The J. C. Hart

INCH, District Judge.

Libelant owns several barges and claims that they were injured by the careless navigation of the river steamboat Hendrick Hudson whereby excessive swells were created by that vessel, causing the barge to collide, and by the tug Hart in charge of the tow.

I am convinced that there was damage done to these barges. The extent of this damage is not necessary now to determine.

For years the courts have been called upon to pass upon damage eases arising from such cause, and apparently they are becoming increasingly prevalent in view of the crowded condition of the waters around…