Karl Kowallis arrived in NYC from Germany in 1893. Over 100 years later, in 1995, his daughter told the story of Karl being a stowaway. Her story was documented as follows: “Lacking sufficient money for passage, Karl managed to board the ship and stow away undetected. After some time at sea, either a crew member apprehended him, or he turned himself in to the captain. Whichever reason it was, the captain gave Karl the opportunity to work off his fare doing work on board ship.”