Lowndes v. The Phœnix

The libel is for injuries sustained by libelant on board of the steam-ship Phoenix, on- 11th February, 1888, she being at the time at Adger’s wharf, in this port. The steam-ship, taking in a cargo of cotton, was in full charge of-a stevedore, selected by the charterer, and paid by the ship. She furnished the appliances for loading, — derrick, windlass, blocks, chains, rope slings, and the steam for the winch. The *761stevedore furnished all the hands, including a man at the steam-winch, and a man at the gangway. The duty of the latter was to pass out the slings, and to give notice that the cotton…