Pennsylvania R. v. Naam Looze Vennoot Schap, S. S. Willem Van Driel, Sr.
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Appeal from the District Court of the United States for the District of Maryland, at Baltimore; John C. Rose, Judge. Libel by the Naam Looze Vennoot Schap, S. S. Willem Van Driel, Sr., a corporation, against the Pennsylvania Railroad Company and another. From a decree for libelant, defendants appeal.
1Opinion of the Court
WOODS, Circuit Judge.
Grain elevator No. 3, with the capacity of about 1,000,000 bushels, was located on a wharf in the Canton district of the port of Baltimore. On June 13, .1916, the ship Welbeck Hall, on its east side, and the ship Willem Van Driel, on its west side, were loading grain. About 2 o’clock in the afternoon, after a large part of the cargo of each ship had been loaded, a great explosion occurred in the elevator, which was immediately followed by a fire. Both ship's were seriously injured and a number of persons killed.
On the 22d of January, 1917, a libel was filed on behalf of…
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