The Glenogle
District Court, D. Washington
In Admiralty. Suit in rem by the owner of the passenger steamboat City of Kingston to recover damages for the destruction of that vessel by a collision with the steamship Glenogle in the harbor of Tacoma on the morning of April 23, 1899; and cross-libel by the owner of the Glenogle against the libelant to recover damages for the injuries to his ship and losses which he sustained by the collision.
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In Admiralty. Suit in rem by the owner of the passenger steamboat City of Kingston to recover damages for the destruction of that vessel by a collision with the steamship Glenogle in the harbor of Tacoma on the morning of April 23, 1899; and cross-libel by the owner of the Glenogle against the libelant to recover damages for the injuries to his ship and losses which he sustained by the collision. Findings and decree that both vessels were in fault, and that the entire damages be equally divided. The libelant, having sustained the heaviest loss, is awarded a decree for the excess above…
1Opinion of the Court
HANFORD, District Judge.
To understand the movements of the two vessels, and the circumstances which produced the collision, it will be convenient to refer to the annexed map, showing the outline of Tacoma harbor, the lines along which vessels usually travel in entering and going out, and the points of the compass:
*505The stake light on Brown’s Point is distant from the railroad wharf about two miles and a half. The entrance to the harbor is wide, the water deep, and there are no stationary obstructions, except mooring buoys placed by authority of the city government of Tacoma at convenient places…
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