Williams v. The Steam-Tug Wm. Cox

Choate, D. J.

This is a libel brought by the owner of the barge Island Homo to recover for the loss of the barge, her cargo, and ponding freigh t while on a voyage from Port Johnson, N. J., to Morrisania, N. Y., by way of the bay of New York and the East river, on the twelfth day of February, 1879, in tow of the steam-tug Wm. Cox. The barge was about 95 feet long and 17 feet wide. Her deck was open for about 11 feet in width and 60 feet in length. This opening was without any covering, but had combings about it some 18 inches high. Her carrying capacity was about 230 tons, and she had a cargo…