Lake Erie Transp. Co. v. Gilchrist Transp. Co.

LURTON, Circuit Judge.

The steamer City of Rome, having in tow a schooner bound down Lake Erie, came into collision with the steamer W. S. Mack bound up the lake. The point of collision was near Bar Point Light, which marks the entrance of Detroit river. When the vessels were one mile apart, the City of Rome being one-half mile north of Bar Point light, and the Mack one-half mile east of the light, a passing agreement to pass port to port was made. Though neither boat was crowded by any other, and each had proper lights and lookouts, they nevertheless collided in the open lake upon a clear,…