The Grace Girdler
Supreme Court of the United States
Appeal from the Circuit Court for the Southeru District of New York, in a case of collision, the question being one largely .of fact; and tbe case being submitted.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Swayne
stated the-ease and delivered the opinion of tbe court.: ■ .This; is a caée of collision. It occurred) on the East River, .’in the afternoon of the 5th of August, 1868,- between tbe yacht Ariel and the sehdouer Grace Girdler. Both vessels were beating down the river to the bay. The yacht bad .-made her long tack, and had gone about near tin New York shore, and'was standing.upon her short tack across the river. The schooner had’done the same things, and was standing ill the same direction. .In going about she had passed to the windward of the yacht, and held that’ position in her short tgck.…
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