Dirk and his family took passage on the WA Scholten, a steamship launched in 1874. The WA Scholten traveled a regular route from Rotterdam, Netherlands to New York, USA. Dirk’s family paid for third-class, or steerage, tickets.
The Winkels sailed in June 1886. The following year, the WA Scholten encountered heavy fog one evening and collided with another steamer. The WA Scholten received an eight-foot hole and sank quickly. Two-thirds of her passengers perished.
Dirk (AKA Dick) Winkel is the father of Rosella (Winkel) Erickson.
Further Reading:
Passenger list: Ancestry.com, New York, Passenger Lists,
1820-1957, Year: 1886; Arrival: New York, New York;
Microfilm Serial: M237, 1820-1897; Microfilm Roll: Roll 495;
Line: 22; List Number: 679
Information about the WA Scholten: https://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=nl&u=https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/W.A._Scholten_(schip,_1874)&prev=search
Information about the WA Scholten, especially its fate: https://translate.googleusercontent.com/translate_c?depth=1&hl=en&prev=search&rurl=translate.google.com&sl=nl&u=http://www.marhisdata.nl/main.php%3Fto_page%3Dschip%26id%3D8382&usg=ALkJrhj-oGGubyNWnHOdnz-IwteP8OOkaw
Picture: the W. A. Scholten, 1874, Description: Nederlands:
Nederlandsch Amerikaansche Stoomvaart Mij. Stoomschip W.A. Scholten en P.
Caland, affiche uit 1874 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Reclame_Nederlandsch_Amerikaansche_Stoomvaart_Mij_Stoomschip,_1874.jpg
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