Narragansett Steamship Co. v. Ponton

WOODRUFF. Circuit Judge.

1. I concur fully with the district judge (4 Ben. 397 [The Bristol, Case No. 1,890]) in his conclusion upon the merits in these cases; and, on that branch of the controversy, I only desire to reiterate the denial of the claim made in behalf of the steamboat, that, in a fog so dense that an approaching vessel, with all proper lights, cannot be seen at a distance of 300 feet, (which, in this case, Is less than the length of the steamer,) a steamboat may continue her course at full speed, or very nearly at her highest speed, without being charged with the damages, if…