Holland Gulf Steamshipping Co. v. Hagar

J. B. McPHERSON, District Judge.

Early in February, 1900, Barker & McCall, the Philadelphia agents of the libelant, entered into-*461an agreement whereby the respondent chartered the Dutch steamship Wilhelmina, of 2791 tons net register, for a voyage from Philadelphia to Vladivostok. Among other items of the charter party, it was provided as follows:

“Steamer to be loaded and stowed at charterer’s risk and expense. * * * Twenty weather working days, viz., Sundays, holidays, and had weather days, excepted, allowed for loading. * * * Lay days for loading not to commence to count before March 1, 1900.…