The North America

BENEDICT, District Judge.

This action is brought to recover wages for a voyage from New York to Rio Janeiro and back. The li-bellant was shipped as a fireman, and, when a few days out from New York, while in the discharge of his duty, was so injured in one of his arms as to be unable to work. Upon the arrival of the steamer at St Thomas, on the voyage out, he went ashore to a hospital, and there remained under surgical treatment until the steamer touched again on the voyage home, when he went on board and came home, doing no duty however, and being still unable to do any, because his arm was…