The L. L. Lamb

John Buzzard was owner and master of the schooner L. L. Lamb, and the libelailts were for several months prior to the disputed transactions involved in this suit the crew of that vessel. He chartered her to McMorran & Reynolds at §15 a day from the eighth day of Juno, 1886, for a wrecking expedition to Lake Superior; they “to furnish provision and men, (except the master and mate,) all wrecking gear, pay all tow-bills and wages, except master’s and mate’s, repair all damage they may do except natural wear, and tear and excepting her being wrecked or disabled.” The schooner went to the lake to…