Deep-Sea Hydraulic Dredging Co. v. The City of Alexandria

Both vessels were found in fault for the collision in the above case, (31 Fed. Rep. 427,) and both parties have filed exceptions to the report of the commissioner on damages.

1. Value of the Queen. The Queen, having been sunk, proved to be a total loss, as her value when raised was less than the cost of raising. She was a dredge of peculiar construction; and, there being no such market as to establish a market price for such a structure, the valuation reported was based upon the cost of construction. Her hull was formerly a scow, bought in 1885 for $15,180, and she was completed by the…