Narragansett Steamship Co. v. Ponton
District Court, S.D. New York
[In admiralty. Cross libels by John Pon-ton, owner of the barque George S. Brown, against the steamer Bristol, and by the Narragansett Steamship Company, owners of the steamer, against John Ponton and others for damages sustained by collision. There was a decree in favor of the owner of the barque, and dismissing the libel of the steamship company.. [Bor denial of a motion to compel the libellant Ponton to give security, see Case No. 1,889.]
1Opinion of the Court
BLATCHFORD, District Judge.
These are cross libels growing out of the same collision. It occurred about half-past two o’clock in the morning, on the 28th of June, 1869, between the barque George S. Brown, then on a- voyage from the city of New York, to Cow bay, in Cape Breton Island, and the steamer Bristol, then on a trip from Ball River, in Massachusetts, to the city of New York. The place of collision was in Long Island Sound, about seven miles east from the Stratford light-ship. The wind was from east to east-northeast The barque was sailing on her port tack, on the wind, and heading about…
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