Deming v. The Rapid Transit
District Court, D. Washington
In Admiralty. Libel in rem by Leming, Burntrager, and others against the steamer Rapid Transit, Elmer E. Caine, claimant.
1Opinion of the Court
Hanford, District Judge.
On the 14th day of August, 1891, the steamer Rapid Transit, with' a cargo consisting principally of lime on board, suffered damage by fire in the liarbor of Seattle, and was, by the fire department of the city, beached and scuttled for the purpose of extinguishing the flames. The sinking of the steamer caused a total destruction of the lime, but that was the only method by which a total loss of the vessel, as well as the cargo, could have been prevented; and it was effective. The libelants owned the lime which was destroyed, and this suit was instituted by them to…
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