Daly v. 1,106 Tons of Coal

AUGUSTUS- N. HAND, Circuit Judge.

The claimant-appellee, Burns Bros., was .the consignee of 1,106 tons of coal laden on libelant’s barge Bartle Daly. A tug brought the Bartle Daly to the dock of Burns Bros, at 136th street, East River, at 6 p. m. on March 30, 1926, and placed her outside three other barges. The barge Bums No. 9 was moored to the bulkhead and outside her lay the barge Duffy, and outside the latter, the Junior. The Bartle Daly was made fast to the Junior, thus becoming the outside barge of four barges lying abreast. Her bargee thereafter went to his cabin to sleep. At about…