W. S. Keyser & Co. v. Duit

The beams of a ship are timbers extending across the vessel for supporting the deck, and for keeping the sides of the vessel in shape.' See Patterson’s Ñau. Ency. verbo “Beam.” Upright parts of wood or iron placed so as to support the beams of a vessel are called stanchions. Id. verbo “Stanchions.” In this case the stanchions were of iron and were fastened above and below with bolts, and, while they could be taken out with little work, they could not be removed with safety unless other provision should be made to furnish sufficient support to the beams, particularly when, as in the present…