The D. S. No. 30

GALSTON, District Judge.

At the trial it was stipulated that the causes be tried together on the same proof and that one decision will suffice.

On February 23rd, 1940, the Sanitation No. 30, a scow owned by the City of New York, was taken in tow by the tug Dynamic in Wallabout Canal. The scow was towed stém ahead on the port side of the tug and was loaded. The scow was about 70 feet ahead of. the stern of the tug. The tow proceeded on half speed out of the canal; then the tug backed to stop the momentum and to swing the barge to go out toward the East River. Before swinging around, the tow was…