Newtown Creek Towing Co. v. City of New York

MANTON, Circuit Judge.

On August 27, 1927, the tug Wonder, navigated by an experienced captain, took a tow of two barges loaded with co^l up New-town Creek from the East River. To reach the barges’ destination, it became necessary to pass the Greenpoint bridge, operated by the city of New York. The tow was in tandem formation on short hawsers 15 feet long. The tide was flood and the weather clear. As the tug proceeded up the creek, she made four or five miles an hour, and, when about 1,000 feét from the bridge, she blew three blasts, a signal to indicate her desire to have the bridge opened…