. p. 8.
  12. ^ a b c d "Zionists sail for dedication of university". The Atlanta Constitution. 1925-03-13. p. 20.
  13. ^ "Zion flag aloft as 400 sail to promised land". Chicago Daily Tribune. 1925-03-13. p. 20.
  14. ^ "City bids godspeed to Holy Land ship". The New York Times. 1925-03-12. p. 22.
  15. ^ "Capt. W. J. Breen, S. S. President Arthur, has commissioned…". The Christian Science Monitor (photo caption). 1925-03-17. p. 9.
  16. ^ a b Hirsch, Herman (2004-05-09). . Art Hirsch. Archived from the original (Personal diary from June 1925) on 2005-02-06. Retrieved 2008-07-08.
  17. ^ "Ship has powerful set". The Christian Science Monitor. 1925-04-03. p. 12.
  18. ^ "Passengers for Palestine enjoying trip, says a radio". The New York Times. 1925-03-18.
  19. ^ "Sights huge water spout". The New York Times. 1925-03-27. p. 13.
  20. ^ a b "Zion liner due at Haifa". The New York Times. 1925-03-29. p. E2.
  21. ^ "Holy Land greets New York steamer". The New York Times. 1925-04-02. p. 8.
  22. ^ "Kings greet Zionist ship". The New York Times. 1925-04-04. p. 7.
  23. ^ "American seamen clash with fascisti". The Washington Post. 1925-04-24. p. 1.
  24. ^ a b Bonsor, Vol. 2, p. 567.
  25. ^ "Big police squad meets Jewish ship". The New York Times. 1925-05-09. p. 6.
  26. ^ a b "Kills master-at-arms on President Arthur". The New York Times. 1925-06-24. p. 2.
  27. ^ "Zionist ship sails after delay in river". The New York Times. 1925-05-12. p. 25.
  28. ^ "Acquits American sailor". The New York Times. 1926-02-14. p. 25.
  29. ^ a b "Palestine ship line in receiver's hands". The New York Times. 1925-09-12. p. 7.
  30. ^ a b c d "Say Palestine Line got bond by fraud". The New York Times. 1925-12-04. p. 11.
  31. ^ "Fire on President Arthur". The New York Times. 1925-09-20. p. 28. The news article calls the fireboat the James Duana, but listings at Fireboat.org identify her as James Duane.
  32. ^ "Palestine Line upholds officers". The New York Times. 1925-12-15. p. 18.
  33. ^ "Local yard to rebuild liner". Los Angeles Times. 1926-08-19. p. 10.
  34. ^ "Bankruptcy sales". The New York Times. 1926-02-24. p. 38.

References

  • Bonsor, N. R. P. (1975) [1955]. North Atlantic Seaway, Volume 1 (Enlarged and revised ed.). New York: Arco Publishing Company. ISBN 0-668-03679-6. OCLC 1891992.
  • Bonsor, N. R. P. (1978) [1955]. North Atlantic Seaway, Volume 2 (Enlarged and completely revised ed.). Saint Brélade, Jersey: Brookside Publications. ISBN 0-905824-01-6. OCLC 29930159.
  • Davis, Moshe (1977). With Eyes Toward Zion: Scholars Colloquium on America-Holy Land Studies. New York: Arno Press. ISBN 978-0-405-10312-4. OCLC 2947841.
  • Drechsel, Edwin (1994). Norddeutscher Lloyd, Bremen, 1857–1970: History, Fleet, Ship Mails. Vancouver, British Columbia: Cordillera Pub. Co. ISBN 978-1-895590-08-1. OCLC 30357825.

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The American Palestine Line was a steamship company formed in 1924 in the U S for the purpose of providing direct passenger service from New York to Palestine It was reportedly the first steamship company owned and operated by Jewish people The company negotiated to purchase three ocean liners from the United States Shipping Board but it was only able to purchase one SS President Arthur a former North German Lloyd steamer that operated as Princess Alice before being seized by the United States during World War I After refurbishing the liner the company inaugurated service between New York and Palestine in March 1925 when President Arthur sailed on her maiden voyage A crowd of 15 000 witnessed ceremonies that included songs prayers and speeches in English and Yiddish The company claimed that President Arthur was the first ocean liner to fly the Zionist flag at sea and the first ocean liner ever to have female officers 1 The flag of the American Palestine Line The line had labor difficulties and financial difficulties throughout its existence On President Arthur s first trip in 1925 rumors of a mutiny were reported in The New York Times and several crew members got into an altercation with members of the Blackshirts the Italian fascist paramilitary group when the liner made an intermediary stop in Naples On her second voyage the ship s master at arms was killed by a fellow crew member Financial difficulties included unpaid bills and resultant court actions as well as accusations of fraud against company officers that were leveled in the press In late 1925 the company was placed in the hands of a receiver President Arthur after a two alarm fire in her forward cargo hold ended up back in the hands of the United States Shipping Board USSB and the company s office furniture and fixtures were sold at auction in early 1926 Contents 1 Background 2 The ship 3 Palestine service begins 4 The demise of American Palestine 5 Notes 6 References 7 External linksBackground Edit SS President Arthur was the former SS Princess Alice of North German Lloyd seen here while interned in the Philippines The newly formed American Palestine Line reportedly the first ever steamship company owned and operated by Jews began working to institute direct passenger service from New York to Palestine 2 To that end the company began negotiations with the United States Shipping Board USSB to purchase three former German ocean liners sister ships President Fillmore and President Arthur and the smaller Mount Clay 3 4 On October 9 1924 the American Palestine Line s president Jacob S Strahl a New York Supreme Court justice announced the purchase of President Arthur from the USSB with plans to begin the Palestine service the following March 2 Strahl also publicly announced American Palestine s intent to acquire President Fillmore at the same time 2 plans for that acquisition and that of Mount Clay however never materialized 5 The ship EditMain article USS Princess Matoika ID 2290 SS President Arthur was formerly Kiautschou a Barbarossa class ocean liner launched in September 1900 for the Hamburg America Line s Far East passenger and mail service When Hamburg America withdrew from the service the liner was traded to North German Lloyd and regularly used under the new name of Princess Alice on both North Atlantic and Far East passenger routes The liner was interned in the U S controlled Philippines at the outset of World War I and was seized upon the American entry to the conflict The ship was used as a transport ship for both the U S Navy and U S Army under the name Princess Matoika After some post war use as a passenger liner and yet another name change this one in honor of the 21st U S President Chester A Arthur she was taken out of service when changes in U S laws severely curtailed the number of immigrants that could enter the country in the early 1920s At the time of the purchase by American Palestine the ship had been laid up in Baltimore since late 1923 6 News reports the following month fixed the purchase price of President Arthur at 60 000 cash plus assurances that the liner would be reconditioned within six months 7 Announced plans for reconditioning included reducing passenger capacity to 675 and increasing the cargo capacity to 4 000 long tons 4 100 t Also on tap were swimming pools a game room a gymnasium a lecture hall a social hall and a moving picture theater 2 The line had originally planned to change the name of the liner to White Palace but that was never brought about 8 At the ceremonies for the maiden voyage of SS President Arthur Rabbi Stephen S Wise prayed for the voyage s success After undergoing reconditioning at Morse Dry Dock amp Repair in Brooklyn President Arthur was taken out for a 100 nautical mile 190 km shakedown cruise on March 7 1925 Steaming off the New Jersey coast President Arthur expected by American Palestine officials to top out at 16 knots 30 km h reached a reported maximum cruising speed of 19 7 knots 36 5 km h which company officials claimed would reduce her travel time to Palestine by two or three days At the end of the shakedown the liner was docked at the foot of West Houston Street in preparation for her maiden voyage five days later 9 The acquisition of President Arthur by American Palestine inspired Jewish lyricist Solomon Small to pen the song President Arthur s Zion Ship which contained these lines in its refrain 10 President Arthur sailBlazing for my children a trail I have waited ages longWith a mother s yearning strong 10 Palestine service begins EditOn the morning of March 12 1925 crowds started gathering at President Arthur s pier at 7 00 a m By the time the ceremonies broadcast by New York s municipal radio station WNYC opened with the singing of both The Star Spangled Banner and Hatikvah 11 the crowd had swelled to 15 000 in number 12 The festivities included speeches and prayers from Orthodox Rabbi Morris S Margolies David Yellin Vice Mayor of Jerusalem who addressed the crowd in Yiddish Rabbi David de Sola Pool 11 and Rabbi Stephen S Wise 12 Cantor Josef Rosenblatt sang to the crowd and a telegram from New York merchant Nathan Straus unable to attend the event was read aloud American Palestine Line president Jacob S Strahl in his remarks made the claim that the sailing of President Arthur marked the first appearance in more than 2 000 years of the flag of Judea on the high seas 11 The dedication of the Hebrew University at Mount Scopus on April 1 1925 Many passengers on President Arthur s maiden voyage for the American Palestine Line attended the ceremonies The ship with Stars of David painted on her funnels 13 pulled away from the dock at eight minutes before noon nearly an hour later than her planned departure time and headed to Haifa with an intermediate stop in Naples 11 On board were some 400 passengers from all over the United States and Canada 14 most of whom were tourists wanting to see the Holy Land 12 Many of the passengers including a contingent from the University of Manitoba in Winnipeg 11 were also sailing in order to attend the dedication of the Hebrew University at Mount Scopus by former British Foreign Secretary Lord Balfour President Arthur also carried agricultural equipment and trucks to be used for farm development in Palestine 12 In addition the liner featured Bernice P Schmitt and Rebecca Adelman who according to contemporary news reports were the first ever female officers on an ocean liner 15 Herman Hirsch a Jewish male from Chicago on a pilgrimage to the Holy Land kept an account of President Arthur s maiden voyage On Friday March 13 one day into the voyage Hirsch reported that the torah was dedicated and a procession to songs and music accompanied a march over all parts of the ship Afterwards Rabbi Aaron Ashinsky of Pittsburgh Pennsylvania officiated at a service held in a chapel provided for the passengers 16 Newspapers published radio dispatches emanating from President Arthur throughout her maiden voyage thanks to a powerful new radio set installed aboard the liner 17 On March 14 the liner was able to avoid the worst of a gale that slowed Leviathan of the United States Lines 18 and on March 26 President Arthur was able to avoid a waterspout 50 nautical miles 93 km east of Gibraltar At Gibraltar the local Jewish community chartered a ship to escort President Arthur through the Mediterranean 19 The ship docked at Naples on March 27 20 four days later than her planned arrival there 11 and departed the same day 20 The liner arrived at Haifa on March 31 nearly a week late 11 Herman Hirsch reported that a passenger from Chicago Jacob Drapekin 72 had died aboard the ship on March 24 The man s dying wish was to be buried in the Holy Land and the crew of President Arthur helped fulfill his wishes After arrival in Haifa his flag draped coffin was placed on deck and services were conducted in English and Hebrew by Rabbi Ashinsky before the body was taken ashore for interment 16 A sizable crowd comprising delegations from Jerusalem Jaffa and Tel Aviv greeted the arriving ship Most of the passengers on President Arthur were hurried to Jerusalem for the Hebrew University dedication ceremony the next day 21 The anchorage at Haifa as it appeared around the time of President Arthur s visits President Arthur departed Haifa on April 4 for a ten day excursion in the Mediterranean calling at Jaffa Beirut Alexandria and Naples among others before sailing for the United States from Haifa on April 17 22 While docked at Naples on April 23 crewmen from President Arthur got into a confrontation with members of the Blackshirts the Italian fascist paramilitary group Five of the Blackshirts had broken noses and black eyes five American seamen were arrested and a further 15 Americans swam out to their steamer to avoid arrest 23 After calling at Halifax 24 the liner docked at Pier 86 in New York on March 8 carrying among its cargo 75 000 bags of onions from Alexandria 16 000 cases of lemons from Palermo and two cases of Jaffa oranges for Nathan Straus Only 500 well wishers greeted the ship arriving as it did on the Jewish sabbath but President Arthur was greeted by the largest police detail in many years because of rumors of a mutiny on board the ship 25 Sources are unclear as to what actually happened aboard the ship but it is known that virtually the entire crew including the captain was replaced before the next voyage 26 On May 12 President Arthur sailed on her second voyage to Palestine counting Hemda Ben Yahuda the widow of Hebrew linguist Eliezer Ben Yehuda among her passengers 27 During the trip an altercation between a Steward and the ship s master at arms resulted in the death of the latter while the ship was in Naples 26 Though the steward was arrested by Italian authorities he was acquitted of murder by the Assize Court at Naples 28 After a return to New York President Arthur sailed for Haifa on July 19 for what would be her last voyage for American Palestine 24 The demise of American Palestine EditBy this time the company perpetually undercapitalized by its own admission 29 faced mounting financial troubles On July 10 the company had to post an indemnity bond to avoid the impoundment of President Arthur for a disputed bill owed to Morse Dry Dock for the ship s 1924 refit 30 The following month President Arthur was used as collateral for 100 000 loan from a Bronx bank but it was too little too late 30 American Palestine Line was placed in receivership on September 11 by federal judge Thomas D Thacher of the U S District Court after suit was brought by a creditor 29 30 Eight days later President Arthur docked at the foot of West 34th Street experienced a two alarm fire in her forward cargo hold that brought out both land based firefighters and the New York City Fire Department fireboat James Duane 31 In December the line was accused of fraud in some of its prior financial dealings 30 charges the company denied 32 By the time all the legal wrangling was finished President Arthur was back in the hands of the USSB 33 and the furniture and fixtures of the American Palestine offices were sold at public auction by the company s receiver in early March 1926 34 Notes Edit Elizabeth Chisolm Engaged to Wed The New York Times March 9 1925 Accessed July 9 2008 The President Arthur will be the first ship in 2 000 years to sail under the Zionist Flag a b c d Zionists to run fleet The New York Times 1924 10 10 p 21 Davis p 148 The three liners had operated under the names of Hamburg Bonsor Vol 1 p 410 Princess Alice Drechsel pp 338 39 and Prinz Eitel Friedrich Drechsel p 341 respectively in German passenger service Bonsor Vol 1 p 410 Drechsel p 341 Drechsel pp 338 39 Jews to buy liner plan service to Palestine The Washington Post 1924 11 05 p 11 Drechsel p 339 Palestine liner tested The New York Times 1925 03 08 p 5 a b Our Story Image Gallery List Center for Jewish History 2005 Archived from the original on 2008 04 09 Retrieved 2008 04 26 a b c d e f g Palestine liner gets big send off The New York Times 1925 03 13 p 8 a b c d Zionists sail for dedication of university The Atlanta Constitution 1925 03 13 p 20 Zion flag aloft as 400 sail to promised land Chicago Daily Tribune 1925 03 13 p 20 City bids godspeed to Holy Land ship The New York Times 1925 03 12 p 22 Capt W J Breen S S President Arthur has commissioned The Christian Science Monitor photo caption 1925 03 17 p 9 a b Hirsch Herman 2004 05 09 My trip to Palestine Art Hirsch Archived from the original Personal diary from June 1925 on 2005 02 06 Retrieved 2008 07 08 Ship has powerful set The Christian Science Monitor 1925 04 03 p 12 Passengers for Palestine enjoying trip says a radio The New York Times 1925 03 18 Sights huge water spout The New York Times 1925 03 27 p 13 a b Zion liner due at Haifa The New York Times 1925 03 29 p E2 Holy Land greets New York steamer The New York Times 1925 04 02 p 8 Kings greet Zionist ship The New York Times 1925 04 04 p 7 American seamen clash with fascisti The Washington Post 1925 04 24 p 1 a b Bonsor Vol 2 p 567 Big police squad meets Jewish ship The New York Times 1925 05 09 p 6 a b Kills master at arms on President Arthur The New York Times 1925 06 24 p 2 Zionist ship sails after delay in river The New York Times 1925 05 12 p 25 Acquits American sailor The New York Times 1926 02 14 p 25 a b Palestine ship line in receiver s hands The New York Times 1925 09 12 p 7 a b c d Say Palestine Line got bond by fraud The New York Times 1925 12 04 p 11 Fire on President Arthur The New York Times 1925 09 20 p 28 The news article calls the fireboat the James Duana but listings at Fireboat org identify her as James Duane Palestine Line upholds officers The New York Times 1925 12 15 p 18 Local yard to rebuild liner Los Angeles Times 1926 08 19 p 10 Bankruptcy sales The New York Times 1926 02 24 p 38 References EditBonsor N R P 1975 1955 North Atlantic Seaway Volume 1 Enlarged and revised ed New York Arco Publishing Company ISBN 0 668 03679 6 OCLC 1891992 Bonsor N R P 1978 1955 North Atlantic Seaway Volume 2 Enlarged and completely revised ed Saint Brelade Jersey Brookside Publications ISBN 0 905824 01 6 OCLC 29930159 Davis Moshe 1977 With Eyes Toward Zion Scholars Colloquium on America Holy Land Studies New York Arno Press ISBN 978 0 405 10312 4 OCLC 2947841 Drechsel Edwin 1994 Norddeutscher Lloyd Bremen 1857 1970 History Fleet Ship Mails Vancouver British Columbia Cordillera Pub Co ISBN 978 1 895590 08 1 OCLC 30357825 External links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to USS Princess Matoika ID 2290 Sheet music cover of President Arthur s Zion Ship Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title American Palestine Line amp oldid 1146797065, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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