Clare v. Providence & S. S. Co.

This action is brought by Almira R. Clare, as adminis-tratrix of Charles C. Clare, her deceased husband, to recover damages of the defendants for having negligently caused his death. The defendants are common carriers, and on the eleventh of June, 1880, they were the owners of the two steamers, the Narragansett and the Ston-ington. On the evening of that day the former was proceeding from New York to Stonington, Connecticut, and the latter from Stoning-ton to New York, via Long Island sound. At about 11:30 p. m., which was their usual hour for meeting, the two vessels collided, the…