American Steel Barge Co. v. The Battler

BROWN, District Judge.

In the afternoon of September 25, 1892, the libelant’s barge Ho. 202, in coming out of the Kennebec river, bound for Hew York, in tow on a hawser from the steam tug *613Battler, ran upon Üie rocks, during thick fog, at the upper end of Pond island, which lies directly at the mouth of the river. The above libel was filed to recover the damage, alleging that the tag was liable for making an improper start during foggy weather, and for not anchoring when shortly afterwards the fog shut down thick.

I think the weight of evidence is to the effect that at the time when Dix island…