The New Camelia
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Appeal from the District Court of the United States for the Eastern District of Louisiana. The steamer New Camelia, worth the sum of $35,000, a merchant vessel of the United States, licensed and enrolled in the coasting trade, proceeded on a voyage on Sunday, June 18, 1899, from Milneburg on Lake Pontchartrain. to other points and places on and across said lake and on the Tchofuneta river. On this occasion she carried upwards of 150 passengers.
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Appeal from the District Court of the United States for the Eastern District of Louisiana. The steamer New Camelia, worth the sum of $35,000, a merchant vessel of the United States, licensed and enrolled in the coasting trade, proceeded on a voyage on Sunday, June 18, 1899, from Milneburg on Lake Pontchartrain. to other points and places on and across said lake and on the Tchofuneta river. On this occasion she carried upwards of 150 passengers. About midway of said lake she broke her shaft, and was thereby disabled. This steamer is provided with side wheels, and both wheels are operated by…
1Opinion of the CourtPardee, Circuit Judge
(after stating the facts). Considering the condition of the weather on the lake at the time the accident happened to the New Camelia, and that she was within the reach of the assistance required to return to her landing, it would be extravagant to say that the New Camelia at the time was in imminent peril or in a helpless condition. All that she wanted was towage service, and the record shows that that service was furnished without delay by the owner of the tug Claribel, who was on board his tug and personally directing its operations. As' to whether that service should be furnished, the…
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