Shamrock Towing Co. v. City of New York

(after stating the facts as above). That the fire started on the dump and spread to the scows seems to iis borne out by substantially all the reliable evidence. It is quite true that all the testimony cannot be reconciled, but this' is perhaps accounted for by the position of the witnesses, and their excitement at the time. Several came upon the scene after the first scow was ablaze; several were badly placed to observe; some were perhaps interested not to have the fire, start ashore. It is difficult in such eases to reach an absolute conclusion, and we recognize that the material on the…