The Luzerne

ADAMS, District Judge.

This action was brought by William Butler, the owner of the boat Anna Dafy, to recover the damages sustained through the sinking of that boat from a collision in the East River, about opposite pier 4, on the 12th day of October, 1905, about 2:30 o’clock in the afternoon. The tide was slack and there was a strong wind blowing from the north-west.

The Daly was in tow of the tug Walter Tracy, on a hawser of about 75 fathoms in length, in company with three other boats, the Daly being the port boat in the second tier. They were proceeding at the rate of 4 or 5 miles. The…