The Farnley
U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Maryland
Appeal in Admiralty. FACTS FOUND BY THE COURT. (1) A collision oecured in the Chesapeake bay about 7:30 in the evening of the eighth of September,-1879, between the. American schooner A- B. Weeks, in charge of an American master, bound from Baltimore to Boston, and the British steamer Earnly, in charge of a licensed bay pilot, on her way, in a partially disabled condition, to Baltimore for repairs.
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Appeal in Admiralty. FACTS FOUND BY THE COURT. (1) A collision oecured in the Chesapeake bay about 7:30 in the evening of the eighth of September,-1879, between the. American schooner A- B. Weeks, in charge of an American master, bound from Baltimore to Boston, and the British steamer Earnly, in charge of a licensed bay pilot, on her way, in a partially disabled condition, to Baltimore for repairs. The sun set that evening at about 6:20, and the moon was just approaching its last quarter. The night was clear. The wind was north-westerly, and blowing about a seven-knot breeze. o (2) Erom the…
1Opinion of the Court
Waite, Chief Justice.
It would be a useless task to attempt to reconcile the conflicting evidence in this case. There are, however, some conceded facts. The steamer was going up and the schooner down the bay. The wind was north-west, or perhaps a little north of that. The libel alleges it was north-west, and the master and second mate of the schooner say the same. The pilot of the steamer says it varied from N. N. W. to N. W. I3oth vessels were in a condition to avail themselves of the most desirable courses up and down the bay. They were where, according to the official chart, that course…
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