The John Craig
District Court, N.D. New York
This was a libel for collision brought by tbe owners of tbe barge Wenona against tbe propeller John Craig and tbe tug Alpha. Subsequently, and on petition of tbe owner of tbe Alpha, tbe tug Grace Danfortb was also made a party. The libel alleges that the libelants’ barge Wenona was, on the 13th of September, 1S93, injured by reason of a collision with the steam propeller John Craig, caused by the negligence of the Craig and the tug Alpha which had the Craig in tow.
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This was a libel for collision brought by tbe owners of tbe barge Wenona against tbe propeller John Craig and tbe tug Alpha. Subsequently, and on petition of tbe owner of tbe Alpha, tbe tug Grace Danfortb was also made a party. The libel alleges that the libelants’ barge Wenona was, on the 13th of September, 1S93, injured by reason of a collision with the steam propeller John Craig, caused by the negligence of the Craig and the tug Alpha which had the Craig in tow. The Craig and Alpha appeared and answered charging that the collision was due to the negligence of the Wenona and the tug Grace…
1Opinion of the Court
COXE, District Judge.
On the morning of September 13, 1893, the barge Wenona was being towed by the tug Grace Danfortb down the Blackwell Canal, át Buffalo, bound on a voyage up the lakes. The Wenona is 193 feet long and 30 feet beam. On the day'in question she was partly loaded and drew about 12 feet of water. She is a sailing vessel and was wholly under the control of the tug. The Danforth is a large and powerful harbor tug, about 75 feet long and 17 feet beam. The line between the tug and barge was about 25 feet in the clear. While the Danfortb and Wenona were proceeding down the canal,…
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- The " Alabama " & the " Game-Cock."Supreme Court of the United States · 1876
- Emery v. The OsceolaDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1892
- McNally v. MeyerDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1871
- The Iron ChiefDistrict Court, E.D. Michigan · 1892
- The NicholsonDistrict Court, N.D. New York · 1886
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