American Sugar-Refining Co. v. The G. R. Booth
District Court, S.D. New York
This was a suit in admiralty by the American Sugar-Eefining Company against the steamship G-. E. Booth for damages by an explosion, whereby sea water was let into the hold, causing injury to libelant’s sugar.
1Opinion of the Court
BEOWN, District Judge.
On the 14th of July, 1891, while the steamship G. E. Booth was discharging her cargo at East Central pier, Atlantic dock, Brooklyn, an explosion occurred in the after-hold when the cargo was nearly all discharged, by which the steamer’s iron plates on the starboard side were burst through below the water line, in consequence of which the after-hold was flooded with water. The water made its way thence through the bulkhead into the compartment next forward, where the libelant’s sugar was thereby wet, damaged and melted, for which damages the above libel was filed.
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