Ship manifest showing Maria (Bittner) Pohl [00547]. The steamship SS Scandia arrived at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on August 29, 1893. The ship was originally bound for Baltimore, Maryland. Maria "Mary" Pohl, age 27, a housewife, is listed with her three children, Leopold [00740], Maria [00548] and Adelheid "Ida" [00198]. Their nationality is Austrian and they lived in Fünfkirchen, Hungary. They were headed to Woodville, Pennsylvania. Mary's husband Albert, who paid for her passage, was a resident of Woodville. The travelers reported having no money, but it appears the manifest was later updated to show they had $3.00.

Source: "Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1883-1945," digital image, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : downloaded 1 August 2005), SS Scandia, from Hamburg, Germany to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Maria Pohl, August 29, 1893; citing National Archives and Records Administration, Micropublication Series T840, Record Group 085, Roll 19; The SS Scandia was diverted from its original destination of Baltimore due to a hurricane.