I thought since St. Patrick's Day is coming, I would submit the following story of our Great, Grandparent's passage to the United States from Ireland. James and Bridget McLaughlin emigrated from Ireland in 1889, with their children Michael and Anna. They were transported aboard the RMS Teutonic (pictured here). The Teutonic was known as the first modern liner because of the modifications to passenger accommodation. Whereas all of White Star Line's previous liners had only carried two classes of passengers—Cabin and Steerage -- the Teutonic introduced changes to that paradigm. The White Star Line later built the Titanic. The Teutonic was built with the three-class accommodation system, consisting of First, Second, and Third Classes. First Class, originally known as Cabin Class, was renamed as Saloon Class on specific terms, being meant for upper class travelers. The Teutonic had accommodations for 300 First Class passengers in spacious cabins situated on her uppermost three decks, and had many interesting features. Many of the cabins were inter-connecting for family travel. A new class began appearing in ships after this time in shipbuilding, and Teutonic was among the first to see it. Second Class, also known as Cabin Class, was meant for travelers of the middle class. Teutonic was built to carry 190 Second Class passengers in comfortable rooms on the second highest deck, further aft towards the stern. Third Class, commonly known as steerage, was primarily for immigrants. Teutonic was built to carry 1,000 Third Class passengers in two areas of accommodation aboard the ship. As was the case aboard all White Star vessels, Third Class spaces were segregated with single men berthed forward, and single women, married couples and families with children berthed aft. steerage passengers were quartered in nine separate compartments on the two lowest decks, with five forward and four aft. All five forward sections and three of the four aft sections consisted of large twenty-berth cabins lining the ship's hull, with interior spaces left open to be used for dining and other purposes. The fourth section in the stern, designated for married couples and families with children, consisted of small but comfortable and private two and four-berth cabins. The photos attached are of the RMS Teutonic, the main staircase and the accommodations technical drawing.