The Richard F. Young
District Court, E.D. Virginia
In Admiralty. In the matter of the petition of Henry Crew, owner of the steam tug Richard F. Young, for limitation of liability. Also, libel by the owner of the tug John F. Lewis against barge No. 7 for salvage services. Decree in favor of damage claimants, but granting limitation of liability.
1Opinion of the Court
WADDILL, District Judge.
On the morning of the 18th of February, 1916, the tug Richard F. Young took in tow at Norfolk, Va., bound for Providence, R. I., the barges J. Carlton Hudson, the *500Shamoldn, and the Rockland, and Rockport Rime Company’s barge No. 7, each laden with coal; ihe tow being made up in the order named. The tug and tow proceeded on their course, and encountered heavy weather early on the night of the 18th, which grew worse as the night advanced, and on the early morning of the 19th, when some distance off Hog Island, the weather increased in severity so much that the Young, in…
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