The N. & W. No. 2

THOMAS, District Judge.

This action ⅛ for tbe loss of tbe barge Crockett and ber cargo from grounding by tbe alleged negligence of tbe tug wbicb bad ber in tow. On February 11, 1899, at 11 a. m., tbe steam tug 27. and W. 27o. 2 arrived off Sandy Hook. Sbe had in tow tbe David Crockett, converted from a ship into a barge, and after ber was tbe barge N. and W. No. 4, both laden with coal. Tbe Crockett was 218.8 feet in length, 41 feet in breadth, and 27 in depth, and drew 24 feet, while the barge 27. and W. 27o. 2 drew 19 feet of water. Tbe hawser between the Crockett and tbe tug was 200 fathoms…