The Manhattan
District Court, S.D. New York
In Admiralty. Suit by the Hillside Coal & Iron Company, as owner of the barge Albany, against the steamship Manhattan and tug North America, and cross-libel by the Maine Steamship Company, claimant-of the Manhattan, against the barge Albany and tug North America.
1Opinion of the Court
HOUGH, District Judge.
Shortly after 11 p. m. of April 13, 1909, a collision occurred south of New Haven and about the middle of the Sound, between the Manhattan and the Albany, the second of three barges in the tandem tow of the North America.
The Manhattan is a propeller 235 feet/long, and was bound from New York to Maine ports. The North America is a sea-going tug and was towing from Boston to New York three light sail-carrying seagoing coal barges. The hawser from tug to leading barge (the Hawthorn) was of approximately 145 fathoms, that from Hawthorn to Albany was of the same length, and…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- The Eugene F. MoranSupreme Court of the United States · 1909
- The EleanoraU.S. Circuit Court for the District of Southern New York · 1879
- The LyndhurstDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1899
- Steamboat BurnsSupreme Court of the United States · 1870
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