The Melvin & Mary

ABRUZZO, District Judge.

The libellants, Mary F. Chapman and Arthur Des Rosiers, have filed libels to recover damages sustained by their barges in a collision which occurred at Three River Point on April 27, 1937.

Each of the- libellants owned a barge which was being towed by the steam tug. “Olive K.”. The tug and tow were eastbound in the New York State Barge Canal. The place of the accident was in the vicinity of Three River Point, the exact point being “219” opposite the wide entrance to the Oswego River (Des Rosiers Exhibit 1, which is a yellow navigation chart). From the east, the Oneida…