The St. Paul

ADAMS, District Judge.

This action was brought by P. Sanford Ross, Incorporated, the owner of the scow S. 2, to recover for the damages she suffered by reason of swells of the steamship St. Paul, encountered on a voyage to sea on the 29th of August, 1908. There were two scows of the same character in the tow fastened close together, 4 or 5 feet apart, in tow of the tug Nonpareil on a hawser of about 75 fathoms, the S. 2 following the S. 1. The tow was proceeding through the lower bay, on the way to the dumping ground outside. The tide was ebb, the weather clear, with little wind. The St. Paul…