The Enterprise

BUFFINGTON, District Judge.

The proofs in this case show that the intended destination of the boat was not known when these libellants were hired as firemen, but that they were hired for a prospective trip at the rate of $60 per month. The boat went to Louisville, Ky., and started with a tow on her return trip to Pittsburg. At Parkersburg, W. Va.,-she received orders to go to the assistance of some coal .barges belonging to her owners, which barges were lying at Blennerhasset Island, about a mile and a half below. The Enterprise took in tow at Parkersburg a steam digger used for raising coal,…