There were also 300 passengers and 700 steerage passengers aboard. She also had less room for cargo and steerage passengers. Inman also became the first steamship line to carry steerage passengers. On board were seven Government officials, some cabin passengers, and numerous steerage passenger. Third-class or steerage passengers were primarily immigrants moving to the United States and Canada. "Oregon" was fitted for 340 saloon, 92 second-class, and 1,000 steerage passengers. He sailed steerage to the United Kingdom. The vessel had three classes of travel; steerage, intermediate and cabin class. Of them, 138 were Cabin or Intermediate class and 750 steerage and 60 crew. Gradually, two distinct classes were developed&colon; the cabin class and the steerage class. Chinese immigrants would have to ride in the steerage where food was stored. Barney saved up enough money to pay for his steerage passage. Third Class, commonly known as steerage, was primarily for immigrants. In steerage there are 876 Spanish workers being returned from Cuba. Starting in 1850, the Inman Line built numerous reduced versions for the steerage trade.