31. Those in steerage were placed in berths with four to six people per berth. 32. In 1852, the Inman broke new ground by transporting steerage passengers under steam. 33. Steerage passengers were required to bring their own food, and often ran short.34. Steerage -class passengers, 295 in number, disembarked in New York City.35. That's where her family was headed when they booked steerage on the ship. 36. You realize, of course, that steerage and first class will have different menus. 37. All immigrants look the same on the steerage deck, bundles and babies and headscarves. 38. Each of us is more like a stowaway stuck in steerage on a stormy sea. 39. During the period, Inman liners typically carried 500 passengers, 80 percent in steerage . 40. Third class or steerage passengers were primarily emigrants moving to the United States and Canada.
