The Richmond
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Appeal from the District Court of the United States for the Eastern District of New York. This cause comes here on appeal from a decree of the District Court, Eastern District of New York, which awarded $250 as salvage to the tug Florence for services rendered in suppressing a fire which broke out in the steamship Richmond. The facts will be found stated in this opinion. The opinion of the District Judge will be found in 209 Fed. 488.
1Opinion of the Court
DACOMBE, Circuit Judge.
The Richmond, attended by two tugs, the Arrow and Starbuck, was lying at anchor in the East river near Twenty-Eighth street, New York, when fire was discovered in between decks of the engine room and in the cargo of lumber at a point just forward of the engine room bulkhead.
Her master at once sent the Arrow away to summon the municipal fire boat. The Arrow, instead of proceeding towards the berth of the fire boat, headed across the river for Newtown Creek, intending to telephone for the latter. Thereupon the Richmond and, by her orders or with her consent, her attendant…
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