Petrie v. The S. W. Morris
District Court, S.D. New York
In Admiralty. Libels to recover damage to a tow and her cargo. Decree for libelants.
1Opinion of the Court
BROWN, District Judge.
About noon on the 9th of August, 1893, the steam tug S. W. Morris, in towing the canal boatJ. B. Devine alongside through the Kills towards Newark bay, ran upon a rock, or rocks, at low water, from 150 to 200 feet south of Bergen Point light, to the damage of the tow and cargo, for which the above libels were filed.
The evidence leaves no doubt that the shore off the Bergen Point light was known to be rocky and unsafe for loaded canal boats at low tide. The place of stranding was north of the proper channel course, which was at least 300 feet from the lighthouse. In the…
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