Gilkey v. The Beta

Tbo above cross-libels grow out of a collision between tbe steam-ship Beta and tlie schooner Belle Hooper off Hatteras on March 26, 1889, whereby the schooner was so damaged that she sank on reaching Hampton Roads. The vessels were sailing on nearly opposite courses,— the steamer, on a course N. by E. } E., at tbe rate of about nine knots per hour; tbe schooner, S. S. W., at the rate of about three knots. The collision occurred a little after 7 o’clock in the evening, the steamer’s stem striking the schooner on the starboard side near the fore rigging, at an angle of about 45 deg. The wind…