The Elk

McPHEBSOH, District Judge.

This action was brought originally by the barge Elk to recover damages from the tug Carbonero for injuries caused by collision. The Carbonero alleged that the injuries, were caused, not by her own fault, but by the fault of the tug Gray, and made the Gray a party by petition under the fifty-ninth admiralty rule of the supreme court. The facts are as follows: On the night of December 9, 1895, the Elk was being towed by the Gray down the Delaware river from Eichmond to Marcus Hook. The Elk was a. hinged barge, about 100 feet long, her two boxes being coupled together,…