The Lilian M. Vigus

On the twenty-ninth of March, 1881, the bark Lilian M. Yigus, in ballast, was taken to the Standard Oil Company’s docks, at Weehauken, to be loaded. Along the north side of the middle dock.lay the ship Wendt; outside, and 40 feet astern of her, lay the libelant’s ship Castine. The Yigus, on arrival there, was assigned a “stage berth” outside of and between the Castine and the Wendt. As thus moored, about one-third of her length aft lapped the fore part of the Castine, and the Yigus’ bows lapped the starboard quarter of the Wendt. The Vigus was made fast to the two ships inside of her. That…