Luther v. City of Springfield

The collision in this case occurred at about half past 6 in the morning of November 19,1885, in the East river, about opposite Eighteenth street, and not far from the middle of the river, between a car-float 184 feet long, lashed upon the starboard side of the tug Sammie, bound up river, and the passenger steamer City of Springfield, bound down. The starboard bow of the steamer struck the starboard comer of the float, and each was somewhat damaged. There is very perplexing conflict in regard to many of the details of this collision. Many of them it is not necessary to notice. The tide was the…